Family - Mamamia

'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

'Conversations revolve around her: My beloved best friend has become a self-obsessed stranger.'

"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.'

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

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"At 13, my dad died by suicide. As an adult, I received a call about my brother."

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"I told her that I loved her": Model Simone Holtznagel on saying goodbye to Charlotte Dawson.

8 Instagram accounts about women's sexuality, sex and orgasms you need to follow now.

28 women on what they wish their younger selves knew about sex.

'I tried casual sex for the first time in my 40s. Here's how it went.'

'After 15 years apart, I stalked my first love on Facebook. Here's what I found.'

'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.

"I’ve never felt more disposable." Ghosting has taken on a new level during the pandemic.

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