Relationships
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'I was sure our marriage was over. This pulled us back from the brink.'
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'I watched my twin sister take her final breath. I wasn't prepared for what happened after.'
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'I was blindsided by my husband's affair. But what my daughter did hurt me even more.'
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friendship
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'I text my male best friend every day. Deep down, I know what's really going on.'
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real life
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'For a long time, my family looked wholesome. Brooklyn Beckham's statement echoes how it fell apart.'
Anonymous
real life
'I thought it was my kids' homework. Then I read what my husband had written about me.'
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Anonymous
sex
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'One final conversation with my ex made me realise I could never date men again.'
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couples
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couples
David spent years trying to be the 'perfect' husband. It completely backfired.
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couples
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This throuple just shared how they manage in-fighting. It's kind of beautiful.
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'I didn’t think much of this TikTok relationship theory until men started to confirm it.'
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'Months after giving birth, my MIL body shamed me. But my husband's reaction was the final straw.'
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'Why I refused to let my partner surprise me with an engagement ring.'
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couples
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'After 20 years single I became obsessed with my new partner's every move. It almost ruined us.'
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couples
'I forgave my husband when he cheated on me. A year later, I got my revenge.'
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couples
'I didn't think I could trust my partner's mum. She proved me right.'
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'I never thought my boyfriend would cheat. Then I found the literal receipts.'
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couples
'My best friend asked me to be her maid of honour. I walked out hours before the wedding.'
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'I hadn't had sex for 40 years. What I did at 70 surprised even me.'
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friendship
'My friend made me feel like I was a burden. Then I learnt about the "chair theory".'
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real life
'My boss left his wife for me. Then he started taking secretive phone calls.'
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real life
'Everyone is nostalgic for 2016. But I can't romanticise a place I barely escaped.'
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'I walked away from my "perfect" husband. Then I found out who he replaced me with.'
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real life
'I thought my brother-in-law borrowing my car was harmless, until I watched the dashcam footage.'
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dating
We need to talk about your boyfriend, the one you keep making excuses for.
Ailish Delaney
couples
'My in-laws expect a normal family dinner. They don't know what we have to tell them after.'
Anonymous
real life
'We live five minutes away from my in-laws, but we haven't spoken in months. It started with a lamb.'
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'I feel disappointed in my marriage, and I'm finally realising it's not about my husband.'
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'It was an ordinary evening at home, until one casual comment from my child unravelled my life.'
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real life
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dating
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real life
'My husband and I do one thing before we speak to each other. I swear it saved our marriage.'
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sex
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friendship
'I thought I was the problem every time a friendship ended. Then I discovered the "train station theory".'
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'I sent the wrong text to my family group chat. It destroyed my relationship with my mum.'
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'I was intimate every day for three weeks with my husband. Here's what surprised me.'
Anonymous
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'My partner and I started asking each other these 5 questions every January. It's worked wonders.'
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real life
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