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My ex-boyfriend’s messages are irritating and upsetting. Should I break off communication?
He was never so considerate and complimentary when we were together, so why now?
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Dear Richard Madeley: ‘I like my gym instructor – is it ok to ask him out?’
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Dear Richard Madeley: ‘I’m bad at recognising faces and keep running into people I know without realising’
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Dear Richard Madeley: ‘An upcoming school reunion is triggering memories of being bullied’
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Dear Richard Madeley: ‘I’m tired of playing second fiddle to my husband’s computer games’
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Dear Richard Madeley: ‘How can I reconnect with my teenage brother?’
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Dear Richard Madeley: ‘Should I confront my wife over an affair she had forty years ago?’
As The Telegraph’s Agony Uncle, I weigh in on your dilemmas – the good, the bad and the ugly
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Dear Richard Madeley: ‘How can we convince our ageing father to take it easy and spend more time with us?’
As The Telegraph’s Agony Uncle, I weigh in on your dilemmas – the good, the bad and the ugly
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My ex-boyfriend’s messages are irritating and upsetting. Should I break off communication?
He was never so considerate and complimentary when we were together, so why now?
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‘My wife is super-competitive about everything and I’m exhausted’
She’s a gracious loser with her netball team, but at home, my children and I dread the next time a hand of Uno turns ugly
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‘I met my husband online – and we’re just as stable as couples who met in the pub’
According to a new study, couples who meet online are less stable than those who didn’t – but my experience is entirely different
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I’m a year clean and sober and nervous about seeing my hard-partying old friends
I miss my friends, but I’ve moved on from drink and drugs and they haven’t. How do I negotiate this?
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‘I’m dreading my mother-in-law’s arrival this Christmas’
My husband reverts back to being a child when she turns up, and doesn’t defend me when she’s constantly critical
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‘My husband won’t stop talking – he constantly interrupts people’
He takes forever to get to the point and hardly gives anyone else a chance to join in. It’s spoiling everything we do now
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Dear Richard Madeley: ‘The language my grandchildren use makes me cringe’
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Don’t make me feel old! The over-60s who refuse to be called ‘gran’
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Dear Richard Madeley: ‘My granddaughter is getting married miles away – do I have to go?’
As The Telegraph’s Agony Uncle, I weigh in on your dilemmas – the good, the bad and the ugly
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