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Zendaya and Robert Pattinson play an engaged couple on shaky ground in ‘The Drama’.

‘The Drama’: A dark comedy about thought, guilt, and perception

A pre-wedding confession spirals into paranoia and hilarity, as The Drama probes how our hidden thoughts reshape love, trust, and identity.

Simple story: Will Arnett and Laura Dern star in Is This Thing On? It’s not a laugh out loud comedy but Will
Arnett’s performance is affecting and the chemistry between him and Dern is believable. Photo: Supplied

Marriage is no joke

A thoughtful look at marriage, resentment and reinvention, Bradley Cooper’s latest film lets its characters stumble, flail and quietly evolve

People who choose abstinence, monogamy or sexual restraint are made to feel as though something is wrong with them. True sexual freedom should include the right not to participate.

Reflecting on relationships: Is it ‘just sex’?

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

Relationship: Neil Patrick Harris as Michael and Tisha Campbell as Suzanne. Photo: Netflix

One Show, Two Takes: Uncoupled

Uncoupled is bingeworthy escapism about sex, love and stereotypes

Crises, the kind that threaten our physical and psychological well-being, force us to stop. This unsolicited detour allows for a moment to pause. Psychologists speak of this time as reflection. (Yawar Nazir/Getty Images)

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

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A ghostbusting care package

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

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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’

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Me, myself and my DVD Nazi

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

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.

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

Many couples are finding meaning in loving, open relationships.

Opinion: No one should possess you

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

At heart

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.

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.

A home for lost love

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.

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.