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When a child is born from an affair
Extramarital affairs and infidelity are devastating enough. But what happens when a child is born?
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Let me give you a tip: dealing with unwanted parenting advice
There's one thing you can be certain of when starting a family: you’re about to be inundated with advice. Here's how to deal with those unwanted opinions of others.
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Is divorce seasonal? This study says so
A US study has found there are two peak divorce periods each year
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Why fatherhood scares many dads-to-be
Travis Bull vividly remembers discovering his partner was pregnant for the first time.
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I'm trying to keep my child-free friends in my life, but it's tough
I tried to prove to my single friends that I was the same I'd always been. But marriage did change me - and motherhood has, too
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Trapped in a legal nightmare over a baby we love but have never met
The DNA test sent us both reeling, although it was no surprise.
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Help - my spouse wants to date his ex
My husband of two years came home last week after a weekend away "with the guys" and told me he wanted to start dating other people - specifically his ex.
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A marriage is not a failure if it ends in divorce
We don't regard friendships as failures when two people drift apart. So why do we demand so much from relationships?
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The agony of being a long-distance grandmother
Marina Lewycka lives in England, half a world away from her three NZ grandchildren. They Skype regularly, but there are some things you can't do online...
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Having a baby with my much older husband ruined my marriage
Children can perhaps bring couples together - but it can have this effect only when everything else is right with the relationship.
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Celeste Barber
I have a hot husband and it is harder than I thought
I realised early on in our relationship that ground rules needed to be laid. I am funny. You are hot. OK? I'm hilarious. You're breathtaking, writes Celeste Barber.
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No strings attached
An offer from a friend I couldn't refuse
The email began tentatively enough, and then came this: "I wondered whether it would suit you if I came and cooked for your kids one night a week."
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Help - marriage counselling only gave us more problems
When things head south between us, all the advice we got from the counsellor just becomes fuel for our arguments.
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