Couples

'My husband and I separated a month ago. But thanks to COVID-19, we're still living together.'

Living with your partner in isolation? Here's how to not hate each other by the end of it.

'At 39 and divorced, I never expected to fall in love with my friend Ben. He's 27.'

'I've been the other woman and the betrayed wife. Neither side is pretty.'

The 3 telling signs of relationship burnout you shouldn't ignore, according to a psychologist.

'I married a man 24 years older than me. I'm sick of the judgement from others.'

'I can't stop thinking about my husband's ex-wife and what I would say to her.'

Tara Blair Ball

'I married Rachel 10 years ago. I didn't think "'til death do us part" would come so soon.'

'I've been with my boyfriend four years. I still think lovingly about my married ex.'

'My husband stood me up on his own birthday. Two days later, he left me.'

Forget 50/50. Brené Brown says the ‘80/20 rule’ is the key to a successful relationship.

"Ladies, stop blaming the 'other woman'. She didn't cheat on you. He did."

Amy Dodd Pilkington

Peter and Elizabeth have been married for 73 years. Their advice is: keep it simple.

'I was married to a narcissist. It took me years to realise the truth: they cannot love.'

Colleen Sheehy Orme

'I had fears about marrying my husband. Six months later, he raped me.'

"What I really think of you when you're constantly sh*t-canning your wife."

'It's hit me hard.' Gogglebox's Isabelle Silbery announced her breakup in the most classy way.

Bronte Chaperon

'Nagging, comparing, and 4 other things I've given up to have a happier relationship.'

Tara Blair Ball

'My husband left me for his high school sweetheart. He told me via a note... on a paper plate.'

"It’s a dirty word." I broke up with my husband and people are still talking about it.

Colleen Sheehy Orme

'Throughout my marriage to my husband, I had several girlfriends. So did he.'

My best friend stayed in a relationship with a married, abusive man. Now they're engaged.

'For our entire marriage, my husband financially cheated on me. It was worse than an affair.'

Tara Blair Ball

In 2018, Simone and Brendon ended their eight-year relationship. They still work together.

Jessica Staveley

'I was married to my husband for 21 years. Then I realised, I had become his mother.'

'I found out I was pregnant the day I was planning to tell my husband I wanted a divorce.'

Tara Blair Ball

'I was sick of trying to save my marriage. One night, I created a profile on Ashley Madison.'

From Jessie and Channing to Kyle and Imogen: The most talked about celebrity break ups of 2019.

Billi Fitzsimons

Marriage

'My husband and I separated a month ago. But thanks to COVID-19, we're still living together.'

Living with your partner in isolation? Here's how to not hate each other by the end of it.

"I didn't cry when my wedding was cancelled. To be honest, I felt relief."

Dr Sophie Fenella Hoile

When our second baby was 8 weeks old, my husband told me he was 'done being a dad'.

'I married a man 24 years older than me. I'm sick of the judgement from others.'

'I can't stop thinking about my husband's ex-wife and what I would say to her.'

Tara Blair Ball

'My marriage vows said, "in sickness and in health". I had no idea how true that would be.'

'I ended my first marriage at 24. Now I'm engaged, but I can't shake the 'divorcee' label.'

'I married Rachel 10 years ago. I didn't think "'til death do us part" would come so soon.'

'My husband stood me up on his own birthday. Two days later, he left me.'

'I was sexually assaulted by my first boyfriend. Years later, my married sex life suffers.'

'I don't take the piss.' Tim Minchin on his 26-year relationship with his wife, Sarah.

Billi Fitzsimons

Peter and Elizabeth have been married for 73 years. Their advice is: keep it simple.

'I was married to a narcissist. It took me years to realise the truth: they cannot love.'

Colleen Sheehy Orme

'I had fears about marrying my husband. Six months later, he raped me.'

"What I really think of you when you're constantly sh*t-canning your wife."

'If Jen was your friend, would you really be urging her to get back with Brad Pitt?'

"I walked into my home, and there was a naked woman on my couch. Next to my husband."

'I was excited to announce I was engaged. But my engagement ring made people uncomfortable.'

'Never stop noticing the details.' After eight years of marriage, here are my eight pieces of marriage advice.

Michael Thompson

'The ingredients required for birth are being disrupted.' The truth about a COVID-19 baby boom.

Living with your partner in isolation? Here's how to not hate each other by the end of it.

'I've been the other woman and the betrayed wife. Neither side is pretty.'

From the Obamas to the Irwins: How your favourite celebs celebrated Valentine's Day.

Billi Fitzsimons

Divorce

Cassandra Thorburn wants to open up about divorce. But the public is trying to silence her.

When our second baby was 8 weeks old, my husband told me he was 'done being a dad'.

"He wanted retribution." For five years, I was trapped in my marriage. Because of money.

Colleen Sheehy Orme

'I ended my first marriage at 24. Now I'm engaged, but I can't shake the 'divorcee' label.'

'6 things I learned when I got divorced after just 10 months of marriage.'

Jemimah Ashleigh

'My husband left me for his high school sweetheart. He told me via a note... on a paper plate.'

"It’s a dirty word." I broke up with my husband and people are still talking about it.

Colleen Sheehy Orme

"I have reasons to be concerned about you." A letter to my ex-husband's new girlfriend.

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