I can’t get past how empty I feel since my best friend died
Dear Annalisa, Last summer, my best friend died. I wasn’t able to fly to the US for his funeral. Mike (not his real name) was the…
I’m sure my friend has an eating disorder. Should I try to talk to her about it?
Dear Annalisa, Over the years, my best friend and I have shared the highs and lows of motherhood, career and family. As we get older, however, it…
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…
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’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…
I ghosted a friend after her husband tried to kiss me, and now I feel guilty
Dear Annalisa, My friend and I met at school. I moved away but we kept in touch. After she had a baby, I went to visit…
My friend’s ex gives him no parental rights over their son. How can I help him?
Dear Annalisa, Five years ago, my best friend became the father of a baby boy with his then partner of over 10 years. When the baby was born,…
I think my friend’s husband is emotionally abusing her. Should I talk to her about it?
Dear Annalisa, I am very worried about a friend of mine, who I believe is being emotionally (and perhaps financially) abused by her husband. I have…
My friends are very flirty with my new partner. What should I do about it?
Dear Annalisa, My male partner of two years and I, both in our late 60s, have recently attended parties where married female friends have been extremely affectionate towards my partner,…
How do I cope with a friend who is consistently flaky?
Dear Annalisa, I desperately need help with a very dear friend of mine, who is always late and hard to pin down. We’ve been friends for…
Annalisa Barbieri 
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