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Jill Goldson: When issues arise over inter-racial love

"I moved to NZ from South Africa three years ago and recently become engaged to Kiwi. My fiancée is Indian and my parents are Afrikaners - I worry they won't approve."

The last fond farewell

Kim & Kanye's wedding details

With just a couple more days until Kim Kardashian and her rapper finance, Kanye West tie the knot, new details have emerged about the wedding everyone's talking about.

The world's most expensive divorce

Why cute cats rule the net

Cats are cuter than babies and dogs when it comes to the popularity of videos, new research shows.

New Facebook tool lets you 'ask' friends if they're single

A new Facebook button that lets you ask friends if they're single or taken has been branded "invasive" and "naggy".

Good relationship, good health

Arguments with the people we are close to can have a serious impact on our health and mortality rate, a new study has confirmed.

Louise Thompson: Ask the right question

Does someone in your life keep hurting you? It happens to the best of us. Experiencing pain and hurt is part of the human experience.

Mum desperately seeking talkative blonde for son

The mother of a Cambridge University student has posted an advertisement for a "talkative blonde" to accompany her son to a ball.

Shelley Bridgeman: Going to battle in 'Mommy Wars'

The "Mommy Wars" is the Americanised term coined to describe lively arguments between mothers who have diametrically opposed views on "what is best for baby".

Louise Thompson: Four phrases to improve your relationships

Relationships can be so full of drama, at home, at work, at the school gates, with family and friends.

Wendyl Nissen: Good work stories can stifle your wife's yawns

As much as we love our husbands the line between fascinating and captivating and complete bore can become quite narrow with time, writes Wendyl Nissen.

Kiwi mums join campaign

Miriama Kamo frankly admits she probably would have died during childbirth without medical care.

Traditional ring to mum's day

Kiwis will revert to the old-fashioned method of picking up the phone to get in touch with mum tomorrow.

Rose has 10 reasons to put her feet up

Rose Toki should be getting a few cups of tea in bed tomorrow - the mum-of-10's brave step into adult education will be felt by her family for generations to come.

Nagging: The not so silent man-killer

Men who complain that their wife's nagging will be the death of them may have a point. Research has found that the burden of a demanding partner is linked to hundreds of extra male deaths each year.

Give your ol' mum a break

Jill Goldson: What happens when a parent dies

In light of the tragic death of Peaches Geldof, and that of her mother 14 years earlier, relationship expert Jill Goldson takes a touching look at how to deal with the loss of a parent.