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: EVERY Christmas Eve my boyfriend spoils me, lavishing me with generous gifts, a fancy meal and a night in a hotel followed with fantastic sex. It will sound ungrateful but after 13 years of this routine, I’ve had enough! All I want for Christmas is some company. Although the night… My boyfriend deserts … 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 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
Constant rowing with my teenage son is really getting me down …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>> DEAR DEIDRE: I CANNOT see eye to eye with my son and the constant rowing is really getting me down. My wife says we are both as bad as each other and very similar. I’m 47 and my son is … 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