My mother can’t stand my boyfriend and won’t accept that I’m no longer with my ex-fiance. The Guardian.
Dear Annalisa I have been with my partner for several years and we live with each other. We get on incredibly well and are very much…
My husband smacks, grabs and pinches our children. The Guardian.
Dear Annalisa I am concerned about my husband’s attitude to managing the behaviour of our two young children. He is in many ways a good husband…
My ex-husband writes to our son – I’m unhappy about some of the content. The Guardian
Dear Annalisa When I was 20, I lived overseas as an exchange student and had a whirlwind romance that resulted in a shotgun wedding. Our marriage…
My wife has cancer and blames it on the betrayal of my ex – her best friend. The Guardian.
Dear Annalisa Eleven years ago, I left my wife of four years for her best friend. We were in our late 20s. It was a very…
Is my father to blame for my relationship woes? The Guardian
Dear Annalisa I don’t know if my relationship with my father is at the root of my current problem. He was a workaholic and we did…
I fear I’ll never be happy after my abused childhood. The Guardian
Dear Annalisa At the age of 41, I feel as if I will never be truly happy, despite having a good marriage and two fantastic children.…
Our 12 year old son says he has no aspirations in life. The Guardian
Dear Annalisa My husband and I are worried about our eldest son, who is 12. He started secondary school last September and seemed to settle in…
My daughter was sexually abused by her step father. The Guardian
Dear Annalisa My ex-wife and I married when we were very young, in the late 1970s, and split up five years later. We had two children…
I’m a woman with severe facial hair, and zero confidence as a result. The Guardian
Dear Annalisa I am a 43-year-old woman with two children who bring me a lot of joy, and a partner who is a devoted father, whom…
I’m transgender and I want my parents to know I’m their son, not their daughter. The Guardian
Dear Annalisa There’s something I’m finding increasingly hard to cope with: I’m not my parents’ daughter – I am their son. I’ve always been very tomboyish…
Annalisa Barbieri 
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