Carina Stathis

1 month ago | dailymail.co.uk | Carina Stathis

It was one of those New York nights as Emma Klipstein went out to meet friends for cocktails; one filled with energy, excitement and the sense that absolutely anything could happen. The 22-year-old headed straight for the historic Stone Street district, known for its vibrant party scene, especially among 'finance bros' and the scantily clad women hoping to date them. Emma was one of those women - she has no qualms admitting it.

1 month ago | dailymail.co.uk | Carina Stathis

When Louanne Ward's childhood friend of 30 years ghosted her, she had no idea why. The pair had been close since they were 14. They had travelled together, worked together and Hannah* had been maid of honour at Louanne's wedding. 'We watched each other's children grow up and supported one another when our marriages ended. We were like Thelma and Louise, each other's ride-or-die for three decades,' Louanne tells me.

1 month ago | dailymail.co.uk | Carina Stathis

It was after midnight and Carrie-Ann McLean was on her way home from the pub. Tears were streaming down her face and her chest was tight with anxiety. Inside her house, her husband would be waiting - but she didn't want to go inside. Her marriage had been loveless almost right from the start but, too afraid to confront the problem, Carrie-Ann had found a way to distract herself, a way to escape her misery. She would go to the pub and drown her sorrows.

1 month ago | dailymail.co.uk | Carina Stathis

Another man holding a fish in his profile picture... This one is clearly still married... Friends with benefits? What am I, 25? When Suzie de Jonge ended her 15-year marriage to husband Stuart, she learned the hard way that dating in your 50s is not for the faint-hearted. Just two years earlier, her marriage had been solid. She loved Stuart, had a beautiful daughter, and they lived together in a charming home. But it all unravelled after the death of her father and her subsequent 'mid-life crisis'.

1 month ago | dailymail.co.uk | Carina Stathis

Arriving home after her dance class, seven-year-old Susan Gold could smell the freshly baked cookies sitting on the counter. The kitchen was spotlessly clean and her mother was immaculately dressed with not a hair out of place as she began to prepare the fresh ingredients for a nutritious evening meal. Although everything appeared calm, Susan was on a knife's edge as she tentatively took a cookie from the plate. Any minute now... 'Susan, go to your room!' her mother screamed.