‘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 asked my husband for a divorce – everyone thinks I made a mistake. Did I?
Ask Roe: I fought for years to make it work, and I’ve nothing left. I’m just done
‘My wife won’t perform oral sex on me and I’m resentful’
Ask Roe: ‘My wife says I am never happy with sex’
My friend of 14 years has retreated from my life – should I keep chasing them?
Ask Roe: You’re obsessing over the ‘why’ of this situation ... But here’s the truth – your obsession with the why is an avoidance of what is
Farming as therapy: One family’s vision for changing mental health care in Ireland
After losing their son Kieran to suicide, John and Vicky McKeon set up Kyrie Farm, which aims to offer an approach to mental health recovery rooted in purpose, community and healing in nature
Life without children: ‘I’d want the investment my mother had, but I don’t have it in me. I don’t have the grá for it’
Women who choose not to have children still find themselves existing in a society that undermines them - but the tide is turning
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
‘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
‘Has my friends-to-lovers relationship doomed me to boring sex?’
Ask Roe: ‘I once heard 'the more toxic the relationship, the better the sex', and this has stuck with me'
I ended my situationship six months ago but I’m still not over him. How do I move on?
Ask Roe: I know he wasn’t great, but I still miss him and occasionally stalk his social media account
‘My ex has broken up with me six times in eight years. How do I break the cycle?’
Ask Roe: ‘I always felt that my life was better with him in it and when we are together there’s nowhere else I’d rather be’
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
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
‘My friend was sleeping with another friend’s boyfriend and refuses to take responsibility’
‘She’s had a hard few years but it’s hard to sympathise when she complains about our friend group excluding her’
‘I’m gay and I started a relationship with a very closeted man last year. He’s a nice guy but he’s doing my head in’
Four readers seek advice on life problems including comparisons with others, having a closeted partner and revisiting an old relationship