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'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

Domestic abuse: Could you spot the signs?

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.

Jessie Stephens

'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.

Is it love or are you being love-bombed? Signs you’re entangled with a narcissist.

'Modern dating culture is a nightmare. We're all playing a game that's fundamentally unfair.'

Breakups

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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.

Billi Fitzsimons

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

Billi Fitzsimons

"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

'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

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

'I ask the men I meet on dating apps 3 questions. So far, I've had a 100% success rate.'

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.

Tara Blair Ball

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After 8 years Bonnie discovered her boyfriend's other girlfriend. They had a three-way divorce.

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

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

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'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.

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