Real Life
OCTOBER 2020
'Two years ago, my husband died suddenly. These are the lessons I've learned from his death.'
'I'm entirely happy being a child-free woman. But my friend says she doesn't believe me.'
'Never more than two alarms.' A day in the life of a morning host who's up at 4AM.
A heroin addiction during Melbourne lockdown: 'How my husband unravelled inside our family home.'
"My best friend and I were inseparable for 10 years. Moving in together ruined everything."
'For every B grade, he caned us.' Pauline Nguyen grew up in fear of her father.
"Jealousy is normal." My honest experience of what polyamorous relationships are really like.
'People constantly ask why my son is the way he is. I don't have the answers.'
'After my divorce, I moved in with my mum. It made me realise she'd been gaslighting me my whole life.'
Teacher Opinion: "Is today going to be the day I burst into tears in front of my class?"
'People are not mind readers.' 21 lessons everyone should learn before their 40th birthday.
'After years of my husband hurting himself to punish me, one night, I finally left him to die.'
Secret purchases and hidden credit cards: My husband's 'financial cheating' broke our marriage.
'I was sexually abused at the age of 12. My mum knew but said nothing.'
"It was gut-wrenching." What it's like to watch your partner go through IVF.
"We wanted to become mums and our journey to parenthood was a little different to most."
'I had an affair with your husband. Now we're married, and I owe you an apology.'
Brooke lived until the age of 20. She never grew beyond the size of a toddler.
"They are harsh critics." 5 habits of chronically unhappy people.
"Why should I have to keep shrinking myself?" I'm done apologising for my child-free life.
'Within 7 months, I ditched my career and left an 18 year relationship. Here's what I learnt.'
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