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"Is he your first?" The four little words that always make my heart sink.

by Gemma Hudson

'My husband says he's in love with someone else. My peace shatters.'

'I do not love you. I have to be with her.' How do you deal with this?

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'Last Mother's Day, I was about to call my mum. Then my dad phoned.'

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'The moment I bought my bouquet is the moment I should have cancelled my wedding.'

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"Is he your first?" The four little words that always make my heart sink.

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

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'My friend took his life in lockdown. He was the absolute last person I thought would do this.'

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'I texted my ex-wife to catch up when I was in town for a few days. She never replied.'

Greyson Ferguson

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'My husband sexually assaulted me in my sleep for 17 years. One night, I woke up.'

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'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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'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.'

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Anais had no idea she was a twin. Then she saw an actress on TV who looked identical to her.

'When I found emails between my wife and her lover, I felt my entire life melt away.'

Greyson Ferguson

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Jessica Lovejoy

10 years ago, I was sexually assaulted by a co-worker. She was a woman.

'At 25, after insisting I didn't like sex, my friends staged an intervention.'

Taylor Richardson

'Dating with a disability is like entering a lottery that you know you’ll never win.'

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