Dating
Single and dating? Beware, Perth: it’s cuffing season
From benching to breadcrumbing, modern dating means getting up to speed with some baffling lingo. Here’s the cheat sheet to keep you warm at night this winter.
- by Sarah Brookes
Latest
I was born from an extramarital affair. This is how my life has played out
My dad’s name wasn’t even on my birth certificate, but I was intent on not erasing him completely from my life.
- by Shona Hendley
To keep or delete: Should you delete photos of your ex on social media?
Is keeping photos of your ex an indicator you haven’t moved on or a sign of maturity?
- by Gina Cherelus
Opinion
Sex & relationships
Swiped: How a red-flagged obsession led me to Tinder
Lesson? If you see someone list their occupation as a journalist, swipe left if you have something to hide. We know how to stalk better than a private investigator.
- by Sarah Brookes
Keep or cull? What to do with the mementos of an ex-partner
A necklace. Valentine’s Day cards. CDs. Notebooks. What to do with love’s detritus?
- by Jonathan Seidler
Magazine
Sunday Life
The April 28 Edition
In the mood for love? Welcome to our romance and dating issue. Blind dates to chance encounters, loved-up celebs on how they met, and how-to nail couple dressing.
‘I thought I had been stood up’: Curtis Stone on meeting his wife of 10 years
From a blind date to literally falling at one’s feet, here’s how the earth moved for five celebrity couples.
- by Jane Rocca
After being dumped by her husband of 25 years, this is what Jo did next
“At 60, I didn’t have time to waste waiting for an uncertain future to reveal itself. I had to make my own future.”
- by Jo Peck
Like gambling: Addictive dating apps a treadmill ‘we can’t get off’
Andy can pinpoint the exact moment when he realised he was addicted to dating apps: it was during a break-up in 2016.
- by Kimberley Bond
Opinion
Sunday Life
Is there an age when we give up on love?
I’m now in my 50s and after three decades of engaging in mating, dating and relating, I’m over the drama. And the compromise. And the expectations. Also, the hurt.
- by Wendy Squires
Opinion
Sex & relationships
Does polyamory make you happier? Yes, but there may be a throuple of hurdles
Many who try polyamory feel they gain substantially from the effort. It seems they share more, with more people, and get more out of it. But there are dangers.
- by Peter Quarry