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"I feel like she's not that far away." The remarkable resilience of Anita Cobby's sister.

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"Enough whining." Brazil's worsening coronavirus outbreak, and their president's response.

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The hidden condition affecting the sex lives of nearly 1 in 3 women at Mamamia.

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My husband lied about ending his affair 3 times. I'm giving him one more chance.

'I used a sheet mask every single day for a month. Here's what happened to my face.'

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Is it love or are you being love-bombed? Signs you’re entangled with a narcissist.

'My best friend just got engaged. The wording of her announcement triggered me beyond belief.'

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"Respect our pronouns": 10 ways to be a better ally to non-binary and trans people.

'My friends came home from Europe with incredible stories. I came home with a harrowing one.'

Khadija Gbla: The untold story of female genital mutilation in Australia.

How to have a conversation with someone who says they're not a feminist.

Lifestyle

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Just 12 fresh celebrity haircuts that'll further convince you to get that chop.

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No police case and no internal inquiry. So what happens next for Christian Porter?

We tell the story of The Boy Who Cried Wolf. But have you heard the story of Cassandra?

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Relationships

"For when you want anything but a quicky". Mamamia reviews 'The Pure Wand' Njoy sex toy.

Lacey-Jade Christie

My husband lied about ending his affair 3 times. I'm giving him one more chance.

Is it love or are you being love-bombed? Signs you’re entangled with a narcissist.

"You know who really counts." The 7 unexpected things I love about being in my 40s.

'My sister died suddenly. Now I don't know how to be around her two kids.'

'My friends came home from Europe with incredible stories. I came home with a harrowing one.'

Getting cramps after sex? Here's 8 things that could be causing it.

"Cumming with a clear conscience." Mamamia reviews the 'Bend' sex toy.

'Conversations revolve around her: My beloved best friend has become a self-obsessed stranger.'

'To the man who used to jerk off in the window across from mine.'

"It was my dirty secret." While I was married, I fell in love with a man I met at work.

SEX DIARIES: 'After interviewing an apprentice mechanic, I invited him into my bed.'

'My childhood friend died after we lost touch. It's a unique kind of grief.'

"Squirting is not wee": 10 common myths about women and sex you need to stop believing.

"I'm not cold-hearted." What life is like when you're asexual and aromantic.

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'I was a victim of narcissistic emotional abuse. It took me 12 years to recognise it.'

The 16 things I wish my husband's therapist would tell him.

Lori Welch Brown

'I broke up with my best friend after six years. It hurt more than a romantic breakup.'

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'I was semi-estranged from my dad when he died. The guilt almost destroyed me.'

Entertainment

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Two years ago, I was fired. It was my blessing in disguise.

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Parents

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Long beaches, national parks and pink mountains: 21 photos that show why a Tasmanian road trip should be your next family holiday.

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Carlin Sterritt confirms that he's moved on from Angie after their v. public breakup.

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