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.

"I suspect the reasons for checking into a hotel in your own city are likely to centre less on productivity and more on achieving privacy for unauthorised assignations."

The mid-20s sexual slump, we'll call it, is particularly prevalent among urban professionals.

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.

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.

Does someone in your life keep hurting you? It happens to the best of us. Experiencing pain and hurt is part of the human experience.

The mother of a Cambridge University student has posted an advertisement for a "talkative blonde" to accompany her son to a ball.

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.

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.

Kiwis will revert to the old-fashioned method of picking up the phone to get in touch with mum tomorrow.

Rose Toki should be getting a few cups of tea in bed tomorrow - the mum-of-10's brave step into adult education will be felt by her family for generations to come.

Men who complain that their wife's nagging will be the death of them may have a point. Research has found that the burden of a demanding partner is linked to hundreds of extra male deaths each year.