‘My neighbour sunbathes naked on sunny days and it’s making me uncomfortable’
Tell Me About It: ‘He waves and then proceeds to lie in a very explicit fashion. I simply do not know what […]
‘My girlfriend has worn me down and I feel she wants to shape me into her corporate partner’
Tell Me About It: ‘I had thought I wanted to marry her, but I have grave concerns about this as I think […]
‘My family don’t particularly like me and I despair about retiring and spending more time with them’
Tell Me About It: A reader is not relishing retirement because of his troubled relationship with his wife and children PROBLEM: I […]
‘My husband has no interest in having a sexual relationship’
Tell Me About It: ‘It has been more than five years since any intimacy took place. I feel entitled to look for […]
‘I’m in my 30s and have grown out of “sessioning” but worry about sustaining important friendships’
Tell Me About It: A lot of the most memorable times with friends involve going out and staying out well into the […]
‘I was married for three decades. Why did I stay when I was so unhappy?’
Tell Me About It: I was married for 30 years and I wonder why I allowed myself to remain sad, unhappy and […]
‘We are at our wits’ end. Our adult daughter still lives with us and her boyfriend has started to settle here too’
Tell Me About It: Their plans to go travelling, instead of focusing on their careers, concern us as the current situation will […]
‘My mum wants me back in Ireland, but now an Aussie woman is pregnant with my baby’
Tell Me About It: I feel very conflicted: I do not want to repeat the past and have my child grow up […]
‘I have been married for 49 years, but now it seems to be on a rocky road’
Tell Me About It: I don’t know what to do. It feels like I’m not that attractive to her PROBLEM: My wife […]
‘I work for a company owned by siblings who don’t talk to each other. It’s ruining my life’
Tell Me About It: I have shares in the company and am very invested in it succeeding but my partner tells me […]
‘We sleep in different rooms, haven’t had sex in four years and we bicker. I’m tempted to start casual dating’
Tell Me About It: One of you needs to be courageous enough to demand that the relationship goes under the microscope so […]
‘I sit in my car at the top of his road to see where he is going and if he is still with her’
Tell Me About It: My first real love announced last year he had resumed contact with an ex and they were giving […]
‘I have met a wonderful man at group therapy, but my therapist and my sister are not happy’
Tell Me About It: If this relationship is worth committing to it should be possible for you both to have patience PROBLEM: […]
‘I am terrified that things with my son will return to where they were almost 20 years ago’
Tell Me About It: My son has a long history of depression but he pulled his life around. But now he says […]
‘I just don’t get it, but friends and ex-girlfriends have told me I am dull’
Tell Me About It: What you have discovered is that what you do is not necessarily what makes you interesting – it […]
‘Why does my husband act like this? An affair I could deal with’
Tell Me About It: ‘I find this very strange – I feel that I need to discuss my husband’s crossdressing with him, […]
‘My mother has been an alcoholic for as long as l can remember and is abusive towards my father’
Tell Me About It:My sibling and l are petrified something horrible is going to happen PROBLEM: For as long as l have […]
‘I was hoping it was just a temporary break but my partner says it’s over for good’
Tell Me About It: You must now focus on your wellbeing and take steps to build your life afresh PROBLEM: I am […]
‘Our relationship has deteriorated since my wife got a big work promotion’
Tell Me About It: I worry I will always lag behind her now, and she criticises me often PROBLEM: I am a […]
‘Romance and intimacy in our relationship has died. But is it better to stay together for the kids?’
Tell Me About It: It is unlikely that a couple in a situation such as yours will resolve it without some outside […]