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ImageHaving enough space or privacy in a relationship is more important for a couple to stay together happily than having a good sex life, says a relationships expert. Dr Terri Orbuch a psychologist, research professor at the University of Michigan's Institute for Social Research and author of Finding Love Again: 6 Simple Steps to a New and Happy Relationship, found that lack of privacy or time for self was the reason for unhappy marriage among many couples, Stuff reported. Since 1990 Dr Orbuch has been involved in a long-term US study of marriage called The Early Years of Marriage Project, which has been following the same 373 married couples for over 25 years. 46 per cent of the couples have since divorced. During her research, Orbuch found that 29 per cent of spouses said they did not have enough "privacy or time for self" in their relationship, with more wives than husbands reporting not having enough space (31 per cent versus 26 per cent). Of those who reported being unhappy, 11.5 per cent said the reason was lack of privacy or time for self. This was a greater percentage than the six per cent who said they were unhappy with their sex lives. Explaining why space so important in a relationship Orbuch said "When partners have their own set of interests, friends, and time for self, that makes them happier and less bored." "Time alone also gives partners time to process their thoughts, pursue hobbies and relax without responsibilities to others," she added. John Aiken, a relationship psychologist and author also agreed: "Couples need space in a relationship so they don't suffocate each other. Having time apart is extremely healthy and keeps freshness in their relationship. It encourages each person to maintain their own sense of identity while still being a couple, and it fosters independence and strength rather than neediness and clinginess." Orbuch believes that while both sexes need space and time for themselves in a relationship, women are less likely to get it. "This is because women often have less time to themselves than men. Even if women have jobs outside the home, they are typically more likely to be caring for children, parents, friends, and others in the family. Women are more relationship oriented and they are more likely to have more friends than men, and often are the ones planning or organising the social activities for the couple," she said.

Il aimait trop les talons hauts Un Allemand de 27 ans a été condamné à quatre ans et neuf mois de prison pour avoir agressé sept femmes dans le but de leur voler leurs chaussures à talon aiguille et blessé quatre d'entre elles. L'homme dont l'identité n'a pas été rendue publique, suivra aussi un traitement psychiatrique «jusqu'à ce qu'il soit prouvé qu'il ne présente plus de danger. Le fétichiste qui a sévi à Bonn et Cologne pendant près de deux ans avant d'être arrêté en juillet, approchait ses victimes par derrière, les faisait tomber et s'enfuyait avec leurs chaussures. Il a été reconnu coupable de sept vols dont quatre avec blessures.

Cities around the world are ringing in 2014, with Berlin, Hong Kong, Sydney and Dubai putting on some of the most impressive fireworks displays during New Year's Eve celebrations on Tuesday. Britain welcomed 2014 with a mixture of futuristic fireworks and torch-lit tradition. For people in London, the New Year offered the opportunity to taste the fireworks. Dubai put on a six-minute extravaganza with 500,000 fireworks fired from 400 locations across the city. Besides the fireworks, there were prayers and hopes for a brighter 2014. Here are some images of celebrations across the world. Fireworks explode over the London Eye and the Houses of Parliament along the river Thames during the New Year celebrations in central London. Leon Neal/ AFP Fireworks explode over the city of Innsbruck and the Nordkette mountains in Austria during New Year celebrations. Dominic Ebenbichler/ Reuters People celebrate the New Year on the Champs-Elysees in Paris. Pierre Andrieu/ AFP. In Tokyo, people released balloons carrying their wishes during the annual countdown ceremony by the Prince Park Tower Tokyo. Some 2,000 balloons were released in the air. Kazuhiro Nogi/ AFP Crowds jammed New York's Times Square on Tuesday to ring in 2014, braving bone-chilling cold and ultra-tight security for the chance to see Miley Cyrus, a final countdown from a U.S. Supreme Court justice and the drop of the shimmering crystal ball. AFP The Dubai skyline was a canvas for a dazzling 30-minute show. The display capped off with six minutes of fireworks that engulfed the city's man-made, palm-shaped island, with its fronds and trunk shimmering in thousands of lights. Karim Sahib/ AFP People offer prayers on the first day of the new year at Meiji Shrine in Tokyo. Reuters

BLAGUE DU JOUR 1 : Pou laid ! Un Nioufi ayant vécu toute sa vie à la ville en a soudain assez de la vie de citadin. Il décide de déménager pour la campagne pour élever des poulets. Il trouve une jolie fermette à vendre pour pas trop cher. Il saute sur l'occasion et l'achète. Quelques jours plus tard, il reçoit la visite de son voisin immédiat, qui est, lui aussi éleveur de poulet. Le voisin lui dit : - Elever des poulets, de nos jours, ce n'est pas une mince affaire. Par solidarité, je vais te prêter 1000 poulets pour t'aider à démarrer, sais-tu. Tu me les rendras quand t'auras assez de sous devant toi. Après l'avoir remercié, l'apprenti aviculteur rentre chez lui avec les poulets. Deux semaines plus tard, le voisin vient voir à quel stade en sont ses poulets. - Oh, c'est pas terrible. Tous les poulets sont morts! Le voisin n'y croit pas : - Je n'ai jamais eu autant de perte sur mes poulets. Ils ont du avoir un coup de chaleur. Allez, je vais t'en prêter 1000 autres. Deux nouvelles semaines passent. Le voisin affable vient à nouveau aux nouvelles : - Je ne sais pas si je dois te le dire, mais tes 1000 poulets sont morts encore une fois. Il n'en reste plus un seul de vivant... - Mais qu'est-ce qui s'est passé? Comment tu expliques qu'ils soient tous morts? - Ben je ne suis pas encore sûr... Ou bien c'est parce que je les plante trop profond, ou bien c'est parce que je les plante trop serrés.