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Advice, stories, and real talk on love, dating, and more.

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Naming your child is perhaps one of the most exciting yet pressure-filled parts of becoming a parent. Some moms and dads plan their children's names long before they're born, and others "just know" the moment they first set eyes on them. Naming your child is a personal and emotional task,…

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Parenting is just one of those things that everybody has an opinion on and everybody thinks "their way is the right way". However, one father has left Twitter seriously divided after he revealed that he pays his son $1 for every book he reads cover-to-cover. Doting dad David Woodland took…

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With the Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement rightfully dominating the headlines recently, a white woman has taken to social media to share what she's learned from marrying a black man. Pamela Chandler, from Florida, made the revelations after growing frustrated by those who have denied racism and grown tired of…

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An inseparable couple with Down's syndrome have beaten the odds to celebrate their 25th wedding anniversary. Maryanne, 48, and Tommy Pilling, 62, from South-End-on-Sea, Essex, first met while volunteering at a training center for people with disabilities back in 1990, and after 18 months of dating, Tommy popped the question…

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The ongoing Covid-19 pandemic has made us appreciate our hairdressers more than ever. None more so, however, than a widower in Virginia, US, who penned a heartwarming letter to a hairdresser who went above and beyond when providing his late wife, who had dementia, with a wonderful trim. The hairdresser,…

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I can confidently say that I am a nervous pooper. If there isn't a decent lock on the door and enough noise to drown out any particular sounds, then I will just hold it in. Therefore, I can fully sympathize with TikTok user Eden Grant, who recently shared a video…

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A couple with Down's syndrome have finally tied the knot with over 10,000 well-wishers watching online. Heidi Crowter, 25, and her partner James Carter, 26, said "I do" at a ceremony in at Hillfields Church in Coventry after coronavirus social distancing guidelines forced them to cut their guest list down…

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A Muslim teenager in the US has spoken out about being left feeling "humiliated, enraged, and belittled" by staff at a branch of Starbucks after a barista wrote her name as 'Isis' on her order. Nineteen-year-old Aishah - who has only disclosed her first name for safety reasons - says…

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An eight-year-old girl has stolen our hearts after a video of her greeting her deaf delivery driver went viral on social media. After seeing the delivery driver at least once a week during lockdown, little Talulah sparked up an unlikely friendship with Hermes delivery driver Tim Joseph. However, after learning…

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What would you do if you won the lottery? These days, I'd probably invest in a nice apartment for myself, a few pairs of designer shoes, and the best of the best accessories for my pets. It's a question that we like to think about every so often, but winning…

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Right now, a lot of us are talking about racism. Whether it be with friends, family, colleagues, or strangers, the events of the last few weeks have had more and more of us discuss systemic racism, the BLM movement, white privilege, and more - which is amazing, the more we…

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A mom in the US has been forced to speak out in defense of a video she posted online showing her throwing her infant son into a swimming pool. The now-viral video sees 27-year-old Krysta Meyer recording the moment an instructor throws her eight-month-old son into a pool during an…

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Two photos taken in the aisle of a US supermarket has sparked a debate on social media, with many claiming the innocuous images perfectly sum up the everyday racism faced by black people. With race, discrimination, and unconscious bias being heavily protested against across the nation, Twitter user Jesús A.…

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Last month, Russian influencer Marina Balmasheva, 35, came under fire after revealing she was in a relationship with her 20-year-old stepson. Now, Marina Balmasheva, 35, has revealed to her 412,000 Instagram followers that she is expecting a child with her ex-husband's son. Per news.com.au, Marina first met her current boyfriend,…

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A new hand signal has been created to help those who are suffering from domestic abuse discreetly ask for help. Established by the Canadian Women's Foundation, the charity reported an increase in incidents of domestic violence because of the lockdown measures implemented to halt the spread of the coronavirus. That's…

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There are calls for a parenting influencer who "re-homed" her autistic adopted son to lose her social media deals. Myka Stauffer, 32, took to YouTube last week to reveal that the young boy she had adopted from China, Huxley, has been rehomed after she and her husband James were unable…

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Weddings may be joyous occasions, but they also come with some rather questionable traditions. From everybody gathering around to watch a newly married couple feed each other a piece of cake to a bride throwing an expensive bouquet of flowers at her single friends - it is a wonder how…

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After 70 years of marriage, a New York couple were forced to spend months apart due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Now, they've finally been reunited, and according to CBS News, they could not stop kissing each other. 91-year-old Walter Willard and his 89-year-old wife, Jean, tied the knot before…