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

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

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

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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Salary Story: I Lost Myself Trying To Please Toxic Managers

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Confrontation Is Key To Long-Lasting Friendships — I’d Know

Last year, a key confrontational moment happened in one of my most treasured friendships: Sat across from one of my best friends, drink in hand, we’d bee

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Salary Story: I Feared That If I Negotiated, I’d Lose The Job Offer

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

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I’m Happy Being Single, But…

How long have you, or your friends, been single? For at least one person in your circle, the answer is likely to be well over a year — if not years. (In

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“I Don’t Miss It”: Celibacy Is Bringing Some Women Peace

Celibacy has had a rebrand. Previously, celibacy was often intertwined with religious ideas of purity and chastity, but for women today the concept is much

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Salary Story: I’ve Never Negotiated And It’s My Biggest Regret

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In Your Running Era? Ignore The Haters

Trainers laced, Strava on, earphones in, body stretched: We’re going for a run. So many of us are adopting a version of this ritual. Record numbers of pe

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Salary Story: I Wish I Knew Negotiating Annual Leave Was Possible

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