I was moving to Australia for my girlfriend – a stranger’s message stopped me
I had been about to get my revenge by breaking her heart in the most humiliating way – but as …
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Every woman in my immediate family has suffered abuse
It is the biggest but quietest miscarriage of justice, a worldwide pandemic that still has so much stigma attached.
I thought my wife would die – 10 months later she’s cancer-free
The diagnosis was crushing – but we were determined to fight.
I found out my rapist died – then my life unravelled
It went on for four years during which I became a ghost inside a body I despised. I smiled when …
But a no-sex relationship
My achievements were ignored and my relationship status always brought to the forefront.
I couldn’t stand him – until he gave me his gun
Sensing my panic, Lee gave me his gun and took my broken one as he raced ahead into the unknown. …
My endometriosis diagnosis was nearly as traumatic as the condition itself
I felt crazy and genuinely began to question if it was all in my head.
I told work I’d been sick – I was terrified they’d learn the truth
I knew, if I spoke about my brother, I might start sobbing and never stop.
Doctors told me getting pregnant would solve all my problems
I found it incredibly inappropriate and disgusting.
She was supposed to be the first woman I slept with – until she said a name
She asked me what Natasha's type is, and that’s when my heart dropped.
We met at his father’s funeral – and had sex that night
I wanted so badly to kiss him but my brain scolded me for daring to have such thoughts about a …
Then he facetimed his friend
This was the first time Benji had FaceTimed his friend to masturbate to us having sex but it wouldn’t be …
‘I met 40 people who claim to have seen aliens: this is why I don’t believe them’
Before collecting any fragments of alien spaceships, you must complete a routine safety assessment – according to the UFO Field …
Prince may have died 10 years ago, but my love affair with his music lives on
I was 11 when I was first introduced to Prince (not literally, sadly).
JK Rowling’s views on trans people cost me my longest friendship
J.K. Rowling’s vitriol against trans people has forced me to take several steps back.
I’ll never stop fighting for change
I will dedicate my life to resolving this problem, so no one has to go through the pain and loss …
‘I turned my dad into a rock and threw him into the sea’
They look like stones shaped over centuries by water: solid, pale, and softly elliptical. But these ones are newly-created – …
I lost my mum to cancer as a child – the guilt was overwhelming
The shame hung over me for many years to come.
Then I was diagnosed
I’m able to honour Olive by running this marathon in her memory. Together with my son and my husband, they …
Shocking photo reveals giant ‘unfixable’ hernia in woman’s stomach
'No-one saw it as a concern.'