Help! I’m In A Homoerotic Friendship!

Posted 11:50am Sunday 4th October 2026 by Critic

Relationships are not a concrete concept, but rather something much more fluid. This may very well be one of the biggest lessons I have learnt since moving out of home and going to university. ‘Boyfriend and girlfriend’ is not a rigid term, it turns out. The more people you meet and form Read more...

4 Modern Dating Situations And How To Deal With Them

Posted 11:51am Sunday 4th October 2026 by Jesse Valpy

Dating isn’t easy, especially at university. Everything’s changed since our parents were courting each other via carrier pigeon, so we’ve put together some advice applicable to today’s dating scene. This isn’t one-size-fits-all, but it’s a starting point.  Read more...

Cheating or Chatting? Exploring AI Chatbot Infidelity In Relationships

Posted 11:53am Sunday 4th October 2026 by Hanna Varrs

I love the Internet. I was practically born and raised on it, and as someone who moved around a fair amount as a kid, I often relied on it to maintain my relationships with friends who lived in different cities. My social life was Instagram group chats with people that I would never meet in person, Read more...

The Brunch Theory

Posted 11:26am Sunday 6th September 2026 by Imogen Perry

Relationships are out. Brunch is in. Everyone knows it. But what about those brave soldiers trapped somewhere in the in-between, balancing the orgasmic elation of overpriced breakfast foods, with the heavy burden of commitment, co-dependence and having regular sex with the same person? Don’t Read more...

We’re All Friendless Losers

Posted 11:45am Sunday 6th September 2026 by Saraia Allais

Every morning I wake up and check in on my friends.  One’s in New York making a protein smoothie. Another's in LA getting her biweekly spray tan. A third is in London telling me how their ex traumatized them. None of these people know who I am.  I’m spending my time Read more...

Moaningful Confessions: The Groom Who Couldn’t Commit

Posted 9:20pm Sunday 10th August 2025 by Lady Jane Grey

Have something juicy to tell us? Send your salacious stories to moaningful@critic.co.nz. Submissions remain anonymous. I never see guys writing in here, which feels a bit weak considering how many of us are out here making decisions worth confessing. So, here's mine. My girlfriend Read more...

Editorial: Let’s Humanise Sex Again

Posted 8:02pm Sunday 3rd August 2025 by Nina Brown

The contemporary modern dating scene gets a look in the mirror in this year’s sex issue. I spent the past week carrying a vintage Playboy in my bag, which was kindly loaned to me as part of my research. With plenty of full-frontal bush, tips for pleasing your wife, and ads for gentlemanly Read more...

Is It Cheating? The Line Between Sleeping Sound and Sleeping Around

Posted 8:41pm Sunday 3rd August 2025 by Matilda Rumball-Smith

When you think of cheating, your mind will probably go to those who are constantly swinging between break-up and make-up sex as they swear they’ll never make that drunken mistake again – but can they please have a fourth chance? The blatant deception and betrayal of finding a grey hoodie Read more...