Marriage
Opinion
Parenting
How do you know if you were ‘raised right’? I’ve always felt like I’m missing something
To be brought up with money, power, beauty and status are advantages few of us are lucky to have. But to be “raised right” is a scarcer, more valuable privilege.
- by Wendy Syfret
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‘Dad kicked me out and sent me back to my mother’: Martha Wainwright
The Canadian musician opens up about the men in her life, including her father Loudon and brother Rufus.
- by Jane Rocca
Opinion
Money & relationships
To have and to hold: When an engagement goes belly up, who gets to keep the ring?
As a psychologist, when I was weighing the question of who should keep the $100,000 bling after the bitter break-up of a Victorian couple, I considered the advice of two experts: a family lawyer and film star Elizabeth Taylor.
- by Peter Quarry
The discovery of 288 aerogrammes uncovered the untold loss my parents felt
“In my self-absorbed young life, I had never considered how painful it must have been for them when I left.”
- by Diane Armstrong
My relationship with Kate Hudson was over before our son was two: Chris Robinson
The lead singer of the Black Crowes discusses how heartbreak has been a constant in his life.
- by Jane Rocca
The people of Perth talk parenting
There’s no one-size-fits-all approach to raising kids. Here’s two Perth parents and an empty-nester who seem to be doing all the right things in this most difficult of assignments.
- by Mark Naglazas
‘I do, but don’t tell anybody’: Why Gen Z are keeping their marriages secret
Marriage rates in young people have never been lower. But even those who are getting engaged or tying the knot are choosing to keep their news private.
- by Lauren Shirreff
After being dumped by her husband of 25 years, this is what Jo did next
“At 60, I didn’t have time to waste waiting for an uncertain future to reveal itself. I had to make my own future.”
- by Jo Peck
Olivia Molly Rogers married and divorced in the same year. Here’s what she learnt
“I’ve done a lot of work on myself and I’m in a better place knowing the traits I like in a partner,” says the social media influencer and former Miss Universe Australia.
- by Jane Rocca
Opinion
Sunday Life
Is there an age when we give up on love?
I’m now in my 50s and after three decades of engaging in mating, dating and relating, I’m over the drama. And the compromise. And the expectations. Also, the hurt.
- by Wendy Squires
Opinion
Sex & relationships
Does polyamory make you happier? Yes, but there may be a throuple of hurdles
Many who try polyamory feel they gain substantially from the effort. It seems they share more, with more people, and get more out of it. But there are dangers.
- by Peter Quarry