Dear Deidre on Marriage

Whether you’re not getting enough attention, are drifting apart or are struggling to get over a betrayal – Dear Deidre editor Sally Land, and her team of experienced counsellors are on hand to advise on your marriage dilemmas.

I’m sure my wife works all the time so she doesn’t have to spend time with me

HARD WORK

I’m sure my wife works all the time so she doesn’t have to spend time with me

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I want to leave my husband but he’s threatened to hurt me if I do

ABUSE THREAT

I want to leave my husband but he's threatened to hurt me if I do

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My husband refuses to spend money – even though we’ve paid off our mortgage

PENNY PINCHER

My husband refuses to spend money – even though we've paid off our mortgage

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My husband loves to talk and it’s driving me mad

BLABBERMOUTH

My husband loves to talk and it's driving me mad

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I saved myself for marriage, but now I can’t last longer than five minutes

SHOTGUN WEDDING

I saved myself for marriage, but now I can't last longer than five minutes

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My neighbour kissed me after we had dinner and said he’d leave his wife for me

LOVE DILEMMA

My neighbour kissed me after we had dinner and said he'd leave his wife for me

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My wife doesn’t know that I’ve been secretly fantasising about sex with men

UNDER WRAPS

My wife doesn’t know that I’ve been secretly fantasising about sex with men

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My husband wants us to have a threesome with his twin brother

DEAR DEIDRE

My husband wants us to have a threesome with his twin brother

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Wife never wants sex and says we’re getting old and it isn’t important

I MISS AFFECTION

Wife never wants sex and says we're getting old and it isn't important

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My husband will do anything to avoid being at home with me and the kids

NO SHOW

My husband will do anything to avoid being at home with me and the kids

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My wife has fallen in love with a woman – is she having a mid-life crisis?

DEAR DEIDRE

My wife has fallen in love with a woman – is she having a mid-life crisis?

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My brother has been lured into an open marriage by a polyamorous seductress

DEAR DEIDRE

My brother has been lured into an open marriage by a polyamorous seductress

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My brother-in-law is getting in the way of our marriage

TOO CLOSE FOR COMFORT

My brother-in-law is getting in the way of our marriage

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My wife upped her sex game after I cheated – but now I can’t keep up

DEAR DEIDRE

My wife upped her sex game after I cheated – but now I can't keep up

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My husband is planning to start a new life without me in Portugal

DEAR DEIDRE

My husband is planning to start a new life without me in Portugal

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I cheated on my wife with my hot neighbour – in her potting shed

DEAR DEIDRE

I cheated on my wife with my hot neighbour – in her potting shed

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My husband expects me to do everything and I’m at breaking point

DONE AND DUSTED

My husband expects me to do everything and I'm at breaking point

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My husband said our unborn baby looks like an alien

BUMP IN THE ROAD

My husband said our unborn baby looks like an alien

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