When Samantha Best's five-year relationship broke down, she found herself struggling. Despite a supportive family and an ambicable ex-partner, it was a struggle to adapt. Living in an expensive city after moving to be closer to work opportunities, left her with little income at first, and the loneliness didn't help.
But a chat with close friend Lauren transformed her situation - with the pair deciding to live together and raise their children under one roof. Samantha, 24, from New Plymouth, New Zealand, and son Kaelin, now share a home in Auckland, with best friend Lauren Robinson, 26, and her daughter Haidyn, five.
