It's little wonder children in embryonic blended families can feel uncomfortable and uncertain about the new arrangements.

Under a guard of honour made from oars, Olympic rowers Mahe Drysdale and Juliette Haigh shared one of their first moments as husband and wife.

Thousands of happy couples get engaged in New York's Times Square, but New Zealander Shaun Kavanagh's surprise proposal to his girlfriend is probably among the sweetest.

Being a supportive wife is not all about doing the housework and cooking. It's also about dealing with your husband's stress.

Weddings are supposed to be the happiest day of your life - try telling that to the hundreds of people who make ACC claims for injuries at ceremonies.

On the back of the release of his new book, The Modern Family Survival Guide, Latta sits down with Life & Style Editor Nicky Park to talk about understanding blended families and doing your best to raise a happy family.

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Parental oversharing has become commonplace thanks to social media. Emma Rowley meets the controversial blogger telling proud mums and dads to put a lid on it.

The social stigma associated with dining alone still exists. James Walker gets a helping of advice from those who have mastered the art.

As part of my supportive wife challenge, I have been working on not being a bitch. Most women possess the ability to bitch in various strengths.

If "middle class" is an insult then it must be an insult of last resort. It's a nebulous, one-size-fits-all mild term of abuse used by lazy people without the imagination...

In honour of Father’s Day, Danielle Wright talks to Auckland dads sharing their passions with their children.

Charl Laubscher and Rebecca Kamm bring two smart, savvy sides to the story. This week, it's a study about what men and women REALLY want.

Friends of Michael Douglas and Catherine Zeta-Jones hope the Hollywood stars can still save their marriage.

Are romantic relationships harder when money's tight and job security's gone AWOL? Are tough times forcing marriage into the sole domain of the wealthy?

I didn't notice the looks passing between my husband and daughter until I had finished cleaning the ceiling, the walls, the window frames, the door frames and the skirting boards of my bedroom.

An unusual love story: They look like any other happy couple – but each is going through gender reassignment.

Women wearing red or pink are about three times more likely to be at peak fertility than those wearing other colours, researchers reveal.

Simon Cowell's pregnant lover Lauren Silverman has settled her messy divorce.

The number of marriage forms downloaded reached 516 on Monday, when the new documents became available allowing same-sex couples to wed.

For those aged 30 to 34, women outnumber men by 7270, while for the 35 to 39s, the gap widens to more than 12,000.

Narrowing your dating pool down to microscopic proportions is big business now. Niche dating websites are springing up left, right and centre.

New Zealanders have become less discriminatory, are better prepared for disasters, and are more conscious of environmental issues such as recycling, a new survey shows.

Most Kiwis say they live a contented life despite barely half of them saying they have enough or more than enough money to pay the bills.

There are a few serial posters that are ruining Facebook. You know the ones, the friends who pop up on your feed while your scrolling through and make you growl.