I’ve met someone after my wife’s death but I feel guilty about the relationship
Tell Me About It: I feel guilty about my wife’s family, and my children don’t approve PROBLEM: I was married for 39 years […]
I can’t stand being around my wife and child
Tell me about it: Since our four-year-old daughter was born, I feel completely left out PROBLEM: The marriage was good the first […]
My adult children are exhibiting similar addictive traits as their father
Tell Me About It: ‘My ex-partner says I am exaggerating about our children’s issues’ PROBLEM: I am a single mum with two sons […]
DNA tests show my brother and I may not be related
Tell me about it: We did it for fun and now it could blow our family apart PROBLEM: Six months ago, I […]
My partner is acting like my carer when I want him to be my lover
Tell Me About It: ‘His hypervigilance about my mental health is causing me more stress PROBLEM: I am a 31-year-old woman; I […]
I’m disappointed my daughter didn’t tell me sooner she is gay
Tell Me About It: ‘I thought we were close despite the geographic distance between us’ PROBLEM: Our only child, a daughter who is […]
I’ve had girlfriends and been emotionally attached but I don’t want to have sex
Tell Me About It: I am a 24-year-old male and I have never been physically attracted to anyone, either male or female […]
My teenage son was drinking and I’m angry at his best friend’s family for allowing it
He won’t tell me how he got the alcohol and I feel his friend’s family has crossed a line PROBLEM: My 16-year-old son […]
My girlfriend constantly checks where I am going and who I am with
Tell Me About It: ‘She even seems to get anxious when I go home to visit my parents’ PROBLEM: I have been dating […]
I have a wonderful daughter, who is gay, and a homophobic mother
Tell Me About It: ‘She has told my children on numerous occasions gay people will burn in hell’ PROBLEM: I have a 20-year-old […]
I didn’t get a promotion and I don’t like my young boss’ style
Tell me about it: I was devastated when I heard that I was unsuccessful PROBLEM: I am a single woman in my 40s. […]
Our son says his hair loss has ruined his life
Now 33, he hasn’t worked for three years and is suffering from severe depression PROBLEM: Our son has been losing his hair since […]
My girlfriend self-harms. I don’t know if I want to bring her to live abroad
Tell Me About It: I love her but I don’t know if I can deal with such complications PROBLEM: Approximately one year ago, I […]
My parents think my fiancé is a work-shy layabout
Tell Me About It: I do pay most of the bills and would like him to get a steady job but I’m […]
I am 21 and have never had a sexual experience, not even a kiss
Tell Me About It: ‘When I put a picture on social media nobody makes nice comments’ PROBLEM: I am 21 years of age […]
As far as my mother was concerned, I was never good enough
Tell Me About It: ‘Since her death, I’ve revisited incidents and feelings I had as a child’ PROBLEM: My mother, who passed away […]
Do I have a particularly cold and callous family?
Tell Me About It: ‘Life in a family with a disability is a never-ending struggle for support’ PROBLEM: My son is 20, non-verbal […]
My daughter is refusing to visit her biological dad in Australia
Tell Me About It: Even though she cannot articulate it, I think she is jealous of his new baby boy PROBLEM: I am […]
My son is convinced my Spanish lover is a fraudster
Tell Me About It: Plan to emigrate and open cafe in Spain with lover hinges on trust PROBLEM: I am a woman in […]
I’m stealing from my employer and fear getting caught
Tell Me About It: My bosses gave me no sympathy when my alcoholic husband died, leaving me in a lot of debt […]