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British singer/songwriter Adele says she has fallen in and out of love twice, one love per album. Named for her age, Adele's new album "21" depicts a matured woman, one who has lost love but has gained a sense of self-worth. In a throaty alto, Adele sings of emotional abuse, of addiction and of the remnants of relationships. The 11 tracks on "21" take listeners into a relationship - its highs, its lows and its very lows - and out the other side. Adele launched onto the musical scene in 2008...

Though Jenni "JWoww" Farley is one of the most lovable characters from "Jersey Shore" both on- and offscreen, she certainly has had her problems with relationships. For the first season of the show, she entered the Shore house in a steady relationship with boyfriend Tommy, but after a steamy make-out session with castmate Pauly D, he broke it off with her. Now, however, she's seven months into a relationship with boyfriend Roger and told Jay Leno on "The Tonight Show" that she has learned her...

MANY residents consider Bali a great holiday destination, but Rockingham’s ties with the island could soon become a whole lot closer. Rockingham councillor Paul Ellis has proposed that the city establish a friendship relationship with Bali. The suggestion has been welcomed by Rockingham resident Made Delaveris, who has developed strong networks with the island community, including the running of a disaster appeal after the 2002 Bali bombings. It is understood the council’s global friendship...

Is your ladylove better looking than you? Well, then chances are your relationship won't last, says a new research. According to the UK study, relationships in which the woman is more attractive than the man may be doomed to failure. However, having a handsome husband or boyfriend is no barrier to the couple's success, says the study. The phenomenon was spotted by British researchers studying whether it was true people tend to pair up with those who are similarly attractive to ourselves. The...

Bathsheba Doran's Kin, a drama with humor about the extended families of a would-be couple — an American scholar and an Irish personal trainer — opens in a world-premiere engagement at Off-Broadway's Playwrights Horizons March 21. Kristen Bush and Patch Darragh are featured as the couple in question. Obie Award winner Sam Gold, who directed PH's hit run of Circle Mirror Transformation in 2009-10, stages the new play on the company's Mainstage. Previews began Feb. 25.According to Playwrights...

When it comes to regrets, there’s nothing like a failed romance to reveal the emotional gulf between the sexes. For while it seems a man can walk away from a relationship with barely a second thought, his lover may worry for years about what she did wrong. More than twice as many women as men in a study said they had made mistakes with ex-partners – 44 per cent compared with 20 per cent. Relationship expert Jean Hannah Edelstein said it showed that women felt they were ‘more responsible for...

San Antonio native Joan Crawford won an Oscar for the movie “Mildred Pierce.” Britain's Kate Winslet seems destined to win an Emmy for the TV remake. The latter's performance as Depression-era divorcée Mildred — a highly capable career woman brought down by her obsessive love for her manipulative daughter — is so intimate, you'll find yourself right there with her during both the highs and disturbing lows of her life. A warning to those who loved the Crawford movie, however: The five-part...

Calling all Twi-hards! Robert Pattinson is talking relationships, and we love him for it. And even though the dreamy R.Pattz could have his pick of any Hollywood leading lady, he reveals to Italian Vanity Fair that he's not the "casual-affair" kinda guy. So what does Rob describe as his ideal relationship? And does it match up to his romance with Kristen Stewart? As Rob clues the mag in: "She will always be an extraordinary woman to him, no matter what. Jacob just wants to give and doesn't...

We, as individual people, can really make a mess of our lives and relationships, leaving ourselves and our loved ones with more regrets than we know what to do with. We can manipulate our children, undermine our spouses, and destroy our friendships; it’s a reality we all face sooner or later. Thankfully though, God has given us guidelines for healthy relationships built upon a foundation of love. Let’s take a look at universal signs of a healthy relationship: 1. Affection: Affection is love...

A few years ago, Antonia Baker broke an unwritten code of etiquette and began dating her friend – and flatmate – James Vincent. She’d moved into the flat in 2006 and the pair “hooked up” the following April. Her initial friendship with Vincent was strictly platonic. “We were really good friends. He’s a bit of a comedian,” says 25-year-old Baker. In the beginning they spent time together without there being a hint of romance. The relationship could well have continued like that had it not been...

The teenage pop princess and the Phillip Island hottie were seen getting up close and personal in LA at the weekend. On Saturday night, Cyrus made special mention of Hemsworth, 21, in a speech at the Kids' Choice Awards. Asked if the pair were back together, Cyrus turned coy. "Shhh! I'll never tell. My lips are sealed," she smiled. And yesterday Cyrus - who has returned to Twitter after dumping the social-networking site last year - was shouting from the rooftops about Hemsworth's new film...

Forbidden fruit may be sweet, as the old saying goes, but it can sure sour a relationship. Still, a new study suggests that if your partner's eye wanders, it might be best to just let him or her enjoy the view. Here, a guide to the research: What was the study about?Researchers tested the idea that we want what we can't have by conducting experiments on college students in various stages of romantic relationships. In a report published in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, the...

By the time you finish reading this sentence, a woman somewhere will have been abused. And there's a chance she could be a teenage girl. Teen dating violence does not exist in specific neighborhoods or cultures. It's not gender-exclusive. MTV's "Teen Mom" star Amber Portwood often verbally abused her child's father, Gary Shirley, long before she punched him in front of their baby. One in five high school students report being abused or sexually assaulted by their partner - 1.5 million...

People who speak in similar styles are more compatible, according to a new study. People tend to be attracted to, date, and marry other people who resemble themselves in terms of personality, values, and physical appearance. However, these features only skim the surface of what makes a relationship work. The ways that people talk are also important. The study focused on words called "function words." These aren't nouns and verbs; they're the words that show how those words relate. They're...

Almost one in three people have been in a relationship which has suffered because of work pressures, according to a new study. A survey of 2,000 workers by the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH) found that a poor work-life balance could "drive a wedge" between partners. Of the 29% who said they had been affected by a poor work-life balance, the main problems were long working hours and high workloads. Dr Luise Vassie, executive director of policy at IOSH, said: "The struggle...