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
DEAR DEIDRE: MY toy boy lover is abusive and even blames me for his porn habit. I know I’m not the problem but sometimes I feel like I’m going mad. It’s making me feel really depressed. I’m 49 and he’s 38. We’ve been together for three years. He has a lovely side. He can be … Read more
DEAR DEIDRE: SINCE the government cut the Winter Fuel Payment, I’ve been struggling to afford my bills. Now I’m forced to choose between putting my heating on or buying food, and the stress is making me unwell. I’m a 76-year-old pensioner, and I live alone. Until this year, I was receiving… Since government cut the … Read more
DEAR DEIDRE: THE Christmas lights are up and the festive decorations out, but this time of year makes me feel so blue after my husband dropped a bombshell three days before Christmas last year. I’d just arrived home with all the food shopping to find him waiting in the kitchen with his bags packed. To … Read more
My husband is having a late-life crisis and wants to retire abroad with or without me …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>> DEAR DEIDRE: ALTHOUGH I’m happily married, my husband wants to retire abroad, and I want to stay in the UK. I think he’s having a late-life crisis. We’ve been arguing about it, and he’s now … Read more