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

Tara Blair Ball

friendship

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

Katie Bowman

friendship

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

Dr Karen Phillip

friendship

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

Anonymous

friendship

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

Gemma Bath

friendship

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

Jessica Mendez

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

Claudia Vidor

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

Polly Taylor

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

Shannon Ashley

friendship

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

Shona Hendley

friendship

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

Jessie Stephens

friendship

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

Lisa Taddeo

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The 27 green flags that tell you, almost immediately, that someone's a good person.

Jessie Stephens

friendship

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

Anonymous

friendship

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

Tanya Garma

friendship

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

Bella Fowler

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

Gemma Bath

friendship

Learning how to date after divorce? Your first marriage could hold the answers.

Jenny Kanevsky

friendship

"My best friend and I were inseparable for 10 years. Then moving in together changed everything."

Natalie Slaughter

friendship

"Capricorns need not apply." Christine was rejected from a house because of her star sign.

Melody Teh

friendship

"She slept with my husband." 18 people on the worst thing a friend did to them.

SheSaid Team

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'My best friend has seen me broken, at my sickest, my ugliest, and she's still here.'

Anita Link

friendship

Oh. The coworker you hate might actually remind you of your annoying sibling.

Keryn Donnelly

friendship

'For years, Sally and I were close friends. Then I couldn't bring myself to call her.'

Anonymous

friendship

"Why I had to break up with my best friend of 12 years."

Paige Ahearn

friendship

Anonymum: "My best friend dumped me after I had kids. Do I give up on her?"

Anonymous

friendship

Why thousands of people are sharing their stories of loneliness on Twitter.

Keryn Donnelly

friendship

"I've abandoned every friend I've ever had. Except the most toxic."

Joanne Penney

friendship

'When my housemate's new boyfriend moved in, I immediately knew something wasn't right.'

Abby Ellin

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"I had no respect for you." An open letter to the wife of the man I was sleeping with.

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'I've cut off all contact with my parents. And I am much better off for it.'

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"I walked into my home, and there was a naked woman on my couch. Next to my husband."

Nina Rose

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'My affair with a married man ended when I answered his wife's call. I told her everything.'

Michelle Zunter

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From a childless woman, thank you for not asking me if I'm "thinking about kids.”

Jess Henry

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'I was 21 and in my first job when my boss took me out to lunch. Then he sexually assaulted me.'

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"My boyfriend of 5 years left me overnight. Here are the 10 things I did to get over it."

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'It's the third year that's the hardest.' What I learned after losing my teenage daughter.

Jacqueline Dooley

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'I was excited to announce I was engaged. But my engagement ring made people uncomfortable.'

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'I was raised by a narcissist. Here are 7 things I've had to do to work through the damage.'

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My best friend stayed in a relationship with a married, abusive man. Now they're engaged.

Anonymous

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'I lived my life pretending I was someone I'm not. It cost me $120,000 and bankruptcy.'

Anonymous

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'I entered the gym ready to kick my 2020 goals. I left a few minutes later in tears.'

Jonica Williams

real life

Jasper almost died on New Year's Eve. He shares what people don't know about fighting fires.

Gemma Bath

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"The kids woke up screaming." Teena's family were among the last evacuees rescued from Mallacoota.

Gemma Bath

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'When my uncle died, I found out he was a paedophile. Then I remembered my childhood differently.'

Anonymous

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'I used to be the Cool Girl. But it was an act that always attracted the wrong people.'

Emma Austin

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'I was molested by a classmate when I was four. At 19, I finally remembered what happened.'

Gillian Sisley

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'A male gyno told me I was beautiful.' The problem with being a friendly woman.

Tara Blair Ball

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

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

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

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

"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.

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.

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

The 27 green flags that tell you, almost immediately, that someone's a good person.

'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.

Learning how to date after divorce? Your first marriage could hold the answers.

"My best friend and I were inseparable for 10 years. Then moving in together changed everything."

"Capricorns need not apply." Christine was rejected from a house because of her star sign.

"She slept with my husband." 18 people on the worst thing a friend did to them.

'My best friend has seen me broken, at my sickest, my ugliest, and she's still here.'

Oh. The coworker you hate might actually remind you of your annoying sibling.

'For years, Sally and I were close friends. Then I couldn't bring myself to call her.'

"Why I had to break up with my best friend of 12 years."

Anonymum: "My best friend dumped me after I had kids. Do I give up on her?"

Why thousands of people are sharing their stories of loneliness on Twitter.

"I've abandoned every friend I've ever had. Except the most toxic."

'When my housemate's new boyfriend moved in, I immediately knew something wasn't right.'

Listen Now

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How To Handle Toxic Relatives

Ronni Kahn: OzHarvest

"I had no respect for you." An open letter to the wife of the man I was sleeping with.

'I've cut off all contact with my parents. And I am much better off for it.'

"I walked into my home, and there was a naked woman on my couch. Next to my husband."

'My affair with a married man ended when I answered his wife's call. I told her everything.'

From a childless woman, thank you for not asking me if I'm "thinking about kids.”

'I was 21 and in my first job when my boss took me out to lunch. Then he sexually assaulted me.'

"My boyfriend of 5 years left me overnight. Here are the 10 things I did to get over it."

From 14-year-old students to full-time vets: Here are just 12 of the firefighters on the bushfire frontline.

'It's the third year that's the hardest.' What I learned after losing my teenage daughter.

'I was excited to announce I was engaged. But my engagement ring made people uncomfortable.'

'I was raised by a narcissist. Here are 7 things I've had to do to work through the damage.'

My best friend stayed in a relationship with a married, abusive man. Now they're engaged.

'I lived my life pretending I was someone I'm not. It cost me $120,000 and bankruptcy.'

'I entered the gym ready to kick my 2020 goals. I left a few minutes later in tears.'

Jasper almost died on New Year's Eve. He shares what people don't know about fighting fires.

"The kids woke up screaming." Teena's family were among the last evacuees rescued from Mallacoota.

'When my uncle died, I found out he was a paedophile. Then I remembered my childhood differently.'

'I used to be the Cool Girl. But it was an act that always attracted the wrong people.'

'I was molested by a classmate when I was four. At 19, I finally remembered what happened.'

'A male gyno told me I was beautiful.' The problem with being a friendly woman.