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Tinder tiger selfies harmful
You might have noticed recently that a plague of "selfies" with tigers appears to have overtaken mobile dating app Tinder (where users "swipe right" to indicate interest; left to reject).

Jill Goldson: When to start dating again
Of course you will still have low times, because that is the nature of the grief process. We can be feeling pretty good then suddenly hear a song, or see someone who resembles our ex-partner, and in a flash we go back to a dark place again.

Can money buy happiness?
If survey data are to be trusted, there's a surprisingly weak relationship between money and happiness. As national incomes rise, happiness does not increase.

How marriage makes men fat
They say the way to a man’s heart is through his stomach. And it seems that even after a woman has charmed her husband, she just can’t resist feeding him up.

Spy news: Shorty St sizzles in Fiji
Spy finds out what Shortland Street stars are up to in Fiji, and discovers that the boom party times have arrived.

Jill Goldson: How to make 'rearranged' families work
Seeking advice about this is a good idea. Even though the blended or 'rearranged' family is a very common scenario throughout the western world, the fact that it is commonplace doesn't mean that it is a simple matter.

Gentlemen better off checking IQ levels
If he knows what's good for him, the modern gentleman will prefer brains, not blondes, according to a study of marriage.

The 10 most lavish weddings
Weddings can be expensive. Here's the top ten most expensive weddings of all time.

Jill Goldson: How to deal with a broken heart
I know you get a lot of letters about break ups. My girlfriend and I were together for seven years. We have made big joint decisions about careers, just had a world trip and I was arranging a beautiful ring for her.

Bryony Gordon: To have and to hold, and go viral
At a dinner party, I found myself seated next to a recently engaged socialite, with a diamond the size of Gibraltar on her ring finger.

Shelley Bridgeman: Has your husband stopped noticing you?
I sprained my wrist two days before Mother’s Day. In the middle of a show-jumping lesson, I lost my balance over a jump and my right hand came down heavily on my horse’s neck as we landed.

Malcolm Forbes, Ryan Anderson: Jagger a poster boy for Darwinian peacock theory
What is it that makes rockstars so attractive to the opposite sex? Turns out Charles Darwin had it pegged years ago - and it has a lot to do with peacocks.

New heights for wedding pics
Belinda and Campbell Stewart spent their first married moments alone on a mountain peak for perhaps the most dramatic wedding photos ever.

Jill Goldson: How to make the most of being single
There is no doubt that pressure and views from others about how we live our lives will impact our feelings and perceptions about ourselves.

Office stays open late for MKR couple
The course of true love never did run smooth, but a New Zealand Government official did his best to help a celebrity couple walk down the aisle when their dream wedding seemed in peril.

Puppy love thaws Dotcom rift
Kim Dotcom's estranged wife Mona celebrated her birthday dog-sledding with the Megaupload founder and their children yesterday.

Beckhams celebrate 15 years
They are arguably the UK's most high-profile showbiz couple - and they've managed to withstand the pressures of the paparazzi and family life to celebrate 15 years of marriage.

Kids from same-sex families fare as well as peers - or better
Children in same-sex families scored better on a number of key measures of physical health and social well-being than kids from the general population.

Louise Thompson: Dealing with negativity
I get lots of lovely emails from readers when these columns or my weekly blog resonate with an issue they are facing in their life.

Spy: Winter hot list 2014
The temperatures are falling and our thoughts are turning to all things warm — winter getaways, crackling fires, mulled wine . . . and talent. Welcome to Spy’s annual Winter Hot List.

Mona joins Dotcom on holiday
Kim Dotcom is enjoying a holiday with his brood in the chilly south - and he's even taken estranged wife Mona for the break.

Gallery: David and Victoria Beckham
David and Victoria Beckham celebrate the 15th wedding anniversary this year.

Clothes maketh the groom
Any old rented tux won’t do anymore. Guys do give a damn about what they get hitched in. A lot, says well-dressed husband Alan Perrott.

Partner depressed? What to do
Because of the nature of depression, it is likely to target the very resources in your relationship which can normally get you both through the difficult times.

The evolution of 'lesbian chic'
At first blush, the increased visibility of sexual minorities in popular culture would appear to reflect a growing openness and acceptance of non-heterosexual forms of sexuality.

Dog coughs up ring
A woman was pleasantly shocked when the family pet recently vomited up her wedding ring six years after it first went missing.