Here are 6 top maintenance rules governing how we can be better and kinder friends to our friends.

Dita De Boni writes: I once swore we'd get pets for the kids "over my dead body", yet here I am, looking at a fish tank containing the three newest members of the household: Hammerhead, Fishey and Wuzzley.

Smoking cannabis can reduce a man's fertility by altering the size and shape of his sperm, research has shown.

Norwegian research showed the children of a divorced couple are 1.54 times more likely to be overweight than children with married parents.

Ultimately the goal is for a full and speedy recovery for your pet, regardless of how it is achieved. Here are 5 alternative options.

Robert De Niro has discussed the difficulties his father, the artist Robert De Niro snr, faced coming to terms with his homosexuality.

Relationship expert Jill Goldson reveals the five most common qualms of couples who live together, plus tips to resolve them.

Join the debate: Are you a cat person or a dog person? State your case.

Experts in sexual medicine from around the world have, for the first time, defined lifelong and acquired premature ejaculation.

"I moved to NZ from South Africa three years ago and recently become engaged to Kiwi. My fiancée is Indian and my parents are Afrikaners - I worry they won't approve."

With just a couple more days until Kim Kardashian and her rapper finance, Kanye West tie the knot, new details have emerged about the wedding everyone's talking about.

Cats are cuter than babies and dogs when it comes to the popularity of videos, new research shows.

A new Facebook button that lets you ask friends if they're single or taken has been branded "invasive" and "naggy".

Arguments with the people we are close to can have a serious impact on our health and mortality rate, a new study has confirmed.

Its official. My editor has agreed that my year-long challenge as a Supportive Wife can end next week, writes Wendyl Nissen.

Kim and Mona Dotcom's marriage has come to an end after five years. Dotcom made an announcement about the separation last night on Twitter.

Online romance and dating scams are cruelly fleecing New Zealanders of millions of dollars.

Mona Dotcom and her controversial internet mogul husband Kim Dotcom have separated after five years of marriage.

What's behind the latest figures released by Statistics NZ that tell us the numbers of couples tying the knot is the lowest rate in 12 years?

Anna Wintour has declined an invite to Kim Kardashian and Kanye West's wedding - just weeks after controversially putting them on the cover of the fashion bible.

Many have suspected it for years, but now research has proved that driving with your other half sends your stress levels soaring.

A "cheap date" in Auckland is more expensive than many major world centres and in Wellington it will cost even more, says a survey.

The "Mommy Wars" is the Americanised term coined to describe lively arguments between mothers who have diametrically opposed views on "what is best for baby".

Relationships can be so full of drama, at home, at work, at the school gates, with family and friends.

As much as we love our husbands the line between fascinating and captivating and complete bore can become quite narrow with time, writes Wendyl Nissen.

Miriama Kamo frankly admits she probably would have died during childbirth without medical care.