DEAR DEIDRE: I WANT to support my new girlfriend through the Alcoholics Anonymous 12 Step programme, but preferably without quitting booze. She’s 26 and I’m 27. We went to the same school but ...

DEAR DEIDRE: I’VE been snared again by my married ex after a chance meeting. It was such a surprise to see him at the bash on New Year’s Eve that I didn’t have a chance to get my head straight.

DEAR DEIDRE: THE wedge of love letters and sexually explicit notes from an array of different women gave me all the evidence I needed. I had been married to a complete con artist for 35 years.

DEAR DEIDRE: BEING cuckolded is my ultimate thrill, but it’s got me in a financial mess. I’ve now found myself responsible for bringing up two children who aren’t mine - both conceived when ...

DEAR DEIDRE: AFTER my fiancée’s mother was diagnosed with terminal breast cancer, I was so supportive when she wanted her to move in with us. They were so close, so I knew how hard it was for ...

DEAR DEIDRE: MY moods are all over the place since my lovely dad died five months ago. One minute I can be happy and laughing and then sobbing hysterically the next. I am a 35-year-old woman.

DEAR DEIDRE: MY mind keeps going into overdrive as it looks as if I’ll be charged with sexual assault. I’m a married man with a seven-month-old baby son. My wife and I were having a rough time ...

I don’t even know if I’m welcome at her wedding now. DEIDRE SAYS: It’s natural that you’re concerned about your friend, especially as she has become withdrawn. This could be because she ...

DEIDRE SAYS: NIP this in the bud. Sleeping on the couch and tuning in to adult content was convenient for Kevin when you felt ill, but if this pattern becomes ingrained it will damage your ...

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