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…
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 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…
My brother is trying to defraud our mother’s estate
Dear Annalisa, I have had little contact with either of my siblings, particularly my brother Jon, who is quite controlling and bullied me when I was…
My husband’s been shut out of our friendship group. I don’t know why
Dear Annalisa, My husband and I have been married for five years. I have a close group of female friends and previously we have got along with them and…
How do I find a balance between work, family and my new partner?
Dear Annalisa, I live with my teenage children and my mum, who had to move in because of ill health, having lost my dad a few years…
I’m worried my mum is rushing into marriage with her new boyfriend
Dear Annalisa, My mum recently broke up with her boyfriend of 11 years, a man I view as my father. Two months later, she rekindled her relationship with…
My husband has no friends and is too reliant on me. How can I help him?
Dear Annalisa, I have been with my husband for 20 years. During the first few years, he would occasionally hang out with about four friends. I’ve…
I want to go back on my decision to share parental leave with my partner
Dear Annalisa, I am currently on maternity leave with my first child. Before I had the baby I agreed to split my maternity leave with my…
I’d like my fiance to take my last name – is that too much to ask of him?
Dear Annalisa My partner and I are getting married this winter. But we don’t know about our last names. We are both broadly against ingrained gender stereotypes and…
Annalisa Barbieri 
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