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

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

Salary Story: I’m A Part-Time Working Mum & I Miss Disposable Income

“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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The News About Tampons Is Scary, Let Us Break It Down

Arsenic, lead and other metals have been found in tampons by researchers at the University of California, Berkeley. In the study, 30 tampons from 14 brands

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

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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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Women Are Now Filming The Messy Endings In Their Lives

Would you rather cry on the phone to your friend about a breakup or broadcast a video of yourself in tears for millions to see? Some people are openly shar

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Salary Story: Show Your Manager All Your Positive Client Feedback

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Joking You’ve “Healed Too Much” Might Be A Sign You’re Still Hurting

Is it possible to have healed “too much” following a bad romantic experience? Adrienne, 29, from London, who doesn’t want to share her full name, thi

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All The Lifestyle & Wellbeing Products We Tried & Loved In June

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Salary Story: Working With Friends Was Great, But I Changed Jobs ...

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Salary Story: I Was Told “No” To A Pay Rise… Un...

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Salary Story: I’m On £10,000 More Than My Parents Ever Made...

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“It’s Where I Spend All My Time”: The Joy Of The Women’s Toilets ...

You walk in and there’s red lipstick smears on the mirrors, someone with glittery eye makeup, another in the Damson Madder dress of the summer, and chatt

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