Marriage
Opinion
Men's health
Know a man who has recently separated? It might be worth checking in
One man came to my office to describe returning from a FIFO swing to an empty house. Furniture gone – wife and kids, too. That was the start of his new life.
- by Lisanne Iriks
Latest
‘It comes with its own set of risks’: When married couples are also workmates
Blurred boundaries, relaxed communication and high emotions; three women speak about the benefits – and challenges – of working with a loved one.
- by Dilvin Yasa
Rob Schneider on working with Sharon Stone: ‘Her beauty intimidated me’
“When I later met supermodels, I remember thinking, ‘I just don’t know what I would do in a relationship with that’,” says the 60-year-old comedian.
- by Robyn Doreian
Opinion
Real life
My school reunion filled me with dread. Then something strange happened
What a spin-out, meeting women I’d last seen when we were girls living at home, trying to get our licences and get rid of virginity. Suddenly, we were not far off 60.
- by Kate Halfpenny
Two of Us
Good Weekend
They hit the road with four kids and no guaranteed work. Oh, and she was pregnant
Lyle and Helen Kent have spent 30 years travelling around the outback, equipping cattle stations with his handmade leather goods.
- by Cath Johnsen
Opinion
Jewellery
I’m with Prince William – you don’t need to put a ring on it
Carats don’t always lead to marriages that stick, so why bother with a wedding band? The course of true love surely runs no smoother with bling wrapped around your fourth finger.
- by Claire Heaney
At 30, this writer put bad boys and drink behind her. Then she sold 30 million books
Novelist Marian Keyes’ life is divided into two, but she says her painful youth still haunts her.
- by Johanna Thomas-Corr
Opinion
Parenting
I regularly travel for work. Why do people keep asking who’s looking after my child?
These questions are no doubt benign in their intention. But my husband also travels for work, and I’m willing to bet no one asks him who has our daughter.
- by Melissa Singer
I was born from an extramarital affair. This is how my life has played out
My dad’s name wasn’t even on my birth certificate, but I was intent on not erasing him completely from my life.
- by Shona Hendley
With nerves of steel, the couple who joust together, stay together
A mutual passion for horses and medieval sports led couple Rodney and Liberty Deaman to the perfect, albeit unusual, shared hobby.
- by Carolyn Webb
Opinion
AFL 2024
Watching Harley Reid play footy has made me feel hopeful again
Dave Grohl, Virginia Trioli, Kate Middleton. With so much grief and worry in the world right now, these people feel like the antidote. They turn everyday things into acts of beauty.
- by Kate Halfpenny