DEAR DEIDRE: SINCE my dad died, I’ve had a strong urge to wear women’s clothes in public. I’ve been dressing up at home, but now would love to go out dressed as a woman. Can you give me some advice? I’m a divorced 52-year-old man and I’ve always liked the idea of cross-dressing. But… My … Read more
DEAR DEIDRE: I’VE become addicted to vaping and really want to stop – but it’s all I can think of. I’m an 18-year-old girl and started doing it when I was 15, because it was cheaper and easier than smoking cigarettes. I thought it was safer too. Now I can’t quit. I think about vaping … Read more
DEAR DEIDRE: MY cousin’s fallen out with me because I’m not hosting Christmas this year. But she always turns up drunk, contributes little and hardly lifts a finger. We’ve always been close. We are both 57 and our mothers were sisters so we’ve lived all our lives near one another. Neither… My cousin’s fallen out … Read more
DEAR DEIDRE: MY mantlepiece is bare this year with only one Christmas card propped on top. The family has forgotten about me. I’m a man of 40 and work in a hotel as a manager. I’m single and working at Christmas as usual. It’s always busy but fun. I have dinner when the guests have … Read more
DEAR DEIDRE: I’M scared my brother is manipulating our elderly mother into disowning me. I feel lonely and cut out, and don’t know who to trust. I’m 61. My husband died 20 years ago, leaving me on my own with three small children. My parents offered to move nearer to me to help out with… … Read more