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: EVER since I was woken up in the middle of the night by burglars in my bedroom, my anxiety has gone through the roof. I’m constantly on edge, and I spend every waking moment worrying about my safety. It’s taking over my life, and I don’t know what to do. I’m a 35-year-old … 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: SOMETIMES I drink so much I black out and can’t remember what I’ve done. I know my addiction to alcohol is destroying my health and my life, but I don’t know how to stop. I’m a 32-year-old single man. I started drinking a lot as a student. Unlike my peers, who’ve cut down,… … 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: AFTER a minor argument, a girl I really like has stopped replying to my texts. I am 19 and she is 18. We met through a mutual friend a month ago and I thought everything was going well. But we had a minor argument about where we were going to meet up for … Read more
DEAR DEIDRE: MY ex was so full of hatred for my new wife when our daughter was born that she sent us vile messages, which nearly made me take my own life. I’m 43 and my new wife is 39. It all got too much. My wife already had post-natal depression and I was trying … Read more
DEAR DEIDRE: I WROTE to you about my same-sex relationship with my young lover because I was concerned about the age gap and that she wanted to move in with me. You advised me to take things slowly and not to allow her to move in until our relationship was better established. We had known … Read more
DEAR DEIDRE: MY dad installed CCTV cameras where my mum works because he is convinced she has been cheating on him. They argue constantly and he accuses her of all kinds of things. I really worry about them and their relationship, and I don’t know what to do. I’m a 26-year-old guy and still… My … Read more