Should I tell my husband I want to sell our brand-new dream home?
My husband and I have just built our dream house. After a year of planning and months of building, the builders have left and we can finally live there.…
I want to marry my girlfriend, but I’m worried it may upset my young son
I am a 44-year-old man, with a seven-year-old son. His mother and I are divorced, and I moved out when he was three. We share custody; he is with…
I worry that I don’t ‘get’ romance and am disappointing my husband
Dear Annalisa, I have been married to my husband for more than 50 years. We married as teenagers and are now in our 70s. We love each other, and…
I am insanely jealous of my husband’s ex-colleague. How can I move on?
Dear Annalisa, I’m a woman of 50, married for 30 years to the best husband. He is a very kind person, whom I love dearly. We have a very…
My partner’s unresolved grief is putting a strain on our relationship
Dear Annalisa, As a teenager, my partner lost their father to illness. He was their idol, so of course this led to profound grief, which I feel is unresolved. We recently…
I want to end my stifling marriage – but can’t bear how much hurt I’d cause
Dear Annalisa, I am in my late 40s, married for 20 years with two teenagers, and I feel trapped. For several years I have known that I…
I’m married to a man but have erotic infatuations with women on television
Dear Annalisa, I am a middle-aged woman married to a man and have teenage children. My marriage is not an unhappy one and my husband and…
I want to be a stay-at-home mum, and feel angry that society won’t let me
Dear Annalisa, I’m 30, and have had two abortions in the past three years with two long-term partners, due to not being in a secure financial…
I’m jealous of my husband’s relationship with his sister
Dear Annalisa, My husband has a good relationship with his siblings, particularly his younger sister. While she is also a good friend of mine, I have…
I’m happily remarried, but am haunted by my ex’s long-ago betrayal
Dear Annalisa, I met my ex in our last year of high school. After a year of university we married when we were only 18. The first 10…
Annalisa Barbieri 
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