Relationships

Thousands of Australian men and women are turning to professional matchmakers to find love. Jordan Baker talks to some of these real-life Cupids about the man-drought myth, why some dates don’t work and how they make love happen. Playing Cupid is a tricky business, as Mary Mitchell can attest. A client sued the Irish matchmaker […]

Women are neglecting their ‘feminine side’, says Australia’s longest-serving matchmaker. Yvonne Allen, who started her agency in the 1970s, has told The Australian Women’s Weekly that modern women are losing the skills of attracting and keeping love. They are also too fussy, and are demanding perfection from men even though they are far from perfect […]

Women are neglecting their ‘feminine side’, says Australia’s longest-serving matchmaker. Yvonne Allen, who started her agency in the 1970s, has told The Australian Women’s Weekly that modern women are losing the skills of attracting and keeping love. They are also too fussy, and are demanding perfection from men even though they are far from perfect […]

I have been in a relationship for four years. My boyfriend has three children who are 19, 16 and 14 years old who live with their mum in the same village as my boyfriend. We live 150 kms apart and I don’t want to move to live with him until we buy a house together […]

David Arquette ‘sick’ of talking about Courteney Cox By Kerry Warren Courteney Cox’s estranged husband David Arquette has vowed to stop talking about their marriage woes. The 39-year-old actor has given dozens of candid interviews about Courteney, 46, since they separated last October after 11 years of marriage. In pictures: Most shocking royal scandals He […]

An old friend of mine has started going out with our 20 year old daughter and we are so upset. My wife is distraught and I can hardly sleep thinking about this horrible man pawing my lovely daughter and that he seems to have no shame over taking advantage of her and our friendship. He […]

A couple of years ago I split from my husband of seven years and then I got into another relationship soon after which has recently ended, coinciding with my divorce being finalised. I feel like I’ve hit rock bottom. I cry all the time and I’m so desperately sad. I don’t see the point in […]

He hasn’t got a working prototype yet, but a UK man has invented a wristband that would theoretically change colour when his wife is suffering from pre-menstrual tension (PMT). Karl Dorn, 43, a plasterer from Essex, has called the device “Help for Husbands”. He said it would work, in theory, by monitoring the body temperature […]

According to global statistics, the popularity of online dating is at an all-time high. With the “desperate and dateless” stigma long gone, many are swapping the club scene for computer screens as a fun and efficient way to find love. In fact, a US survey commissioned by dating website Match.com found that during 2009-10 more […]

A new relationships survey has revealed statistics on Australians’ thoughts on Valentine’s Day. The survey has found that for some, Valentine’s Day is more likely to be seen as a cynical marketing exercise than a day of romance and for many of Australia’s 2 million singles it can be a day they dread. Many couples […]