Society has frequently failed fathers by either forcing them to give up work and become house husbands or demanding that they spend long hours in the office bringing home the bacon.

When police barged into a luxurious Paris hotel in 1917 the beautiful female occupant appeared - reportedly naked - and distributed chocolates.

When a couple breaks up, they can split the assets and decide who gets the rugby season tickets. But who gets the friends?

Scott Kara fights for dads' rights to be present in the delivery suite.

A leading obstetrician says a father's presence at childbirth can make labour longer, more painful and more complicated.

When a couple goes nuclear and break up, friends can be caught in the fallout with the resulting social contamination lasting for years.

Love was in the air when a planeload of American singles landed in Auckland this week.

Scott Kara finds kids can help lighten the mood of otherwise sombre affairs.

An American woman confesses to being an "abortion addict" after terminating 15 pregnancies in 17 years.

Supermodel Heidi Klum and her musician husband, Seal, have welcomed a baby girl to their brood, is has been announced.

Most NZers would have liked to learn more about the emotional side of sex during their sex education, a new survey suggests.

Kiwis in their 20s now have the highest divorce rate of any age group. What's going wrong?

The story of Aisling Symes and the discovery of a body is every parent's worst nightmare, writes Dita De Boni.

Dita De Boni wonders whether we're asking too much of our men.

Mavis Lawson turned 100 on Tuesday and received a card from Prime Minister John Key congratulating her on her 100th wedding anniversary.

John Cleese launches his one-man comedy show with a series of nasty digs aimed at his ex-wife Alyce Faye.

Women like to be drunk or tipsy before hopping into bed with a partner because it makes them feel more confident, a new study reveals.

A study of users of online sex, fetish and swinging sites has lifted the lid on sexual behaviour on the web.

The child that Jude Law conceived with model Samantha Burke last year has been born.

Noelle addresses a 30-something singleton's concerns about the signals her bedroom decor may be sending to potential suitors.