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BEL
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8 hours ago
A reader writes: I've been married for 20 years, and it was happy until a bombshell hit. Eight years ago, my husband had a brief affair. It only lasted four months, but it was with someone I knew.
7 days ago
I long for a sexual relationship but fear I'm too old. Since my husband's death, I feel doomed to a life of celibacy despite being fit and active. What can I do? BEL MOONEY has the powerful answer ⊖
I feel too old and nervous to contemplate internet dating and have absolutely no desire to marry again. Is there any solution you know for my problem? Bel Mooney replies...
14 days ago
'I divorced my awful husband years ago - my daughter still hates him but my granddaughter wants to meet him. Should I help?' Bitter splits wreck families, says BEL MOONEY. I know EXACTLY what you need to do next... ⊖
A reader writes: My granddaughter wants to meet my grandfather, who I divorced 38 years ago. Her mother, who has no contact with her father, is set against this.
21 days ago
'My husband won't stop ranting about politics... what do I do?' He's boring, selfish and obsessed, says BEL MOONEY. He's ruining your life and I bet I know what's really to blame ⊖
A reader writes: I'm 60 and have been married to my husband for nearly 40 years. But over the past few years, it feels like I've completely lost him - not to another woman, but to politics.
28 days ago
I love my husband and children but all I do is work, make dinner and collapse into bed. I wake up tired and I'm exhausted all the time... is this all there is to life? BEL MOONEY has the poignant answer ⊖⊖
I'm a married woman in my late forties with two teenage children, and I think I'm having some sort of mid-life crisis. Bel Mooney replies...
42 days ago
I'm 37 and still single. After a series of cheaters and ghosters I was hopeful of finding Mr Right - then my mother said something utterly devastating to me: BEL MOONEY ⊖
Tina writes: Everyone keeps saying: 'You'll meet someone when you least expect it.' But I am expecting it - I've been expecting it for years! I'm on all the apps and it's exhausting.
49 days ago
BEL MOONEY: How can I stop family parading snaps of my kids online?
Dear Bel, I'm 42 and two years ago, to mark my big birthday, I walked away from social media completely.
57 days ago
BEL MOONEY: I cheated on my boyfriend and he forgave me, but I can't move on. Am I clinging to something I've already destroyed? ⊖
Dear Bel, I'm 24 and I've done something I can't seem to forgive myself for.
63 days ago
I fear my 15-year-old granddaughter is grieving and confused, not trans. I'm worried about her using dangerous, irreversible drugs. What should I do? BEL MOONEY has a very powerful answer ⊖
Dear Bel, our granddaughter has had emotional problems since her mother died five years ago. She has changed her name to an androgynous one and said she wishes she was a boy.
70 days ago
BEL MOONEY: Should I leave my husband over his boozing?
Dear Bel, My husband and I have been together for 24 years, married for 13. I love him dearly. We have a great life - apart from his relationship with alcohol which is driving a huge wedge between us.