Golden girl Valerie Adams says her new fiance is her rock as she juggles wedding planning with preparations for the upcoming Rio Games.

Is there really a difference between taking a break in a relationship and breaking up? Relationships expert Jill Goldson dissects what someone really means when they say they want "a break".

Meet the couples going through divorce while building businesses together.

Te Tai Tokerau MP Kelvin Davis labels international pro-rape group "plonkers" who need to be run out of town.

Daryush Valizadeh has organised an international meet-up day for like-minded men - including dates in New Zealand and Australia.

By encouraging the belief that personality can change and develop over time, we may be able to help people exorcise the ghosts of their romantic pasts.

It's probably not the news a wife or partner wants to hear, but science reveals why male bonding is good for men's health.

The role you assume in a relationship affects its success.

I'm in my forties and I've amassed an extensive list of unsuccessful relationships - here goes nothing, writes Sarah Williams.

An undercurrent of sexist behaviour already allows humiliation to flourish, writes Lizzie Marvelly.

About a month after I moved out of home, I began to collect plastic bags inside a larger plastic bag. It heralded the beginning of adulthood.

Researchers find a key attribute that makes men more attractive to women.

Four sisters have decided to play matchmaker for their beloved mum, setting up a personalised dating website to help find her the perfect partner. www.the-sea.co.nz

They have set up a personalised dating website to help find her the perfect partner.

Katy Colins got a book deal after selling her home to go on round world trip follwoing break-up

OPINION: As your summer festivities reach full swing, so too does the familiar, hand wringing debate about young women's attire, writes Beatrice Hazlehurst.

Wise up, young women. You, and only you, have the ultimate responsibility to keep yourself safe, by behaving in a manner that signals that you are precious, writes Liz Holsted.

A new study reveals the most common timings of relationship milestones.

Have users learnt anything six months on from the most personally ruinous hack ever?

Andy was diagnosed with cancer and given between 6 months and 2 years to live. He then created a Facebook bucket list, so he can live to the fullest.

They are advised to stop smoking and cut back on alcohol. But one thing heart attack patients shouldn't skimp on is sex, experts say.

Experts predict future generations will get frisky with the help of virtual reality goggles, holograms, stimulating bodysuits and, yes, erotic robots.

COMMENT: Stephanie Land thought that by being single, she'd get to work on herself. But all she has time for is work and parenting.

The key practices of people who found a relationship via a dating app.

A grandmother unable to attend her grandson's wedding gets the surprise of her life.

Say 'I do' on the golden sands of a sun-kissed isle as soft waves gently lap the shore. Bridget Jones writes.

I don't envy parents. Don't get me wrong; teens regularly amaze me with their vitality, passion, intelligence and insight, writes new Herald columnist Lizzie Marvelly.

Lizzie Marvelly's new writing gig comes with a warning: Prepare to be confronted.