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…
Should my partner and I share our love letters from previous relationships with our children?
Dear Annalisa, We are in our mid-80s and have been together for 12 years. Our relationship journeys to our meeting point were utterly different. My partner has two marriages behind her…
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 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…
Should I still see my difficult sister now our parents have died?
Dear Annalisa, My sister is 12 years older than me, in her early 70s. We have always had a “seesaw”“ relationship. When it’s good, we go on holiday…
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’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…
My partner doesn’t want me on the mortgage – should I be worried?
Dear Annalisa, My partner bought a house last year which I now live in, but we don’t share a thing and I am starting to wonder if…
I ghosted a friend after her husband tried to kiss me, and now I feel guilty
Dear Annalisa, My friend and I met at school. I moved away but we kept in touch. After she had a baby, I went to visit…
Annalisa Barbieri 
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