Love, sex and Relationships
'Benevolent stalking'
Inside the mind of a stalker
Radhika Sanghani A man has written a blog, attempting to justify how he became an accidental and 'benevolent stalker'. But nothing about this story is romantic.
Wedding woes
Is that extravagant wedding hiding a shaky relationship?
NATALIE REILLY A new study reveals two numbers can predict the health of your marriage.
Coming out
How much easier is it to come out in 2014?
Ellen McCarthy It's still not easy and LGBT activists think that's probably a good thing.
TV sex
Sex on TV is getting better, and this is why it's a good thing
Alyssa Rosenberg The shift from giddy, nude-gawking to more creative and realistic depictions of sex on TV is good news for everyone.
Say it in writing
Why don't we write love letters anymore?
ALECIA SIMMONDS Why letter-writing will improve your love life.
Do you care whether your date went to uni? A new dating app thinks you should ...
Radhika Sanghani The League, a new American dating app that focuses on education, has become the latest must-have for singles.
First girlfriends club
Cheating boyfriend confronted at airport by three girlfriends
Claire Cohen Three women, who discovered they were dating the same 20-year-old man, decided to meet him at the airport as he returned from holiday. Now, they've become firm friends.
Sexual evolution
Has the pill become passe?
BRIGID DELANEY Once, it seemed every woman was on the pill. Now many are choosing alternatives.
Switching sides
What I learned from my year of being bi-sexual
Brooke Hemphill The idea of switching sides is an idle thought for most, but some time after hanging up my speed-dating hat, I tested the theory by spending a year dating women.
Friendship at 29
What it's like to reach 'peak friendship'
Erin Munro A reflection on friends and a lifetime of friendship.
Busy buddies
Do you have enough close friends?
PAUL CHAI The older we get, the harder it is to make new pals. But a sobering survey out of England should inspire us to keep trying.
Online dating
Would you pay someone to design your Tinder profile?
Rebecca Mitchell How to navigate a dating scene where the height of seduction is a sepia-toned snapshot of one’s genitals.
In bed with a married couple
Dusting off her stilettos and going to work at a Sydney brothel, ex-journalist Samantha finds herself in bed with a married couple.
Shine a light
This is what financial abuse looks like
JENNA PRICE It leaves no physical signs – except maybe the signs of a woman who can’t eat because she has to choose between feeding herself and feeding her children. It’s financial abuse.
Same-sex sex
Science reveals the reasons why lesbians have better sex
Amy Coopes Yep, it's confirmed: they are getting ALL the orgasms, says a new study.
Fool for love
I was scammed out of thousands by my online lovers
As told to Danielle Colley At 32, Ben Ivey thought a string of women really loved him – but what happened next was truly depressing.
Transgender partners
My husband became a woman and our marriage is stronger than ever
Leslie Hilburn Fabian "Remaining married to a miserable man was no longer viable for me. Transitioning to female was necessary for my husband, a life-saving solution to six decades of angst, self-loathing and shame."
Australia's first sexting laws to be introduced
HENRIETTA COOK People who send or threaten to distribute explicit images without consent could soon be charged, with the Napthine government introducing Australia's first “sexting” offences into parliament this week.
Beyonce and Jay Z
What’s more important than Beyoncé’s possible divorce? Everything.
Zerlina Maxwell Why do we care so much about whether this couple stays together or not?
Misogynist economics
Are you worth your Cost Per Orgasm?
ANDREW P STREET Because you don’t want to price yourself out of the sex-market – right, ladies?
Infidelity
The three little words that ended a marriage
Mark Tucker The discovery of a tender text message quickly led to a marriage break-up. Mark Tucker comes to grips with his wife's infidelity.
STI screening
STIs are on the rise - are you safe?
Fast, ‘no questions asked’ test makes regular STI screening accessible for adult Aussies.
Ol' timey seduction
How to impress a lady with your meat-carving skills
Emily Brand And other ways guys tried to pick-up girls in the olden days. (Note: they were all pretty ridiculous.)
Clever girls
How your intellect affects the success of your relationship
Carol Vorderman Finally, we’ve got statistics that vindicate what we've been thinking all along.
Silent treatment
This is why silent treatment never works
Les Parrott New research shows a passive aggressive fighting style can be a danger sign in a relationship.
Love my ways
Living with your partner's weird obsession
JO HARTLEY Meet three women for whom romance has involved tolerating, and even learning to love, their partners' obsessions.
The marriage test
Do smart women have better marriages?
SARAH MACDONALD A new study plots the effect of a woman's success on their chances of getting and staying married.
Clementine Ford
Five times relationships weren't better in the 50s
CLEMENTINE FORD Want to ditch your modern day life and go back to a time were simpler? Think again ladies.
First impressions
8 worst types of first messages in online dating
You only get one chance at a first impression, even when it's online.
A la French
Is it a good thing the French force couples to reunite to say goodbye?
ALECIA SIMMONDS "I got divorced on a near-perfect spring day in Paris."
Keeping things 'hot'
'Don't get comfortable' is the worst love advice ever
KATE FRIDKIS It's time to ditch the advice on how to keep your relationship 'hot'.
Meet Australia's most popular online daters
PETER MUNRO Who are Australia's most popular online daters? Peter Munro meets the men and women with the greatest click factor.
Creepy texts
When 'sudden sexting' strikes
GENEVIEVE ROSEN The Straight White Boys Texting Tumblr hit a little close to home…
Life skills
The five people you should unfriend in your 30s
PIP ROSS Here's to becoming less tolerant to jerks and zealots.
'It's not you'
Why I waited until I was married to write a book about being single
Sara Eckel Do you need a 'happy ending' to write about the solo life?
Does birth order influence our relationships?
KATHERINE FEENEY New research indicates those born first stand a better chance of landing a loving, long-term relationship than their siblings. But is it for real, or just something fun to think about?
Exaholism for beginners
Exaholism and other love 'conditions' you probably don't have
CLEM BASTOW There sure are a lot of afflictions to try and avoid when it comes to love and dating.
Rise of the man-child
PAUL CHAI Why are some guys commitment-shy, and as likely to opt for a night of video games with the lads as a date with you?
The one relationship ritual we should let go
PAUL CHAI A eulogy to one of the most overrated dating rituals of our time.
Anne Summers
Anne Summers on the men in her life
Robyn Doreian "It's men like him who breed optimism about the future," Anne Summers on her long-term partner Chip Rolley.
Wedding photo etiquette
Sorry, but kissing in wedding photos is gross
Ben Mathis-Lilley What Ben Mathis-Lilley finds unnerving about posed PDA photographs.
Toy boy
Women who date younger men
Joanne Brookfield A man with a much younger woman raises few eyebrows, but reverse the situation and everyone's got an opinion.
An ode to good neighbours
Tracey Spicer Making time to connect with those around us can lead to a much richer life.
Dating site will find you a match based on photos of ex partners
Candice Chung Online matchmakers argue we are all attracted to a 'type'. But is it a good idea to go down that path?
The desire trap
Can intimacy kill your sex life?
Jane Mulkerrins Intimacy can be a passion killer, says Ether Perel, the bestselling author and relationship counsellor.
Real life
When marriage is an afterthought
Ceridwen Dovey Planned over mojitos, Ceridwen Dovey's registry office wedding didn't seem real until the last minute.
Relationship myths
Should your partner be your best friend?
ALICE WILLIAMS It's counterintuitive, but can too much familliarity be bad for intimacy?
Singles shaming
'Why don't you have a boyfriend?'
Erin Munro Dear strangers, singleness isn't a problem to be solved.
Louis C.K vs 'fat girls'
The 'fat girl' speech that made TV history
PAUL CHAI What we can all learn from the latest episode of Louie.
Irreconcilable geography
Can where you live ruin your marriage?
PAUL CHAI If my marriage fails it will be due to “irreconcilable geography”.
The successful dumpee manifesto
How to be a boss at getting dumped
Alyson Portlock Want to rise like a phoenix after being dumped? Here's what not to do. Starting with the mentionitis.
Stop analysing why your friends are single
KATE FRIDKIS If you ever feel like saying , "You have to find yourself to find love". Don't.
How to deal with anger in a relationship
There are more options besides lashing out or retreating in silence.
Sex myths
Debunking myths about women who have a lot of sex
Marrie Lobel It's time to expose reality by shattering outdated perceptions of women who enjoy an active sex life.
Relationships
The problem with 'punching above your weight'
LAUREN SMELCHER SAMS Why it's time to ditch the old-fashioned concept of 'dating within our league'?
Office relationships
Why it's okay to have a 'work husband'
PIP DOYLE There has to be a smouldering slow burn in the background that stokes this fire, right?
The sex ed class that should never have happened
CLEMENTINE FORD If there's one thing you should never teach teenage girls, it's this.
