My mother has one set of rules for family, and one set for me
I hope to be able to move out in the distant future, but how do I survive until then? PROBLEM: I’m recently […]
Category: Tell Me About It
I’m divorced 12 years and feel ridiculous chatting up women
I’m wary of internet dating and feel like a sad case chatting up women in pubs PROBLEM: I am a 59-year-old divorced […]
I resent my husband for my mental and emotional load
I got very sick last year and had a breakdown. I dread it happening again PROBLEM: I know I shouldn’t complain, but […]
My father sells himself as a hero, but I’ve just found out about his affair
He sells himself as the family breadwinner hero despite the fact he betrayed my mother PROBLEM: I recently went to a school reunion […]
I’ve been in a sexless marriage for 30 years – I feel I will explode sometimes
I have struggled very badly with this, watching my prime slip away and not being fulfilled PROBLEM: I am a man in […]
My teenage daughter never met her father and now he’s dying
I’ve kept it a secret all these years but now time is running out and my daughter is devastated about not knowing […]
My fiancé now says he is too young to settle down
Sleeping with someone else made him think twice about commitment PROBLEM: I am a 28-year-old gay man and I have only ever […]
This is awkward … My flatmate wants me to pay more rent
Our unequal arrangement was agreed a year ago so why should I budge? PROBLEM: I am living in Dublin. When myself and […]
I left my wife for another woman and now my eldest children won’t talk to me
I try to stay in touch with them but I get stonewalled most of the time PROBLEM: A few years ago I left […]
I chased an older woman for a long time and we got married – but now she’s 70
I am no longer attracted to her physically and she is not interested in sex PROBLEM: I’m feeling very conflicted about my relationship […]
I won’t have sex with my husband – he says no man would stay in those circumstances
‘Counselling is not going to help as nothing can make me want him’ PROBLEM: My husband of 24 years was diagnosed with bipolar […]
‘I’m in my 40s and like smart, attractive men, but that pool keeps getting smaller’
‘For the last 10 years I’ve had short dating episodes with a divorced local man’ PROBLEM: I’m a 49-year-old woman who seems […]
‘We are two broken souls pretending we are fine living together’
‘There is a huge echoing void between us. I don’t know what to do’ PROBLEM: I’m not really sure where to start, or […]
I was a good mother, but my only daughter has cut me off
I’ve had counselling for all the hurt I feel, but I continue to feel hurt and cry very easily PROBLEM: My daughter, […]
My boyfriend thinks we should separately move back in with our parents
I have a challenging relationship with my family and haven’t lived with them for years PROBLEM: I have been in a relationship […]
My husband thinks everything is coming together while I think everything is falling apart
I’m terrified of uprooting our children and moving to the country PROBLEM: I have a fantastic husband and two young children, both […]
My wife wants to continue her affair while we carry on as if nothing is happening
I am hurt but I know the whole family would suffer greatly from a separation PROBLEM: My wife of almost 30 years […]
‘My husband said he was on a health buzz, but he was just cycling to the pub’
If he does not do more exercise, it is likely he will have a second heart attack PROBLEM: Approximately two years ago […]
I don’t want to spend my life with someone who overvalues alcohol
Any time I mention my concerns my partner laughs it off and says I’m exaggerating PROBLEM: In my 20s and early 30s […]
It feels like my daughter is just waiting for me to die for her inheritance
I have two granddaughters whom I love dearly, but I never see them and I am terrified of not seeing them if […]