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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

From nothing to $500: 17 women share how much they spend on their partner's Christmas gift.

"Nap time" has a whole new meaning: How we maintain a sex life after kids.

"It was my evil twin." People share the worst excuse they've been given by a cheating partner.

"It will be ruthless and never-ending." When you tell a narcissist you're leaving him.

Colleen Sheehy Orme

'My fiancé and I moved into a new house. And we're sleeping in separate rooms.'

"It was only a matter of time before I cheated on my husband."

Tara Blair Ball

'Three months after I married my husband, I started contemplating my sexuality.'

Sex “every three or four months” and separate beds: The secret to our 16 year relationship.

'I was in a happy relationship with my boyfriend. Then he encouraged me to date his friend.'

"The worst part is, it felt amazing." 12 men share the honest reason they had an affair.

Elizabeth Laura Nelson

"Nate’s wife was my best friend." My complicated story of being the other woman.

'I went on a work trip with my colleague Simon. Three days later, my marriage was over.'

Tara Blair Ball

"My husband hadn’t touched me in five years." 12 women explain why they cheated on their partners.

OPINION: 'More and more couples are ditching the Big Wedding. It makes absolute sense.'

'My parents invited a stranger to lunch in November. Two months later, we were engaged.'

Mansura Ghaffar

'You feel at fault, but you have no idea why.' How to know if you’re being gaslighted.

Elizabeth Laura Nelson

'I was a happily married mum of two when I embarked on an intense emotional affair with John.'

'I never understood what made people cheat. And then I met Simon.'

Tara Blair Ball

ASK SEAN: 'I have a funny relationship with a guy at work. I think he's more than a work husband.'

'I was on a first date when he said the words: “I don’t have…feelings”. My stomach lurched.'

7 women share the exact moment they knew their relationship was over.

Marriage

"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

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

After being caught trolling her husband, influencer Clemmie Hooper has quietly disappeared.

Billi Fitzsimons

'Settle in, make friends and move again': The harsh reality of being a defence wife.

"It was only a matter of time before I cheated on my husband."

Tara Blair Ball

"The week my husband moved out, I couldn't stop crying."

"Is this my life?" Tired of the endless tasks, I wrote a 'job description' for our marriage.

'I went on a work trip with my colleague Simon. Three days later, my marriage was over.'

Tara Blair Ball

OPINION: 'More and more couples are ditching the Big Wedding. It makes absolute sense.'

'When my husband decided to take my surname, his family walked out of our wedding.'

'After we got divorced, we turned to "bird's nest parenting" for the sake of our kids.'

'I was married to my husband for 20 years. For 10 of them, he had a secret girlfriend.'

'My parents invited a stranger to lunch in November. Two months later, we were engaged.'

Mansura Ghaffar

'I was a virgin when I met my husband. I wish I'd never told him.'

'I had an affair with a married man. It completely changed my view on marriage.'

Michelle Zunter

"I wouldn't even spit on her." Last night, Australia met TV's most intense mother-in-law.

'I wasn't allowed near her.' For 18 months, Dannii Minogue had a mother-in-law who wouldn't speak to her.

'My husband was told he had 5 years to live. So I left him.'

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

From nothing to $500: 17 women share how much they spend on their partner's Christmas gift.

Divorce

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

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

Tara Blair Ball

"My situation is quite amazing." Kate Hudson on raising three children with three different dads.

"When 9/11 happened." 5 women on the exact moment they knew their marriage was over.

"It will be ruthless and never-ending." When you tell a narcissist you're leaving him.

Colleen Sheehy Orme

'My husband always had expensive tastes. Then I found out he'd been stealing money for years.'

Tara Blair Ball

"The week my husband moved out, I couldn't stop crying."

'I was too innocent to see the red flags in my eight-year marriage. It cost me everything.'

Colleen Sheehy Orme

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