Relationships: Articles & Advice for Australian Mums

This woman has a life-threatening allergy to her husband

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Baby Ryder, just a few hours old, helping his dad propose to his mum.

Newborn helps with super cute marriage proposal

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Single parenthood is all doom and gloom.

'Please don't ask me how I do it all': one single mum's plea

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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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"If Great Aunt Deirdre has a tenuous relationship with tact, reality and medical science, but really wants you to put ...

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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Should I tell my husband our last child isn't his?

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The 'no children' wedding invite

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I'm pregnant but he doesn't want kids

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When you're under pressure to have a baby

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"Everything we did, we did ourselves. There wasn't any fanfare to it."

Forget the big wedding as more couples 'include' you through Facebook

Pragmatic millennials, are kissing tradition goodbye and saying "I do" to elopements, courthouse nuptials and intimate small-scale weddings.

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Natalie Elder, whose daughter was born with a rare genetic disorder.

Is one day off too much to ask?

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How much you feel you have invested influences your decision to stay or go.

Why people stay in unhealthy relationships

So what makes us stay?

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The 'helpful' phrase that's often not much help at all

Whether you've just had a baby, two weeks of flu, or a death in the family, someone is bound to say it.

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Quinn and Ariel McRae got married after buying a $180 engagement ring.

Woman hits back after shop assistant labels her engagement ring as 'pathetic'

A US woman has been applauded worldwide for sharing a photo of her modest, US$130 engagement ring after a shop assistant labelled it "pathetic".

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Play dates with new friends might be easier to organise thanks to a new app.

Tinder-style app helps mums find new friends for play dates

Loneliness is a common problem for new parents, but perhaps in the 'app for everything' era, it doesn't have to be.

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I'm caught in a 'mumpetition' with my friend and I'm losing it

My best friend and I had children within a year of each other. She thinks her child is God's gift to the world.

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How to deal with grandparent favouritism

While we'd like to believe our parents and parents-in-law feel the same love for each of their grandchildren, this isn't always the case.

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How parents shape the advantages of being first-born

Studies show that parents invest less in each child beyond their first born, and it has a lasting impact.

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Exploring polyamory was a gradual process for the writer.

The day my husband told me he wanted an open relationship

I went from fearing I would lose my husband to cancer, to fearing I was losing something else.

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Couple officiate divorce by building a wall through the centre of their house

A Russian couple are negotiating their divorce in a unique way, by building a wall through the centre of their home.

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