Marriage

Desperate Farmwife: 'you know, it's not all doom and gloom'

Farming life isn't for everyone, but for the farming community it can bring so much joy in the midst of all the challenges.

FEATURES 11 June 2025

Desperate Farmwife: 'you know, it's not all doom and gloom'

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Dear Miriam: ‘my husband thinks he does the household chores ‘for me’

Dear Miriam: ‘my husband thinks he does the household chores ‘for me’

ASK MIRIAM 4 June 2025

'Weddings are all about love - for those present and those absent but missed'

'Weddings are all about love - for those present and those absent but missed'

L2 28 May 2025

‘I may not be milking cows five nights a week - but I am contributing'

‘I may not be milking cows five nights a week - but I am contributing'

‘I may not be milking cows five nights a week - but I am contributing'

TRAVEL 7 May 2025

Dear Miriam: I won’t consider marriage unless I can get a pre-nuptial agreement

Dear Miriam: I won’t consider marriage unless I can get a pre-nuptial agreement

Dear Miriam: I won’t consider marriage unless I can get a pre-nuptial agreement

ASK MIRIAM 2 April 2025

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‘Over the years, I have unwittingly formed a girl gang in my own home'

‘Over the years, I have unwittingly formed a girl gang in my own home'

This International Women's Day, our Desperate Farmwife is calling out weaponised incompetence as she sees it.

FEATURES 1 January 1970

Dear Miriam: my parents think our ‘sleep divorce’ means we are in trouble

Dear Miriam: my parents think our ‘sleep divorce’ means we are in trouble

A reader looks for advice on a 'sleep divorce' and how to explain to her parents that her marriage is not in trouble.

ASK MIRIAM 1 January 1970

"It's not a smoke house you're running here; it's Love Island!"

Frank Hederman and Caroline Workman have built a smoke house, a career and a thriving community, all from a love of slow food, writes Janine Kennedy.

NEWS 1 January 1970

Desperate Farmhusband: could they make a bolus for your spouse?

Desperate Farmhusband: could they make a bolus for your spouse?

A tip for our Desperate Farmhusband: maybe comparing your wife to a cow isn't the best way to be spending your Valentine's Day.

FEATURES 1 January 1970

Dear Miriam: my son is not pulling his weight at home with his young family

Dear Miriam: my son is not pulling his weight at home with his young family

This week an annoyed reader asks for advice on her son not pulling his weight in his new family.

ASK MIRIAM 1 January 1970

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ESB Networks publishes farm safety booklet to support safer working environments

ESB Networks has released its updated farm safety booklet, a practical guide designed to help farmers, contractors and rural communities stay safe while working around electricity.

ESB Networks publishes farm safety booklet to support safer working environments