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'They treated me with such little regard.' Why I decided to purge my toxic friends.

'It was the sixth time she's cancelled last minute.' Why I've lost my patience with flaky friends.

Melanie Peverill

"What we’re missing isn’t more." This is why you don't need more friends.

'My friend spread a nasty rumour about me in my small town. Everyone believed it.'

"There was only so much that I could be pushed." Why I ghosted my toxic friend.

'My best friend told my husband I cheated. After we divorced, she started dating him.'

Evangeline Grace

For 9 months, I was relentlessly abused by a stranger online. It turned out to be my best friend.

"No Zoom drinks or WhatsApp groups." At 32, I've never been in a 'girl gang'.

Jasmin Van Laar

'She had the worst luck.' I finally found a best friend in Jana. Then she conned me.

'My best friend's husband kicked me out of their wedding party. She blamed me for everything.'

"They're needy." The 7 signs to look out for that your friendship has turned toxic.

Tara Blair Ball

"The thought of seeing her makes me sick." 3 women on how isolation has ended a friendship.

'Best friends forever don't exist. It took me 30 years to learn that.'

Felicia Sullivan

The seven toxic friends you need to cut from your life. Immediately.

Tara Blair Ball

The 6 things everyone's heard someone say in the last 24 hours.

Jessie Stephens

'My best friend Debbie got me through my divorce. Yesterday, I had to break up with her.'

Tara Blair Ball

"Nothing is off limits." Just an ode to my very best, judgement-free mum friends.

'People notice when you vanish.' The 7 toxic habits that might be ruining your friendships.

Dr Karen Phillip

Two years ago, I was ghosted by my housemate. From our house.

Shannon met her best friend at six. 15 years later, she stopped answering her phone calls.

'I tried to save a friend from a toxic relationship. It ended our friendship.'

"I feel so sorry for myself." My best friend slept with my guy. And sued me.

'She lied about having leukaemia.' 3 women on how it felt to be ghosted by a friend.

'It's been 6 months, and you never responded.' A letter to the friend I regret apologising to.

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

The curse of shyness: What I wish people knew about the most misunderstood personality trait.

Jessie Stephens

The night Maggie, 17, said she had sex with her married high school teacher at his house.

'Moving in with my best friend became the worst thing to happen to our friendship.'

"I first met Hattie at a dinner with friends. She left me no choice but to ghost her."

"She lied about having cancer." 7 women share the worst ways their friendships ended.

Every woman has a 'Katy Perry'. But many of us will never be able to fix our friendships.

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'Using guilt to get their way.' 5 habits of a deeply insecure partner.

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'I was sexually abused at the age of 12. My mum knew but said nothing.'

"There is continuous deliberate hurt." 5 telltale signs that your relationship is over.

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I let a 'digital matchmaker' overhaul my dating profile. This is what I learnt.

Stephanie Nuzzo

The early signs they’re not the right person for you, no matter how much you wish they are.

'I had an affair with your husband. Now we're married, and I owe you an apology.'

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