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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.'

Shannen Findlay

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.'

"Her name was Sarah: My great-grandmother was beaten to death by a white man."

'For 30 years, I was made to feel worthless by family. So I ghosted them.'

'When I got married, I took my husband's name. Two years later, I'm changing it.'

Petra Wintzloff

'My addict brother threatened to kidnap my child. I'm scared of him, and I'm scared for him.'

The 3 most important things to teach your quarantine puppy, according to a dog trainer.

It's been 3 years since Charlie Gard died. This is what his parents' lives look like now.

"Every year, I feel grief and gratitude." My mum neglected me, but she also loved me.

'When I was 2, my beautiful mother took her life. This is how I honour her.'

'My husband was about to move in with the woman he left me for. Then the pandemic hit.'

'10 years ago, my mum rejected me. When we went into lockdown, she picked up the phone.'

Jessica Lovejoy

'Working from home would've been a death sentence for my mum. I'm not exaggerating.'

'We had to say goodbye to him on Facetime.' Sandra lost her father-in-law to COVID-19.

'My grief is on hold.' The unique pain of losing someone you love while in self-isolation.

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Stephanie's boyfriend died in a plane crash. She met his 'other women' at his memorial service.

Amanda Stephens

'My boss left his wife for me. Then he started taking secretive phone calls.'

'He stripped in the middle of the road.' 17 women on the worst date they've ever had.

'My husband's cancer diagnosis didn't seem to add up. Then his ex-wife called me.'

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'I'm not sure we will make it through.' 9 women on the biggest obstacle in their age-gap relationship.

HOROSCOPES: Trust your instincts, Leo.

'The man I'm dating isn't on social media. I think I know why.'

Shannen Findlay

'My friends are miserable in their marriages. So I asked them why they stay.'

'Things we wish we knew when our dads were diagnosed with dementia in our early 20s.'

Claudia Bursill and Steph Allen

How to have a conversation with someone who is experiencing domestic violence.

Patric Gagne is a diagnosed sociopath. She's also a wife and a mother.

HOROSCOPES: It's your time to thrive, Gemini.

'When my marriage ended, I hired a male escort. We ended up moving in together.'

'My son died when he was 8. His final words changed the course of my entire life.'

Gypsy Rose Blanchard was sent hundreds of letters while in prison. She's dated two of her pen pals.

'I suspected my boyfriend was cheating. Then I found him in an online group exposing his double life.'

'I found the perfect formula for knowing whether you can bring a date to an event.'

For 10 years, Keri was saying a 'long goodbye' to her mum.

18 women on the final straw in their relationship.

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