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'I eat in my sleep and I don't know why.' For 20 years, Jasmine has been living with parasomnia.

'I broke up with my best friend after she handed me He's Just Not That Into You. She was right.'

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Can masturbating really get rid of period pain? Here's what the experts say.

'I was ghosted on a dating app by a man I've never met. And still, I'm heartbroken.'

'My husband tried to kidnap my baby girl. No one mentioned it ever again.'

SEX DIARIES: 'I secretly had sex in a room full of all my friends.'

At 17, Lech Blaine was in a car crash that killed his best friends. The rumours started immediately.

We asked 1000 women about their sex lives. This is what they told us.

'My wedding day was perfect. But a few months into my marriage, I wanted to cheat.'

'I lost one of my best friends because I wouldn't have sex with her.'

Sex toys, swingers sites and virtual sex: I lost my libido in lockdown. Here's how I got it back.

"My long-distance ex and I said we'd get back together after the pandemic. But then things changed."

Eleanor Katelaris

'In Grade 9, I met a boy who would go on to abuse me for five years. I thought it was love.'

Vanessa Haldane

"You’re so strong, you’ll be fine." After my miscarriage, people’s reactions stunned me.

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'I lost my dad to COVID-19 a year ago today. His death taught me 5 important lessons.'

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Jessie Stephens

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'For years, I was in a toxic and consuming relationship. I was too embarrassed to leave.'

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