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‘I think my two friends – who are both married – are in love with each other’
Tell Me About It: ‘Should I tell each of them that the other person has feelings for them or let them figure it out?’
‘I have given up going to the gym because of my clingy boyfriend’
Tell Me About It: ‘His insecurity is growing all the time and the fact that we are together over a year has not helped’
‘My husband’s family operate like a cult, with my mother-in-law as leader’
Ask Roe: ‘How do I cope with this domineering and manipulative woman?’
Our long-time friend has become a judgmental gossip. Should we confront her?
Her comments are making us wonder if she is worth the bother
‘At our engagement party, my partner’s sister announced she had gotten engaged too’
Tell Me About It: ‘I now have questions about the rest of his family and their casualness about how she usurped our day’
Should I tell my friend of the rumours about his girlfriend?
Ask Roe: I worry people might be exaggerating or inventing things out of dislike for her
My friend is in a miserable relationship that she won’t leave
Tell Me About It: ‘He’s not kind to her and she has had to give up things she wanted, like marriage, because they are not what he wants’
‘A friend who ghosted me before has flaked again. Should I cut her out completely?’
Ask Roe: I both dread being asked and not being asked to her wedding
‘For millennials the biggest fantasy was threesomes. For Gen Z it’s monogamy’: Why young people are having less sex
Regardless of whether they are still at home, or in their own place, younger adults seem to be finding it harder to form long-term relationships
‘My lover has told me of another relationship. I’m worried the stress might kill him’
Tell Me About It: ‘We have discussed living together in his country, and I have put my house up for sale’
Family feuds: ‘I have to see my aunt in secret . . . Mam keeps asking me to choose sides’
Fallouts are not uncommon but they can damage the mental health of those caught in the middle. Here’s what psychologists recommend
We’re married with three kids and have had sex once in the past year
Ask Roe: I’ve tried talking about us finding some middle ground, but my wife avoids the conversation
If I were an agony aunt, my advice would always be ‘leave them’
My dream in life is to be an agony aunt, but my advice would always be ‘leave them’. No considered empathy from me
‘My lovely husband has changed . . . and I am one of the people he has pushed away’
Tell Me About It: ‘Our life together has been replaced by distance, with a deliberate decision on his part to engage in new activities’
10 ways to refresh your life this September
‘Eat the frog first thing in the morning’, start a new notebook, and see self-care as a necessity not an indulgence
I ghosted a friend nearly two decades ago – should I reach out and apologise?
Ask Roe: ‘I just couldn’t cope at the time being single and a bit hopeless’
Girls keep telling me by message that they want to stop dating me
I’ve been in situations where I expected things to progress to a relationship, but then I get an unexpected message
My partner is having an affair with a colleague but says she wants another baby
Ask Roe: After the last miscarriage and a period of high conflict, I discovered my partner is having an affair with a colleague
Managing a family business doesn’t need to resemble an episode of Succession
Certain organisational building blocks need to be put in place if you want to successfully run an intergenerational family business
‘Throughout my life I’ve struggled to read social and romantic cues, particularly in relationships’
Tell Me About It: ‘I’m feeling overwhelmed by the state of my personal life’
‘My friend monitors her boyfriend’s phone and eavesdrops on his therapy sessions’
Ask Roe: ‘She hasn’t cloned his phone but has speculated about doing so’
‘My cousin won’t end his marriage and formalise his relationship with his lover of 15 years’
Tell Me About It: ‘He has been living a kind of Irish divorce of old where he still goes to family events with his wife’
‘I’m in my 40s and dating after my husband died – but I find the apps genuinely creepy’
Ask Roe: I spend my time feeling like a judgmental prude or feeling rejected by people I’ve never met
‘Am I crazy to think my partner secretly wants to get back with his wife?’
Tell Me About It: ‘He does not bring me to any of the kids’ events. It feels like I am not important enough in his life’
‘My husband of 17 years has been secretly communicating with a woman for six months’
Ask Roe: He has apologised repeatedly, and is trying very hard to make it up to me, but my trust is damaged
‘I’m in my late 30s, have a good job and travel a lot. I don’t think I’ve ever been in love’
Tell Me About It: ‘I find it hard to muster the enthusiasm that might be required to take any relationship to the next level’
My father has been having affairs with men and has walked away from our family
Ask Roe: My father left my mother telling us that he is gay after almost 40 years of marriage
‘I Humbly Beg Your Speedy Answer’ by Mary Beth Norton: A dive into 1690s messy relationships
Readers’ problems in the late 17th century ranged from the mundane – unhappy marriages, difficult in-laws to the dramatic
‘I don’t love my husband. I care for him and don’t wish him ill health, but I’m struggling’
Tell Me About It: I just feel so deflated, with nothing to look forward to any more
‘I had always wanted to be a stay-at-home mum ... but I’m exhausted’
Ask the Expert: Moving to vulnerable communication about feelings neutralises resentment
I’ll soon have a second house. How do I tell my friend who just had to move back in with her parents?
Tell Me About It: I feel awful for my friend in her situation and don’t want her to feel like I’m rubbing her nose in it
‘House is free, it’s my birthday, I’ve chosen you’: The reality of dating in your late-30s in Ireland
Dating now is a whole new world of etiquette, games, language, and coded behaviours. There are some truly embarrassing moments
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