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After my nervous breakdown, I met Tim Minchin. He’s the reason I met my fiancé
4+ hour, 46+ min ago (804+ words) February 8, 2026 " 5:00am Musical theatre actress Elise McCann is known for appearing in a string of productions including Matilda and Beetlejuice the Musical. Here, the 41-year-old talks about her complicated relationship with her father, and how working with Tim Minchin led to…...
‘Divorce season’: The surge in couples separating after the holidays
20+ hour, 16+ min ago (941+ words) February 7, 2026 " 1:30pm Lawyers are reporting a surge in requests for advice about separation and divorce after the summer holidays, as couples emerge from extended periods together resolving to part ways. Jodylee Bartal, an accredited specialist in family law and a principal…...
Are men or women to blame for ‘heterofatalism’? I have a theory
1+ day, 4+ hour ago (753+ words) February 7, 2026 " 5:00am Here we go again. Three men in their 30s, two of them childless, pondering " in public " whether the drop in the fertility rate could be due to the sheer selfishness of women. "I mean, they get jobs and then don't…...
I have been married 25 years, but these are the other greatest loves of my life
2+ day, 14+ hour ago (442+ words) February 5, 2026 " 7:00pm I've heard it said that close female friendships are, for some of us, the great loves of our lives. More enduring than many romantic relationships. I've been married for 25 years, and my husband is my best friend, but well,…...
Two top podcasters have identified a global decline. The problem, they say, is women
4+ day, 14+ hour ago (466+ words) February 3, 2026 " 7:00pm Recently, two of the most popular podcasters in the world sat down to discuss an issue currently preoccupying demographers around the world: what is to be done about declining birth rates. On The Diary of a CEO, which is…...
11 of the best Sunday Life reads on love and loss in 2025
1+ week, 6+ day ago (237+ words) From a son's fierce love and dating in midlife to sex between friends and tales from inside an escort agency, these are the stories that struck a chord with readers. I defended Dad, of course. But I didn't exactly react…...
'Are you doubting me, Jim?': Demon quizzed on wedding preparation
2+ week, 1+ day ago (19+ words) Jim Courier probes Alex de Minaur on how involved he is with his wedding plans. The Sydney Morning Herald...
Why do we get so riled up about other people’s affairs?
2+ week, 1+ day ago (1011+ words) January 23, 2026 " 4:11pm When Andrea Cosentino was on a three-day bus tour of Ireland with other twenty-somethings, the guide asked those in a relationship to raise their hand. "If you're looking for love, these people are off-limits," the guide said. Cosentino's hand…...
We married young, but after my wife developed cancer, we thought, why wait?
2+ week, 2+ day ago (668+ words) January 22, 2026 " 11:00am Journalist David Speers is best known for hosting the weekly political panel show Insiders on the ABC. Here, the 51-year-old talks about the value of having a spouse from outside the Canberra "bubble, and how she once nearly saved…...
Proposal takes a big fall
2+ week, 3+ day ago (58+ words) An American couple has pulled off the ultimate proposal save, after their engagement ring fell more than 30 metres off a snowy suspension bridge. An American couple has pulled off the ultimate proposal save, after their engagement ring fell more than…...