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What Could Go Wrong on Your Wedding Day?
What Could Go Wrong on Your Wedding Day?
Bad luck, karma or a sign of fate?
Manuela Pereira
Aug 31
Peace Comes with a Lot of Goodbyes
Peace Comes with a Lot of Goodbyes
I’m still holding on too much. How about you?
Desiree Driesenaar
Aug 31
The Hidden Cost of Emotional Detachment: A Journey Through Regret and Growth
The Hidden Cost of Emotional Detachment: A Journey Through Regret a...
I had mastered a special power of hiding my emotions — until that strength cost me the most important person in my life.
Samiksha Shrivastava
Aug 31
The Smarter a Woman Is, the More She Knows How to Hold Back
The Smarter a Woman Is, the More She Knows How to Hold Back
Why Bragging About Money, Talent, and Your Partner Can Make You Look Cheap
Gemma Hill
Aug 31
Marriage and Affairs: You Can’t Have Both
Marriage and Affairs: You Can’t Have Both
Facing the Truth: The Reality of Infidelity and Its Consequences
Claire Moore
Aug 31
How Casteism Feeds Into Rape Culture In India
How Casteism Feeds Into Rape Culture In India
Rape in India is brushed off as a consequence of male sexual depravity and purity culture, but the underlying issue lies deep within the…
Khadra
Aug 31
Prioritising Maternal Mental Health
Prioritising Maternal Mental Health
Breaking Down the Barriers for Mothers
Lisa Fouweather
Aug 31
To Drink or Not to Drink?
To Drink or Not to Drink?
A story about how I tried to become a social drinker.
Mariana P.
Aug 30
Child-free Or Motherhood ? You Should Have Options
Child-free Or Motherhood ? You Should Have Options
As women we have the right to choose whether we have children or not..
Myasquillace
Aug 30
Is This the Right Person? It’s Clear When You Look at This One Thing
Is This the Right Person? It’s Clear When You Look at This One Thing
How to Identify If You’ve Found the One You’re Meant to Be With
Elaine Ford
Aug 30
How to Know When to Stop Root Touch-Ups and Go Gray Naturally
How to Know When to Stop Root Touch-Ups and Go Gray Naturally
Here are specific signs
Dani Ray
Aug 30
I Was Supposed To Go To Ireland and Meet a Hunk
I Was Supposed To Go To Ireland and Meet a Hunk
A hurricane and a less-than-honest travel agent got in the way.
Sondra Singer - Still Vital
Aug 30
A Parental Misstep Got Me in Hot Water (Physically & Metaphorically)
A Parental Misstep Got Me in Hot Water (Physically & Metaphorically)
We are perfectly imperfect humans raising kids
Melissa Marietta
Aug 30
Say “No, thank you”
Say “No, thank you”
When good manners matter too much
Milena Babic
Aug 30
Cruelty-Free Impacted More Than My Beauty Routine
Cruelty-Free Impacted More Than My Beauty Routine
Exploring my decision on more ethical and conscious consumption of beauty products.
Effie Liouta
Aug 30
Why Are Women Running Away From Marriage?
Why Are Women Running Away From Marriage?
The End of Matrimony As We Know It?
Shruti Bhattacharya
Aug 30
Promises you once made with the stars
Promises you once made with the stars
Staying true to your word, desires, and wishes
Felicity Leo
Aug 30
Standing In A Public Toilet, A Fellow Woman Called Me A Man
Standing In A Public Toilet, A Fellow Woman Called Me A Man
Being misgendered bothered me. But not as much as not telling anyone.
Ellen "Jelly" McRae
Aug 29
‘You’re Not Alone’
‘You’re Not Alone’
Connections, and community, on Medium, and other spaces
Suma Narayan
Aug 29
What it takes to lead
What it takes to lead
The modern woman version
Rachna
Aug 29
Sure, She Can Sing, But Is She Hot?
Sure, She Can Sing, But Is She Hot?
Why female singers aren’t allowed to look like Ed Sheeran or Post Malone.
Sam Cavalcanti
Aug 29
The True Meaning of Life Lies in the Mundane
The True Meaning of Life Lies in the Mundane
When life hits pause: lessons from my daughter’s hospital room
Nele De Peuter
Aug 28
Loves Company
Loves Company
A true story of a disappearance (or an imaginary friend)
Kelsey Schaefer
Aug 28
Every Gender Faces Challenges, but Body Size is a Battle Women Take the Cake on
Every Gender Faces Challenges, but Body Size is a Battle Women Take...
The beauty standards for women are just different
Carly Newberg
Aug 28
Why Women Can’t Say Yes
Why Women Can’t Say Yes
‘I’ll get back to you’ is a typical response when we should be saying YES and deciding to invest in ourselves.
Sabina Ahmed
Aug 28
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