My mother has secret children from her first marriage. The Guardian.
Dear Annalisa My mother was 18 when she married her first husband. She got married to get away from her parents, who were loving, but rather…
My partner is angry and abusive. If I say I’m going to leave he threatens to kill me. The Guardian.
Dear Annalisa I have been with the same partner for 10 years and we have a young child. I am feeling absolutely desperate and don’t know…
My teenage son can’t talk to girls. The Guardian.
Dear Annalisa My eldest son is 13 and becoming a confident, happy teenager. There is, though, one side of life that I can see him struggling…
I’m married and in my 60s, but I’ve fallen in love with a younger man. The Guardian
Dear Annalisa I am in my early 60s, long married. We are not the greatest love match but have come this far. We have areas of…
Annalisa Barbieri 