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
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
‘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
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
‘It’s a monster’: How generative AI is forcing university professors to rethink learning
As students turn to ChatGPT, educators warn that critical thinking, academic integrity and the future of the humanities are at stake
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’
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
‘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’
As dating apps lose their appeal, the race is on to create real-world experiences
Can VR and AI rekindle the world of tech-aided matchmaking or are we starting to see a return to the old days of face-to-face meet-ups?
Pea Dinneen: ‘Raising Her Voice was born out of frustration at seeing myself reflected nowhere in the Irish theatrical canon’
The trans artist Pea Dinneen’s Dublin Fringe Festival debut, an autobiographical show about gender, is also a reclamation of cultural space
‘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
‘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
The absurdity of office culture: ‘Some of the rules, I was, like, what is this?’
Caitríona Daly, author of the new Abbey play The Lunch Punch Power Hour in Conference Room 4, on sending up the absurdity of office culture
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