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Real Life

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

Belinda Jepsen
real life

Jemima was 5 when she started having tummy pains. No one expected the diagnosis that followed.

Belinda Jepsen
real life

"It represents a lot of trauma." What happened when Abby Gilmore found her old engagement ring.

Chelsea McLaughlin
real life

Harry M. Miller's memory faded. But in his final moments, he uttered five profound words.

Belinda Jepsen
real life

"The real reason I can't ever trust my husband."

Kelly Cridge
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A woman was given a “kind” note by a stranger. What was inside will infuriate all women.

Jessica Chambers
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'Telling my kids their mum was going to die was the hardest thing I've ever done.'

Nicholas Lee
real life

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Anonymous
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Jan handed her daughter a notebook before she boarded a plane. It contained a 50-year secret.

Jessie Stephens
real life

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Clare Stephens
real life

The cruel twist of fate that hit Leigh Sales, shortly after writing about sudden tragedy.

Jessica Chambers
real life

'I'm married with kids. And I fell in love with another couple who left me heartbroken.'

Gemma Wyvern
real life

A former domestic abuser asks: 'I made women's lives hell. Should I apologise?'

Jessica Chambers
real life

Alex Nation has broken a cardinal Instagram rule, and shared exactly what she's done to her face.

Clare Stephens
real life

"I walked in matching the table cloths." Abby Gilmore reflects on her experience of the Brownlow.

Clare Stephens
real life

People called this man an "animal" for shaving on the train. They didn't know his story.

Belinda Jepsen
real life

Tahlia used to love sex. And then one experience changed everything.

Emily Reynolds
real life

A split-second mistake nearly cost Virginia Trioli her career. But a bigger tragedy followed.

Belinda Jepsen
real life

'My ex boyfriend raped me. Then I saw a photo on social media that left me shaken.'

Kassi Klower
real life

"I woke up to my baby face down in his cot. The horror, the chaos, the falling to the bottom of the earth."

Dr Carmel Harrington
real life

Rachael lost her daughter Mackenzie at seven months. Then she scrolled past a harrowing image.

Clare Stephens
real life

'My two-and-a-half year relationship is over, unless my partner does one, simple thing.'

Belinda Jepsen
real life

The heart-wrenching moment a brave newsreader reports on her own daughter's death.

Jessica Chambers
real life

"From a tired, broken-hearted vet." The sad reality of what our pets do in their final moments.

Clare Stephens
real life

Mary did everything she could to protect her daughter. Then she found out she was a killer.

Mary K. Pershall
real life

"I saw an old photo of myself and started sobbing. It was like looking at someone who's died."

Sam Bloom
real life

What we didn't see: The sad backstory that led Spence to angrily storm off The Block.

Ali Moore
real life

What Germaine Greer wants you to know about the rape that does not define her.

Jessie Stephens

Advice

real life

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

Belinda Jepsen
career

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

Belinda Jepsen
dating

The 11 subtle signs that mean you've given up on your relationship.

Elizabeth Laura Nelson
real life

"The real reason I can't ever trust my husband."

Kelly Cridge
family

'A letter to the woman who so desperately wants my husband.'

Anonymous
kids

'The six most painful words people would say to us after we lost our daughter to cancer.'

Louisa Simmonds
wellness

If your relationship's been on the rocks, the next 40 days might be the beginning of the end.

Jessica Chambers
pregnancy

'My husband and I wanted to have children. Here's why we didn't.'

Michelle Gibbings
dating

The duo that tours the world to share stories of broken hearts and dick pics.

Jessica Wang
kids

3-year-old Ava-May was bouncing on a 'jumping castle'. Then, her mother heard the huge bang.

Helen Vnuk
finance

The 9 expensive things you should definitely permit yourself to buy.

Sophie Aubrey
real life

If you're 28 or 29 and you feel like your life is falling apart, there's a logical reason why.

Jessica Wang
career

The 19 harsh truths about life that you probably don't want to hear.

Tim Denning
travel

As an avid traveller Alexandra has one piece of unexpected advice that will change how you travel.

Alexandra Connors
finance

Five simple things you're wasting money on every day.

Demeter Stamell
teens

Meet the teen who says she can't possibly live off $1000 pocket money per month.

Demeter Stamell
kids

"Holidays are awesome but school holidays are... problematic."

Laura Jackel
real life

"The 40 lessons I (finally) learned in my 40s."

Jen MacCulloch
real life

"The 10 things I know in my 30s that I didn’t know in my 20s."

Demeter Stamell
rogue

Just 14 pieces of terrible sex advice we were given by teen magazines.

Demeter Stamell

LGBTQI

news

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

AAP
kids

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

Chelsea McLaughlin
relationships

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

Belinda Jepsen
weddings

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

Amy Clark
true crime

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

Jessie Stephens
news

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

Ali Moore
celebrity

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

Nama Winston
relationships

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

Anne Reid
relationships

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

Urzila Carlson
news

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

Belinda Jepsen
news

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

Amy Clark
politics

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

Jessie Stephens
celebrity

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

Amy Clark
relationships

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

Jessica Clark
tv

Sarah Hyland suggests her Modern Family character is bisexual.

Belinda Jepsen
news

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

Jessie Stephens
school

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

Rachel Wagner
health

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

Julie Delaforce
relationships

"To my parents who are voting ‘no’, this is the conversation I really wish we could have."

Mark Mariano
movies

The line Ellen Page wishes she'd never said in 'Juno'.

Belinda Jepsen

Loss and Grief

parent opinion

"In 2012 I was pregnant, and then I was not...": The pregnancy loss no one talks about.

Emily Gian
parent opinion

"My first baby boy was stillborn. Then my third passed away five hours after she was born."

Sara Grant
pregnancy

"In our efforts to have our family, I end up having a total of four miscarriages."

Lisa Gallate
real life

Harry M. Miller's memory faded. But in his final moments, he uttered five profound words.

Belinda Jepsen
real life

'Telling my kids their mum was going to die was the hardest thing I've ever done.'

Nicholas Lee
real life

A split-second mistake nearly cost Virginia Trioli her career. But a bigger tragedy followed.

Belinda Jepsen
real life

"I woke up to my baby face down in his cot. The horror, the chaos, the falling to the bottom of the earth."

Dr Carmel Harrington
real life

Five years ago, Eileen's son boarded a bus to Sydney. He hasn't been seen since.

Belinda Jepsen

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