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'We can’t keep accepting crumbs.' The reality of being a plus-size woman of colour in Australia.

by Mahalia Handley

"I found myself wanting to kiss her." I thought I never wanted to have sex. Then, at 24, I met a woman.

Racism is alive in Australian schools. Just ask my 14 year old daughter.

"I've thought of going to a brothel." Last night, You Can't Ask That spoke to 8 adult virgins.

"Choose the bigger life." 30 women on the advice that changed their life.

'The night my husband accidentally left his phone at home, my entire 9 year marriage unravelled.'

"She’s a good pre-game gal." Mamamia reviews 'Better Than Your Ex' sex toy.

How often do you masturbate? No need to tell us, we already know.

My husband abandoned me and my 2 kids after 18 years. My mum insists he's still a 'good dad'.

'My husband and I blame our problems on an imaginary person. Our marriage has never been better.'

Tara Blair Ball

'I'm 39 and single by choice. I'm seen by women as both menacing and perplexing.'

"It utterly blindsided me." I was ghosted by my best friend. Here's what I did to recover.

Anthony J. Yeung

7 women told us about the times they’ve flaked out on a date. The stories were pretty... surprising.

We asked: What the heck does a stripper do? And how much do they get paid?

"Our first date went for 12 hours." Chantelle Otten and Dylan Alcott's rather magical love story.

"Nighttime is the hardest part." How I became comfortable being single.

Greyson Ferguson

"There's not one way to script life": We need to talk more about success after 40.

Sandy Greenwood

"It feels like being held hostage." My husband's ex-wife triggers my PTSD.

SEX DIARIES: 'My boyfriend watched me have sex with someone else. He'd never been so turned on.'

'I let a myth ruin several of my birthdays. This year, I lived by a brand new rule.'

"Small. But. Mighty." Mamamia reviews the 'Duo' sex toy.

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'We can’t keep accepting crumbs.' The reality of being a plus-size woman of colour in Australia.

Mahalia Handley

Racism is alive in Australian schools. Just ask my 14 year old daughter.

"Choose the bigger life." 30 women on the advice that changed their life.

'The night my husband accidentally left his phone at home, my entire 9 year marriage unravelled.'

Sex

"I've thought of going to a brothel." Last night, You Can't Ask That spoke to 8 adult virgins.

"She’s a good pre-game gal." Mamamia reviews 'Better Than Your Ex' sex toy.

How often do you masturbate? No need to tell us, we already know.

SEX DIARIES: 'My boyfriend watched me have sex with someone else. He'd never been so turned on.'

"Small. But. Mighty." Mamamia reviews the 'Duo' sex toy.

When's the most popular time to bonk? We asked 1000 people to find out.

The 10 best clit sucker vibrators, ranked in order of orgasm-guarantee.

SEX DIARIES: 'I had sex with a total stranger in the sand dunes. It was the hottest of my life.'

SEX DIARIES: 'My boyfriend and I tried sex outdoors. It was the wildest orgasm of my life.'

SEX DIARIES: ‘My boyfriend and I spent summer having sex in his ute. It was the hottest ever.'

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'Edging' is the sex move that makes a good orgasm, great. Here's what's involved.

"A multi-orgasmic marvel." Mamamia reviews the 'Magic Wand' sex toy.

Nadia Bokody made a career writing about sex with men. Then she realised she was gay.

1,895 women tell us exactly what they do when they masturbate.

SEX DIARIES: 'I still get myself off while watching a sex tape I made with my ex.'

How much sex are single women actually having right now? The exact stats laid bare.

SEX DIARIES: 'While our plane made an emergency landing, my boyfriend got me off in the back row.'

"What have you done to my vagina?" Mamamia's very honest review of Abbie Chatfield's new sex toy.

SEX DIARIES: ‘I was vanilla in the bedroom until a date introduced me to BDSM.’

"I found myself wanting to kiss her." I thought I never wanted to have sex. Then, at 24, I met a woman.

7 women told us about the times they’ve flaked out on a date. The stories were pretty... surprising.

'I made 3 changes to how I use dating apps. Then I met my boyfriend.'

Couples

'My husband and I blame our problems on an imaginary person. Our marriage has never been better.'

Tara Blair Ball

"Our first date went for 12 hours." Chantelle Otten and Dylan Alcott's rather magical love story.

From sleep-talking to yelling: 16 women on telling their partner ‘I love you’ for the first time.

Eleanor Katelaris

'My husband had an affair. Now our marriage is better than ever.'

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

"I feel completely used by you." A letter to my husband and his new girlfriend.

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

'I was the other woman and I had no idea'. How 12 women found out their partners were cheating.

"I was dying a little each day." Why I decided to leave the man I love after 31 years.

Carrie Alavezos

'I invited my lover to my birthday.' The unforgivable story of how I tore my own life apart.

'In my 20s, the man I loved broke me down to nothing. I now realise he was emotionally abusive.'

'I divorced my husband. Then I quickly realised it was a mistake.'

The 18 conversations you should have before you get married.

I ended my marriage after 20 years. It should have ended years earlier.

Carrie Ashfield

'I realised I no longer wanted to be married to my husband while having sex with him.'

"Be able to admit when you're wrong": 17 lessons I've learnt from 17 years of marriage.

Worried love is dead? Read these heartwarming 'how we met' stories from 15 random women.

"Nothing is black and white": 4 high-profile women on overcoming infidelity.

'I regretted it.' 19 women on whether they changed their surname when they married. And why.

"Jealousy is normal." My honest experience of what polyamorous relationships are really like.

When's the most popular time to bonk? We asked 1000 people to find out.

'I've knowingly been the other woman 3 times. Here's what I've learned.'

'My partner constantly guilted me into sex. I didn’t see it for what it was.'

Vanessa Haldane

Sophie and Davy DNA tested their 10 year old daughter. She wasn't either of theirs.

"He used to be my protector": The slow heartbreak of losing dad to dementia.

Russ Vickery is not an 'ideal victim' of domestic violence. But his story is so similar to mine.

Geraldine Bilston

Fake bedrooms and a ‘house of lies’: What it took for me, a South Asian woman, to move out of home.

“Sitting beside me is the wrong man.” The moment Ana realised her life was coming undone.

Jessie Stephens

The 10 best clit sucker vibrators, ranked in order of orgasm-guarantee.

'I made 3 changes to how I use dating apps. Then I met my boyfriend.'

SEX DIARIES: 'I had sex with a total stranger in the sand dunes. It was the hottest of my life.'

"It's not yours to take back." What happened when I asked my wife for her engagement ring.

Greyson Ferguson

Moments before Brendan Pang flew out to film MasterChef, he came out to his mum.

From sleep-talking to yelling: 16 women on telling their partner ‘I love you’ for the first time.

Eleanor Katelaris

What is coercive control? 4 red flags to watch out for, according to a survivor.

Vanessa Haldane

SEX DIARIES: 'My boyfriend and I tried sex outdoors. It was the wildest orgasm of my life.'

SEX DIARIES: ‘My boyfriend and I spent summer having sex in his ute. It was the hottest ever.'

"I've never had a group of 'girlfriends'. It makes me feel like a failure."

"My husband and I took a 'gap year' from our marriage. Here's what we learned."

Michelle Elizabeth

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

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Robert says he didn’t know he was abusing his wife, until a counsellor handed him a piece of paper.

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'A man I was dating suddenly disappeared. Then I learnt about the DENNIS dating strategy.'

An ode to 'Other Mothers', because for some of us, it wasn’t our mothers who raised us.

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

"It blew my mind": Voice notes completely changed how I date online.

Alisha Bhojwani

'My husband and I met in addiction recovery. After 8 years together, I realised he never stopped.'

Tara Blair Ball

Domestic abuse: Could you spot the signs?

The racist microaggressions I'm constantly experiencing on dating apps.

"A multi-orgasmic marvel." Mamamia reviews the 'Magic Wand' sex toy.

"I told my best friend I was sexually assaulted. She said I 'cheated' on my boyfriend."

'I had to hide myself from her a little bit.' Breaking up with my best friend was self care.

"I wished for a 'normal' name." The unspoken toll of living with an Asian name in Australia.

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

"I just needed to apologise." After 25 years apart, my first boyfriend messaged me.

Jennifer M. Wilson

'My best friend died. Three weeks later, her husband started dating again.'

Jai spent 20 years in and out of homelessness. Here's what she wants you to know.

"My husband cheated on me. Tonight, he's going on TV to talk about it."

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