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“She Saved My Life”: 5 Women On Learning To Reach Out To Their ...

Salary Story: I Got Cancer & Rethought My Relationship With Work

How To Tell If You Have A Yeast Infection & Get Rid Of It

What Is Mgen? The STI You Probably Haven’t Heard Of

Many of us haven’t heard of Mgen. If you’re on TikTok, you may have seen a few videos about the bacterial illness circulating recently but even so,

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What If We Told You That Your Icks Say More About You Than Them?

“Men chasing after ping pong balls! It’s so embarrassing for everyone involved.” This is just one of the answers that dropped into my inbox after I a

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Salary Story: Career Changing Was Harder Than I Thought It Would Be

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“Being Told I’m Infertile Broke Me”: 3 Women On Primary Ovarian I...

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“He’s Now My Seafood Hookup”: 5 Women On How Th...

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My Partner Doesn’t Know My Real Financial Situation

“You’re secretive about your savings.” This is what Emily’s* partner says to her when the subject of money comes up. They’ve never asked dire

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Salary Story: Day Rates Have Given Me A Rapid Pay Rise

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Job Interview Tips

Time For A Fresh Start? How To Use The September (& October) Surg...

Did you enjoy your annual leave? If you managed to get away this summer, the season now feels well and truly over. Reality has set in that bit deeper — r

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Salary Story: I’m A Part-Time Working Mum & I Miss Disposab...

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“I Didn’t Want Him In My Life”: The Pain & Peace Of Familial Estr...

It was the first time in 12 years that Gaby had spoken to her father. It didn’t go well. Her sister had persuaded her to hear him out after years of tryi

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Salary Story: A Recruiter Helped Me Make A £20,000 Pay Jump

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Build Self-Confidence

Your Bank Balance Might Be Low, But Is Your Self-Esteem Lower?

Struggling with overspending, impulse buying or poor money habits? Don’t beat yourself up over it — you actually need to give your self-esteem a boost.

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Are We Humiliating Women When We Out Their Cheating Partners Publ...

Everyone loves a bit of juice. No one wants to be the subject of gossip, sure, but we’d be lying if we said we didn’t feel the slightest bit of intrigu

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Salary Story: I Left A Job & Was Offered £14,000 To Come Back — T...

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Reproductive Health

Endometriosis Patients Are Fighting For Surgery — But Is It The H...

During the wait time for an endometriosis diagnosis — nearly nine years on average — people often have to take pain management and researching treatmen

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Salary Story: I Always Find Out What The Maternity Package Is

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As A Single Person, I Don’t Know If I Can Afford Your Wedding

I’ve been invited to a wedding next year that will be gorgeous. It’s along the British coast in a beautiful small town, and we’ll be staying in a qua

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12 Women On Their Last Breakup Before They Met ‘The One’

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Salary Story: Burnout Is Coming, But I’m Used To My £50k Salary

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“I Go To Festivals With My 50-Year-Old Bestie”: 5 People On Their...

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Salary Story: Training Helped Me To Really Boost My Pay

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“We Haven’t Spoken Since”: 17 People On The Sting Of Their Worst ...

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Wait, So You Don’t Spoon Your Friends?

We’ve found yet another friendship divide between us, so it seems: Those who spoon their friends, and those who don’t. Quirks exist in all friendships,

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Salary Story: A £30,000 Pay Rise Got Me Through The Cost Of Livin...

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12 Women Who Have No Savings Explain Why Their Accounts Are Empty

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They Weren’t The Love Of Your Life — They Were The Love Of ...

“It’s a reality check. The reality is, some people don’t stay. And not only is that okay but in this really gorgeous way, it is the necessary cycle o

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4 Women On Their “Mixed-Weight Relationship” – & How Problematic ...

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