If you can answer yes to one of the following questions, you are perpetuating the type of cruelty that would result in a prosecution should we be discussing cats and dogs.

The wonderful thing about being a supportive wife - my challenge for a year - is that you get to wear a self-bestowed halo for the good work you are doing.

The 21-year-old, born in England and now living in Wellington, said she once attended a support group for children of same-sex parents after moving to New Zealand. Her family was the only one there.

Your eyes seem to lock, you just about finish one another's sentences, you feel a surge of soulmate recognition - then bam, date’s over, and you’re back home.

Delaney Mes shares eight great dates you should add to your to-do list.

People all across the globe erupted into fawning fits of hyperbole when the latest family photograph of the Cambridges (William, Kate, baby George and dog Lupo) at their Kensington Palace apartment was released.

American fashion designer Tom Ford has married his partner Richard Buckley.

Spending too long on Twitter makes you more likely to break up with your partner, a study claims.

To honour the arrival of the Royals, blogger Sally Hibbard exposes five animal fun facts linked to the monarchy.

It’s all sweetness now, but just wait. Gwyneth Paltrow and Chris Martin’s divorce may get nasty, says William Langley.

Watch out world, Grumpy Cat has hit her terrible twos.

I’ve been with my wife for 23 years, married for 20 of them. We get along fine, but I don’t think I find her attractive anymore.

Not quite a duck face, but Bruce the koala and his friend Jay have become quite the experienced selfie-snappers at Wildlife Sydney Zoo.

Miranda Kerr has hinted she wants to explore relationships with women in the aftermath of her marriage breakdown.

The quest for exaggerated breed characteristics deemed desirable by show judges has encouraged inbreeding with subsequent health and welfare issues for dogs.

I want to believe in the inter-connectedness of things, I really do.

A vintage relationship guide aimed at women reveals the outrageous sexism practiced by men during the Forties.

Pheromone parties claim to put science into search for love - by allowing you to choose a mate by odour. Sophie Robehmed sniffs out her perfect partner.

A new dating app designed to provide proof someone is free from sexually transmitted diseases is drawing criticism from Native Hawaiians.

Yesterday the world heard the shocking news that Gwyneth Paltrow and Chris Martin are to separate after 10 years of marriage.

For lovers, it's the first moment of physical intimacy. But why do long-term partners lock lips so much less? Rebecca Hardy investigates.

Extending the local wildlife an invitation to visit your backyard is as simple as providing appropriate food, water and shelter.

I'm feeling much better about my supportive wife challenge since my husband got a real job, writes Wendyl Nissen.

The first time you plant your lips on someone else's is awkward enough - let alone when it's someone you've just met, in front of cameras and for public consumption.

Ex-Lions rugby star Andy Powell was left red-faced after he was publicly shamed by his estranged wife on Twitter.

I don't know if it's my age (hurtling swiftly towards my 30s) or just that marriage has seemingly become popular again, but this summer more than others I found myself at many weddings.

Finding the middle way is the mantra for parenting our daughters, writes relationship expert Jill Goldson.

A man who was reunited with his wartime sweetheart after 70 years apart is "absolutely devastated'' by her death just 10 months after their belated marriage.

Cats are great to have around, however we also have a responsibility to the other animals we share the environment with.

A Christchurch woman, who kindled the hearts of romantics worldwide after marrying her wartime sweetheart after 70 years of separation, has died.