‘I am expected to prepare food for the extended family while my husband chats with the lads’
Tell Me About It: I have climbed the career ladder as an outsider in the Far East, but my husband’s family there put a lot of pressure on me to be a traditional wife
‘My husband wants to sell our house, buy an RV and go travel the world’
Tell Me About It: ‘I can’t imagine anything more horrifying than giving up my home to spend it in a tight space’
‘The whole adult world is sold as a bright, shiny thing but it’s actually a sad and lonely place’
Tell Me About It: Am I the common denominator and are people staying away from me? I’d hardly blame them
‘I love my husband of 40 years but he has been emotionally and verbally abusive. How can I overcome my fear of leaving?’
Tell Me About It: ‘I know so many single women and I don’t envy them’
‘I want to ask someone out at work, and I am terrified, with some justification’
Tell Me About It: The object of my affection is not Irish so I’m also afraid of the cultural implications of asking him out
‘The worst picture is of me, drunk at a party, kissing someone with my skirt up way too high’
Tell Me About It: ‘I am mortified and so very angry. I know this is wrong and that the law is now able to take this on, but I’ve been getting very conflicting messages’
Our mother is refusing to use incontinence wear. My sister who cares for her is exhausted
Tell Me About It: My sister, who is my 91-year-old mum’s main carer, is exhausted from having to get up several times during the nigh
‘I’m trying to build a social life, but how can I when my parents call to see me all the time?’
Tell Me About It: I have a great relationship with my parents, but I feel stifled by their constant attention. How can I set boundaries so my life can really blossom, without hurting their feelings?
‘My husband’s weight has begun to affect my desire for him’
Tell Me About It: ‘What more I can do before I end up a widow, or a carer for a seriously disabled man, before my time?’
‘Although my current job has a structured career path and is secure, I find it meaningless’
Tell Me About It: Should I experiment with another career move or double down and make the most of what I already have?
‘I’m struggling to accept the loss of a deeply meaningful photograph album and move on from it’
Tell Me About It: ‘I am an only child and my father died before I could consciously know him’
‘My daughter’s friend, who is 15, is in a secret online relationship that is causing her to be fearful’
Tell Me About It: My daughter promised her friend she would not tell anyone about this, but she is struggling with this burden and has had trouble sleeping
‘I am on the receiving end of aggressive behaviour from some individuals nearing retirement age’
Tell Me About It: This behaviour is really tough on all other colleagues and causes huge resentment
‘How did I not see that my son was turning out like his father?’
Tell Me About It: ‘I love my son but am also afraid of him and for him’
‘I chose two of my three close friends to be bridesmaids and everything is now difficult’
Tell Me About It: The stress of this is starting to sour my wedding celebrations