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“I Was Told The Cure Was To Have A Baby”: The Sexist Issue With ...

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I Trusted My Instincts & Doubled My Salary To £70,000 In Two Years

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Lifestyle Picks: Everything Bringing Team R29 Joy This Month

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8 Women On How They Met Their Partner In The Wild

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Salary Story: I Took A Job I Hated For £70,000 — Then Used It To ...

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Sex Re-Education

Why Women Love Making Fictional Men Have Sex

“I find the idea of one hot man appealing, so I consequently find the idea of two hot men appealing, too,” wrote anonymous user Dark Twin in he

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Salary Story: I Learned The Hard Way Not To Take Sh*t From Work

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14 Women On How Much They Spent On Holiday This Year

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Do Therapists Actually Use Therapy Speak?

Ever wondered what you’d say to a therapist, given the chance? We asked Dr Sheri Jacobson, a retired psychotherapist with over 17 year

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Salary Story: I Jumped My Salary By 80k In My 20s By Embracing Ch...

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Periods Are Finally Mainstream In Sport. What Took Everyone So Long?

When triathlete Emma Pallant-Browne crossed the finish line in fourth place at the PTO European Open in May — after passing 12 women on the run — she w

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Screaming Crying Throwing Up? What Stan Culture Does To Your Brain

There are several ways to describe the outsize, almost alien reaction that stans experience when seeing their idol in person. Way back when it was attached

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Be Honest, Do I Smell?

There’s a scene from Mad Men that I think about a lot. Peggy Olson, the young copywriter, is confidently delivering a pitch to an important client. The c

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Salary Story: I’m On 133k But I Should Have Asked For More

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Actually Comfortable, Actually Stylish Work Bags

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Salary Story: I Left Teaching Because Of Stress & Now Earn 52k

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Loneliness Defined My 20s. Now I’m Happier Than Ever

It is embarrassing — shameful almost — to admit to being lonely in your 20s. At least that’s how I felt about it at the time. For a significant part

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20 Women In Long-Term Relationships Tell Us How Their Sex Lives H...

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Queer Women Can Get HPV Too — & It’s More Common Than You T...

Many rumours swirl around the human papillomavirus, or HPV, which is tested for during a cervical screening. Sometimes rumours are just rumours, but in the

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Ask A Therapist: I’m 29 & I’ve Never Dated. How Do I ...

Ever wondered what you’d say to a therapist, given the chance? We asked Dr Sheri Jacobson, a retired psychotherapist with over 17 year

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Salary Story: I Doubled My Salary In 12 Months By Moving Jobs Twice

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Bed Rot Is Gross But So Is Life

The latest phrase to jump from TikTok hashtag to aggrieved headlines is ‘bed rot’, a term used to describe, surprisingly, rotting in bed. Not i

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Queer People Constantly Fall In Love Online — Without Dating Apps

The introduction of Tinder in 2012 revolutionised the way people thought about online dating. You only need to look at the proliferation of dating terms ov

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Salary Story: I Negotiated A 100k Salary But Felt Like I DidnR...

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Knowing Your Partner’s “Argument Style” Can Be A Relationship Gam...

The past couple of years have popularised the idea of understanding your attachment style, identifying a partner’s perceived narcissism or ranking their

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Ask A Therapist: I Barely Hear From My Friends Anymore. What Am I...

Ever wondered what you’d say to a therapist, given the chance? We asked Dr Sheri Jacobson, a retired psychotherapist with over 17 year

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Salary Story: I’m A Former NHS Doctor On 86k In Australia

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Ask A Therapist: I Feel Left Out Because I Can’t Afford What My F...

Ever wondered what you’d say to a therapist, given the chance? We asked Dr Sheri Jacobson, a retired psychotherapist with over 17 year

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Salary Story: I Doubled My Salary (After Tax) By Becoming A Contr...

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Ask A Therapist: My Best Friend Said He Has Feelings For Me. Shou...

Ever wondered what you’d say to a therapist, given the chance? We asked Dr Sheri Jacobson, a retired psychotherapist with over 17 year

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