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‘I really want you to leave’: Is the post-sex sleepover dead?
2+ hour, 39+ min ago (797+ words) March 17, 2026 " 7:30pm In the opening scene of the hit comedy Bridesmaids, bachelor Ted (Jon Hamm) verbalises a common but often awkward tenet of casual relationships with Annie (Kristen Wiig): the no-sleepover rule. "I really want you to leave, but I don't…...
It’s one of the greatest challenges we face, but oh baby, simplistic solutions won’t fix it
1+ day, 5+ hour ago (634+ words) March 16, 2026 " 4:33pm Matt Canavan has used his first week as leader of the Nationals to call for Australians to have more children. In doing so, he joins a long list of political leaders around the world who have called attention to…...
How 78-year-old Shirley is proving that retirement is better with friends
1+ day, 12+ hour ago (658+ words) Sponsored by Wesley Mission March 16, 2026 " 10:05am After decades of busy working life, retirement can bring new freedoms and unexpected quiet. For many Australians, the difference lies in the people around them. Through neighbours, shared interests and everyday moments together, the right…...
‘My light is starting to fade’: Married At First Sight expert reveals cancer has spread
4+ day, 13+ hour ago (501+ words) Updated March 13, 2026 " 9:15am,first published 8:51am Married at First Sight relationship expert Mel Schilling has revealed the cancer she was first diagnosed with in 2023 has now deteriorated and spread into her brain. Schilling, a psychologist who began her stint on the Australian…...
Marriage is getting a high-profile rebrand. I remain unconvinced
1+ week, 17+ hour ago (662+ words) March 10, 2026 " 5:00am For years we've been hearing that marriage rates are falling and that anyone born late last century considers it optional. But that could be changing. A London Times study found that Gen Z are more in favour of marriage…...
After toxic groom Tyson, a bride is taken to task for being ‘vicious and humiliating’
1+ week, 5+ day ago (958+ words) March 5, 2026 " 12:49am The most compelling and somewhat terrifying thing about a show such as Married at First Sight is that your favourites are rarely ever safe. One moment, you're cheering for a couple at their wedding and the next, you're watching…...
The rise of self-partnering
1+ week, 6+ day ago (37+ words) The rise of self-partnering'SMH.com.au Psychotherapist and bestselling author of Dawn Williams on the rise of self-partnering and why women are choosing healing first. Updated March 4, 2026 " 10:53am,first published 10:48am...
The four words that destroyed a decades-long partnership
1+ week, 6+ day ago (708+ words) March 4, 2026 " 10:50am As the 27-year on-air relationship between Kyle Sandilands and Jackie "O" Henderson began to implode in real time, the heart of the matter - and the reason the broken partnership may be irreparable " comes down to just four words: "I…...
Belle always thought her marriage was solid. Then she got a call that ripped her apart
2+ week, 2+ day ago (1325+ words) March 1, 2026 " 5:00am "I'm sorry to tell you this, but your husband is having an affair with my wife." "I felt total confusion, just absolute disorientation, and a belief that he would somehow explain it and it wouldn't be true," she says,…...
Heath and Darren met at Mardi Gras 30 years ago. This year they said, ‘I do’
2+ week, 3+ day ago (492+ words) February 28, 2026 " 3:22pm It was sheer coincidence that Heath Seib and Darren Sheen had never crossed paths before they found themselves dancing through the night at Mardi Gras in 1996. The strangers, who met at a mutual friend's pre-party, grew up within 10 kilometres…...