‘It’s borderline crazy’:The feat that leaves this coach in awe of his athlete wife
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‘It’s borderline crazy’:The feat that leaves this coach in awe of his athlete wife

They both lost limbs through tragic accidents – now,former gold-medal sprinter Scott Reardon coaches his fellow Paralympian wife,long-jumper Vanessa Low.

  • byJane Cadzow

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Know a man who has recently separated? It might be worth checking in

Know a man who has recently separated? It might be worth checking in

One man came to my office to describe returning from a FIFO swing to an empty house. Furniture gone – wife and kids,too. That was the start of his new life.

  • byLisanne Iriks
‘It comes with its own set of risks’:When married couples are also workmates

‘It comes with its own set of risks’:When married couples are also workmates

Blurred boundaries,relaxed communication and high emotions;three women speak about the benefits – and challenges – of working with a loved one.

  • byDilvin Yasa
Rob Schneider on working with Sharon Stone:‘Her beauty intimidated me’

Rob Schneider on working with Sharon Stone:‘Her beauty intimidated me’

“When I later met supermodels,I remember thinking,‘I just don’t know what I would do in a relationship with that’,” says the 60-year-old comedian.

  • byRobyn Doreian
My school reunion filled me with dread. Then something strange happened
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My school reunion filled me with dread. Then something strange happened

What a spin-out,meeting women I’d last seen when we were girls living at home,trying to get our licences and get rid of virginity. Suddenly,we were not far off 60.

  • byKate Halfpenny
They hit the road with four kids and no guaranteed work. Oh,and she was pregnant
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They hit the road with four kids and no guaranteed work. Oh,and she was pregnant

Lyle and Helen Kent have spent 30 years travelling around the outback,equipping cattle stations with his handmade leather goods.

  • byCath Johnsen
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I’m with Prince William – you don’t need to put a ring on it
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Jewellery

I’m with Prince William – you don’t need to put a ring on it

Carats don’t always lead to marriages that stick,so why bother with a wedding band? The course of true love surely runs no smoother with bling wrapped around your fourth finger.

  • byClaire Heaney
At 30,this writer put bad boys and drink behind her. Then she sold 30 million books

At 30,this writer put bad boys and drink behind her. Then she sold 30 million books

Novelist Marian Keyes’ life is divided into two,but she says her painful youth still haunts her.

  • byJohanna Thomas-Corr
I regularly travel for work. Why do people keep asking who’s looking after my child?
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Parenting

I regularly travel for work. Why do people keep asking who’s looking after my child?

These questions are no doubt benign in their intention. But my husband also travels for work,and I’m willing to bet no one asks him who has our daughter.

  • byMelissa Singer
I was born from an extramarital affair. This is how my life has played out

I was born from an extramarital affair. This is how my life has played out

My dad’s name wasn’t even on my birth certificate,but I was intent on not erasing him completely from my life.

  • byShona Hendley
With nerves of steel,the couple who joust together,stay together

With nerves of steel,the couple who joust together,stay together

A mutual passion for horses and medieval sports led couple Rodney and Liberty Deaman to the perfect,albeit unusual,shared hobby.

  • byCarolyn Webb