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"It’s like being in a pressure cooker": Why your relationship feels like a struggle right now.

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"I roadtested 6 types of condoms to see if there's ~actually~ any difference."

Snide remarks and silent treatment: My sister's hostility towards my kids has ruined our relationship.

'I'm moving to another country for someone I've never met in person.'

Greyson Ferguson

'My husband cheated on me and I stayed. The comments from my friends hurt the most.'

“I couldn't sleep." Within two years of her divorce, Sarah was over $35,000 in debt.

'In Year 12, my brother lost his best friend to suicide. Here's what I wish people knew.'

Emmeline Peterson

'At 22, I moved to Melbourne from India to pursue my dream. Then the pandemic hit.'

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"I always thought I was just overly anxious. Until I read an article about 'Pure O'."

"My sex drive has plummeted during lockdown. Here are 5 ways I'm getting it back."

Lacey-Jade Christie

'I was 8 the first time I saw my brother take drugs. It destroyed our family.'

"I don't know what it's like to have a dad, but I still want to celebrate yours on Father's Day."

"I felt something had shifted": What our sex life really looks like after 3 kids.

'The pain of prostate cancer is intense, it takes everything away. I watched it happen to my dad.'

Katherine Nikiforos

"My cousin was facing a very sad birthday in lockdown. Then I mentioned it on a podcast."

Jessie Stephens

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Lacey-Jade Christie

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Lacey-Jade Christie

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Aleksandra Trkulja

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'I asked a bunch of online dating matches how to cure my iso-boredom. Here's what happened.'

Alisha Bhojwani

"I hated myself." For 12 years, Diana had an affair with her best friend's partner.

Couples

"It’s like being in a pressure cooker": Why your relationship feels like a struggle right now.

'I'm moving to another country for someone I've never met in person.'

Greyson Ferguson

'Since splitting up, my ex-husband and I have remained best friends. People can't stand it.'

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Greyson Ferguson

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Tara Blair Ball

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

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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.'

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'Since splitting up, my ex-husband and I have remained best friends. People can't stand it.'

'I asked a bunch of online dating matches how to cure my iso-boredom. Here's what happened.'

Alisha Bhojwani

"He'd been supporting her for 28 years." I found out I had a half-sister at my dad's funeral.

Dr. Nicole LePera has a cult following. She just announced she's in a 'throuple'.

"The exact moment I knew I'd overcooked my clit with my vibrator."

Lacey-Jade Christie

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Tara Blair Ball

'After two years of not drinking, I walked into a bottle shop. I hid it from everyone.'

From open marriages to separate bedrooms: How 10 couples do partnerships differently.

SEX DIARIES: 'Phone sex with my f**k buddy is getting me through lockdown.'

The 5 best sex toys and vibrators to try if you don’t really enjoy penetration.

'I saw my ex with another man after years apart. Here's how I came to feel happy for her.'

Greyson Ferguson

SEX DIARIES: 'I’ve been having the naughtiest virtual sex of my life during lockdown.'

The 11 types of orgasms, and exactly how to tick them off one by one.

"I hated myself." For 12 years, Diana had an affair with her best friend's partner.

"The white picket fence is falling." How my sister's ice addiction has torn our family apart.

'I went from being pregnant and homeless to a CEO. But there's more to my story.'

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'I'm 40 and I'm down to one close friend. But I don't want any more.'

What life is really like for a sex therapist in lockdown.

Aleksandra Trkulja

'My sister got me through lockdown in 2020. Now she's not here and I'm lost.'

"I confused abuse with love." My 'soulmate' relationship was really just a trauma bond.

Tara Blair Ball

'My high school friend took his own life two years ago. Here's what I wish I did differently.'

SEX DIARIES: I'd never been dominated before. Then I met a complete stranger in a hotel.

Matilda Swinney

"At 13, my dad died by suicide. As an adult, I received a call about my brother."

Haley Weatherill

"I told her that I loved her": Model Simone Holtznagel on saying goodbye to Charlotte Dawson.

8 Instagram accounts about women's sexuality, sex and orgasms you need to follow now.

28 women on what they wish their younger selves knew about sex.

'I tried casual sex for the first time in my 40s. Here's how it went.'

'After 15 years apart, I stalked my first love on Facebook. Here's what I found.'

'When my husband had an affair, I asked him for every little detail. I desperately wish I hadn't.'

"My wife won't let me." Why I told my husband to stop using me as an excuse.

"I’ve never felt more disposable." Ghosting has taken on a new level during the pandemic.

'Chewing gum came out of my allowance.' I was financially abused for 10 years.

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