Relationship Features

Britain’s first online bridal boot camp is being launched to help UK brides lose the pounds – and the stress – in the run up to their big day. Thousands of would-be brides will say ‘I do’ over Christmas & New Year and, according to a recent survey, a staggering 85 percent of them will be slimming down to fit the gown.

For some people, the New Year can be extremely stressful as they face up to mounting credit card debt from Christmas spending, a heavy work schedule to kick-start the New Year, and rebuilding relationships that may have been placed under added pressure throughout the Christmas break.

New research from The London Gift Consultancy shows that 71 per cent of people surveyed said it would hurt their feelings if the gift they gave their loved one ended up for sale on eBay.

Doncaster Police has expressed its determination to tackle domestic violence with the launch this week of a new strategy to prioritise the way in which domestic violence is investigated, and which sends a clear message to abusers across the borough.

Pacific Reproductive Services Fertility Center and Sperm Bank (PRS) - founded in 1984 with the primary mission to serve the unmet needs of lesbians throughout the US - today announced its 2000th birth through artificial insemination.

A survey carried out by Ministry of Sound to find out more about the nations Christmas socialising habits and clubbing experiences has revealed that most women feel the worst chat up line is simply being groped - and most men feel that the worst chat up line is their own! Other chat up lines that often offended people were those with sexual innuendo including lines like: - Didn’t recognise you with your clothes on! And do you move as good in bed as you do on the dance floor!

A recent survey by Douwe Egberts Café Switch, has found that over a third of workers have treated themselves to some cheeky squeezy fun at an office Christmas party. Like it or loathe it, festive fiestas are now a feature of any business calendar. However, alcohol-fuelled Christmas parties may be off the menu this festive season as more and more managers opt to organise better ways to let off steam instead of traditional drink-based celebrations.

Once Christmas is over and the New Year looms, it is often the case that people start to make resolutions as to how they are going to live their lives in the forthcoming new year and thereafter. Resolutions to lose weight, get fitter or a new different career path begin to formulate in people's minds.

It’s official: festive socks have been named and shamed as the ultimate gift men don’t want to unwrap this Christmas morning. The tacky pressie, a favourite of grannies and great aunts, topped a poll of the worst ever Christmas gifts, voted for by readers of men’s magazine Loaded.

A recent poll of members of the Itsmyfantasy website community revealed that 86% of the site’s female members have had some sort of sexual fantasy whilst they were with their partner, but only 32% of them had admitted it to their other halves and only 12% have acted out their fantasies.