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  Two lonely 25-year-olds met on Bumble BFF. Seven weeks later they're living together as 'platonic soulmates' who share a bed.

  Business Insider - Serafina Kenny

  Imogen Clarke and Estella Kyriacou share a bed, cook together every night, and can't spend five minutes apart, even after an argument. You'd be forgiven for thinking they've been in a relationship for years, but really, they're best friends who met five months ago. The 25-year-olds matched on Bumble …

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  I hiked a mountain in the Andes to celebrate my 40th birthday. The hallucinations and violent vomiting that followed had not been part of the plan.

  Business Insider - Essay by Elizabeth Lavis

  The condors appeared at 5,000 meters. They were not real. I got altitude psychosis a few hundred meters from high camp as I scaled the frigid face of Huayna Potosi, the ninth-highest mountain in the Bolivian Andes. My optimism, determination, and the sugar high from my last frozen-solid Snicker's bar …

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  When my son died from an overdose, my husband and I grieved differently. But we were determined to keep our marriage intact.

  Business Insider - Essay by Patricia A. Roos

  My husband Chip and I were sociology professors at Rutgers University, enjoying life in our small town in busy central Jersey. Our son, Alex, was born in 1989, and he quickly captivated us. We were a typical suburban family, but we were not immune to the hurricane forces of misery that addiction …

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  Celine Dion has Stiff Person Syndrome, a rare neurological disorder. Here's a timeline of her condition.

  Business Insider - Ayomikun Adekaiyero and Eve Crosbie

  Celine Dion first noticed her Stiff Person Syndrome symptoms in 2008 while on her "Taking Chances" world tour. In December 2022, Dion announced that she had been diagnosed with the rare neurological condition, which affects the brain and causes muscles to stiffen uncontrollably. In a career spanning …

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  We've been long-distance for 6 years and have learned a lot about our marriage, including that distance doesn't work for us

  Business Insider - Essay by Gina Elia

  My husband and I have been long-distance for six of the seven years we have been married. It's been difficult, but we tried to make it work for financial reasons. While we now know it will not work for us long-term, the experience has taught us much about ourselves and each other. When we got …

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  I planned on retiring this year but was then diagnosed with cancer. Retirement may need to be put off, and I'm devastated.

  Business Insider - Essay by Theresa St. John

  When I turned 66 in May, I was relieved to receive Medicare and had a long list of routine appointments I wanted to plow through. When a yearly mammogram showed something suspicious and turned out to be breast cancer, my world was instantly changed. I heard the news over the phone on my way home …