DEAR DEIDRE: I FEEL uncomfortable talking with my boyfriend about our sex life. We’re both 23, and have been together over a year. He gets so annoyed that I won’t talk about it but I don’t see his problem. I enjoy sex and have told him that but I don’t see the need to chew … Read more
DEAR DEIDRE: LIFE feels so lonely and bleak that I booked an escort for kisses and cuddles. I’d dearly love a girlfriend, but I’m stuck living with my mum and have a minimum wage job. I feel stuck in a void – like I’ve got nothing to offer. I’m a 30-year-old man, and can’t afford … Read more
DEAR DEIDRE: MY boyfriend keeps giving me the silent treatment. Whenever we have a row, he storms off and then sulks for days, ignoring my messages and refusing to speak to me. We’re both 18 and have been in a relationship for two years. I’m so fed up with him. If I say anything he … Read more
DEAR DEIDRE: I’M stuck living with my emotionally abusive ex-boyfriend, and no matter what I do, he refuses to leave. Now every day feels like a living nightmare, and I’m not sure how to escape. I’m 29, he’s 32, and we were together for four years. At the beginning of our relationship, he… I’m stuck … Read more
DEAR DEIDRE: AFTER years without marital sex, I’m thinking of paying a prostitute to ease my frustration. My wife has shut up shop and won’t even talk about it. I don’t want an affair, so I feel it’s my only option. I’m 56 and my wife is 54. Although I love her to bits, our … Read more
DEAR DEIDRE: MY mother-in-law is making my life a misery. Yet my husband won’t do anything to help and always defends her. It’s spoiling our relationship. I’m 45 and he’s 47. My mother-in-law is 70. We’ve been married for 18 years and I’ve tried so hard to put up with her but, if… My mother-in-law … Read more
DEAR DEIDRE: I’M worried that my partner’s cold sore is a sign he’s been cheating. He denies it but I’m not sure if I believe him. How else could he have got it? I’m 37 and he’s 40. We’ve been together for five years. A few days ago, a sore appeared on his lip. He … Read more
DEAR DEIDRE: I MESSED up when I left my husband for my lover, even though the sex with my new fella is brilliant and so adventurous. I’m 41 and my husband is 43. We’ve been married for 20 years. We were mostly happy until he started boozing excessively. He’s always liked a drink but when … Read more
DEAR DEIDRE: I CRY my eyes out whenever I look at old photographs of my wife. She has dementia and had to move into a care home. I have had to stop visiting her because it tears me up and I don’t want her to see me like this. Her dementia has become so bad … Read more
DEAR DEIDRE: MY husband rejects me when I try to have sex with him and it makes me feel so low. I’m 38 and he is 39. We’ve been married for 12 years and have two children, aged nine and seven. Most of the time, we’re happy – but whenever we argue, my husband threatens … Read more