Monogamy is suddenly becoming popular in the gay community now same-sex couples can get married, an Auckland couple says.

Christchurch has the highest number of divorced or separated people in the country, according to new figures.

When Craig Douglas' business fell apart in the recession, his first instinct was to shield his wife and children from the shock. It turned out to be the wrong decision.

Children do not make for a happier marriage, according to a study that challenges some assumptions about what makes relationships tick.

Mandy and Clair Cordo share the hard lessons they have learned on their journeys in this third story on love in the 21st century.

David Bain's right-hand man at his wedding was a convicted murderer, rapist and former prison cell mate.

Len and Jenny Purser first met in an era when young women needed legal permission from their parents to marry before the age of 21.

Louise Thompson shares her top tips for giving and receiving compliments.

Loved up couples lined the red carpet, making us gush with their real life rom-coms. Here are some heart-melting highlights.

David Bain's new bride vowed to do the washing up if he did the cooking. And the newly-wedded man swung into his domestic duties yesterday - cooking up a barbecue at his new in-laws' house.

Companies are cracking down on office romances, with bosses increasingly being asked to sign contracts promising not to have sex with staff.

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.

Divorced parents are often in denial about how badly the break-up has damaged their children, a new UK survey has found.

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.