“Mai, that sounds terrible…You’ll rock it, Em…. Lin, OMG, hilarious! … Okay, can we talk about me now?” Monica Baros, 31, has multiple groups of friends that she keeps in touch with via group chats. If she doesn’t keep on top of her three or four regular groups, she...
Newly engaged couple Darren Sabato, 37 and Jessie Pilkerton, 36, are hosting Christmas for the first time. Jessie is currently in the kitchen – cooking a sit-down meal for 22 – while Darren is making a playlist of Christmas songs. While the list includes ‘Fairytale of...
SHOOTING DAGGERS! What was supposed to be a relaxing lunch at a new café in Fitzroy ended in tears when lawyer Melanie Wimbone was tipped over the edge by the sound of partner Natasha’s chewing. Melanie spent the first half of the meal trying to communicate her...
After a successful brunch date, two local women have shown their commitment to a long-term friendship by saving each other's bank details 'for future use.’ Kuda and Lucy met at work. What started as simple work-friend banter evolved when Kuda decided Lucy was "pretty...
When Katie Rankin coyly invited her boyfriend to join her in the shower, she had no idea their foreplay was about to turn into a nightmare. As Katie pouted and made sexy eyes at her boyfriend of three months, Sam Salinger, in her mind, she looked like the leading lady...
“Should we? How hungry are you? I don’t know!” For Simon and Angie, the purchase of dumplings at their local Chinese restaurant is a fraction of the price of a home. Yet the young couple have just spent 23 minutes deciding, “Should we also get dumplings?” One hour...
NEVER BEEN WASHED! Samara Bronson and Jason Riccardo are celebrating Valentine’s Day with a romantic city escape. Within moments of checking in, they were happily on the bed in relaxation mode. Samara said, “We don’t believe in the forced commercialism of Valentine’s...
Three months into dating my boyfriend, Dave Four-Point-0, I put my arm straight through him and realised: he was a hologram. As technology evolves, it’s common for women to learn their dream partner is a hologram. And while holograms can make wonderful partners,...
“I can’t believe they didn’t invite me,” says Mia Johnson, 27, “I wouldn’t have gone, but still.” Mia is livid. Her friends from uni arranged a girl’s night out in the city and she wasn’t invited. Not that she would have gone. One of the friends in question, Fran...
It was our second date. She had suggested an outdoor picnic. Little did I know, a bottle of wine was about the ruin the day, our relationship and my life forever. It was a beautiful sunny afternoon. As we lay on the picnic rug, a soft breeze danced across our skin. We...