‘My husband uses my past infidelity as a stick to beat me with’Tell Me About It: Should I accept the negative comments are part of what we are now?Wed Apr 01 2020 - 06:01
‘My best friend has cancer and I’m upset at not being able to hold her hand’Tell Me About It: Meeting my friend is not an option as she is in such a high-risk groupWed Mar 25 2020 - 06:00
‘I’m 18 and in college but I feel like I have no friends’The road to meaningful relationships requires courage, perseverance and faithWed Mar 18 2020 - 06:00
‘My 14-year-old son with ADHD is becoming more difficult to manage’His father is barely involved in his life. My friends think I should reach out to him for practical supportsWed Mar 11 2020 - 06:01
‘My girlfriend is unhappy with life in Ireland but I don’t want to leave’Tell Me About It: I don’t think a long-distance relationship would be fair on either of usWed Mar 04 2020 - 06:01
‘People are beginning to avoid me because I talk about my fears for society’Tell Me About It: I spend a lot of time thinking about climate change and dangerous leadersWed Feb 26 2020 - 06:00
How do I find love as a transgender individual in Ireland?Tell Me About It: Being open about who and what I am in relationships past has been met with shaming and tearsWed Feb 19 2020 - 06:00
‘My siblings are angry because I used my mother’s money to prop up a business’Tell Me About It: I used her savings without her knowledge and paid it all back but now no one is speaking to meWed Feb 12 2020 - 06:01
‘My husband got angry when I suggested sex – we haven’t been intimate in 20 years’Tell Me About It: I think he has become comfortable in our relationshipWed Feb 05 2020 - 06:00
‘I had an abortion. Now my fiance says I am heartless and has broken it off’Tell me about it: Young professional couple took the decision, now he blames herWed Jan 29 2020 - 06:01
‘I am dating a minor celebrity and I don’t like the extra attention’Dear Trish: Manage these challenges and your relationship is likely to be all the stronger for itWed Jan 22 2020 - 06:01
‘I caused a serious road traffic accident in my youth and I feel guilty’Tell me about it: I was never a suspect, and no one was ever identified as the perpetratorWed Jan 15 2020 - 06:00
My family think my plan to emigrate to the US is ridiculousTell Me About It: Because I had a stress-related illness last year, they won’t support my decisionWed Jan 08 2020 - 06:00
I want my new-found son to live with us but my wife won’t even discuss itTell Me About It: He’s a troubled young man and I want to offer him stability and a good education but my wife is completely opposedWed Jan 01 2020 - 06:01
‘How do I tell my younger boyfriend I’m going through the menopause?’Tell Me About It: We’ve discussed having children and I’m frightened his desire for a family and active sex life will end our relationshipWed Dec 18 2019 - 06:00
‘My son believes he is female and I am finding it incredibly difficult’Tell me about it: My son calls me transphobic and hasn’t spoken to me in monthsWed Dec 11 2019 - 06:01
‘I find my wife’s behaviour utterly frustrating’Tell Me About It: ‘How can I distance myself from my wife on a day-to-day basis’Wed Dec 04 2019 - 12:12
‘I’m tempted to run away and start all over again’Tell Me About It: I don’t know how to keep navigating living when I’ve nothing that I wantWed Nov 27 2019 - 06:01
‘I am good at making connections with women, but I can only stay with them for sex’Tell me about it: Becoming friends with someone, as opposed to casual lovers, takes effortWed Nov 20 2019 - 06:00
‘I’m 6ft 2in, weigh over 14st and I’m a trans woman. I don’t fit in this world’Tell Me About It: It seems like a waste to spend life living how strangers dictate rather than just doing what you want toWed Nov 13 2019 - 06:01
‘My needy friend texts me several times a day. It’s not normal’Tell Me About It: ‘It’s not my fault she doesn’t have many other close relationships’Wed Nov 06 2019 - 06:01
‘Our fight turned physical. Is there hope for our relationship?’Tell me about it: After five years together I got close to another woman and my partner attacked meWed Oct 30 2019 - 06:01
‘I am pregnant with our fourth child and my husband is angry’Tell me about it: First of all resource yourself, possibly through your female friendship networkWed Oct 23 2019 - 06:00
‘I want to contact the brother I discovered in a DNA test – but it’s complicated’Tell Me About It: You must decide whether to tell your half-sister about contacting her twinWed Oct 16 2019 - 06:01
‘My ex-husband is about to marry the mistress he left me for’Tell Me About It: Some of my so-called friends are attending their lavish weddingWed Oct 09 2019 - 06:00
‘My Irish fiance thinks my family and I are bigots’Tell Me About it: He is shocked by my political viewsWed Oct 02 2019 - 06:00
‘My wife is 16 years my junior and I think she feels pressured into having children’Tell Me About It: I don’t want to stifle my wife’s plans to travel and pursue a PhDWed Sept 25 2019 - 06:01
‘It breaks my heart that our son will not have a committed father in his life’Tell Me About It: In three years, he’s never brought him to see his grandparents and none of his friends seem to know my little boy existsWed Sept 18 2019 - 06:01
‘Since our son turned 15 I cannot think of a single person he has socialised with’Tell me about it: Up until two years, he was a fun-loving, gregarious boy with lots of friends – now he has completely isolated himself and has started to fail in schoolWed Sept 11 2019 - 06:01
‘I think I made a big mistake moving to a bigger company’Tell Me About It: I moved my team to a well-known brand and lost them all in the processWed Sept 04 2019 - 06:01
‘My father had an affair with a young woman and assaulted her’Tell Me About It: My alcoholic father’s actions have made me a social outcastWed Aug 28 2019 - 06:01
Two years ago, a gorgeous, witty co-worker changed my world. Now he is leavingTell Me About It: He’s moving to be with a boyfriend he’s only just met. It’s the worst pain I have ever feltWed Aug 21 2019 - 06:14
I don't know what happens in therapy but I think I need to goTell Me About It: ‘I am worried that my lack of commitment will cause me to miss out’Wed Aug 14 2019 - 06:01
Our son stole from us to fund his cocaine habitTell me about it: We cleared his debt and he promised to stop taking drugs but now he is partying againWed Aug 07 2019 - 13:50
I am pregnant and do not know how to fix my relationship with my motherTell Me About It: Do I keep her at arm's length or do I try to make amends?Thu Aug 01 2019 - 09:29
My husband had an affair while I was being treated for breast cancerTell Me About It: Should I separate from my husband to start a new life abroad?Wed Jul 24 2019 - 06:01
‘I left my job because it was boring and now I regret it’Tell Me About It: I told my boss I was moving abroad but I’m still here and unemployedFri Jul 19 2019 - 10:31
‘Nobody likes me, especially at work, and I have no idea how to make friends’Tell me about it: After the initial acquaintance, people keep their distance from meWed Jul 10 2019 - 08:27
‘I’m married but tempted to have a glass of wine with an old flame’Advice: The crucial decision about your marriage is whether it’s worth sticking withWed Jul 03 2019 - 12:48
My husband refuses to talk to our teenage son about sexTell me about it: I feel my son would benefit from male guidance around issues such as pornography but his father has opted outThu Jun 27 2019 - 11:27
‘I am violent and threatening towards my husband but I don’t want to lose him’Tell me about it: How can I overcome my anger problems?Thu Jun 20 2019 - 16:00
My narcissistic mother is manipulating my daughters and I’m scared to deathTell me about it: I have suffered years of whiplash mood swings and treading on egg shells to feed her insatiable needWed Jun 19 2019 - 06:01
Advice: How to talk to your children about the Ana Kriegel trial verdictThere really is no right way of tackling this but being open will offer children option of working through their feelingsTue Jun 18 2019 - 16:21
My husband has refused a promotion in work that would mean more family timeTell me about it: Why has my husband chosen to stay in his current job with the arduous trips abroad?Thu Jun 06 2019 - 12:23
‘I appear to have it all but I’m lonely and isolated and can’t find love’Dear Trish: It seems you overthink romantic situations and perhaps are trying too hard to impressWed Jun 05 2019 - 06:01
My daughter is stressed over the Leaving Cert, and her dad is putting huge pressure on herTell me about it: He is forcing her to do grinds and constantly calling to check she is studyingThu May 23 2019 - 11:57
My boyfriend has taken to drink, drugs and other girls after his mother’s deathTell me about it: I’m so stressed and worried about him that I can’t study for my upcoming college finalsThu May 23 2019 - 11:57
My daughter will be the only child starting junior infants in the schoolTell Me About It: My son is happy at the school but my little girl will have no peers of her ownWed May 08 2019 - 11:05
Should I tell my husband I am not physically attracted to him?Tell me about it: ‘Not telling him puts him in the position of being betrayed and constantly in receipt of excuses’Wed May 08 2019 - 11:05
How to talk to your children about the Ana Kriégel trialParents are unsure how to deal with harrowing news stories that are reported dailyThu May 02 2019 - 06:01
