‘Some friends have more need of me than I have of them’
Tell Me About It: ‘I like to be there for friends but often I often find this draws a desire to have too big a piece of me’
Advice
‘I caught my husband masturbating with a male friend but he says it’s nothing’
Ask Roe: ‘The next morning, he insisted the whole thing was not a big deal and lots of men do this’
‘I am exhausted and frustrated, and my husband is emotionally distant and uncommunicative’
Tell Me About It: Six years ago, my husband had an emotional affair with a woman in his workplace
My apartment building is being targeted by a gang of unruly youths. What can I do?
Property Clinic: I find the behaviour frustrating and also a bit intimidating as a widow living by myself
Downsizing: Can we leave our furniture behind and should we look for cash-buyers only?
We are in our mid-70s and are considering downsizing to our investment apartment
‘How am I supposed to just move on when a financial betrayal shook my trust in my husband?’
Ask Roe: ‘I don’t want to be in a relationship where I’m walking on eggshells, afraid to talk about my own feelings’
‘I’m a woman in my early 30s, and I’m exhausted by dating’
Ask Roe: ‘I have high standards in the men I date but still end up hurt and alone... My friends keep telling me I need to stop being so picky’
‘I am really struggling with the drinking culture among my friends’
Tell Me About It: ‘My family tell me to go and make new friends, but it is not easy in my mid-30s’
Should you push through exercise pain?
The choices you make in the moment – or the next day – can be the difference between a temporary nuisance and a persistent problem
‘My son is in his 20s, but still lives like a teenager – staying in his room playing video games’
Tell Me About It: When he finished college, he told me he was earning enough money from gaming-related activity, but now he is asking me for loans more often
‘I’m 50 this year and feel a bit like a teenager with my problem. My best friend has fallen in love’
Tell Me About It: 'It’s like my whole life and future has been torn away. I really did not know how lonely life can be without her'
I’m in my first serious relationship but too anxious to enjoy it. How do I relax?
Ask Roe: I’m overthinking my lack of sexual experience, questioning whether I am ‘bad’ at even the most basic acts like kissing
I’ve been given an opportunity to go to Europe, but I’m scared of being alone
Tell Me About It: I’ve never been strong socially and there was a time in my 20s when I felt that I would always be alone
‘I’m worried that a wind farm construction entrance close to my home will cause damage and disruption. What can I do?’
I’m concerned about noise, destruction of my boundary hedge, dust and the possible effect it may have on my house’s foundations
‘My brother-in-law wants to move in with us but I don’t think my marriage will survive it’
Ask Roe: I want to offer support but not at the cost of our relationship or my sanity
‘If I don’t go to Australia, I feel my relationship will break up and my whole world will collapse’
Tell Me About It: I feel resentful that I have spent my whole childhood parenting my mum and I was so looking forward to not having to do this
How do I deal with a highly capable 17-year-old girl who does not want to go to school?
Ask the Expert: She seems to be suffering from very high anxiety levels and is stressed about many aspects of school
‘How can we go about building a sustainable family home without breaking the bank?’
We’re a bit lost on how to start and what options are available and affordable
The future you: 10 habits to acquire for long-term health and happiness
Taking care of yourself now means you can reap the rewards of longer-term improved health and wellbeing in the future
After seven years, I’m afraid my boyfriend won’t ever propose
Ask Roe: I’m scared that there’s a reason he’s not proposing ... But I also don’t want to become this nagging woman putting pressure on her boyfriend to propose
‘I think my cousin may be manipulating my grandmother into putting her into her will’
Tell Me About It: Your parents or others are not raising the same concern flags that you are and this is worth considering
My ex has become the man I always wanted, but with someone else
Ask Roe: I feel completely worthless. I don’t know why he wasn’t able to do any of this for me
‘I don’t know what I am supposed to feel, but surely life needs to have more to it than this’
Tell Me About It: ‘I have all the usual accoutrements of car, house and holidays, and no fears about future finance, but it is not enough’
Be selfish in the bedroom: sex therapists on how to reboot your love life
Six relationship resolutions for the new year from couples counsellors, sex therapists and relationship researchers
‘My husband wants to sell our house, buy an RV and go travel the world’
Tell Me About It: ‘I can’t imagine anything more horrifying than giving up my home to spend it in a tight space’
New home snag list: the quick fixes and serious issues a builder needs to address
While many new homes come with a 10-year warranty, that does not mean things should go unchecked
My fiance and I finally have everything we wanted – so why do I keep lashing out at him?
Ask Roe: I find it difficult to not blame him for the smallest of things and it leads to most of our arguments
Probate sales: What you need to know and do to make the process as painless as possible
When selling or buying a house that is part of a deceased person’s estate, there are steps to avoid slowing down the process
Is it a good idea to still be paying your mortgage at age 70?
With some 44% of first-time buyers now over 35, more and more home-owners will be facing loan repayments into retirement
CAO first round: What to do if you didn’t get an offer
Don’t panic: a college place might still be within your grasp
The Leaving Cert results have arrived. What now?
CAO offers for college places will be made on Monday. What can you expect to happen next, and how do you handle it?
What to do if you’re unhappy with your Leaving Cert grades
If you feel you should have done better, you can view your script to decide if it’s worth having it rechecked
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