Answer:

affairs

Answer	Crossword Clue
AFFAIRS	They may be current or foreign
AFFAIRS	Personal business
AFFAIRS	Things to get in order

AFFAIRS	Business matters
AFFAIRS	Catered gatherings
AFFAIRS	Romantic involvements
AFFAIRS	Big bashes
AFFAIRS	Potential relationship ruiners
AFFAIRS	Matters of business.
AFFAIRS	Philanderer's foibles
AFFAIRS	Parties

AFFAIRS	Business
AFFAIRS	Tabloid fodder
AFFAIRS	Romances
AFFAIRS	Bureau of Indian --
AFFAIRS	Ballads might be written about these
AFFAIRS	Some are "of the heart"
AFFAIRS	Some are of the heart
AFFAIRS	Foreign ... (international matters)

AFFAIRS	Staples of soap operas