My fiance has a history of cheating – can I trust him?Ask Roe: He says he would never cheat on me because I’m ‘the one’ but I hate cheating and I don’t know what to thinkSun Feb 05 2023 - 05:00
How to create rituals that add meaning to our lives Rituals are incredibly important to human beings, psychologically, emotionally and spirituallySat Feb 04 2023 - 05:00
‘I can’t stop obsessing about my boyfriend’s beautiful, glamorous ex’Ask Roe: ‘She is model-beautiful with my dream body, and I’ve even started thinking about them in bed together’Sun Jan 29 2023 - 05:00
How to have great sex during the menopause and beyondIt can affect your libido, but menopause doesn’t have to mark the end of a satisfying sex lifeSat Jan 28 2023 - 05:00
‘I’ve just been dumped for being too needy - why does this keep happening?’Ask Roe: I don’t know what’s wrong with me and why I keep embarrassing myself by falling for these guysSun Jan 22 2023 - 05:00
I’m falling for a man, but he’s still living with his ex-wifeAsk Roe: He can’t tell me when he will be moving and I feel like I’m waiting for us to properly start our relationshipSun Jan 15 2023 - 05:00
My ex has been waiting for me for two years – do I go back to him or let him go?Ask Roe: I feel if I don’t give him another chance I’ll always wonder ‘what if’, but I don’t want to waste more timeSun Jan 08 2023 - 05:00
A woman is making me miserable, and I need to cut her offAsk Roe: I’ve excused her behaviour as she had a bereavement, but I don’t think she realises how belittling and stressful she is beingSun Jan 01 2023 - 05:00
‘My neighbours’ loud sex sessions go from operatic to horror-movie screaming’Ask Roe: Our sex and relationships expert answers six of your questions in a Christmas quick-fire columnMon Dec 26 2022 - 05:00
The guy I like is playing games and I never seem to winAsk Roe: This is one of the biggest problems with modern dating – you’re treating it as a competitionSun Dec 18 2022 - 05:00
‘I’ve reconnected with an old friend and can’t help but feel a spark of attraction I haven’t felt towards men before’Ask Roe: I’m curious about exploring this aspect of my sexuality, but equally nervousSun Dec 11 2022 - 05:30
I had an affair with a younger colleague and now he’s pursuing another womanAsk Roe: I fell in love with him, but he made it clear he didn’t want to be a coupleSun Dec 04 2022 - 05:00
‘The man I was in a situationship with is dating someone new and I can’t get over it’Ask Roe: From social media, it looks like they are happy, but I’m in denial. How can I move on?Sun Nov 27 2022 - 05:00
‘My husband of 30 years is secretly viewing sex shows and using sex chat lines’Ask Roe: ‘I have also discovered he has taken intimate photos of himself and deleted them’Sun Nov 20 2022 - 05:00
My Covid hobby has become a successful new career – and my husband resents itAsk Roe: He’s making comments about my ‘attitude’ and we’ve stopped having sex. What’s happening?Sun Nov 13 2022 - 05:00
‘I like a woman but don’t know whether to follow my head, or my gut’Ask Roe: My gut feeling is that we won’t have a deep connection, but she has some lovely qualitiesSun Nov 06 2022 - 05:00
‘My ex was on dating apps while in a relationship with me – will this keep happening?’Ask Roe: Are we living in a world where people are constantly asking themselves ‘Could I be happier?’Sun Oct 30 2022 - 05:00
‘Four years on from a tough break-up, I still think about my ex every day’Ask Roe: She has made her decision and you need to respect that and not contact herSun Oct 23 2022 - 05:00
My partner is loving, caring and committed to our future together — but he doesn’t want to get married. I do.Ask Roe: I don’t know how to talk about this without sounding like a stereotype of a woman or like I’m issuing an ultimatumSun Oct 16 2022 - 05:00
‘I have feelings for my friend but don’t want to tell him. I don’t want to be the reason his relationship fails’Ask Roe: You need to look at the difference between a person who makes you feel safe, and a person you’re using as a safety netSun Oct 09 2022 - 06:00
‘I’m tired of faking orgasms and having rows about our sex life’Ask Roe: You are doing too much work in the bedroom and outside it. This isn’t what a relationship of equals looks likeSun Oct 02 2022 - 06:00
Twenty ways to make your relationship more lasting, loving and lustfulDon’t lose hope when things get difficult. There is a lot we can do to keep love aliveSat Oct 01 2022 - 05:30
‘I’m too infatuated with my new girlfriend to use basic social skills’Ask Roe: ‘I have a history of negative mental health, which often results in me feeling extreme highs and lows’Sun Sept 25 2022 - 05:00
‘My new girlfriend still sleeps in the same bed as her ex’Ask Roe: I thought her ex had moved out, but discovered they are still living together and text every daySun Sept 18 2022 - 05:00
I’m sleeping with a man who has a girlfriend. I feel guilty but can’t walk awayAsk Roe: I’ve developed feelings for him, though he says he will never fall in love with meSun Sept 11 2022 - 05:00
I’ve been with my partner exclusively for 18 years, but he’s been in an open relationshipAsk Roe: ‘I’m just an average guy: I can’t compete with the fresh material readily available on dating apps’Sun Sept 04 2022 - 05:15
My partner and I disagree about whether to have children — do we need to break up immediately?Ask Roe: We both want to be together in the long term, but fear that one of us will end up resenting the otherSun Aug 28 2022 - 05:00
My husband wants to have sex for at least an hour every time - it’s putting me offAsk Roe: Since we had our first baby we are barely having sex. I just don’t have the energySun Aug 21 2022 - 05:00
‘I’m easy-going, intelligent and apparently good looking – so why am I single?’Ask Roe: I look at my friends and I see the wonderful people they are with, and I think, ‘Why can’t I have that?’Sun Aug 14 2022 - 05:00
‘It’s not even about sex – I miss the intimacy of sleeping next to my boyfriend now that we’re in separate rooms’Ask Roe: Sleep isn’t the only issue here. There has clearly been a breakdown in open and empathetic communicationSun Aug 07 2022 - 05:00
‘How do I convince my on-again off-again boyfriend to commit?’Ask Roe: I love him but I’m exhausted by the drama and want to just enjoy our relationshipSun Jul 31 2022 - 05:00
‘I’ve met a man I like a lot, but I am starting to worry I slept with him too soon’ Ask Roe: We’re getting on well, but he isn’t texting me apart from to arrange to meet againSun Jul 24 2022 - 06:00
‘I’m in love with my close friend but too scared to tell him’Ask Roe: I do not want to be the reason why his relationship failsSun Jul 17 2022 - 06:00
‘I slept with a much older man at work, and now he won’t talk to me’Ask Roe: None of this is what friends do, none of this is what good romantic partners do, and none of this is how ethical professionals behaveSun Jul 10 2022 - 06:00
‘My girlfriend is really attractive; I’m 5ft 5in and well-rounded. I worry she will realise she can do better than me’Ask Roe: ‘When we watch movies or porn she often fixates on the man’s height’Sun Jul 03 2022 - 06:00
He says he doesn’t want a relationship so why is he acting like he does? Ask Roe: I told him we should stop having sex if he doesn’t want to be with me but we’re already flirting againSun Jun 26 2022 - 06:00
I respectfully ended a relationship a year ago - so why is my ex still so angry?Dear Roe: I didn’t do anything wrong in our relationship but I feel like I’m being punishedSun Jun 19 2022 - 06:00
My boyfriend completely shuts down emotionally, and I don’t know how to helpAsk Roe: Putting his head in the sand is his modus operandi, and it’s starting to wear me downSun Jun 12 2022 - 06:00
My ex broke up with me 10 years ago but I still think about him every dayDear Roe: I am getting married soon and I feel guilty and ashamed about these thoughtsSun Jun 05 2022 - 06:01
I’ve wanted to leave my husband for years, so why can’t I just go?Ask Roe: We have been together all my adult life. I am terrified to step over the cliff edgeSun May 29 2022 - 06:01
My brother has returned to his abusive wife and I’m worn outAsk Roe: I thought that after years of heartache he was finally going to break freeSun May 22 2022 - 06:01
I love my boyfriend but I’ve only had two orgasms in two yearsAsk Roe: The ability to discuss changing sexual needs is a necessary part of a healthy long-term relationshipSun May 15 2022 - 06:01
‘My girlfriend wants me to bring myself to orgasm during sex’Ask Roe: Clear, open and gentle communication is going to be key to addressing thisSun May 08 2022 - 06:01
‘Cheating has caused my entire friend group to fall out’Ask Roe: ‘We have been friends for years and I’m trying to find a way to salvage this’Sun May 01 2022 - 06:01
My boyfriend refuses to help around our home, but says he will step up when we are marriedAsk Roe: Do not get engaged and stay on birth control. He sees your time as less important than hisSun Apr 24 2022 - 05:00
‘I need constant reassurance from my girlfriend – and it’s pushing her away’Ask Roe: ‘You’re in a safe and loving relationship but you’re afraid it could disappear any moment’Sun Apr 17 2022 - 05:00
My girlfriend refuses to live with furniture I shared with my ex-wifeAsk Roe: When couples move in together it is important to discuss how to make it feel like home for both of youSun Apr 10 2022 - 06:00
My husband and I are stuck in a cycle of cheating and revengeAsk Roe: You need to ask yourself: what am I fighting for, what am I staying for, and what do I actually want?Sun Apr 03 2022 - 05:00
Yes, the questions are real! How our advice columnists answer your queriesRoe McDermott, John Sharry and Trish Murphy explain how they respond to your sex, relationship and parenting problemsSat Apr 02 2022 - 01:56
Our 20-year relationship is sexless. I feel I will never have a normal intimate lifeI do not bring it up often because I do not want to pester her. She takes this as acceptanceSun Mar 27 2022 - 05:00
