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From check-in to boarding to flying in silence, the constant vigilance was exhausting.
From online movie nights to full-blown video sex, lockdown hasn’t stopped me (maybe) finding love online.
There are far worse things to worry about but during this time of social isolation, my sex drive is somehow off the charts – and I don't know what to about it, writes Aoife Hanna.
The way we treat wildlife matters. In the era of the coronavirus pandemic, we're seeing the dire consequences of this right now, writes Carolyn Mueller Kelly.
"All of these empty airports and empty planes breed an incredible amount of fear in everyone I’m working with. And then there is fear of the virus itself," writes Lori Light.
The separation from my kids was the most traumatic thing I’ve ever been through. But the kindness I was shown changed me completely, says Kelly Corcoran.
I used to think I wasn’t ‘the sort of woman’ who had threesomes. But after, I saw myself, my relationship and other women in a happier, stronger way, writes Abby Moss.
It was difficult to comprehend, and at first I suddenly felt lonely. But nothing’s changed – except his happiness, writes Ella Glover.
Overnight, I didn’t know my place in the world any more. Now, every time someone comes forward, I hope my attacker worries he's next.
Survivors like Kath and me did nothing wrong. The culture of lies, secrecy and shame that lets child sexual abuse go unchallenged must be confronted, writes Chris Tuck.