‘I’m having fun with a flirtatious man, but worry he might want sex. The body prep is too much effort’
Tell Me About It: ‘The body preparation involved for women at my age to consider actual sex is beyond the effort I am prepared to make’
Advice
‘I have vaginismus and I’m afraid I’ll never find a man who doesn’t pressure me’
Ask Roe: Partners I attempted penetrative sex with in the past backed away once it became clear that sex was not straightforward
‘I’ve met someone and want to try a relationship, but I’m worried about my young children’
Tell Me About It: Separation has taken a toll and left me to shoulder all childcare responsibilities
‘I got back with my partner after breaking up with him but I am still plagued by doubts’
Ask Roe: ‘Why do I feel unsure when he is such a good person?’
‘My future looks empty and lonely ... I should have invested more in friends, but it feels too late now’
Tell Me About It: ‘I didn’t realise how much I depended on my friend until the last month, when I realised there is no one else who really knows me’
Five things your estate agent is too afraid to tell you
There are many factors that could prevent the sale of your home. Estate agents reveal the top five things that they're often too afraid to tell their clients.
What can I do if a management company and landlord refuse to accept liability for ceiling damage?
Should I hire an independent plumber to complete a report or seek legal advice?
‘My ex blanks me at group events – and my family and friends make excuses for him’
Ask Roe: ‘By saying nothing my friends are validating his behaviour. I feel huge anger towards them’
‘I found out the rugby player I’m seeing is four-timing me, and I am more attracted to him than ever’
Tell Me About It: ‘Knowing about the other partners has added another layer to our get-togethers’
‘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’
‘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’
Crosswords & Puzzles
Crosswords & puzzles to keep you challenged and entertained
Common Ground
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
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