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Dear Mary: I'm sick and tired of being with my abusive, druggie, drunk husband

I have been married for seven years and with my partner for nine years. We have two beautiful kids. For the first three years of marriage it was all fun and games, living our best lives. I was a college student and my husband has worked ever since he left school.

Ask Brian: I think my boyfriend has turned his car into a lurid sex den - so I'm tracking it

My boyfriend bought his first car at the start of the year and I think he's using it as some sort of sleazy sex motel.

Dear Mary: Our new daughter-in-law had an affair and our son is devastated

Our son, who is in his thirties, got married just over a year ago to a girl that he has been with for the...

Dear Mary: My wife told me she was a virgin when we got married, but she lied

I'm struggling with something lately. Me and my wife are married now for 10 years and have two beautiful kids. We were both raised by Christian families and believed in no sex...

Dear Mary: My partner's mother is a real nightmare

Dear Mary: I crave attention from men but I've never been in a relationship

I'm writing to you to ask your advice about something that as I've become older has begun to bother me quite a lot to the point where it has been affecting my day-to-day life. I am 25 years of age and I have never been in a...

Dear Mary: Text message changed everything

Are you a Micro cheater?

It's 1989 and you're standing at the water cooler in your shoulder-pads and parachute pants, scrunchie in your hair, hoping that if you linger long enough you'll bump into Gary from marketing or, at least, exchange a stolen glance. It's...

Dear Mary: My husband's flirting is really hurting me but he says I'm just being paranoid

I have been married for 12 years and in the last two years I am having real difficulty with a situation regarding my husband. He is involved with a sports...

Dear Mary: I'm struggling to forgive boyfriend for having sex with his best friend

My boyfriend and I have been together for three years.

Ask Brian: I found my boyfriend asleep with gay porn playing on his laptop

Hi Brian, Last week my boyfriend went out with his friends for a few pints.

Katie Byrne: Beyoncé, Colin Firth and the new rules for overcoming infidelity

The once-troubled marriage of Beyoncé and Jay-Z looks like it's stronger than ever after the couple announced...

Ask Brian: I think a trip to Ikea has ended my relationship

Myself and my girlfriend moved in together at the start of the year.

Treating the end of a relationship like a death is the best way to get over a break-up

There’s no way to sugar-coat it, break-ups are rough.

Dear Mary: I'm 36-years-old, I've had plenty of dates with girls, but never had sex

I'm a 36-year-old male virgin. You are the first person I've actually told this to and it is a huge personal issue for me.

Ask Brian: My boyfriend won't let me have lie-ins at the weekend

I’ve recently moved in with my boyfriend and things are going ok.

Dear Mary: I'm desperate to leave sexless, loveless marriage but I would miss the kids

I am writing to you, looking for serious help. I have been married five years and my wife and I have two children, but sadly we have also lost...

13 questions you have to ask your partner before getting engaged

Take the opportunity to ask some questions as a couple.

Dear Mary: Why did she have an affair?

I have been married to my wife for five years and we've been together for over 15.

There’s a pretty dark history behind Valentine's Day

For some, Valentine's Day is a chance to embrace commercialism and guilt your partner into a date night; for others, it's a reminder of another day they'd rather not to be single and for the rest,...

Ask Brian: I dodge going on nights out with my friends to stay home in my PJs

My friends are getting annoyed with how little I've been going out lately.

Ask Brian: The guy in the coffee shop gives me extra loyalty stamps - is he in love with me?

A new coffee shop opened a few months ago beside where I work in Dublin.

Ask Brian: I'm pretending to go to the gym but I'm really eating cake

Myself and my boyfriend moved in together almost a year ago.

Dear Mary: I'm missing out on sex with my wife, so now I'm turning to men

I am a 50-something man married for over 25 years to a wonderful woman whom I love completely. We have a couple of kids ranging from early to late...

Dear Mary: I would not care if I never had sex again - is my marriage doomed?

I'm 44 and have two lovely children, a hard-working husband and a nice home.

Dear Mary: My widowed partner's family accept me, so why are others so nasty?

My partner is the widowed father of two very young boys. His wife died after a long battle with breast cancer two-and-a-half years ago. We met...

Ask Brian: My girlfriend takes ages to get ready and is wasting my life

I know this is a common problem, but I can't seem to get through to my girlfriend on it.

Dear Mary: My daughter's choice of boyfriend breaks my heart - should I step in before they get engaged?

My beautiful daughter, in her early thirties, has been living with her boyfriend for some years and I fear an engagement may be fast approaching.

Ask Brian: My boyfriend needs to stop watching porn and live in the real world

I need my boyfriend to stop looking at porn.

Dear Mary: We have a beautiful daughter but I seem to have 'lost' my loving wife

My wife has changed so much since having our first baby. Our baby has brought such immense joy into our lives and she is everything we've ever...

Ask Brian: I made a holy show of myself at the office Christmas party

I'm cringing as I write this.

US actress Meghan Markle waves as she leaves with Prince Harry (not seen) after watching a hip hop opera performed by young people involved in the Full Effect programme at the Nottingham Academy school on December 1, 2017 in Nottingham, England

Don't listen to Meghan's blind date advice

Meghan Markle said she had just one question for the friend who set her up with Prince Harry: "Is he nice?"

Ask Brian: My gay best friend has got his first boyfriend and I can't cope with it

I'm hoping you can talk some sense to me.

Can a sabbatical save your marriage?

Theirs has been a split with all the ingredients of a dramatic pot-boiler - a glamorous woman hitting the tiles with her new best mate; meddlesome in-laws; a reported midlife crisis; tabloid headlines and pap shots aplenty.

Dear Mary: I feel so pathetic - I'm 22 and have never been on a date

I know that my problem is not the worst in the world but it's been getting to me for a long time now and I really need some advice.

Ask Brian: My ex has blocked me on social media because I keep drunk texting him

Myself and my boyfriend of two years broke up over the summer.

Dear Mary: I can't stand men and I'm not into women

I am 45 years of age.

No looking back: Kate Hudson tried a few classic tricks to force Matthew McConaughey to dump her in How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days

Kirsty Blake Knox: The curious case of my recurring ex-pest

My creepy ex-boyfriend won't stop sending me emails.

Why cheating doesn't have to doom your marriage

Finding out that your partner has cheated is the ultimate betrayal.

Ask Brian: My girlfriend's singing makes me want to rip my ears off

I've found myself in a bit of a delicate situation.

Dear Mary: I had sex with a colleague, now he's ignoring me and I don't know what to do

I need your help. I slept with an ex colleague a few weeks ago. I'm pretty sure he liked me as much as I liked him. He used to bring me in...

Maia Dunphy says she found her husband Johnny Vegas to be a 'perfect gentleman' when they first dated.

Maia Dunphy on the loneliness of the long-distance marriage

A text message arrives from Maia Dunphy. "Collected baby Tom last night from my mum and asked her your question about what I was like as a child. She said I was 'very self-contained,...

Ask Brian: I caught my boyfriend performing a sex act on his male friend at a music festival

I need some sound advice. This is the third relationship I’ve been in where I’ve been cheated on.

A reader's husband is never off the phone

Dear Mary: My husband is never off his phone - is he depressed?

My husband is always on his phone. He ignores our children and will not help in any way with them or with housework. When he's home at night and weekends, you would think he would want to...

Ask Brian: My boyfriend sends nude pictures to women on social media but won't have sex with me

I've been with my boyfriend three years now and we have been living together for two. We have four children from previous relationships. My ex-...

Dear Mary: I'm stuck in sexless marriage with a husband hooked on celebrity porn

Q. We are a couple who have been married for six years with two small children.

Katie Byrne: In the real world, women like Huma Abedin overcome break-up heartache through reinvention

Nancy Dell'Olio - remember her? Put on her highest heels and famously declared that she felt...

Dear Mary: My office affair is ruining my sex life with my wife

I am a 46-year-old man. Until recently my wife and I had great sex and we both enjoyed it a lot.

Dear Mary: My one-night stand claims she is pregnant and is demanding money

Q: My life has been destroyed lately by a woman with whom I had a one-night stand some weeks ago. I wore protection and did everything safely.

The sad ending to the story of the man who ghosted his girlfriend - only for her to become his boss

Not every viral story has a happy ending.

Are today's youth more sexually responsible?

Two recent research publications caught my eye in the past week. One was a US study headed by Jean Twenge, Professor of Psychology at San Diego State University, and recently published in Child...

This man ghosted his ex of three years - now she's about to become his new boss

The whole idea of "ghosting" is that you never have to see or speak to your ex again.

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Dear Mary: I'm sick and tired of being with my abusive, druggie, drunk husband

Ask Brian: I think my boyfriend has turned his car into a lurid sex den - so I'm tracking it

Dear Mary: Our new daughter-in-law had an affair and our son is devastated

Dear Mary: My wife told me she was a virgin when we got married, but she lied

Dear Mary: I crave attention from men but I've never been in a relationship

Are you a Micro cheater?

Dear Mary: My husband's flirting is really hurting me but he says I'm just being paranoid

Dear Mary: I'm struggling to forgive boyfriend for having sex with his best friend

Ask Brian: I found my boyfriend asleep with gay porn playing on his laptop

Katie Byrne: Beyoncé, Colin Firth and the new rules for overcoming infidelity

Ask Brian: I think a trip to Ikea has ended my relationship

Treating the end of a relationship like a death is the best way to get over a break-up

Dear Mary: I'm 36-years-old, I've had plenty of dates with girls, but never had sex

Ask Brian: My boyfriend won't let me have lie-ins at the weekend

Dear Mary: I'm desperate to leave sexless, loveless marriage but I would miss the kids

13 questions you have to ask your partner before getting engaged

Dear Mary: Why did she have an affair?

There’s a pretty dark history behind Valentine's Day

Ask Brian: I dodge going on nights out with my friends to stay home in my PJs

Ask Brian: The guy in the coffee shop gives me extra loyalty stamps - is he in love with me?

Ask Brian: I'm pretending to go to the gym but I'm really eating cake

Dear Mary: I'm missing out on sex with my wife, so now I'm turning to men

Dear Mary: I would not care if I never had sex again - is my marriage doomed?

Dear Mary: My widowed partner's family accept me, so why are others so nasty?

Ask Brian: My girlfriend takes ages to get ready and is wasting my life

Dear Mary: My daughter's choice of boyfriend breaks my heart - should I step in before they get engaged?

Ask Brian: My boyfriend needs to stop watching porn and live in the real world

Dear Mary: We have a beautiful daughter but I seem to have 'lost' my loving wife

Ask Brian: I made a holy show of myself at the office Christmas party

Don't listen to Meghan's blind date advice

Ask Brian: My gay best friend has got his first boyfriend and I can't cope with it

Can a sabbatical save your marriage?

Dear Mary: I feel so pathetic - I'm 22 and have never been on a date

Ask Brian: My ex has blocked me on social media because I keep drunk texting him

Dear Mary: I can't stand men and I'm not into women

Kirsty Blake Knox: The curious case of my recurring ex-pest

Why cheating doesn't have to doom your marriage

Ask Brian: My girlfriend's singing makes me want to rip my ears off

Dear Mary: I had sex with a colleague, now he's ignoring me and I don't know what to do

Maia Dunphy on the loneliness of the long-distance marriage

Ask Brian: I caught my boyfriend performing a sex act on his male friend at a music festival

Dear Mary: My husband is never off his phone - is he depressed?

Ask Brian: My boyfriend sends nude pictures to women on social media but won't have sex with me

Dear Mary: I'm stuck in sexless marriage with a husband hooked on celebrity porn

Katie Byrne: In the real world, women like Huma Abedin overcome break-up heartache through reinvention

Dear Mary: My office affair is ruining my sex life with my wife

Dear Mary: My one-night stand claims she is pregnant and is demanding money

The sad ending to the story of the man who ghosted his girlfriend - only for her to become his boss

Are today's youth more sexually responsible?

This man ghosted his ex of three years - now she's about to become his new boss

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