Love, Sex & Relationships | Dating, Divorce

Sydney artist Alli Sebastian Wolf with her 'Glitoris', a 100:1 model of a clitoris exhibiting at The Bearded Tit in Redfern.

Bringing to light the 'mystery' of the clitoris

Jenny Noyes

Why I am in awe of my wife and other women.

Putting it in writing

Tony Wilson

Jessica Rowe answers your questions.

Dear Jess: my husband always lunches with a female colleague

Jessica Rowe

While some friendships can tighten following the benefits, negotiation is necessary.

How friends with benefits can actually make a friendship stronger

Jack Rushall

Andre Agassi.

What I know...

Jane Rocca

There's nothing more minimal than leaving your house with only a Sega Saturn, a broken clothes horse and an escalating ...

Forget Marie Kondo – the best way to declutter is going through a breakup

SATIRE
Patrick Lenton

We know abstinence is the wrong approach for physical sex education. The same goes for digital interactions.

Tinder is so last year - in 2017, dating apps are getting more selective

Sarah Polus

<i>Photo: Jesse Morrow/Stocksy</i>

It's pointless to beg for 'closure' after a heartbreak

COMMENT
Giselle Au-Nhien Nguyen

Brandon Cook.

Stop making assumptions about sex based on my appearance

COMMENT
Brandon Cook

This Christmas we are celebrating together as a family, and it's not something I'm taking for granted.

After nearly losing my husband, I'm determined to see the glass half-full this Christmas

COMMENT
Caroline Duncan

I had to prioritise my own safety, too.

Months after our Tinder date, he threatened to commit suicide

Ariel Henley

Writer Kate Iselin's most memorable Tinder date? "It was a gentleman who invited me to lunch, took me to the food court ...

Why Generation Tinder won't go back to dating 'the old-fashioned way'

Jenny Noyes

There's nothing wrong with lingerie, but there are many factors at play when sex becomes a "problem" that a new g-string ...

I wanted more sex than my male partner, and I felt ashamed

Madeleine Ryan

Good sex and intimacy starts at home.

Improving your sex life starts at home

Bella Ellwood-Clayton

All the gendered expectations that straight people take for granted must be rethought.

I'm bisexual - when I date women, we don't argue about housework

Breena Kerr

Independence had always brought success in the past. But a baby changed everything.

My mother taught me never to depend on a man, and that failed me

COMMENT
Katherine Feeney

Yet after three months of dating, I still feel like the other woman.

After two years I still feel like the other woman

Claire Gillespie

Life without flirting is like tonic without the gin.

How to achieve the flirtation without real-life infidelity?

Polly Vernon

As Mindy Lahiri would understand, dating as a woman in medicine can be interesting in both good and bad ways.

Most people mention what they do for work on a first date. I try to avoid it

Elizabeth Yuko

Exploring polyamory was a gradual process for the writer.

The day my husband told me he wanted an open relationship

Jill Baker*

When Amber Rose recently mentioned she's dated a transgender man in the past, it quickly became headline news on ...

If it's still taboo to date transgender people, how far have we really come?

COMMENT
Elizabeth Duck-Chong

People want to learn not just about sex, but also what a healthy relationship looks like.

A Reddit post reveals what we really wish we learnt in sex-ed

Nicole Economos

Receiving unsolicited photos of penises can be both invasive and upsetting.

Does the dick pic really deserve a defence? Alain de Botton thinks so

COMMENT
Ruby Schwartz

If you really must - and it's 1975 - breaking up by phone is just about passable. Cord twiddling optional.

How not to break up (Hint: Phones calls best avoided, unless it's 1975)

Clem Bastow

Bed by 11pm: The nature of dating changes with age.

My dating rules for the forty-something woman

COMMENT
Kerri Sackville

Maeve Marsden

Millennials are the most openly gay generation yet – now that's something to celebrate

Maeve Marsden

"My desire not to commit isn't about the men I meet; it's about me. For a while, I would feel bad about hurting these ...

I tell men I don't want commitment and they don't believe me

Anjali Sareen

New research reveals that when we have a newborn, there's something we just aren't prepared for.

The unexpected challenge being faced by new parents

Jenna Price

A narcissist will reel you in with what looks like love.

What it is like to date a narcissist

COMMENT
Kerri Sackville

"I'm not straight, and I'm not gay. I don't have to – I can't – pinpoint that middle ground for you."

I wish society would stop demanding a definition of my sexuality

Emma Hardy

While photoshopped magazine covers and billboards were once public enemy number one, it seems women are now being made ...

Forget about linking Spotify to Tinder, I've got a better idea

Clem Bastow

Naomi Watts and Liev Schreiber have announced their separation.

Why a celebrity break-up takes us by surprise, and delivers a sting

COMMENT
Kerri Sackville

"We'll just sail off into the sunset, frittering away our children's inheritance on cake and cocktails", says Kathy Lette.

Kathy Lette: My plan to become a merry widow

Kathy Lette

As painful as ghosting is, there may be a time and a place for the relationship manoeuvre.

It may be bad manners, but some women feel compelled to 'ghost' their dates

Giselle Au-Nhien Nguyen

"We always said 'I love you'. But we would also say, 'I like you'. That second part was just as important."

It's not enough to love your spouse. You have to like them, too

Melissa Gould

Excellent party behaviour has some overarching principles.

I have sex outside marriage, and my family took years to accept it

Koraly Dimitriadis

"Forget the popular myth that sex is spontaneous - it's not. You have to create the time and the space," writes Matty Silver.

Can a sexless marriage ever survive?

Matty Silver

"Until we lose the 'in spite of their singleness/their loneliness/their solo income' caveats, this doesn't feel like a ...

Our ongoing obsession with single womanhood

Lauren Rosewarne

"From now on, I'll stop following or breaking The Rules. Instead, I'll do exactly what I want to do."

I tried following The Rules. Then I broke them all

Abby Green

How could that radiant bride ever imagine their losses?

Beyond the wedding vows: What never-ending love really looks like

Sally Friedman

I'm not the manager of my hot friend's love life.

I am not my hot friend's manager

Gina Cohen

Sex? Yes, there's an app for that.

10 apps to improve your sex life

Bella Ellwood-Clayton

"Women's time is just as important as men's," writes Kasey Edwards.

Why are we still ironing our husband's shirts?

Kasey Edwards

Stocksy.

Australia's first women-only sex club arrives in Sydney

Daisy Dumas

"In addition to the 'what are we?' question of a new romantic connection, dating a woman brings up questions about my ...

Will I end up with a guy or a girl? I'm not sure

Jacklyn Collier

"The more introductions you have, each one is not as pressure-inducing."

Ready to introduce your new significant other to your friends? Here’s how to make it easier

Sarah Polus

I was furious that it had taken a photo to shake me out of my naivety.

The photo that revealed my husband had fallen out of love

COMMENT
Erin Anderson*

"About one-third of adults who aren't married or living together are in live-apart together relationships like mine."

I moved out of my boyfriend's house (twice), and we're happier living apart

Sarit Luban

Is the secret fix to a troubled relationship just a bit of space?

Can living apart bring a couple back together?

Lucy Mangan

"Watching friends 'couple off' as I remained somewhere in the middle sometimes spurred a light form of jealousy."

I have plenty of friends, but no best friend

Leah Fessler

Underage sexting carries hefty penalties including a maximum jail sentence of 15 years.

In defence of sexting

Andie Fox

The risk was three times higher among those who used non-oral products.

My parents' happy marriage ruined my love life

Tracey Lloyd

Why we're getting couples therapy wrong.

Why we're getting couples therapy wrong

Priscilla Dunk-West

"I've found myself forcing my love life into a Manic Pixie Dream Girl narrative too many times."

Your love is not a miracle cure

Giselle Au-Nhien Nguyen

There are plenty of better things to focus on than just performance.

Sex is not an olympic sport

Matty Silver

Issues of sexuality are at the core of Orange Is The New Black.

How do you know if you’re lesbian?

Matty Silver

"Women can become invisible – because they are wearing camouflage." Illustration: Veda Sarangapany

About Last Night: Resist the Invisible Woman

Maureen Matthews

"In the last two decades of our data, men self-cite 70 per cent more than women."

I have a hot husband and it is harder than I thought

Celeste Barber
Celeste Barber

Author Alain de Botton.

Why you will marry the wrong person

Alain de Botton
Alain de Botton

"Exploring myself helped me fully understand my sexuality."

Why masturbation should be encouraged

Guilt-free
Deirdre Fidge

Maureen Matthews says that by communicating your ground rules you are more likely to create a safe environment in which ...

About Last Night

Maureen Matthews

Honor Eastly

I was engaged for two years because I was too embarrassed to say 'no'

Public proposals
Honor Eastly

"In my 20s, I made the mistake of confusing my f--kability with my credibility," writes Kasey Edwards.

I miss being sexually attractive

Kasey Edwards
Kasey Edwards

Bette Porter (right), the L Word character played by Jennifer Beals, with her on-screen wife Tina Kennard.

Rejecting the stigma of Lesbian Bed Death

Lesbian Bed Death
Matilda Douglas-Henry

David Heckendorf and his wife Jenni on their wedding day.

How a sex worker helps my wife and I maintain good sexual health

Intimate support
David Heckendorf

"How do we know when it's OK to ask about someone's personal life and when it might come off as prying?"

Why did everyone suddenly stop asking if I've met someone?

Real-talk
Shannon Reed

Twitter may be blamed for introducing feminist women to vicious trolls - but it has also introduced a lot of feminist ...

How well does 'feminist Tinder' work, really?

Clem Bastow

Dom sets off on his quest for enlightenment, only to abandon it shortly afterwards.

Ten things that happened at my wedding in India

Dom's married
Dom Knight

Discussing sexual racism is not about making anyone feel guilty, but about learning to understand where these ...

Why race is not a sexual preference

Maxine Tuyau

Kylie Kwong.

'I am surrounded by remarkable women'

Kylie Kwong
Robyn Doreian

Research shows many women in their 60s, 70s and 80s have more time for sex than ever before.

Sex and the older woman

Clare Kermond

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The women who hire male escorts

Male escorts
Benjamin Law

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