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I am 22 and try to tell them their sexist remarks cause harm, but my brother talks over me and Mum says I preach too much. Annalisa Barbieri advises a reader
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Her behaviour has cost me an amicable divorce with her father and led to the breakup of a new relationship. Annalisa Barbieri advises a reader
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He does have health issues that need to be addressed, but I don’t know how to help him. Annalisa Barbieri advises a reader
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I supported my children through the breakup and they adapted well. But now my mother has died and it’s hit me harder than expected. Annalisa Barbieri advises a reader
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I’ve started online dating two years on from my divorce but I fear sex with someone I meet could be a disaster. Annalisa Barbieri advises a reader
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She said we’d be better off and have more fun after they divorced. That never happened and now I’m upset all the time, which she hates. Annalisa Barbieri advises a reader
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My nine-year-old is intelligent and loving but since he was about three he has followed a pattern of a period of normal behaviour followed by a gradual build up of anger and frustration. Annalisa Barbieri advises a reader
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Now that I’ve met someone new, my ex is being nice again – how can I get her out of my life for good? Annalisa Barbieri advises a reader
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A few years ago, life was good but I had a breakdown last year and my boyfriend recently ended our relationship. Annalisa Barbieri advises a reader
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Now that the children have left, we barely see or talk to each other and he drinks a lot too. I feel stuck. Annalisa Barbieri advises a reader
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We’ve been together for eight years since I came out – I don’t want to feel like this. Annalisa Barbieri advises a reader
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He doesn’t understand the impact of his behaviour on other people. And I fear he has inherited my personality. Annalisa Barbieri advises a reader
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I’ve had therapy to explore the abuse and anger issues in our family and want to reconnect with him. Annalisa Barbieri advises a reader
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I find it hard to cope with her behaviour but I put up with it because I can’t bear the guilt trips. Annalisa Barbieri advises a reader
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He needs to understand that his lack of communication is having a huge impact on our lives. Annalisa Barbieri advises a reader
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He seems to be coping but I think he’s too young to deal with this complicated illness alone. Annalisa Barbieri advises a reader
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She was a baby when her father died 13 years ago, but he left her the letter in a memory box. Annalisa Barbieri advises a reader
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My partner agrees with me about his sister’s behaviour but does nothing to help. I’m thinking about cancelling the wedding. Annalisa Barbieri advises a reader
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He’s just had an operation, but every time I see him it takes me months to recover because he’s so narcissistic and manipulative. Annalisa Barbieri advises a reader
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My daughter says that my husband and I never liked her choice of partner and he says we should forget about her. But I want to reconnect. Annalisa Barbieri advises a reader
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I feel very strongly that this is not good parenting. How do I explain my feelings to my ex? Annalisa Barbieri advises a reader
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She is mean to friends and family, and the things she says make me worry. Annalisa Barbieri advises a reader
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He was funny and clever, but had severe depression. I too have depression and can’t shake the feeling that I am destined for unhappiness. Annalisa Barbieri advises a reader
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My parents would like me to make friends and meet a partner but socialising has always been a struggle for me. Annalisa Barbieri advises a reader
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He’s tired and irritable and on a recent holiday I had to absent myself from the table after he exploded with rage at his children. Annalisa Barbieri advises a reader
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My stepson lives abroad with his mother but he hates it – I don’t feel my partner has enough say in his children’s lives. Annalisa Barbieri advises a reader
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At first I felt a deep connection with the girl I met through social media, but since we split she’s been hacking into my accounts and harassing me
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My father died of dementia and my mother has it too. I’ve also just moved house. I feel like a rabbit frozen in the headlights. Annalisa Barbieri advises a reader
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He’s been to see him in India twice and now he’s off to South America. I think this is unfair – am I being unreasonable? Annalisa Barbieri advises a reader
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I respect my father’s wishes and feel the neighbours are being irrational. Am I too close to the problem to see what to do? Annalisa Barbieri advises a reader
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I’m angry that they have so much space and a garden while we struggle in a poky, rented London flat
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We’ve been together five years but she is against us marrying because of his race and religion. My dad will be even worse. Annalisa Barbieri advises a reader
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We haven’t talked since I told him I don’t want to know about his botched romances, but I’d like to be in touch again. Annalisa Barbieri advises a reader
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I keep in touch and visit her abroad, but she suffers from anxiety and takes offence at my efforts to help. Annalisa Barbieri advises a reader
My stepson milked his father for money and blames me now the cash has stopped flowing