I’m 23 and would rather stay at home than socialise. Am I autistic? The Guardian.
Dear Annalisa I’ve always struggled socially but even now, as a 23-year-old man, I feel under so much pressure not just from my parents, but from…
How can I help my adult son cope better with chaotic meal and bedtimes? The Guardian.
Dear Annalisa I am writing after returning from a week’s holiday with my son, his partner and their two children, who are both under five. I…
I want my stepson to live with us but my partner isn’t sure. The Guardian.
Dear Annalisa My 13-year-old stepson has always been very insecure, unlike his 11-year-old sister. About four years ago, their mother met a man and they all…
I’m being cyber-stalked and threatened by my ex. The Guardian.
Dear Annalisa I began a relationship with a girl, through correspondence on social media, for almost a month before we had a first date. Before we…
I’m grieving the loss of my parents and my youth. The Guardian.
Dear Annalisa My father died three years ago after a long and steady decline into dementia, over many years. My 89-year-old mother now has dementia and…
My husband wants to visit his brother abroad again and I’ll be left at home with our small children. The Guardian.
Dear Annalisa My husband and I are in our 30s with a young child and a baby. We have a good, loving relationship and my husband…
My father wants to be buried with my mother in their garden, but the neighbours object. The Guardian.
Dear Annalisa My mother died in 2009. She intended her body to be used for medical science, but an unexpected problem made this impossible and funeral…
My parents-in-law have gone back on a promise to give us their house. The Guardian.
Dear Annalisa We are a lovely and mostly happy family of four renting a smallish two-bed flat with no garden in London. Last summer we were…
Why don’t I appreciate what I have? The Guardian.
Well, why don’t you, you ungrateful wretch? Appreciation seems such a half-hearted emotion, the sort of declaration you’d expect to see on a barrel-scraping greeting card:…
My mother is driving me to tears because she disapproves of the man I love. The Guardian.
Dear Annalisa I am a 25-year-old European girl. I came to the UK to study and at university I met my partner, who also came to…
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