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Relationships

Reflecting on relationships: Is it ‘just sex’?
Thought Leader
/ 18 June 2025

Reflecting on relationships: Is it ‘just sex’?

True sexual freedom means having the right to not participate — without shame or judgment

By Emmanuel Oboh
One Show, Two Takes: Uncoupled
Friday
/ 9 September 2022

One Show, Two Takes: Uncoupled

Uncoupled is bingeworthy escapism about sex, love and stereotypes

By Tiffany Kagure Mugo and Kim Windvogel
Society’s definitions of love don’t work for all of us
Opinion
/ 4 March 2021

Society’s definitions of love don’t work for all of us

Everyone deserves all kinds of love; however, not receiving it does not make me any less worthy of being human, writes Paballo Chauke

By Paballo Chauke
What relationship therapy can teach us about our connection to the world
Coronavirus
/ 27 May 2020

What relationship therapy can teach us about our connection to the world

Handling a global crisis is not that different from dealing with partnership break-downs

By Sorayah Nair
A ghostbusting care package
Article
/ 4 February 2020

A ghostbusting care package

A multimedia care package of reading material, series, movies and music to indulge in if you’re ghosted

By Zaza Hlalethwa
Slice of life: Respect a mother’s word
Article
/ 1 February 2019

Slice of life: Respect a mother’s word

‘In fact, the Sesotho word she kept using was ‘hlompho’, which means respect. In our culture, you don’t use that word lightly’

By Carl Collison
Me, myself and my DVD Nazi
Article
/ 7 September 2018

Me, myself and my DVD Nazi

‘I’ve started renting series, hoping to find some common ground that will help us reconnect’

By Staff Reporter
No image available
Article
/ 15 January 2015

The little blue bounce lifts our love up where it belongs

Rekindling the sexual fire of a once passionate marriage has sparked a deeper emotional link.

By Amy Green
Polyamory: Two’s company, three’s a charm
Article
/ 20 February 2014

Polyamory: Two’s company, three’s a charm

Many couples are finding meaning in loving, open relationships.

By Staff Reporter
Opinion: No one should possess you
Article
/ 13 March 2013

Opinion: No one should possess you

Possessiveness and obsessive control over another person looks a lot like modern day slavery to Khaya Dlanga.

By Staff Reporter
Straight to the pimply point
Article
/ 12 July 2012

Straight to the pimply point

Camilla Janse van Vuuren recalls her time at a speed dating event, which she describes as the modern version of a Jane Austen ball.

By Van Vuuren
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Article
/ 20 April 2012

Controlling emotions is a fine heart

Having seen the beginning and the end of the love journey, the middle is an interesting but precarious place to be.

By Milisuthando Bongela
A home for lost love
Article
/ 19 August 2011

A home for lost love

Every object tells a story, and none more so than the exhibits donated to Croatia’s Museum of Broken Relationships.

By Andrew Mueller
No romance without the finance
Analysis
/ 10 March 2009

No romance without the finance

Two brothers respond to Nikiwe Bikitsha’s inaugural High Heels column

By Sandile Memela and Fikile Ntsikelelo Moya
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Article
/ 12 November 2008

The romance of the rand

Teenage girls grow up and realise that fame and richness aren’t everything, but most of them would sacrifice fame rather than wealth.

By Rams Mabote

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