Marriage
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and wife Sophie to separate
The two said in statements posted on Instagram that they had made the decision after “many meaningful and difficult conversations”.
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Cal Wilson: ‘I had terrible taste in men in my 20s. I was attracted to the bad boys’
The stand-up comedian met her now-husband and thought, “He could be a great fling.” Twenty years later, they are still together with a 14-year-old son.
- by Jane Rocca
Opinion
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Are couples who sleep in separate beds happier? I know I am
Until we tried it, Chris and I had never heard the term “sleep divorce”. It means giving up the shared marital bed while keeping the relationship.
- by Kate Halfpenny
Obsessed with celebrity divorces? You’re not alone
From Sofia Vergara to Ariana Grande, there’s a reason we can’t get enough of celebrity break-ups.
- by Remy Tumin
Opinion
Private Sydney
Don’t get mad, get everything: What happens when wealthy couples break up
When they involve vast fortunes, marriage breakdowns frequently end up in protracted, bitter litigation, the pain only compounded by the inevitable media coverage.
- by Andrew Hornery
Opinion
Domestic violence
People tell me they would never hit their partner. That’s not enough
My sister, like other victims of domestic abuse, was trapped by someone who carefully masked their control.
- by Tarang Chawla
Britt Ekland: ‘When you count the number of affairs I had, I really had very few’
Now 80, the former Bond girl talks about a lifetime in the spotlight, including her tumultuous relationships with Peter Sellers and Rod Stewart.
- by Janice Turner
‘Such a New York thing to do’: After COVID, could mass weddings catch on?
Some 700 couples descended on New York’s Lincoln Centre at the weekend for a mass wedding.
- by Bobby Caina Calvan
I should never have married, but my Sydney church left me few options
I’d dreamed of marriage because of the esteemed position it had in my Christian worldview, but my abiding memory of that day is of gritting my teeth.
- by Steph Lentz
Religion, class and polyamory: Why happy couples go to therapy
Contrary to popular belief, counselling isn’t just for couples in crisis.
- by Lauren Ironmonger
Magazine
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