There's nothing more romantic than being proposed to on New Year's Eve by the Eiffel Tower after a champagne dinner and walk along the river to Paris' Pont de l'Archeveche.

In the first of a seven-part series, Simon Collins talks to a couple who tried total freedom - but decided they needed to invent their own rules

Marriage is holding its ground among younger Kiwis after declining dramatically during the 35 years up to 2006.

A joyful David Bain yesterday married the daughter of one of his closest supporters during his second trial.

David Bain has married Liz Davies at a ceremony outside Christchurch today.

I have realised that there are generations of men, raised by women like me who have no need for a hammer, a screwdriver or a saw, because women can do everything, writes Wendyl Nissen.

David Bain is today set to marry fiancee Liz Davies - and the couple have rebuffed some big women's magazine offers.

Ditch the diet and expensive gym membership, anyone who wants to lose weight this year needn't leave the bedroom, according to new research.

In her last ever blog post for nzherald.co.nz, Rebecca Kamm gives her top six tips to carry you through 2014 in "ultimate feminazi style".

It was the Domestic Goddess who was on trial in the Isleworth Crown Court (and in the Court of Public Opinion), rather than her former personal assistants, writes Paul Thomas.

Kate Winslet and her husband Ned Rocknroll are currently nursing baby Bear at their home in West Sussex after welcoming him to the world at an NHS hospital a few weeks ago.

From celebrity relationship news to blogs and some science, Life & Style brings you the most clicked relationship stories this year.

Widowed people are reporting higher levels of wellbeing than married couples, while women aged 18 to 29 are the unhappiest age group, an Australian survey shows.

A property developer has lost a Court of Appeal case against his former wife over $200,000 he agreed to pay her in 2008.

The disgraced chef's former aides, sisters Elisabetta and Francesca Grillo, have been found not guilty of defrauding the TV star and her ex-husband Charles Saatchi.

Men spend far less time choosing gifts, apparently. Here's some advice to help them on their way to gift bliss this Christmas.

A judge has told a jury to consider whether Nigella Lawson might have given two aides permission to use a credit card when she was "off her head" on drugs.

Sociologist Lisa Wade says white heterosexual men have fewer friends than any other demographic, despite their yearning for closer platonic connections with other men.

While testosterone does cause baldness, the difference between bald men and non-bald men relates to how the testosterone signal is received in the hair follicle.

Most of us assume that it’s the big issues that drive a couple apart. But those minor irritations can all add up, says relationships expert Andrew G Marshall.

The 15-year search for a pill that boosts sexual desire in women has hit another roadblock.

Rebecca Kamm shares the latest in ladies' studies covering body image, sexy ads and the secret skills of red heads.

Award-winning musician Anika Moa has separated from her civil-union partner Angela Fyfe.

A new study says men and women have different sex regrets, thanks to evolution. But is it really that simple?

Research shows that while women do exhibit negative reactions to sexual imagery, this diminishes for high value products.

A new study has confirmed that men and women's brains are wired in completely different ways, as if they were species from different planets.

It will be at least 10 years before people can use it but the aim is to develop a pill that temporarily prevents sperm from leaving a man's body.