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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.'

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

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

Alisha Bhojwani

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

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

Jennifer M. Wilson

'I was ghosted on a dating app by a man I've never met. And still, I'm heartbroken.'

"My long-distance ex and I said we'd get back together after the pandemic. But then things changed."

Eleanor Katelaris

HEARTSICK: The day I thought I met The One. The day he told me he wasn't. And what happened next.

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

Greyson Ferguson

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

Your 'love language' is ~probably~ what you were deprived of as a child.

8 dating myths you'll wish you knew in your 20s.

"Please stop asking if we have met anyone." 8 women over 30 on why they're single by choice.

“He tried to control me. It made me question everything.”

'I didn't realise it was abuse.' I've been sexually assaulted by four of my partners.

Breakups

Just the 7 best break-up books to read if you're dealing with heartbreak.

Billi Fitzsimons

'My boyfriend of two years dumped me via text. I haven't seen him since.'

3 women on the moment they broke up with the person they thought they would marry.

From Jessie and Channing to Kyle and Imogen: The most talked about celebrity break ups of 2019.

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Colin Firth and wife Livia Giuggioli have sadly split after 22 years of marriage.

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"It's run its course." Kyle Sandilands has confirmed his split from Imogen Anthony after seven years together.

'I felt too young and beautiful to date someone ugly. So I broke up with my boyfriend.'

Tara Blair Ball

'Hours before our engagement photoshoot, my fiance told me he didn't want to marry me.'

'My partner and I were together for 7 years. Our marriage lasted just 10 months.'

Jemimah Ashleigh

7 women share the exact moment they knew their relationship was over.

"Utterly soul destroying." 3 women share exactly what it felt like to lose their best friend.

'I was alarmed by my physical repulsion.' The story of my daughter's first heartbreak.

Virginia Peters

Newly broken up? Here are 10 separation tips to help get you through it.

'I was scrolling through Facebook when I realised my ex had never left his wife for me.'

There's a different side to Jordyn Woods' story and we should be listening.

Jessica Chambers

'I got back with a guy who ghosted me. This is what he told me.'

Jordyn Woods' life is a "nightmare" 5 days on from the Kardashian cheating scandal.

Jessica Chambers

Anonymum: "My best friend dumped me after I had kids. Do I give up on her?"

Khloe Kardashian has responded to the Tristan cheating scandal in a series of not-so-subtle Instagram posts.

Jessica Chambers

Every time Lady Gaga has a career high, her romantic relationships "implode".

Jessica Chambers

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

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

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

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

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

Eleanor Katelaris

Jessica Rowe on the 11 things you should learn before you turn 50.

"You are super independent." The 7 signs you actually don't want to be in a relationship.

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

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'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.

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"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

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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.

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.

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