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Tennis power couple's love match ends

They were the power couple of tennis - but it seems Maria Sharapova's love match with Grigor Dimitrov is now over.

Clooneys enjoying Italy getaway

It seems George Clooney and his British wife Amal can't get enough of Italy.

How to ask your woman crush on a date

Some ladies-in-the-know have dished out their advice on the best way to ask out your #WomanCrush and how to turn that date into a girlfriend.

Why matchmakers are booming in Japan

At a time when more people marry later on in life or stay unmarried, matchmakers, traditionally called nakodo in Japan, have been gaining public attention again lately as the nation's population continues to decline.

Can a cheating website save a marriage?

As thousands of men are threatened with exposure as users of an extramarital website, Helen Croydon goes undercover to meet them.

Navigating that other threesome

There are two types of people in the dating world: those who are coupled and third wheels.

Cheating website ‘destroys lives’

"What those hackers are doing is brilliant. Let the cheaters sweat. They only have themselves to blame if the whole world finds out their dirty little secret."

Mr Burger marries Miss King

Fast food giant foots the bill for what is a strong contender for wedding of the year.

Wedding bells for firefighter

The ringing of the fire alarm was followed by a ring of another kind at a Whangarei primary school yesterday, as a firefighter proposed to his teacher sweetheart.

Middle-aged couples mostly fight about money - survey

Middle-aged couples are more likely to row about money than anything else, a survey shows.

10 things not to say to a military spouse

Military life is hard, especially when spouses are deployed to far off places. From experience, Lee Suckling shares the worst things to say to military spouses.

The best age to marry to avoid divorce

A sociologist at the University of Utah has found the best age to get married if you want to avoid divorce.

The most effective way to flirt

What is good flirting? Researchers received - perhaps unsurprisingly - differing responses from men and women.

Should I confess my affair too?

"My husband recently confessed to a brief affair when our children were small. I'm not sure why I feel so angry, as it's a tiny blip in many years of happiness."

New dating app lets women make the first move

Online, no rules means people can be rude and crude. Bumble is out to do something about all of that.

Interview with a dominatrix

"Human rights is my passion," says Mary Brennan, a Wellington dominatrix and escort agency owner. "That's why I'm in the sex industry."

Nicholas Sparks on writing novels that spark box-office hits

Want to write a string of best-sellers and spark endless romantic box-office hits? Helen O’Hara talks to the master, Nicholas Sparks.

Verity Johnson: Why can't Kiwi men dance?

Go out on Friday night, get a few drinks in and watch the migration of women on to the dance floor. But men are a different story, writes Verity Johnson.