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Relationships
'I overheard strangers say how upsetting it is to be avoided in public. That's normal for me.'
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real life
'While traveling alone, 3 men sexually assaulted me. I'm finally ready to talk about it.'
sex
'I'm really good at threesomes. These are my 7 golden rules.'
couples
'I stayed with my narcissist husband. Even when I knew better.'
dating
'I'm married. But my first boyfriend was the purest, most beautiful love of my life.'
real life
'My mum cheated on my dad and stole another woman's husband. I don't blame her.'
real life
'My ex left me for another woman while I was pregnant. He continued to sext me for months.'
family
'For 30 years, I was made to feel worthless by family. So I ghosted them.'
real life
'A radio personality, a date, a colleague: My painfully unexceptional history of sexual assault.'
couples
'It wasn't until lockdown that I discovered my partner is a toxic narcissist.'
real life
"You will like yourself so much more." 4 life lessons you learn after turning 40.
sex
'Shave your junk with men's razors.' 16 things I've never forgotten about working as an escort.
real life
'My mum was stolen from her mum. Please stop telling me to "get over it."'
real life
'I thought Alopecia had won. Then, after 15 years, I finally shaved my head.'
couples
'My married lover left his wife for me. Then I got pregnant and he left me too.'
dating
"Our relationship was perfect. Until, at 31, he told me he didn't want kids."
dating
"You're controlling": 5 signs you might actually be the toxic one in your relationships.
sex
'I entered my erotic massage ready for a happy ending, but I left in tears.'
family
'When I got married, I took my husband's name. Two years later, I'm changing it.'
real life
"Mum was 18 when her newborn baby was taken away from her. Then I found him accidentally."
family
'My addict brother threatened to kidnap my child. I'm scared of him, and I'm scared for him.'
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'I overheard strangers say how upsetting it is to be avoided in public. That's normal for me.'
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'While traveling alone, 3 men sexually assaulted me. I'm finally ready to talk about it.'
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'I'm really good at threesomes. These are my 7 golden rules.'
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'Shave your junk with men's razors.' 16 things I've never forgotten about working as an escort.
sex
'I entered my erotic massage ready for a happy ending, but I left in tears.'
sex
"Blood went everywhere and he fainted." 13 women confess their most embarrassing sex stories.
sex
'I had a threesome with two men that focused solely on me. It changed how I had sex forever.'
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'I had a threesome with my best friend and her fiance. Then she and I began an affair.'
sex
"Seeing people at home was a turn on." Exactly what went down when I attended a Zoom orgy.
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"I just can’t bear one more touch”: An open letter to my husband about sex after kids.
sex
Since lockdown started, I've been having the most X-rated sex of my life.
sex
'I watched my girlfriend have sex with my boyfriend. And it's happened more than once.'
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"It does nothing for me": 24 women share the thing they simply would not do in the bedroom.
sex
'I’m a newlywed, and this is not the sex life I imagined having.'
sex
After my divorce, I dated a man with a tiny penis. It was exactly what I needed.
sex
"It's gifted me with rampant sexual energy." What no one told me about turning 40.
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"I may not have sex again this year." 17 women on how isolation has changed their sex lives.
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Grab some batteries because science says you should be masturbating during self-isolation.
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"ALWAYS pee afterwards": 35 pieces of sex advice women would give their younger selves.
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A very timely reminder: If consent was a three-course meal.
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"Size doesn’t matter in the way you think." What women wish men knew about sex.
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"I chuck on cream so I don't get pash rash." 16 women share the pre-sex rituals they swear by.
dating
'I'm married. But my first boyfriend was the purest, most beautiful love of my life.'
Kelly McCarren
dating
"Our relationship was perfect. Until, at 31, he told me he didn't want kids."
Sarah Stroh
dating
"You're controlling": 5 signs you might actually be the toxic one in your relationships.
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Couples
couples
'I stayed with my narcissist husband. Even when I knew better.'
couples
'It wasn't until lockdown that I discovered my partner is a toxic narcissist.'
couples
'My married lover left his wife for me. Then I got pregnant and he left me too.'
couples
'My partner's in France. I'm in Australia. And it might be years before I see him again.'
couples
Group therapy: "Should I leave my husband? We're 30, married, and cannot agree on kids."
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'In one of our final conversations, my wife told me: "I wish we all lived like we had cancer".'
couples
"I broke off my engagement": 9 women share how isolation has changed their relationships.
couples
'Nailing the perfect reverse park': 26 women on the low-key sexy things their partners do.
couples
“I didn’t mean to fall in love with my boss but I did.”
couples
'I'll admit it: I'm divorced because I didn't put my marriage before my son.'
couples
'My boyfriend and I were bored in isolation. So we invited a cam girl into our relationship.'
couples
'I'm self isolating with my ex husband and the woman he left me for.'
couples
"An affair is a symptom. It’s never the whole picture." When you're the one who cheated.
couples
6 pieces of relationship advice from Esther Perel you definitely, maybe need right now.
couples
'My ex texted me out of the blue during the quarantine. I couldn't help but respond.'
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'I told my therapist I'd do anything to save my marriage. He said: stop trying so hard.'
couples
In China, couples are literally lining up for divorces: How COVID-19 could end your relationship.
couples
"People constantly think he’s my dad." Three couples on what it's like to have a big age gap.
couples
"Why do you chew so loud?" 23 memes that perfectly describe self-isolation with your partner.
couples
"The rug was pulled out from under me." Georgia Love on the breakups that nearly break you.
real life
"You'll never be forgotten." A letter to my wife on her first birthday in heaven.
Brandon Janous
couples
'My partner's in France. I'm in Australia. And it might be years before I see him again.'
Eleanor Katelaris
real life
'At 17, I woke up to a boy on top of me. For 10 years, I didn't recognise it for what it was.'
Anonymous
couples
Group therapy: "Should I leave my husband? We're 30, married, and cannot agree on kids."
Anonymous
real life
'For 10 years, my husband was sleeping with different women. I wish I'd trusted my gut.'
Leona Jane
real life
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Valerie Runyan
dating
"I'm lonely and I miss him." In the middle of quarantine, I let my boyfriend go.
Jo Buckman
sex
"Blood went everywhere and he fainted." 13 women confess their most embarrassing sex stories.
Brielle Burns
sex
'I had a threesome with two men that focused solely on me. It changed how I had sex forever.'
Jo Buckman
family
The 3 most important things to teach your quarantine puppy, according to a dog trainer.
Mel Ritterman
dating
'I was ghosted after the perfect date. When I ran into him years later, he didn't recognise me.'
Kelly McCarren
real life
"The week Australia went into lockdown, my husband cut off finances to my children and I."
Anonymous
real life
10 years ago, I ghosted and blocked my best friend. Then we came face to face.
Natasha Noore
family
It's been 3 years since Charlie Gard died. This is what his parents' lives look like now.
Helen Vnuk
real life
'My friend left an abusive relationship. Three years later, I'm still terrified of her ex.'
Anonymous
real life
In 1987, the world watched as 'Baby Jessica' was rescued from a well. This is her life now.
Gemma Bath
sex
'I had a threesome with my best friend and her fiance. Then she and I began an affair.'
Anonymous
real life
'It's no longer catching up after months apart.' The sweet silver linings of self-isolation.
Emily Herbert
real life
"He was on the edge of too good for me... What I remember about the night I wasn't raped."
Kate Chamble
sex
"Seeing people at home was a turn on." Exactly what went down when I attended a Zoom orgy.
Laura Jackel
family
"Every year, I feel grief and gratitude." My mum neglected me, but she also loved me.
Shelley Cheng
real life
'I was convinced my husband and I were heading for divorce. Then COVID-19 hit.'
Anonymous
real life
‘My marriage was in trouble. Then I started finding bottles full of urine around our house.'
Shannon Ashley
sex
"I just can’t bear one more touch”: An open letter to my husband about sex after kids.
Caitlin Belvedere
sex
Since lockdown started, I've been having the most X-rated sex of my life.
Anonymous
sex
'I watched my girlfriend have sex with my boyfriend. And it's happened more than once.'
Demeter deLune
real life
'People don't want to know that I'm not OK.' The reality of being single and isolating alone.
Chloe Alsop
family
'When I was 2, my beautiful mother took her life. This is how I honour her.'
Olivia Wells
real life
KELLY MCCARREN: 'At 32, I thought by the end of the year I'd want kids. Now everything has changed.'
Kelly McCarren
real life
'I live in a jail inside my brain.' A letter to the man who raped and abused me.
Anonymous
couples
'In one of our final conversations, my wife told me: "I wish we all lived like we had cancer".'
Brandon Janous
real life
'While in isolation, I found out my husband had spent $500,000 on escorts.'
Anonymous
couples
"I broke off my engagement": 9 women share how isolation has changed their relationships.
Amy Clark
friendship
"The thought of seeing her makes me sick." 3 women on how isolation has ended a friendship.
Gemma Bath
real life
"I trusted him": I had no idea my ex partner was an online child sex offender.
Natalie Walker
real life
Lockdown has destroyed countless livelihoods. But these are the women who don't want it to end.
Gemma Bath
real life
The Third Quarter: Why everyone in your life is genuinely really weird right now.
Jessie Stephens
family
"I can't wait to hug her." 8 women share what it's like to be away from their mums in isolation.
Polly Taylor
real life
'My ex drugged and assaulted me. I had no idea until his new girlfriend called me one day.'
Caelyn H.
couples
'Nailing the perfect reverse park': 26 women on the low-key sexy things their partners do.
Tamara Davis