Life

Love without marriage: Meet the couples shunning 'I do'

Cosima Marriner 1:30 AM   When Emily Cooper and her boyfriend of eight years Ben Morrell flew home for Christmas on Sydney's northern beaches they had an announcement to make. "We've decided not to get married," Emily told her family and close friends. 

'Manspreading', 'Vape' and 'So': Hated words for 2016

"Break the internet": Kim started it.

Christine Hauser   If you are still trying to decide on a New Year's resolution, there are some people who might be able to help: Promise never to use the word "problematic" again.

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Flowering gum 'Summer Red'.

Robin Powell   Western Australia's flamboyant flowering gums now flourish in more humid conditions, thanks to a new series of cultivars.

Why failure ought to be your New Year's resolution

Put failure on your agenda this New Year's Eve.

Sarah Berry   Failure. Fail, fail, fail fail. Failure.

Anxiety acts like a sixth sense

The upside to anxiety.

Sarah Knapton   Anxiety acts like a sixth sense that could save your life, scientists believe after discovering that nervous people are more attuned to danger.

What to do with your unwanted Christmas gifts

Bemused by Christmas presents you don't want? We have advice for you.

Annita Batliwala   What to do with those unwanted Christmas presents without having to awkwardly ask for the receipt.

The true price of happiness: three important lessons for a good life

Lean in: Making money does not make the happy life in the end.

Sarah Berry   Good relationships make us happy, not fame or fortune.

How I broke free from New Year's Eve expectations

Ringing in the new year softly can be just as enjoyable.

Sara Eckel   On a New Year's Eve many years ago, I watched an early evening snowstorm from the one window of my 200-square-foot Manhattan apartment.

The dress she never saw me in

They teased our hair, plucked our eyebrows, caked on foundation and made our lips look like they'd been stung by bees.

Andrew Taylor   It may have been a lack of imagination or perhaps the fear of being labelled a sissy.

Tinder horror stories

Tinder makes connections that are not always sweet.

Tinder might not just be for hook-ups and a hub for bad one-liners, but the dating app has produced its fair share of horror stories.

Too cool to care?

Warm up Christmas by showing love.

Katherine Feeney   My Mum once came home from school and found her parents doing something that shocked her.

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My partner's daughter thinks I'm a witch

Obnoxious behaviour from a teenage girl can be sparked by fear and hurt.

Maureen Matthews 12:15 AM   About last night My partner's daughter treats me as if I'm the wicked witch - what should I do?

When the festive season makes you sad

Christmas is a hard time for those who don't have anyone to pull a cracker with.

Sarah Berry   'Tis the season to be jolly but can also be the season to feel sad.

The dangers of living a virtual life

The Australian Financial Review Workforce and Productivity Summit.

Clare Kermond   Too many teenagers are eating, sleeping and socialising online

The advice people would give their younger selves

A Reddit thread has asked older people to reveal the advice they would give to their younger selves.

"Don't cook whole chickens in the microwave."

About last night: Focus on the positive

Take the time to appreciate how lucky you are, instead of focusing on the difficult things in life.

Maureen Matthews   It is easy to zero in on our fears and forget our blessings.

What kind of world am I bringing my child into?

Maureen Matthews.

Maureen Matthews   I worry about what kind of a world we are bringing this child into.

Tinder tales

I matched with 2500 men on Tinder and this is what happened next...

2500 matches in 48 hours...

Staff reporter   As an experiment, I swiped right on everyone - and this is what went down.

Tying The Knot

Celebrities who got hitched in 2015

Nicky Hilton in her $100,000 Valentino lace wedding dress that mimicked the style of royal brides Kate Middleton and Grace Kelly.

Amy Croffey   From Jennifer Aniston to Sofia Vergara to Nicky Hilton to Mila Kunis - it was a busy year of celebrity "I dos".

The cereal Queenslander's can't get enough of

The Unrefined bloggers Jess Frank and Nicola Inger.

Jenna Clarke   A homemade granola is becoming more revered in Queensland than XXXX and Bundaberg Rum.