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The 3 conversations no couple wants to have - but absolutely needs to.

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Tara Blair Ball

'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.

'I was convinced my boyfriend was cheating. So I used a GPS tracker to find out the truth.'

'It's not a failed marriage.' 6 women on the most important thing they learned from separation.

'When my boyfriend cheated on me, I blamed the other woman. Then she contacted me.'

'You rely on silence': 5 signs of a toxic marriage that seem completely normal at first.

Tara Blair Ball

'I was dating an older man. Then one day, his fiancée came home.'

“The best thing my ex ever did for me, and our child, was let us leave.”

Marriage

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

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

Jessie Stephens

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

Greyson Ferguson

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

Michelle Elizabeth

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

"We didn't get a prenup": 16 women share how their finances changed after marriage.

Justin and Hailey Bieber are one of the world's most famous couples. But their marriage hasn't been easy.

'My husband tried to kidnap my baby girl. No one mentioned it ever again.'

'My wedding day was perfect. But a few months into my marriage, I wanted to cheat.'

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

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

'In lockdown, my wife got close to her colleague. Within weeks, our marriage was over.'

'I always thought I'd get married. But I've come to realise marriage is inherently anti-feminist.'

'When I walked down the aisle, I knew I didn't want to marry my husband.'

'How cheating on my husband made me a better mother.'

"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.

All the celebrity marriages that never made it past the 2 year point, and what they have in common.

The 18 conversations you should have before you get married.

When I fell out of love with my husband I suggested a 'Parenting Marriage'. It's been a disaster.

Jennifer M. Wilson

'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.

The 3 conversations no couple wants to have - but absolutely needs to.

'You really owe them nothing.' 25 women on what they learnt from their first heartbreak.

When Bill Gates married Melinda, there was a condition. He could go on a yearly holiday with his ex.

Chelsea McLaughlin

'I went through a messy divorce. Here are 10 things I wish I'd known.'

Monica Zwolsman

'For 3 years I helped raise my partner's kids. Losing them when we split up was devastating.'

"Beware of all the d***heads." 8 women on the reality of dating after divorce.

‘I am being mentally tortured.’ Alice Evans doesn't know why her husband Ioan Gruffudd is leaving her.

Billi Fitzsimons

Kate Hudson on raising 3 kids with 3 different dads, while estranged from her own father.

“Attraction doesn’t matter." 5 rubbish pieces of dating advice you should never, ever follow.

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

Carrie Alavezos

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