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friendship

Jenny made friends with Sally at the school gates. Then things took a sinister turn.

Nicole Madigan

friendship

'I make $250,000 a month. When my friends found out, everything changed.'

Shannen Findlay

friendship

There's an exact age your friendships will go through a 'splinter era'. Here's how to survive it.

Emily Vernem

friendship

Being the only single friend in your group sucks. It's worse when there's two.

Emily Vernem

friendship

'My best friends are the ones I made as an adult. Here's how I did it.'

Emily Vernem

friendship

From an absent friend, to a complex mother-daughter situation: How to repair any relationship.

Isabella Ross

friendship

'I ghosted my friend after she got the worst news of her life. Here's why.'

Anonymous

friendship

'My first girls' trip was a disaster. Here's how we make it work when we all earn different wages.'

Emily Vernem

friendship

'The 'Marilyn Monroe Effect' has helped me make new friends as an introvert.'

friendship

'I wondered why making friends is so hard as an adult. Then I learned of the "friendship dip."'

friendship

ASK HOLLY: ‘We don’t want our single, flaky friend to come on our group holiday.’

friendship

There's a lot of distressing news right now. Here's how to check in on your friends.

friendship

Everyone is suddenly romanticising 'soulmate friendships'. They're bulls**t.

friendship

HOLLY WAINWRIGHT: I am a 'soft troll'. So are you. Don't kid yourself that it's kinder.

friendship

'Don't f**k it up.' How to not make it worse when your friend is having a hard time.

friendship

'There's a fear of rejection.' How to stop being a people pleaser according to the experts.

friendship

'Oh that happened to me, too!' Sharing your experiences in conversation is common but sometimes it’s best to just listen.

friendship

'We're in the era of 'firing' our friends'. Here's why it needs to stop.'

friendship

LEIGH CAMPBELL: My husband is not my true soulmate, my girlfriends are. Here’s why.

friendship

'I was confused, happy, angry and sad.' The complex grief of breaking up with your best friend.

friendship

'My friend is engaged to a man that I think is bad for her. Here is how I'm going to tell her.'

friendship

'I've been attracting trauma friendships my whole life and I've figured out why.'

friendship

'This morning a Facebook memory popped up. It plunged me into a complicated kind of grief.'

friendship

The internet's decided you need 7 types of friends to be fulfilled. But do you really?

friendship

'I really hated my colleague. Then she hacked into my Slack account.'

friendship

Should friendships have a best-before date?

friendship

'My friend went to therapy, then broke up with me. She wrote a letter telling me why.'

friendship

'My friend had one fatal flaw. Once I spotted it, I knew it was the end of our friendship.'

friendship

How do you make friends as an adult? 11 women share how they make new friends.

Cate Gilpin

friendship

22 women on their most brutal friendship breakups, and what they would say to them now.

Katie Stow

friendship

There are only 2 types of friends everyone needs in their life, according to a psychotherapist.

Erin Docherty

friendship

‘After a disagreement, my best friend deleted me from her life. It was a relief.’

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Jenny made friends with Sally at the school gates. Then things took a sinister turn.

'I make $250,000 a month. When my friends found out, everything changed.'

There's an exact age your friendships will go through a 'splinter era'. Here's how to survive it.

Being the only single friend in your group sucks. It's worse when there's two.

'My best friends are the ones I made as an adult. Here's how I did it.'

From an absent friend, to a complex mother-daughter situation: How to repair any relationship.

'I ghosted my friend after she got the worst news of her life. Here's why.'

'My first girls' trip was a disaster. Here's how we make it work when we all earn different wages.'

'The 'Marilyn Monroe Effect' has helped me make new friends as an introvert.'

'I wondered why making friends is so hard as an adult. Then I learned of the "friendship dip."'

ASK HOLLY: ‘We don’t want our single, flaky friend to come on our group holiday.’

There's a lot of distressing news right now. Here's how to check in on your friends.

Everyone is suddenly romanticising 'soulmate friendships'. They're bulls**t.

HOLLY WAINWRIGHT: I am a 'soft troll'. So are you. Don't kid yourself that it's kinder.

'Don't f**k it up.' How to not make it worse when your friend is having a hard time.

'There's a fear of rejection.' How to stop being a people pleaser according to the experts.

'Oh that happened to me, too!' Sharing your experiences in conversation is common but sometimes it’s best to just listen.

'We're in the era of 'firing' our friends'. Here's why it needs to stop.'

LEIGH CAMPBELL: My husband is not my true soulmate, my girlfriends are. Here’s why.

'I was confused, happy, angry and sad.' The complex grief of breaking up with your best friend.

'My friend is engaged to a man that I think is bad for her. Here is how I'm going to tell her.'

'I've been attracting trauma friendships my whole life and I've figured out why.'

'This morning a Facebook memory popped up. It plunged me into a complicated kind of grief.'

The internet's decided you need 7 types of friends to be fulfilled. But do you really?

'I really hated my colleague. Then she hacked into my Slack account.'

Should friendships have a best-before date?

'My friend went to therapy, then broke up with me. She wrote a letter telling me why.'

'My friend had one fatal flaw. Once I spotted it, I knew it was the end of our friendship.'

How do you make friends as an adult? 11 women share how they make new friends.

22 women on their most brutal friendship breakups, and what they would say to them now.

There are only 2 types of friends everyone needs in their life, according to a psychotherapist.

‘After a disagreement, my best friend deleted me from her life. It was a relief.’

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'I was cheating on my husband when I fell pregnant. The decision I made was heartbreaking.'

'I can pinpoint the moment I should've called it.' 17 women on getting back together with an ex.

HOROSCOPES: You're getting a beauty boost this week, Taurus.

'I reconnected with a man I had an affair with 20 years ago. I wonder if it was worth all the pain.'

At 13, Harrison's stepmother coerced him into thinking they were in a 'relationship'.

'I had no idea my body was capable of this.' The women who discovered sex after 40.

"Our sun will be out very soon." These ANZAC soldiers' love letters are giving us all the feels.

'I got an AVO out against my ex. Then he went and hurt someone else.'

Would you be happy as a long-term single? The answer may depend on your attachment style.

'After my husband died, I fell in love with his best friend. My former in laws refuse to speak to me.'

What you need to know about AVOs and whether they actually work.

Why women are embracing the 4B movement.

'My dad disowned me when I became a sex worker. Then he found out how much money I make.'

HOROSCOPES: A breakthrough is just around the corner, Taurus.

'I'm famous for being fat. This is what I want you to know.'

'I was trafficked for sex as a minor. I didn't realise until I was 34.'

Caroline suffered a traumatic brain injury. It was a year before she even knew she'd had an accident.

'My husband is everyone’s favourite guy. Behind closed doors, he’s my worst nightmare.'

The three month dating rule is going viral. It’s because it works.

'My husband earns $200K a year. My weekly allowance is $200.'