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'When I had an abortion, my husband told everyone I was a "murderer".'

5 women on bladder leakage, the 'taboo' condition affecting millions of Australian women.

Alison was homeless at 11. She's been raped and beaten. She also has 9 children.

"It's a skill set I don't have." Benjamin Law on why he doesn't want kids.

Let's talk about the fact that single women are still seen as entertainment for married couples.

What is a missed miscarriage? 5 women and a GP share the reality of pregnancy loss.

Thousands of young men are breaking their bones to get laid. Even though they 'hate' women.

"I tried Toffee, the new dating app exclusive to private school alumni."

"Spending his money would make me sick." Lila was abducted on a date with a sugar daddy.

"Sex is part of the package." 24-year-old Alex on what it's really like to be a sugar baby.

After Rebecca Gibney had a nervous breakdown, she was able to forgive her abusive father.

I saw the world's best relationship expert. She asked: What's the last thing you stroke at night?

Holly Wainwright

“So, what are you?” The question non-white Aussies get asked daily.

'I was a dominatrix for six-and-a-half minutes.'

'I fell in love with a soldier from Townsville. In reality, it was a group of Nigerian men.'

Peter accidentally ran over and killed his toddler. He relives it everyday to help save lives.

"It's like someone sandpapered my flesh off." 19 women on the worst pain they've ever felt.

A ghoster or a social media stalker: This is your worst dating habit, according to your star sign.

Apparently, having a nagging mum will make you more successful in life. Science says so.

"I'm 18 and am sexually harassed on my commute everyday. It's not flattering, it's scary."

"We slept in separate beds." Christie Hayes on her split from second husband, Daniel White.

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Sex

'I was a dominatrix for six-and-a-half minutes.'

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"My partner and I swapped porn for erotic audio stories. Here's how that went down."

An expert tells us 5 things that are going to happen to intimacy in the 21st century.

Jessie Stephens

"I was told a cattle prod would be involved": A day in the life of an adult actress.

Would you try scheduling sex with your partner? I did and this is what happened.

"I had sex with a married couple, and then we dated."

Maggie Tokuda-Hall

'After 9 years of marriage I still get butterflies. But not from my husband.'

Jessie Stephens

'My search for a $20 orgasm led to some weird places.'

"I suffer from an intense phobia of sexual intercourse, even when I'm in a relationship."

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‘I tried the vibrator that's meant to be one of the best in the world. I’ll never be the same.’

"I suffer from terminal ugliness." What it's like to be a virgin in your late 20s and beyond.

"Why did I not have an orgasm for four years? The contraceptive pill."

'My boyfriend's anxiety comes out severely when we are intimate.'

Billi FitzSimons

“I'm happily married with three kids, but my partner and I have sex with other couples."

"I was watching porn when I recognised the two people in it. They were my parents."

"I tried healing my vagina with a crystal dildo and here's what the orgasm felt like."

"I spent three years in a sexless relationship in my twenties, and not by choice."

"I had an anal orgasm in a hotel room in Bangkok."

Let's talk about the fact that single women are still seen as entertainment for married couples.

Thousands of young men are breaking their bones to get laid. Even though they 'hate' women.

"I tried Toffee, the new dating app exclusive to private school alumni."

Couples

I saw the world's best relationship expert. She asked: What's the last thing you stroke at night?

Holly Wainwright

"We slept in separate beds." Christie Hayes on her split from second husband, Daniel White.

Chelsea McLaughlin

"Sometimes I look at my husband of 7 years, and think: This is not the man I wanted."

Briana Hernandez

"It felt harder to walk away than stay." Alison Brahe and Cameron Daddo on navigating infidelity.

'I was six weeks pregnant when my husband's iPhone location exposed his affair.'

Stefanie Cubelic

5 people on the 'money chat' they had before they got engaged or married.

Valentina Todoroska

9 women on the sexiest thing their partner has ever done.

Jessie Stephens

When Wendy Williams found out about her husband's 10 year affair, she spiralled into addiction.

Emma thought 'birdnesting' was the solution to her divorce. Until she found someone else in the 'nest.'

'My boyfriend wants to propose with his ex-girlfriend's ring.' The predicament going viral.

Billi FitzSimons

Um. Couples are getting 'sleep divorces' and it sounds... brutal.

'If I'm no longer having sex with my husband, is my marriage in jeopardy?'

The five telltale signs your relationship is over, according to an expert.

What is gaslighting in relationships? And how can you tell if it's happening to you?

'It f**ks me up to see you smile.' A woman wants advice after husband's gobsmacking request.

'I'm in a wheelchair and I'm married to the man I love. This is what I want you to know.'

Every time Lady Gaga has a career high, her romantic relationships "implode".

Jessica Chambers

'My fiance won't marry me until I agree to a weird clause in our prenup.'

"An open letter to the woman who believes she's the person they'll never date."

Alexandria Brown

"My boyfriend and I sleep in separate bedrooms and it’s the best decision we’ve ever made."

Cassidy Spencer

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'I'm intersex. It was a secret my parents kept from me for 17 years.'

'My mum attacked me when I was two. For years I was terrified I would harm my own children.'

"Sometimes I look at my husband of 7 years, and think: This is not the man I wanted."

Briana Hernandez

"It felt harder to walk away than stay." Alison Brahe and Cameron Daddo on navigating infidelity.

A dad asks if he should tell his daughter's fiance he's dating a "diagnosed sociopath".

Jodi always dreamt of a strong, silent husband. Six years ago, she married a bridge.

"Advice on 'starting your life' after divorce from someone's who's gone through it."

Everything you imagine about prison life is wrong. Just ask ex-inmate Kerry Tucker.

Jessie Stephens

Catherine Hamlin has seen firsthand what happens when children give birth.

Jessie Stephens

"I fell in love with a teenager. It was actually a 50-year-old man using photos of his son."

"There were no signs". At 22, Hayleigh's brother took his own life.

Hayleigh Hocking

'I was six weeks pregnant when my husband's iPhone location exposed his affair.'

Stefanie Cubelic

'I fell pregnant to the man I loved. Four months later, he tried to kill me.'

7 people share exactly what they did to get out of a job they just hated.

"She lied about having cancer." Seven women share the worst ways their friendships ended.

5 people on the 'money chat' they had before they got engaged or married.

Valentina Todoroska

'My family was terrified that I would die.' How I recovered from a drug addiction at 18.

You're probably married to the wrong person. And that's okay.

Elizabeth Laura Nelson

'I'd been married five months when my husband left me for a mum he met at the school gates.'

"They're all about control": The 5 clues that you could be dating a psychopath.

Billi FitzSimons

"A paper mache bowl and a cat calendar." 21 of the worst Mother's Day gifts we've ever received.

9 women on the sexiest thing their partner has ever done.

Jessie Stephens

"When I started dating after my divorce, I made every mistake in the book."

Kerri Sackville

"I wouldn't be in the industry if I didn't love my cows": The reality of working on a dairy farm.

Learning how to date after divorce? Your first marriage could hold the answers.

'Fauxrealism' is the new way we're all hurting each other on Instagram.

Moana Hope works, plays AFLW and cares for her sister Vinnie. She insists she's not a hero.

A week ago, a random man on Tinder insulted Thea's dress. Now she's modelling it on ASOS.

Billi FitzSimons

"Her personality changed." The truth about losing my mum to cancer in my final year of school.

Samantha Fisher

Newly broken up? Here are 10 separation tips to help get you through it.

"Some of my friends forgot me when I was sick. He never did." The unique pain of losing a dog.

Felicity Conneely

Farewell dear American Alex, the only reason we were watching Bachelor in Paradise.

Seven weeks after her wedding, Tamara was almost killed by her husband.

Florence's reaction to the second same-sex date in Paradise was almost as troubling as Paddy's.

"I had no chance." How Elora knew her Bachelor in Paradise stint was doomed from the start.

"It nearly killed me." The first time Casey Donovan had sex was with her catfisher Olga.

"My partner and I swapped porn for erotic audio stories. Here's how that went down."

For 6 years, Spencer thought he was in a relationship with Katy Perry. Then he met Harriet.

"Those five words changed something for me." Elizabeth's boyfriend fat-shamed her for years.

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