I cannot stop reliving all the bad memories from my school days
Tell Me About It: ‘The years of bullying I endured in school are affecting me in college’ PROBLEM: In June of 2017, […]
Author: MurphyTrish
My husband won’t let our child carry both our surnames on the birth cert
My mother-in-law has swayed him to break our deal that the child have both our names PROBLEM: I’m writing to discuss something […]
I am in a sexless marriage that also includes constant criticism
Tell Me About It: ‘My wife’s new boss is a younger guy who can do no wrong’ PROBLEM: I am a 58-year-old […]
My husband uses my past infidelity as a stick to beat me with
Tell Me About It: Should I accept the negative comments are part of what we are now? PROBLEM: I am a woman […]
My best friend has cancer and I’m upset at not being able to hold her hand
Tell Me About It: Meeting my friend is not an option as she is in such a high-risk group PROBLEM: I am […]
I’m 18 and in college but I feel like I have no friends
The road to meaningful relationships requires courage, perseverance and faith PROBLEM: I know you’ve probably received a lot of messages like this […]
My girlfriend is unhappy with life in Ireland but I don’t want to leave
Tell Me About It: I don’t think a long-distance relationship would be fair on either of us PROBLEM: I met my girlfriend […]
People are beginning to avoid me because I talk about my fears for society
Tell Me About It: I spend a lot of time thinking about climate change and dangerous leaders PROBLEM: I am extremely worried […]
How do I find love as a transgender individual in Ireland?
Tell Me About It: Being open about who and what I am in relationships past has been met with shaming and tears […]
My siblings are angry because I used my mother’s money to prop up a business
Tell Me About It: I used her savings without her knowledge and paid it all back but now no one is speaking […]
My husband got angry when I suggested sex – we haven’t been intimate in 20 years
Tell Me About It: I think he has become comfortable in our relationship PROBLEM:My husband and I have been married for 48 […]
I had an abortion. Now my fiance says I am heartless and has broken it off
Tell me about it: Young professional couple took the decision, now he blames her PROBLEM: I work in a fairly high-powered position. […]
I am dating a minor celebrity and I don’t like the extra attention
Dear Trish: Manage these challenges and your relationship is likely to be all the stronger for it PROBLEM: I have been in […]
I caused a serious road traffic accident in my youth and I feel guilty
Tell me about it: I was never a suspect, and no one was ever identified as the perpetrator PROBLEM: In my teenage […]
My family think my plan to emigrate to the US is ridiculous
Tell Me About It: Because I had a stress-related illness last year, they won’t support my decision PROBLEM: I spent a couple […]
I want my new-found son to live with us but my wife won’t even discuss it
Tell Me About It: He’s a troubled young man and I want to offer him stability and a good education but my […]
How do I tell my younger boyfriend I’m going through the menopause?
Tell Me About It: We’ve discussed having children and I’m frightened his desire for a family and active sex life will end […]
My son believes he is female and I am finding it incredibly difficult
Tell me about it: My son calls me transphobic and hasn’t spoken to me in months PROBLEM: I am a mother of […]
I find my wife’s behaviour utterly frustrating
Tell Me About It: ‘How can I distance myself from my wife on a day-to-day basis’ PROBLEM: I spend far too much […]
I’m tempted to run away and start all over again
Tell Me About It: I don’t know how to keep navigating living when I’ve nothing that I want PROBLEM: I don’t believe […]