DEAR DEIDRE: NEVER mind sex, I can’t even get a hug from my husband. I’ve tried everything to get the spark back, but he isn’t interested. I feel like all I am to him is a cook and cleaner. We’ve been married for seven years. I’m 42 and he’s 47. Our sex life was fine … 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
My boyfriend is desperate for us to have a baby – but I’m not ready to be a mum …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>> DEAR DEIDRE: I AM finally beginning to live my life as an independent woman but my boyfriend is desperate for us to have a baby. The whole scenario terrifies me. It’s not … 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 boyfriend says he’ll dump me if we don’t spend Christmas together …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>> DEAR DEIDRE: MY boyfriend has given me an ultimatum: either spend Christmas with him and commit to our future, or separate for good. But my children think he’s a narcissist and don’t want anything to do with him. I’m … Read more
My daughter is stuck in an emotionally abusive relationship with an addict …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>> DEAR DEIDRE: EVERY payday, my daughter’s drug addict partner makes her take out cash to pay off his debt to his dealers. I’m worried sick for her. She’s in a violent and emotionally abusive relationship with a loser, but … Read more
My lazy daughter-in-law drove me out of my own house …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>> DEAR DEIDRE: SINCE I made the decision to move out and live separately from my wife, I’ve never been happier. Now I finally live in a clean and peaceful space, but I fear it’ll be at the cost of our relationship. … Read more
I shared a drunken kiss with my friend’s husband – I can’t see them together without feeling guilty …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>> DEAR DEIDRE: WHENEVER I see my friend with her husband I feel guilty. We shared a drunken kiss at their little girl’s birthday party. I am a 27-year-old single woman. My friend and … Read more
Lack of sex is making me worried my partner is cheating on me. Help! …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>> DEAR DEIDRE: EVEN though my boyfriend gives me lots of kisses and cuddles we only have sex twice a month if I’m lucky. I am 24 and he is 25. We have been together for almost a … Read more
My life has been falling apart since I found what my cousin did to my daughter …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>> DEAR DEIDRE: SINCE I discovered that my cousin abused my youngest daughter, my life has been falling apart. His trial is coming up, and I hope justice is served, but every time I look at … Read more