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Bringing sexy to your back

The painful sex lives of people suffering from bad backs are being worsened by medical advice that spooning is the best position for them, according to a new study.

The romance of late-life weddings

The story of an elderly gay couple who tied the knot after 72 years together warmed hearts the world over. Simon Usborne looks at long waits before marriage.

Marriage horrifies gay rights groups

Two Dunedin men say they're brimming with "nervous excitement" about their wedding day tomorrow. So why are gay groups outraged about their wedding?

Lesbian couple finally wed

The couple, who sat next to each other on wheelchairs through the ceremony, first met in 1942.

Brides' finger botox on the rise

Kiwi women are having Botox injections in their fingers and hands to look better in close-up wedding photographs.

Waiter seeks mystery man

An Auckland waiter’s plea for the object of his affection to get in touch has gone viral.

Under-qualified for marriage

Young people without educational qualifications are increasingly being left on the shelf by potential partners, New Zealand researchers say.

Jill Goldson: Help! I fancy boyfriend's best mate

Reader asks: "I have developed a real crush on my boyfriend’s best friend. My boyfriend, who I love, would be devastated if he knew how I felt."

Brad and Angelina married twice

Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie have managed to keep two wedding ceremonies secret, it was revealed yesterday.

Lee Suckling: Ten sacrifices worth making in your twenties

Tinder tiger selfies harmful

You might have noticed recently that a plague of "selfies" with tigers appears to have overtaken mobile dating app Tinder (where users "swipe right" to indicate interest; left to reject).

Jill Goldson: When to start dating again

Of course you will still have low times, because that is the nature of the grief process. We can be feeling pretty good then suddenly hear a song, or see someone who resembles our ex-partner, and in a flash we go back to a dark place again.

Can money buy happiness?

If survey data are to be trusted, there's a surprisingly weak relationship between money and happiness. As national incomes rise, happiness does not increase.

How marriage makes men fat

They say the way to a man’s heart is through his stomach. And it seems that even after a woman has charmed her husband, she just can’t resist feeding him up.

Spy: Most eligible politicians

Spy news: Shorty St sizzles in Fiji

Spy finds out what Shortland Street stars are up to in Fiji, and discovers that the boom party times have arrived.

Jill Goldson: How to make 'rearranged' families work

Seeking advice about this is a good idea. Even though the blended or 'rearranged' family is a very common scenario throughout the western world, the fact that it is commonplace doesn't mean that it is a simple matter.

Gentlemen better off checking IQ levels

If he knows what's good for him, the modern gentleman will prefer brains, not blondes, according to a study of marriage.