How do I protect my bereaved friend from predatory behaviour?
Dear Annalisa, I recently saw an old friend for the first time in a few years and feel I must do something to help her but I’m…
My mother-in-law is so possessive about our unborn baby. What can I do?
Dear Annalisa, I’m pregnant with my first child. My husband and I waited a long time to tell my in-laws because we knew all hell would break loose…
I’m lonely, in my 30s, and find it very hard to make new friends
Dear Annalisa, I’m a man in a my mid-30s who feels pretty lonely. I’ve finished university so I’m no longer around new faces and friends have drifted for various reasons…
I feel the pull of family in New Zealand but worry about leaving my London life
Dear Annalisa, I’m torn between two places – London (my current home) and New Zealand, where my parents and sibling live. I’m a mixed race 29-year-old female,…
I’ll miss my office husband after we’ve retired. How do I get to keep him?
Dear Annalisa, I have shared an office and a train home five days a week for 20 years with a chap I’ll call T. He calls me…
Annalisa Barbieri 