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My 'twin' boys were born six months & 900 miles apart - people think it's crazy
ERIN Clancy, 42, is a construction company owner and lives in New York, USA, with her husband Brian, 38, an electrician, and sons Dylan, 12 months, an
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'Knock on my door changed my life - I met my lover who is 23 years younger'
Anne Hathaway's new film The Idea of You follows a couple falling for each other despite a large age gap - something Dawn Baxter, 56, and her 33-year-old boyfriend Anthony know all about
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Gran, 79, scammed out of £250k after her WhatsApp dating 'with Mamma Mia! actor'
Super-bright Elizabeth Ferguson had been a senior university manager before running a successful business - but a man posing as a lovelorn telecoms expert tricked her in just months into handing him her savings
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My hubby lives 500 miles away - some think it's weird but it's perfect
LONG-DISTANCE love isn’t hard for Christina Metzger.Christina, 62, explains why dividing her time between England and Germany is the recipe for rela
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My teacher abused me aged 14 - he was jailed after I showed cops evidence
AT 14, Stephanie Langlitz was groomed by her school teacher.Now 36, she shares how fighting for justice helped her to heal. "Finding old teenage phot
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We live mortgage-free in a tiny house with our newborn - we've saved a fortune
VICKY Freese-Brayer, 36, runs a conscious-living brand and lives in the Vale of Glamorgan with husband Uriah, 32, a property developer, and their daug
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I sold my belongings to live like millionaire on ship - but there's a downside
When my dad fell ill, it was mum who inspired me to leave and sail the world with my husband.Although I was worried about leaving my parents behind, s
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Three mother-daughter duos share why their bond is the best this Mother's Day
Whether they work, live or travel the world together, to mark Mother’s Day on Sunday we meet the daughters and mums who have taken their relationship to the next level
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'We found love against the odds - miles apart, 22-yr age gap and three weddings'
With Valentine’s Day fast approaching, Kate Graham meets three couples whose love is one in a million. Here they reveal how they beat the odds to be together, and let nothing stand in their way
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My husband's OCD almost destroyed our marriage - he'd clean for 20hrs a day
NEVER in my dreams did I think I’d have anything in common with Victoria Beckham. I’m not famous with millions in the bank and paparazzi don’t f
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I cried after my DNA test at Christmas - then a Facebook message changed my life
MEGAN Goins, 39, is a retail fashion manager.She lives in Indianapolis, USA, with husband Matt, 41, who runs a car business, and their sons Dirk, 14,
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I fell into a fire pit at my daughter's wedding - my dress melted onto my skin
HAYLEY Ridding, 51, works in insurance and lives in Queensland, Australia, with partner Todd, 49.Here she tells how her daughter's wedding went from j
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I've spent £10k on 32 doll babies - trolls say I should 'just have real baby'
KIERSTEN Haley, 28, lives in California, USA, with husband Ethan, 29, who works in the military.She speaks about how she is a doting “mother” to h
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Our toddler choked on candle wax and nearly died - you must know the risks
SCENTED candles are the perfect way to make your home feel like a cosy sanctuary during the darker months.But for Tricia Davidson a candle turned her
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I broke both my legs just days before my wedding - I had to use a wheelchair
BEVERLY Hillin Singh, 45, is a patient service representative and lives in Utah, USA, with husband Cavell, 44, who works in logistics.Beverly opens up
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I rent clothes - I make £1k a month but it's tough when items come back stained
FROM gorgeous gowns to amazing accessories, three women explain why renting out their fabulous fashion finds has never been more in vogue.Lisa Maynard
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I spent £4k on a hair transplant after being shamed for my 'big, fat forehead'
IN recent years there's been a 30% increase in brides having procedures before saying ‘I do’.Here, three women reveal why they went under the knif
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We lost teen years to menopause - we faced whirlwind of fear & were left broken
Awareness of the impact of menopause on middle-aged women is at an all-time high – so why are those who go through it in their teens and early 20s s
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I did a DNA test & discovered I'd been raising a stranger's baby for 12 years
WHEN Donna Johnson, 47, from Salt Lake City, USA, and her family took DNA tests, she never imagined the bombshell that would explode in their lives.Sh
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I made a prank call at 16 - I had no idea that it would change my life
FORGET Tinder hook-ups and dating apps – love can be found in weird and wonderful places.From prank calls to being stranded at sea, three women reve
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Dad and I are best friends, we love getting drunk together on nights out
WAKING up with a thumping head, I dragged myself to breakfast as memories from the night before came flooding back: fishbowl cocktails, throwing shape
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I was forced to have sex with older 'uncle' aged just 12 in abusive paedo cult
JEMIMA Farris, 50, was born into the abusive Children of God sect in America – where girls as young as 12 were expected to have sex with much older
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I didn't tell people I was pregnant until birth - it was my security blanket
FROM gruelling fertility treatment to heartbreaking miscarriages, these three women spent years trying to become mums.Here, they reveal why, like Jenn
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I was swapped at birth & found out at 43 - my biological family rejected me
SHIRLEY Muñoz Newson, 64, from Wyoming, USA, felt like an outsider until a DNA test blew her world apart.She then learned what family really is."With
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I have Stiff Person Syndrome like Celine Dion, it got so bad I had to quit work
BASIA Zamorska, 64, lives in New York, USA and suffers from a rare progressive neurological disorder called Stiff-person disorder.Basia has been embol
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