Real Life

Life can change in an instant. Kelly Exeter shares her late husband's six rules for life.

“Tests showed my mum didn’t have brain cancer, but what she did have haunted me.”

Isabella Naselli

"I am longing for another baby. But just months ago, I learned pregnancy could kill me."

"I'm freaking out": A woman found a hole behind her hotel mirror. So she looked inside.

'It's been one year since I was raped. And today, I'm transported back.'

'The deliberately cruel words a friend said to me that left me crying in the bathroom.'

There's actually a reason why everyone in your life seems so miserable at the moment.

"A letter to my abusive ex-husband who always claimed 'but I never hit you'."

'I became a mum in October. Nine days later, I lost my baby daughter.'

'How my cheating husband's therapist inadvertently taught me that I am enough.'

Jennifer Hancock

The unspoken pressure of coming up with a New Year's resolution.

A husband has made a 'sex spreadsheet' of his wife's 'excuses' for rejecting his advances.

The unexpected reason why this woman was furious her husband quit smoking.

'When I was 11, I tripped and fell. It was the first sign I was going blind.'

Cristina Hartmann

'Just 18 hours after the birth of my second child, I received a life changing diagnosis.'

"I knew immediately why Simone was standing apart from the other mums at the school gate."

After Zara Tindall miscarried, the Queen offered a gesture she likely won't ever forget.

What every woman needs to know about 'queefing'.

Jessie Stephens

"Let this message empower." After she was raped, Andrea decided to share her horrific story.

"I was accused of being a sugar baby. By my boss."

"I routinely lie to my ride-share drivers. This is why."

'My husband left me and our three children for another woman. Here's how I got through it.'

"I’m a rape survivor; this is how my husband and I handle intimacy."

What it's really like being a nurse in the emergency department on Christmas Day.

"The $150,000 item I bought the week before I left my husband."

The letter from a paramedic everyone needs to read this holiday season.

A family befriended their elderly neighbour. When he died, he left a parting gift.

'I know it comes from love, but there are questions you should never ask the grieving.'

Advice

'You're a horrible person.' Woman writes into advice column, and gets a brutal response.

If your poo looks like this, you could have a health condition.

Elizabeth Laura Nelson

Four myths about cheating that women cling to.

10 women share their sure fire hangover hacks for the festive season.

'The four-word question husbands need to stop asking.'

An expert recommends 5 of the best wines under $25 to take to Christmas lunch.

'I know it comes from love, but there are questions you should never ask the grieving.'

Lisa was diagnosed with breast cancer at 47. Her survival depends on women like Leslie.

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'When I was asked how my year had been, I immediately defined it based on one factor.'

A French writer has shared some very questionable advice for feeling young at 50.

HELP PLS: "I don't know what to do about my roommate's boyfriend."

Clare and Jessie Stephens

The love of Elizabeth Gilbert's life died 10 months ago. But she still calls her every day.

The one sign your relationship is destined to end, according to a love coach.

"While two women I see everyday were going through hell, I didn't have a clue."

"I married for love. Here's why I'd never make that mistake again."

'I am the daughter of 'the other woman'. Dad's wife doesn't know about the affair, or me.'

The 'zero date' rule will change the way you approach dating.

'At 18, my parents discovered my secret boyfriend. Days later they arranged my marriage.'

Men have shared the worst things about being a man, and their responses are fascinating.

Melania Edwards' 'day in the life' column is going viral. But we have a theory.

'This is the brutally honest truth about what teaching did to my mental health.'

ICYMI: The best and most downloaded episodes of No Filter in 2018.

What Sarah Hanson-Young told her daughter after she was slut-shamed in Parliament.

How Samuel Johnson harnessed his "madness" to build Love Your Sister.

LGBTQI

'We need to talk about the fear that every gay man of this generation still carries.'

The love of Elizabeth Gilbert's life died 10 months ago. But she still calls her every day.

At last. Schools will no longer be able to expel kids for being LGBTQI.

A former Sesame Street writer has shared the truth about Bert and Ernie.

Chelsea McLaughlin

Wren and Ayla's story: When your wife is trans.

WEDDING OF THE WEEK: Why Sarah and Megan couldn't wait for the yes vote to have their big day.

The one horrific thread that ties together the suspicious deaths of 27 men in NSW.

Jessie Stephens

The NRL just defended this viral State of Origin photo with three powerful words.

Jackie Chan's daughter says she is homeless because of her homophobic parents.

When my spouse came out as transgender, I wasn't prepared to share the title of 'Mum'.

'If you think marriage equality means we don't need Mardi Gras anymore, think again.'

When Janet Rice's wife transitioned, she had to choose between their marriage and her identity.

"Will you marry me?": An MP just proposed to his partner of nine years on the floor of Parliament.

Everything wrong with what Jacqui Lambie said on Q&A on Monday night.

Jessie Stephens

The Veronicas' Jess opens up about her "deep pain" amid "rift" with sister.

Jesinta Franklin writes: "A generation ago, our wedding would have been banned."

Sarah Hyland suggests her Modern Family character is bisexual.

The reactions that nail how the LGBTQI community are feeling about Kevin Spacey right now.

Jessie Stephens

Benjamin Law answers every question you've ever had about Safe Schools.

Seven ways to help those struggling the most with the marriage equality debate.

Julie Delaforce

Loss and Grief

The beautiful meaning behind the purple butterfly stickers in Australian NICU cribs.

"Two years ago, in a split second, I lost my 15 year old daughter."

They won't be forgotten: The incredible Aussies we sadly lost in 2018.

Mother charged with murdering her 23-month-old twins on Boxing Day.

After Zara Tindall miscarried, the Queen offered a gesture she likely won't ever forget.

"Let this message empower." After she was raped, Andrea decided to share her horrific story.

'I know it comes from love, but there are questions you should never ask the grieving.'

Petrea King's son was having "screaming nightmares". Until she used the rainbow technique.

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