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.

Katy Colins sold her house, travelled the world and now has a three-book deal.

Claims prince is "head over heels in love" with Princess Maria-Olympia untrue, says palace.

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.

What it's like to go on a Tinder date 32-year-old "Pharma bro" Martin Shkreli, widely known as the world's most hated man.

It's the busiest time of year for divorce lawyers, could an affair be a better option?

The Facebook CEO shares his thoughts on finding a smart date.

Founder of dating website insists he isn't racist: "I dated a black woman once."

A bride's late daughter is included in her wedding thanks to a friend and photographer.

Dressing in feminine clothes can be a sensuous pleasure, says Dr Colin Cremin - and he wants the right to enjoy it as a man.

If your husband is deaf to your attempts to make conversation while he is watching rugby or doing the crossword, it may not be his fault.

Drunken attempt to reconnect with ex-girlfriends ends hilariously.

Relationship expert Jill Goldson explains how a partnership can unravel with not an argument to be had.

In case you missed it: This was one of Life & Style's biggest stories from 2015.

A US Marine and his new wife captured hearts when their wedding photographer shared an image of the two of them praying together.

When asked to sum up what 50 years of marriage is like, Tauranga man Murray Ellis did not pause for a second.