‘My partner has a cocaine habit, and I take it too. I want him to stop for both of us’
Ask Roe: ‘He went to the doctor but didn’t mention the cocaine, and he has been prescribed antidepressants but he won’t take them’
‘I keep getting with men who won’t commit, aren’t kind and only call me for sex. I’m tired of it’
Ask Roe: ‘I want to find love and a real relationship like my friends who go out with nice guys’
My husband and I are constantly bickering. We aren’t breaking up but how can we fix it?
Ask Roe: Stress, anxiety and a lack of connection can fuel this kind of thinking
I broke up with my boyfriend recently for cheating, but I can’t stop blaming myself
Ask Roe: Take care of yourself – but also be so proud of yourself. Feel so grateful that you’re free of this man
‘My partner and I are in a sex lull. How do we get out of it?’
Ask Roe: ‘On holidays we have much more frequent sex, but never manage to take that renewal home with us’
Don’t lose it: How to survive the emotional timebomb of family at Christmas
For many, Christmas is a re-entry into the emotional climate of childhood, with all its insecurities, unspoken rules and long-held tensions
Man Up by Cynthia Miller-Idriss: A bracing, vital intervention against misogyny
Miller-Idriss writes with clarity and urgency, showing how everyday sexism provides the scaffolding for extremism
‘I’m trans and scared to date as Ireland becomes more transphobic’
Ask Roe: ‘How is it possible to date when you’re terrified that the person across from you is alt-right?’
Low sex drive, brain fog, exhaustion: Is testosterone the quick fix for women in midlife?
It is being widely touted anecdotally as a solution to everything, but experts are wary of prescribing as a quick fix
‘I’ve been married 20 years and I don’t think I like my husband any more’
Ask Roe: My husband’s family are controlling and he never sticks up for me. I see him as weak and pathetic sometimes
‘How do I get my wife to wear lingerie for me during our lovemaking?’
how can I get her more comfortable so that she will share this experience with me during our lovemaking ?
Pornocracy by Jo Bartosch and Robert Jessel: Agenda in drag delivered as scholarship
Authors’ work is built from contradiction, moral panic and logical fallacies rather than research
‘My husband recently retired and is spending his time watching porn and masturbating’
Ask Roe: ‘I found some photos of naked men on his phone’
‘I’m in my mid 20s and I’m still a virgin. How do I start dating again?’
Ask Roe: ‘Since breaking up with my only girlfriend I have not gone on a date or had any intimate contact with anyone’
‘A friend of 20 years spread vicious lies about me – how do I move forward?’
Ask Roe: His manipulation became relentless and confusing, I’d never experienced anything like it