DEAR DEIDRE: I’M scared my brother is manipulating our elderly mother into disowning me. I feel lonely and cut out, and don’t know who to trust. I’m 61. My husband died 20 years ago, leaving me on my own with three small children. My parents offered to move nearer to me to help out with… … Read more
DEAR DEIDRE: CHRISTMAS is filling me with dread. I want to escape from it all and go somewhere alone to enjoy myself, instead of cooking and cleaning for everyone else. I’m 58 and my husband is 60. We have three grown-up children, who are coming home for the holiday period. I’m sick of… Christmas is … Read more
DEAR DEIDRE: REGRETFULLY, I cheated on a paternity test to save my relationship. But now I want to know if I’m a dad. I’m 26. A few years ago, I had a brief relationship with a woman who I met at a party. After that ended, I tried online dating and met my perfect woman. … Read more
DEAR DEIDRE: THE Christmas lights are up and the festive decorations out, but this time of year makes me feel so blue after my husband dropped a bombshell three days before Christmas last year. I’d just arrived home with all the food shopping to find him waiting in the kitchen with his bags packed. To … Read more
My husband is having a late-life crisis and wants to retire abroad with or without me …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>> DEAR DEIDRE: ALTHOUGH I’m happily married, my husband wants to retire abroad, and I want to stay in the UK. I think he’s having a late-life crisis. We’ve been arguing about it, and he’s now … Read more
My wife had an affair but is manipulating the situation to make it seem like it’s my fault …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>> DEAR DEIDRE: MY wife had an affair and somehow it seems it is my fault. She’s a master at gaslighting and manipulation. We’re both approaching 40 and have been married for ten years. … Read more
My new stepsister is making my mum’s life a misery – she needs constant attention …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>> DEAR DEIDRE: SINCE my mum remarried, my new stepsister has been making her life a misery. She wants constant attention and won’t let her dad spend any time alone with my mum, his new wife. I … Read more
I’m in a secret relationship with my cousin and I’m worried nude snap will get out …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>> DEAR DEIDRE: I’M in a secret relationship with my cousin and scared someone will see the nude pic of me that she has. If our family and friends find out we’re together, they won’t understand … Read more
My son’s wife is stopping me from staying with them at Christmas …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>> DEAR DEIDRE: MY son has told me I can’t stay with him and his wife in the run-up to Christmas Day again this year, as it was around this time three years ago that his wife’s sister died. I … Read more
My jealous brother is causing friction after my parents offered to pay for my wedding …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>> DEAR DEIDRE: MY brother is fuming after our parents offered to pay for a big wedding for me. He has had the same amount of money as me but he has spent it all on a … Read more