I want to celebrate my 50th – but my friends can’t stand each other
Dear Annalisa, I turn 50 this year and I don’t know how to manage marking the milestone when I have a number of really close friends…
My sister-in-law has treated her family terribly. I avoid her but still feel bad about it
Dear Annalisa, My sister-in-law of nearly 15 years isn’t someone I’d seek as a friend but she’s mostly enjoyable to be around. However, a couple of years ago she started…
My best friend and I disagreed over talking about sex – now she’s no longer speaking to me
Dear Annalisa, I’m having a problem with my closest friend, who is refusing to speak to me. We disagree on how acceptable it is to talk about…
I live with a younger man who denies our sexual history
Dear Annalisa, I met “Jon” (not his real name) eight years ago when I was 59 and he was 22. He actually cruised me on a…
I’m longing to return to the place we used to live. But could this just be nostalgia?
Dear Annalisa, I have spent much of my adult life moving around. I’ve always worked remotely so have been flexible around my husband’s career. We left…
My dad is getting old. Should I make an effort to improve our relationship?
Dear Annalisa, Throughout my life, my relationship with my father has been, at best, diplomatic. I am a 37-year-old gay man who has done well for himself: I live…
‘I’m proud of my daughter but not her sloppy lifestyle: should I intervene?’
Dear Annalisa, I have a beautiful daughter who I think is marvellous. She’s in her late 30s and has just completed a master’s degree and bought her…
I’m in an abusive marriage – how do I find the courage to leave?
Dear Annalisa, I met my husband almost seven years ago when I was 19 and he was six years older. He had just stopped drinking and…
How do I stop my anxiety spilling over into my children’s playdates?
Dear Annalisa, I’d like your advice navigating my children’s social lives along with my anxiety. My children are 10 and eight. I did not have an easy…
I’m a widower, and I’ve lost all confidence – how do I move forward?
Dear Annalisa, My wife died in 2012, three years after being diagnosed with leukaemia. I’ve raised our two daughters on my own – they’ve been the centre of my…
Annalisa Barbieri 
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