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Do feminine features mean more babies?
Women with feminine looks are more likely to long for lots of children, a study has found.

Dita De Boni: A load of cobblers
Thinking I was doing everyone a favour, I suggested a family-friendly meal at a Cobb & Co. restaurant.

Rugby World Cup fan's semi-final birth
Painful contractions were not enough to stop one dedicated All Blacks fan from watching last weekend's semifinal clash.

Hugh Hefner's ex-fiancee sells engagement ring
Hugh Hefner's former fiancee has sold the engagement ring he gave her for almost half price.

11.48 on Monday? You're not getting a second date
Modern communications mean sticking to the three-day post-date phone call rule is likely to leave you on the shelf.

Rugby World Cup's 1987 baby
Rugby-mad Anneke Ryff was born only hours after All Black captain David Kirk hoisted the Rugby World Cup aloft in 1987.

IVF specialist: Settle for Mr 'Not-Too-Bad'
Women are being encouraged to settle for Mr Not-Quite-Right, rather than freezing their eggs and waiting for Mr Perfect.

First the Rugby World Cup win - then, baby?
The last time the All Blacks lifted the William Webb Ellis Cup, in June 1987, there was a baby boom nine months later.

Honeytrap divorce stings catch men off guard
Police bust an elaborate scam involving a private eye, former showgirls and corrupt officers.

Dita De Boni: Tolley's anti-teacher volley
I can now see how easy it is to abrogate responsibility for learning to the school.

Shelley Bridgeman: Imperfect parenting
The whole notion of perfect parenting is surely unhelpful. In what other area of our lives are we urged to strive for perfection?

I love you - just not the way you are
What would have become of Shane Warne had Elizabeth Hurley not come along, wonders The Independent's Alice Azania-Jarvis.

Demi Moore consults divorce lawyer - report
As speculation mounts over the state of tabloid-tainted Ashton Kutcher's marriage, wife Demi Moore has reportedly consulted with a divorce lawyer.

Pregnant Beyonce announces due date
Beyonce Knowles’ baby is due in February, the singer has announced.

Shelley Bridgeman: Wedding gifts
In some circles it's becoming increasingly common for couples getting married to ask guests to give money rather than physical gifts.

The kindest, most brutal cut of all
Dita De Boni never imagined she would join the ranks of women who have caesarean births until her third, last birth.

Poll highlights women's problems with the mother-in-law
One in four despises their mother-in-law and believes she is "controlling, interfering and bitchy".

'Marry Me' sign gets IRB thumbs down
A man who proposed to his girlfriend with a "Marry Me" sign during a Rugby World Cup match has landed the official cup broadcaster in hot water with the IRB.

<i>Shelley Bridgeman:</i> Whose surname?
Life was simple when women married, took their husband's surname and had children - in that order.

Instead of divorce, short-term marriage
Leftist politicians in Mexico have proposed that the country issue a new kind of marriage licence - one valid for two years.