Dating

Australians need to be pickier if they want to find true love, a dating guru has warned. They need to decide what they want, what their deal breakers are and be less random and reliant on chance when it comes to finding a partner, says John Aiken, the best-selling relationship adviser to a top online […]

Hollywood’s newest cougar Delta Goodrem has discovered yet another perk of dating a younger man — she has a permanent designated driver. Delta, 26, was photographed enjoying a pre-theatre dinner with her 18-year-old boyfriend Nick Jonas in Los Angeles last night. In pictures: Celebs who are unlucky in love But while she sipped on a […]

According to matchmaker Della Cory, affluent baby boomers (men and women over 55) are quickly becoming the largest population of singles in Australia. “If you’re a mature, affluent single, finding the right partner can be difficult,” Cory says. With nearly 20 years’ experience introducing people, Cory has some fascinating insights into what the former “free-loving” […]

Thousands of Australian men and women are turning to professional matchmakers to find love. Jordan Baker talks to some of these real-life Cupids about the man-drought myth, why some dates don’t work and how they make love happen. Playing Cupid is a tricky business, as Mary Mitchell can attest. A client sued the Irish matchmaker […]

Women are neglecting their ‘feminine side’, says Australia’s longest-serving matchmaker. Yvonne Allen, who started her agency in the 1970s, has told The Australian Women’s Weekly that modern women are losing the skills of attracting and keeping love. They are also too fussy, and are demanding perfection from men even though they are far from perfect […]

Eight weeks after a video of Liz Hurley and Shane Warne kissing made headlines around the world, the British actress is on her way to Australia. Hurley will reportedly touch down in Melbourne later this week to spend some time with the cricketer. Warne has been busily redecorating his home ahead of Hurley’s visit, and […]

The brave young sailor talks to Jonica Bray exclusively about her relationship with the boy who kept up her spirits during her lonely time at sea. It was a first date like any other teenage couple’s – a trip to the mall, burgers and chips for lunch, and more than a few awkward laughs. But […]

Zoe Foster is a dating columnist and thinks she is an authority on relationships because she is always scripting text messages to guys for friends! She’s just written a book, Textbook Romance, on dating, which is witty, direct (with chapters like “Men don’t skip footy training for you”) and scarily accurate. Julie Hamilton gets her […]