Family - Mamamia

'Hi, my name is Emily Vernem. I'm 25 and I'm looking for a best friend. Please apply.'

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

When Sophie Cachia started dating women, her friendships suddenly changed.

"It utterly blindsided me." I was ghosted by my best friend. Here's what I did to recover.

Anthony J. Yeung

"I've never had a group of 'girlfriends'. It makes me feel like a failure."

'I had to hide myself from her a little bit.' Breaking up with my best friend was self care.

'I broke up with my best friend after she handed me He's Just Not That Into You. She was right.'

"I felt forgotten and used." The day I finally walked away from my toxic friend.

Jessica Lovejoy

"Her name was Sarah: My great-grandmother was beaten to death by a white man."

Just got a puppy? Here are the mistakes I made that turned my fur baby into a monster.

Valentina Todoroska

'For 30 years, I was made to feel worthless by family. So I ghosted them.'

'When I got married, I took my husband's name. Two years later, I'm changing it.'

Petra Wintzloff

'My addict brother threatened to kidnap my child. I'm scared of him, and I'm scared for him.'

The 3 most important things to teach your quarantine puppy, according to a dog trainer.

It's been 3 years since Charlie Gard died. This is what his parents' lives look like now.

"Every year, I feel grief and gratitude." My mum neglected me, but she also loved me.

'When I was 2, my beautiful mother took her life. This is how I honour her.'

"I can't wait to hug her." 8 women share what it's like to be away from their mums in isolation.

'My husband was about to move in with the woman he left me for. Then the pandemic hit.'

'10 years ago, my mum rejected me. When we went into lockdown, she picked up the phone.'

Jessica Lovejoy

'Working from home would've been a death sentence for my mum. I'm not exaggerating.'

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'I flew to Hollywood to meet a stranger. Five days in, I realised it was a catastrophic mistake.'

"I accidentally met my casual fling's entire family."

For 25 years, Charlene made her living as a catwalk model. Age 52 she was homeless, living in her car.

"I began focusing on myself." What being single for a decade has taught me.

Greyson Ferguson

'I'm 35. My boyfriend is a decade younger. It's the healthiest relationship I've been in.'

'In a year I was heartbroken twice and ghosted 4 times. Now I'm giving "slow dating" a chance.'

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Sex rituals, toilet confessions and rogue parenting: 17 couples on the strangest habits they share.

"I cannot and will not forgive or forget." The life lesson from Holocaust survivor, Eddie Jaku.

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