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It’s Domestic Violence Awareness Month — This Is My Story From Survival To Safe Horizon

Warning: This story contains graphic details of domestic violence.   I will never forget the night that finally made me leave. My ex-partner and I were at an event...

I’m A 23-Year-Old LA-Based Content Creator & I Spent $532 In A Week

4:30 p.m. — If I want to make it to the next day, I’m going to need some food in my house, so off to the grocery store...

A Brooklyn-Based Social Producer Uses Her Klarna Card To Save Almost $300 This Week

7:30 p.m. — After dinner, I sit on the couch; I just can’t stop thinking about the rug. After thinking about it, I decide it's the right time...

From Friends To Lovers: 10 Women On The Time They Turned A Friendship Into Romance

If we've learnt anything from Ginnifier Goodwin, Natalie Portman and Mila Kunis movies, it's that the "friends to lovers" cliché is part of the golden trio of rom-com...

Why Getting Comfortable In A Relationship Isn’t The Red Flag You Think It Is

I can’t remember the creator because I swiped past it so fast I almost burned my fingertips. But basically, it was saying “if you’re comfortable, you’re bored and...

My Situationship Breakup Hurt More Than Ending My 5-Year Relationship

When the person I’d been dating for a few months told me that he was getting back together with his ex-girlfriend, effectively ending our situationship, I went a...

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How to get big Eighties hair – without the crunch or damage

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Big Eighties hair is back – how to style it without looking retro

Your support helps us to tell the storyFrom reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when...

The “Soft January” Trend May Be The Way To Reach Your Goals

I'll be honest, I didn't set any New Year's Resolutions this year - which is probably a first for me. Rather than set...

The New Wave of Beginner-Friendly Retinols That Take the Fuss Out of Getting Started

The retinoid skincare game doesn’t come with clear instructions. First, there are the myriad types of retinoid—retinol, retinal, retinol esters, retinaldehyde. Then come...

They Can Make or Break a Workout: 9 Running Socks Good Enough For Any Distance

If there's one thing no runner should leave the house without, it's a truly reliable pair of running socks. Although certain distances make...