I’m in my late 20s, living back at home and feel like a failure. The Guardian.
Dear Annalisa I am a woman, aged 28, and at the beginning of my 20s, as a student, I lived in a big city with my…
My husband doesn’t seem to care about me any more. The Guardian.
Dear Annalisa My husband and I have been married for nearly 30 years and have three grownup children. About seven years ago, my husband began going…
I’m a lesbian in a great relationship but obsessed with the idea of sex with other women. The Guardian.
Dear Annalisa I am a woman of 33 and have been in a relationship with another woman for eight years. Our relationship is great. She is…
My 11-year-old son steals, lies and gets into trouble – is he a sociopath? The Guardian.
Dear Annalisa We have two children and the older one is 11. He has been slow to pick up on social cues and is not as…
I’d like to have a healthy adult relationship with my brother, but he fobs me off. The Guardian.
Dear Annalisa I’m the older sister. Growing up, neither my brother nor I had a great childhood because of the domestic abuse, child abuse and anger…
My mother is a hypochondriac and has tantrums like a toddler. The Guardian.
Dear Annalisa My mother is charming, bright and often very lovely. She’s also a neurotic mix of guilt-tripper, tantrum thrower and hypochondriac. Our family revolves around…
My husband never pays me compliments – it upsets me a lot but he won’t change his ways. The Guardian.
Dear Annalisa My husband of 14 years never gives me compliments. This isn’t new – he’s always been like this. Maybe a couple of times…
My son’s girlfriend has anorexia and I worry about the effect on him. The Guardian.
Dear Annalisa My adult son is in a long-term relationship with his girlfriend, who has a serious eating disorder. When he first met her she was…
When should I show my daughter a letter her dad wrote her before his death? The Guardian.
Dear Annalisa I don’t so much have a problem as a quandary. My husband died of cancer, aged 33, in 2003. We had a daughter the…
My fiance’s sister is jealous and talks about me behind my back. The Guardian.
Dear Annalisa I met my fiance on a blind date about five years ago – we moved in together after a year of dating, bought a…
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