"She would never do anything to hurt the family or myself and she loves us."

For many of us, the fierce yearning to be loved for our real selves is tempered by an equally strong terror that our real self is not worth loving.

Father says watching his daughter disappear was like a bereavement.

A church has extradited one of their members after discovering his decision to 'embrace the homosexual lifestyle'.

A new survey reveals the different things men and women look for when buying a home.

For centuries women have used the calendar method to get pregnant, or avoid it. But new studies suggest more sex, any time, may boost fertility.

Indian-born Balwinder Singh, 24, has been fighting for three years to prove he is in a genuine relationship with 61-year-old New Zealander Glyn Kessell-Singh.

Pippa Middleton has split up from Nico Jackson, her boyfriend of three years, the Daily Mail revealed.

Only middle class people know how to have sex, right?

OPINION: You choose your friends, not your family. But what happens when you become estranged from kin?

Is lasting love being replaced by bored singles looking for one night stands?

A good sex life is meant to make you happy. But nearly half of women find themselves feeling sad or tearful after making love, a study claims.

Police have interviewed a man over claims a prostitute wrote a note seeking help and secretly handed it to him.

When people are looking for a significant other, they often try to find someone whose values, education, earnings, hobbies and even height match their own.

One woman shares her journey and asks if her grandmother was right when she said: "If they'll do it with you, they'll do it to you."

OPINION: Almost one year into his marriage to somebody of the same sex, Lee Suckling is reminded that marriage connotes inescapable heteronormative conventions.

Schuler Benson was accidentally logged into a random stranger's Facebook account, a twist of fate that led to a love affair and marriage.

Dazzling All Black rookie Nehe Milner-Skudder has an equally lovely partner, student and actress Hanna Tevita.

A new study by the Pew Research Centre has explored how social media and technology weave into every stage of the dating process, from flirting to break-up.

Despite social changes in gender equality, women are not prepared to be the one to 'put a ring on it' says Jill Goldson.

Who we find attractive isn't determined by some complex genetic construct, but simply by our own personal experiences.

A writer and sometime stand-up comedian, Verity writes on life, love and a bit of everything.

New Zealand fertility specialist on virgin births.

Women who have never been in a relationship are paying thousands of dollars to get pregnant.

A new report says men as young as 40 need to adopt a natural preventative approach, which includes more sex, to improve prostate health.

Research often finds married people are happier and healthier than singles. But with more single people than ever before, what kinds of people do just fine without a romantic relationship?

Kaley Cuoco is divorcing her husband of 21 months.

The debate about "mean girls" of all ages has a long history.

A man in the UK has proposed by placing a ring on the hand of his dead girlfriend before sharing images of their "engagement" online.