Welcome to Relationship Rehab, news.com.au’s weekly column solving all your romantic problems, no holds barred. This week, our resident sexologist Isiah McKimmie helps a woman who wants to stop nagging her “placid” husband. QUESTION: I really love my husband but I can’t stop picking fights with him. I’m not sure why I behave this way but I criticize … Read more
Hold the phone — if you’re checking your cell during sex with your sweetie, it may be time to call it quits. Nothing spoils a steamy roll in the hay like watching your partner roll over to answer a text message, take a call, or scroll through work emails mid-romp. The foulness of a disruptive … Read more
It’s just not worth it. Dr. Annie Zimmerman, a therapist who runs @your_pocket_therapist on TikTok, unveiled five signs to confirm you’re arguing with a narcissist. “Having a healthy argument or healthy conflict with a narcissist is nearly impossible,” the therapist said. “You can’t logically reason with a narcissist because they tend to engage in one of these … Read more
Some things are synonyms with certain months of the year. Dry July is the month of mocktails, November is the era of upper lip growth, and every October is pumpkin spice season. One recent study points towards September as the month with the most birthdays, data that hardly surprised experts given September births are the result of conceptions … Read more
Sorry, lovebirds — failing this exam could mean your relationship is flock’d up. Hopeful honeys are putting prospective partners to a viral test, praying their sweeties pass with flying colors — and if they don’t, that means it’s time to fly the coop. “I live and die by the f- -king bird test,” Gen Z wingwoman … Read more
He put a Ring on it — then caught his wife ring-a-ding-dinging with her lover. Cheaters never prosper. And thanks to the advent of sophisticated surveillance technologies such as the Ring video doorbell cameras — meant to offer homeowners real-time footage of visitors to their properties for security purposes — two-timers are failing to secretly carry out … Read more
She didn’t want this “something new.” A Florida bride is blue after discovering her new husband filled out their marriage certificate stating that she would be taking his last name — despite previously agreeing she wouldn’t. The unidentified 28-year-old woman vented her frustrations on Reddit last week, as well as her plans to leave her … Read more
I’m going to share an unpopular but true fact: we all know someone who has invested way too many years in a relationship that is dead. Perhaps it’s your best friend, a parent, a work mate. But every day you’re hearing about some new fight they’ve had with their partner, and it sounds bloody horrible. … Read more
DEAR ABBY: One of my family members is a loner. I’m the closest relative to them. They invite my children and me over for holiday dinners, but the house is dirty with roaches galore. The bugs even crawl on you during the day on the couch. I don’t want to go there for this reason. … Read more
DEAR ABBY: Out of nowhere, my husband announced he thinks we should unfriend each other on Facebook. I got upset and told him it would make me feel insecure about us, because I think there is no reason for it. I find it very suspicious, and if there is a reason, I think we should … Read more
A woman has divided social media with a claim that one sentence could prove that your partner is cheating on you. In a video on Instagram, influencer Mariah Fernando – who has amassed a following of more than 231,000 on the platform – said any man who uses the phrase “Go ahead and believe what you want” … Read more
Want to live app-ily ever after? Don’t meet your mate online. While the unlucky in love are still hoping to strike romance gold — endlessly swiping for their forever person on dating apps like Tinder, Bumble, Grindr and Hinge — a new study has found that married couples who met online are less satisfied with their … Read more
There’s no crying in baseball. An anonymous Redditor has taken to the “Am I the A—hole” forum to ask if he was a jerk for leaving his wife behind to go to a baseball game after she took too long to get ready. He began the post Tuesday by explaining that they had been looking … Read more
DEAR ABBY: My fiance and I are going back and forth about setting a date for our wedding. We have begun arguing lately about normal relationship issues. He calls them fights, when all I’m trying to do is express my feelings so we get on the same page. Then, instead of talking, he shuts down … Read more
Before you betray your boo — here are a few things you can do. Resisting the temptation to cheat on a spouse or significant other can be hard work. But a self-crowned “affair consultant” is virally advising wannabe two-timers to keep it in their pants for the sake of their relationships. “Being attracted to other … Read more
Sex therapist Olivia Bentley takes a hands-on approach with her clients — by sleeping with them. “I’ve saved marriages,” the Boise, Idaho, native told Kennedy News, calling her work “life-changing.” “I get physically involved with the majority of the people I see, I think that’s part of the appeal.” The “veteran” sex worker, who has … Read more
DEAR ABBY: My husband and I are in our 30s. I love him, and I’m worried because he has a “laissez-faire” attitude about everything — especially his health. He has had high cholesterol for five years and has done little to nothing about it. He found out only because I kept hounding him for a … Read more
This couple’s sex life is in full swing — literally. Riding the wave of consensual non-monogamy, or having your partner’s blessing to get busy with other people, has taken one married pair’s physical intimacy to explosive “new levels” of lustiness. So much so, in fact, that the swinging sweethearts are now touting the benefits of … Read more
For most of her adult life, Jodie has been a victim of financial abuse at the hands of multiple partners. “I was forced to hand over any money I had to pay all the bills as they never paid for anything,” the Brisbane, Australia mom tells Kidspot. “One would take my keycard, so I would have to take out … Read more
DEAR ABBY: I have two grandkids — a 4-year-old granddaughter, “Emily,” and a 2-year-old grandson, “Earl.” My husband is not blood-related to them. He treats Emily like a princess, but treats Earl badly. She can do no wrong; he can do no right. Anytime I have them both over, my husband and I have huge … Read more