relationships

A welcome screen of the Replika app as seen on a mobile phone

The sudden removal of ‘erotic’ features from the virtual friend app has left lovelorn users high and dry.

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As more and more people use dating apps to find a partner, a trove of data from these users is revealing what men and women really want.

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If we aren’t careful with our online data, artificial intelligence will take over our intimate personal lives, a new book says.

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A festival of events and exhibitions will showcase the diverse sexualities and sexual health needs of the UNSW community.

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Whether you're putting a ring on it, or calling it quits, the law has something to say about your relationship. 

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Relationships with machines can never be a substitute for human contact, a UNSW Grand Challenges discussion heard this week. 

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Most people would like to have sex up to four times a week but the reality is it just doesn't happen that often, an Australian snapshot of heterosexual relationships has found.

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Old-fashioned good manners and a simple thank you are among the best ways to establish new relationships, UNSW research shows.

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How couples interact can provide clues to the fate of their relationship but more research is needed, write Lisa Williams and Rebecca Pinkus.

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No two ways about it, neoliberalism has colonised our hearts. It's entered our social world and planted its flag in our most intimate terrain, writes Alecia Simmonds.