Relationships
'I wrote myself an email last December to arrive today. I hope I take my own advice.'
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Maggie Alderson
real life
'I moved in with my sister after a bad break up. Within days, our relationship unravelled.'
Anonymous
sex
'The one thing women who orgasm more often have in common (and it's not what you think).'
Ruth Ramsay
real life
'We need to talk about the judgement you get when you have this type of hair.'
Raffaella Ciccarelli
couples
'I laughed at the "bird theory" for relationships. But then I decided to put it to the test.'
Catie Powers
friendship
'She made a move on my date.' 10 women on the friendship betrayals they'll never recover from.
Catie Powers
real life
'I was totally cool with my boyfriend's girl best friend, until I found an old photo.'
Anonymous
dating
'My story about boyfriends being embarrassing went viral. I'm doubling down.'
Catie Powers
real life
'I thought I knew my friend of 30 years. One holiday together proved me wrong.'
Catie Powers
real life
We're looking for real people with real problems who want therapy.
Mamamia Team
sex
Jess Cattelly runs a swingers club. This is what actually happens behind closed doors.
Ailish Delaney
real life
GUS WORLAND: 'I thought my mate had everything going for him. Then I got the phone call no one wants.'
Gus Worland
real life
'I've been in love with my friend's husband for a year. Last week, he told me he feels the same.'
Anonymous
real life
'I woke up randomly at 3am with a sense of dread. Hours later I got the call that still haunts me.'
Raffaella Ciccarelli
sex
'I was out escorting when we ran into my client's daughter. I knew I'd never see him again.'
Laura Roscioli
real life
'My hen's night was supposed to be a celebration. I ended the night crying in an Uber.'
Anonymous
dating
'We tried the viral dating app hack to get better matches. We've lost the will to swipe.'
Annaliese Todd and Jessica Clark
real life
'I trusted my husband of 34 years completely. Then I learned about the naked photo.'
Ailish Delaney
real life
'My husband left me for another woman. Now she parades at all our kids' events. How do I cope?'
Catie Powers
real life
'My best friend's wedding had everything she said it wouldn't. Including the truth about us.'
Catie Powers
real life
'I flew halfway around the world to meet a man from Instagram. He dumped me mid-sex.'
Liv Arnold
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'I thought I knew what grief looked like. Until the week of my 40th birthday.'
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An open letter to my husband on why I'm asking for a divorce.
Anonymous
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My husband and I were drugged at our wedding. One of our friends was responsible.
Anonymous
Sex
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Saucy secrets: 'Once I drop off my kids, I go to a hotel with other mums to have sex.'
Jana Hocking
sex
'What I learned the year I had 3000 orgasms.'
Rebecca Ferguson
sex
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sex
After her divorce, Jackie O was terrified to have sex again. What happened next surprised her.
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sex
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sex
'I went to my first kink party. Here are all the things I didn't expect.'
Bek Day
sex
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sex
Okay, it's time we explained pegging: The sex move everyone is googling right now.
Katie Stow
sex
We asked women in long-term relationships how much sex they're having. The answers were not what we expected.
Emily Vernem
sex
'I was having an affair with my married boss. Then I saw him use our "secret signal" on another colleague.'
Anonymous
sex
"It was with my friend's boyfriend..." 17 women on how they lost their virginity.
Emily Vernem
sex
'I was in my 40s and had never had an orgasm. So I decided to have an affair.'
Anonymous
sex
'I'm one of millions who had an affair using Ashley Madison. Here's what happened.'
Anonymous
sex
'I had no idea my body was capable of this.' The women who discovered sex after 40.
Nicole Madigan
sex
'I married the stripper.' 14 men on the craziest thing they witnessed at a bucks party.
Jana Hocking
sex
'My husband and I were bored with our sex life. So we started having foursomes.'
Olivia York
sex
'I asked my boyfriend for an open relationship so I could sleep with women.'
Nadia Bokody
sex
Here's how to work out if you're a little bit gay.
Nadia Bokody
sex
'How my second date turned into an orgy.'
mamamia-team
sex
'We focused so hard on getting pregnant, we forgot how to have sex.'
Anonymous
dating
Hugh Jackman and Sutton Foster are dating. So how soon is too soon to date again after divorce?
Nicole Madigan
dating
At 35, Jessie was dumped by her boyfriend. The internet's response floored her.
Catie Powers
dating
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Natasha Weber
Couples
couples
January is 'divorce month'. Here’s why relationships fall apart at this time of the year.
Cassandra Kalpaxis
couples
Why Rebel Wilson and Ramona Agruma have tied the knot for a second time.
Jess Lynch
couples
'I saw the look in his eye.' Women told us the moment they realised their partner didn’t love them.
Emily Vernem
couples
Nara Smith refuses to call herself a tradwife. She says this is what we're all missing.
Jess Lynch
couples
'I just got back from my honeymoon. I already want to end my marriage.’
Jess Lynch
couples
Would you let your mother-in-law wear white to your wedding?
Jess Lynch
couples
David spent years trying to be the 'perfect' husband. It completely backfired.
Isabella Ross
couples
What is an Ethical Non-Monogamy (ENM) relationship and why am I seeing it everywhere?
Mitch Larsson
couples
This throuple just shared how they manage in-fighting. It's kind of beautiful.
Cassandra Green
couples
'I didn’t think much of this TikTok relationship theory until men started to confirm it.'
Emily Vernem
couples
'I'm 8 weeks pregnant and my husband just told me he wants a hall pass.'
Lisa Hamilton
couples
Who is Matildas player Mary Fowler's boyfriend? Everything you need to know about the NRL star.
Jess Lynch
couples
DIVORCE DIARIES: 'Why are all my friends pretending to be happily married?'
Gabrielle Morrissey
couples
'Months after giving birth, my MIL body shamed me. But my husband's reaction was the final straw.'
Lisa Hamilton
couples
'Why I refused to let my partner surprise me with an engagement ring.'
Makayla Donovan
couples
'I threw myself a $45,000 divorce party. I have no regrets.'
Jess Lynch
couples
'After 20 years single I became obsessed with my new partner's every move. It almost ruined us.'
Nicole Madigan
couples
'I forgave my husband when he cheated on me. A year later, I got my revenge.'
Anonymous
couples
'I didn't think I could trust my partner's mum. She proved me right.'
Lisa Hamilton
couples
'I never thought my boyfriend would cheat. Then I found the literal receipts.'
Jess Lynch
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dating
'I thought I'd grow out of my thing for older men. Instead, I fell in love with one.'
Laura Roscioli
couples
'There's one thing no one tells you about being the second wife.'
Anonymous
friendship
'My friend's husband hit on me and she refuses to believe me.'
Anonymous
real life
'After my divorce, my friend group quietly erased me. When I vented to a colleague, she told me why.'
Anonymous
dating
These are the 8 dates you need to go on to know if you're compatible with someone.
Jessica Clark
couples
The messy middle stage of separation that no one warns you about.
Raffaella Ciccarelli
real life
'I let my kids play on my sister's dating app. Who they spotted made my blood run cold.'
Ella Morgan
friendship
'On a weekend away, I realised my friend treated me like family. I knew I had to escape.'
Anonymous
real life
Kirat was in a 10-year online relationship with 'Bobby'. But his real identity was sinister.
Isabella Ross
real life
'My aunt told me a family secret at a baby shower. My entire life had been a lie.'
Anonymous
dating
'I can't stop Googling my ex from 7 years ago. It has nothing to do with missing him.'
Maria Rosey
real life
'I thought he was just late to my birthday dinner. Then I discovered his secret.'
Catie Powers
real life
'I thought our sex life was just in a rough patch. Then I opened his emails.'
Catie Powers
dating
"Chatfishing" is the new texting hack getting people more dates. There's just one problem.
Emily Vernem
real life
'All hell broke loose.' 10 women on the moment they sent a message to the wrong person.
Ailish Delaney
real life
'I thought my husband had always been honest. One conversation with his mum destroyed our marriage.'
Anonymous
dating
Please stop dating men who don't actually like you.
Ailish Delaney
real life
'I ignored this "normal" habit for years. But now I'm finally paying the price.'
Catie Powers
sex
'I asked my boyfriend why he wants sex so much more than me. His answer was surprising.'
Laura Roscioli
real life
This is why we fight.
Jessica Clark
real life
'We were married for 22 years, with 9 kids. Then I saw the photos.'
Julie Gaeta
real life
'When we declined dinner with my mother-in-law, she punished my kids in the most spiteful way.'
Anonymous
real life
Paula Joye knows there are two types of people. One of them has lost a parent.
Ailish Delaney
sex
'Men pay me to pretend I'm pregnant with their child. It's earned me six figures.'
Ailish Delaney
real life
'I was being relentlessly trolled online. Turns out the culprit was living under my roof.'
Anonymous
real life
'My boyfriend dumped me after 7 years. Then his brother told me a secret he'd kept for years.'
Anonymous
real life
'I'm having an affair with a dad from the school gates. I don't want it to end.'
Anonymous
real life
'I was 17 weeks pregnant with triplets. Then my husband went for a run and never came home.'
Ashley Brooks-Garrett
real life
'I was sick and fighting for my life when my fiancé said eight words that shattered my world.'
Anonymous
real life
'It started as an ordinary work day. By the end of it, I couldn't remember where I lived.'
Katie Richards
couples
'Throughout my marriage to my husband, I had several girlfriends. So did he.'
Demeter De Lune
real life
'I made one silly comment. That's all it took for my brother to uninvite me from his wedding.'
Anonymous
sex
The real reason long-term couples stop having sex, and it's probably not what you think.
Julie Tenner
sex
'I thought I was just fussy about who I dated. Then I learned about demisexuality.'
Nicole Madigan
dating
'I broke up with the best guy over something that sounds stupid. But every woman will get it.'
Blithe Saxon
real life
'I was 12 when Mum’s new boyfriend moved in. I didn’t know I’d spend years trying to disappear.'
Nicole Madigan
sex
'We've all stopped having sex at bedtime and I know why.'
Laura Roscioli
sex
'I was stuck in a sexless marriage, then I accidentally had a foursome with my best friend.'
Anonymous
real life
'I write about sex for a living, but there's one thing I refuse to ever do.'
Laura Roscioli
dating
'It was the best first date of my life. Then I woke up to a call I'll never forget.'
Lori Welch Brown
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