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"She slept with my husband": 10 women on exactly why their friendships ended.

'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.

"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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8 people on exactly how much they share with friends about their sex life.

'I'm newly single after a 10 year relationship. And I'm only just discovering what good sex is.'

'My 4-year-old son was killed by a car. I never want another mum to go through it.'

'I was told to wear a shorter skirt.' What it was really like working Parliament House for 3 years.

'Situationship breakups are just as hard as "real" breakups. Here's why.'

'I had no money to feed my kids.' My abusive relationship left me homeless.

"I was driving down the highway at 2am when the police pulled me over and asked me why I was alone."

'You talk like you're on a sitcom.' When it comes to dating, men don't like funny women.

Mary Rose Madigan

"My adult child was suffering, but I had to step back for my own health.”

Louisa Simmonds

'I cried the day he died.' My complicated relationship with the man who abused me.

'On the outside, I had the perfect life. But I was putting on an act.'

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The relationship theory about 'the one after The One' that changes everything.

'I knew I was really sick. But all doctors did was fat shame me.'

'I never thought I'd live on welfare. And then I was a victim of domestic violence.'

'I decided to do a personality quiz with my boyfriend. The results changed everything.'

Anisha Premawardhana

'Dating as a plus size woman is hard. But it has nothing to do with the men I meet.'

Mary Rose Madigan

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