My mum is terrified of my sister who is making her life hell
DEAR DEIDRE: MY sister only speaks to our mum to criticise her. She makes life hell for both of us.I’m a 22-year-old single man. My…
Husband accuses me of dressing up for the school dads
DEAR DEIDRE: AFTER years of feeling down about my appearance, I finally decided to make some changes to help my self-confidence. Yet instead of being…
I was completely blindsided to find that my husband had been sexting his ex amid my battle with ADHD
DEAR DEIDRE: AFTER getting my ADHD diagnosis, I hoped my husband and I could get our marriage back on track. But finding sexts on his…
New lover has been sleeping around with other men too – but she denies it
DEAR DEIDRE: IT turns out that the woman I’ve been dating is having sex with other men, too. I’m a man of 53 and I…
Why is my child hurting his siblings?
DEAR DEIDRE: Our little boy has started to misbehave, hitting his younger brother and sister and lashing out at me and his mum. He’s eight…
I’m caring for my elderly mum who is scared to leave house – I’m tired & have medical issues, but my siblings won’t help
DEAR DEIDRE: AFTER having a fall, my mum has completely lost her confidence. Even though she had a hip replacement, she is terrified it will…
My friend refuses to talk to me after I made comments about her daughter online – I can’t believe I hurt her
DEAR DEIDRE: UNINTENTIONALLY I have hurt a very dear friend and now she won’t speak to me. I can’t sleep and the guilt is killing…
My ex is toxic – he’s now trying to poison my relationship with my children
DEAR DEIDRE: AFTER we recently separated following 19 years together, my ex-fiancé has been turning the children against me. We are both in our late…
My boyfriend’s sister attacked me
DEAR DEIDRE: My boyfriend’s sister physically attacked me while his mum was abusive and intimidating. His dad sat by and let it all unfold before…
Since starting the menopause my marriage has been in turmoil
DEAR DEIDRE: SINCE I started the menopause my marriage has been in complete turmoil. Controlling my emotions has become an impossible task, and unfortunately, my…
I’ve been with my partner for three years but am I his dirty little secret?
DEAR DEIDRE: Even though we’ve been together for three years I still haven’t met any of my partner’s family or friends. I feel like his…