The film release of Fifty Shades coincides with Valentine's Day on Saturday, so online Kiwi bondage and discipline store Khandikane is stocking up on whips and blindfolds again.

Should we be an open book all the time to our nearest and dearest? Does the definition of nearest mean there should be no secrets between you?

"It's not teenage sex, but it's very satisfying. We love to experiment. We love to dance. There is a lot of cuddling and snuggling."

The wife of a senior insurance manager caught in a sex romp with an office junior learned of the extramarital activities on Facebook.

The two Christchurch office workers who unwittingly put on a public sex show have stayed away from work today.

In 2015 it is still considered acceptable to define women by their relationship with men, writes Dana Johannsen.

What a creepy display from the patrons of the Carlton pub in Christchurch who group-watched and broadcast a free live sex display to the world, writes Pam Corkery.

When I first met Velvel, he was peeking out from a cardboard box in the back seat of my boyfriend’s Saturn wagon.

Being cheated on is betrayal of trust - the knowledge that the rules were broken. It hurts a lot, writes Jill Goldson.

I don't get excited about the adventure of going to a fantastic location, I worry about how much I'll miss my little kids. It's pathetic, writes Matt Heath.

A stuntman and his fiancee have won a $70,000 dream wedding after shedding a combined 28kg in a ZM radio competition.

A Northland couple had a dramatic start to married life after the groom had to be brought back to life minutes before exchanging vows with his beloved.

Meanwhile, the safest position is also the most traditional one.

Couples in a rural town in Denmark have agreed to try to have more babies over the next few years as part of a deal with the council to keep public services running.

Couples are more likely to give up smoking, visit the gym, or lose weight if they get healthy together, a study has found.

A relationship is a big investment in our lives. We may think we are not influenced, yet there are "rules" out there which often create unreasonable doubt in our hearts.

NZ Herald's anonymous single girl of summer tests out instant dating app Tinder in her challenge to find love.

12 Questions asks the good, the great and the interesting to ponder the big things in life - faith, hope, failure, love and money. Here are the best quotes from the year on sex.

I'm Lonnae O'Neal now, but I was Lonnae O'Neal Parker for more than two decades. The pain is for a body of work I produced as my three-named self.

In a new working paper, Canadian economists Shawn Grover and John Helliwell show the effect of marriage on a lifetime of happiness.

How do you spot a male feminist if he's not at an abortion rights rally wearing a "This Is What a Feminist Looks Like" T-shirt?

A serial bride and groom who have "wed" 66 times are planning wedding number 67 in New Zealand.

Kiwi singer Ladyhawke and actress Madeleine Sami exchanged vows at a late afternoon wedding under perfect Wairarapa weather yesterday.

When we see a couple with a significant age gap, we reach for the deerstalker. We raise our eyebrows, give a little cynical snort, and say, "well, we know why they're together, don't we?"

Miranda Kerr thinks it's fine for a woman to date multiple men as long as they don't sleep with any of them.

Bristlr isn't just a bearded face: The app is introducing some innovations that could add critical social context back to online dating.

As Stephen Fry prepares to tie the knot with Elliott Spencer, Patrick Strudwick explains why he believes that the couple's union explodes many of the myths surrounding gay marriage.