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.

Dealing with a self absorbed person, including work mates and family members, can be tricky territory to navigate, writes Jill Goldson.

Dating apps have been in the news for all the wrong reasons this year, but a new generation of dating app emphasises safety.

A spurned husband in England cut up $10,000 of his wife's clothes before packing them neatly back in the wardrobe.

If we're to be defined for all eternity by the application we searched for most, 2014 was the year of Tinder.

Deborah Hill Cone scavenged from the filter of life and presents us with 30 things she learned in 2014.

Some of Shortland Street's hottest stars have posed for the show's sauciest photo shoot.

Any new singleton, wary of dipping their toe into the murky water of online dating, must surely be even more cautious after two news stories this week highlighting the perils of such behaviour.

Superstar Sir Elton John and David Furnish are to marry Christmas week in a "small and intimate" ceremony, nine years after exchanging vows for their civil partnership.

Bob Jones writes: Female gullibility is essential for the continuation of the species, thus we must take the bad with the good.

Living back home with mum and dad - a sensible move full of focus and strategy - or a bleak admission to having lost your foothold in the climb up the mountain of adult life'?

Is rekindled love a delicate and tender flower - or a releasing of a genie from a bottle with a warning on the label?

If you must smooch in public, here are five rules to follow, says Hannah Betts.

Regrets? The over-50s have had a few ... and one of the most common is marrying the wrong person.

I jumped the gun and got married in early November. It was a simple affair, and while we didn't set out with this specific goal in mind, the total wedding cost came in at just under $1000.

We take a look at the other halves of the world's most famous Angels.

Matt Heath writes: My parents loved manners and as a result I get angry when friends don't place their cutlery with the handles at 5 o'clock pointing toward 11 o'clock.

A bad marriage really could lead to a broken heart, new research looking at how marriage quality affects cardiovascular health suggests.

Forget the man drought - New Zealand is suffering a friend famine.

Here are five pieces of advice for the somewhat preposterous long-distance couple, and here are the time-tested, pearls of wisdom we found