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 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…
How can I end a strained friendship as gently as possible?
Dear Annalisa, During university, I became close friends with a girl who I had a lot in common with. She is very loyal, a great listener,…
My friend talks nonstop about herself. How can I get her to listen to me?
Dear Annalisa, I have a question on how to deal with my friend “V”. She is very sweet but a complete chatterbox. When we meet, she talks nonstop, usually about…
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 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…
Annalisa Barbieri 
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