I cannot handle my wife’s dementia – I’m losing sleep and I miss her terribly

I cannot handle my wife's dementia - I'm losing sleep and I miss her terribly

DEAR DEIDRE: I CRY my eyes out whenever I look at old photographs of my wife. She has dementia and had to move into a care home. I have had to stop visiting her because it tears me up and I don’t want her to see me like this. Her dementia has become so bad … Read more

A girl I fancy has started ignoring me after a minor argument – it was going so well

A girl I fancy has started ignoring me after a minor argument - it was going so well

DEAR DEIDRE: AFTER a minor argument, a girl I really like has stopped replying to my texts. I am 19 and she is 18. We met through a mutual friend a month ago and I thought everything was going well. But we had a minor argument about where we were going to meet up for … Read more

Your advice stopped me taking my own life after ex dilemma

Your advice stopped me taking my own life after ex dilemma

DEAR DEIDRE: MY ex was so full of hatred for my new wife when our daughter was born that she sent us vile ­messages, which nearly made me take my own life. I’m 43 and my new wife is 39. It all got too much. My wife already had post-natal depression and I was trying … Read more

I’m so pleased with your advice regarding my young lover – it changed everything

I'm so pleased with your advice regarding my young lover - it changed everything

DEAR DEIDRE: I WROTE to you about my same-sex relationship with my young lover because I was concerned about the age gap and that she wanted to move in with me. You advised me to take things slowly and not to allow her to move in until our relationship was better established. We had known … Read more

My dad installed CCTV cameras as he is convinced my mum has been cheating on him

My dad installed CCTV cameras as he is convinced my mum has been cheating on him

DEAR DEIDRE: MY dad installed CCTV cameras where my mum works because he is convinced she has been cheating on him. They argue constantly and he accuses her of all kinds of things. I really worry about them and their relationship, and I don’t know what to do. I’m a 26-year-old guy and still… My … Read more