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'My boyfriend is embarrassed about my job as a waitress – what do I do?'

Dear Janice, My boyfriend is ashamed of my job.  I wait tables in a cafe, and I love it. I work with a great bunch of people and have...

17.06.2025 10

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By Janice Bell

'How can I get my husband to stop ogling other women?'

Dear Janice, I have just returned from a holiday abroad with my husband which he spoiled by constantly staring at other females. He ogled...

10.06.2025 8

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My wife is not the love of my life - Should I leave her?

Dear Janice, We strongly disliked our son’s wife from day one as she belittled, mocked, and embarrassed him at every turn. Now, and...

25.02.2025 5

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I don't have a career plan and my parents make me feel useless and stupid

Dear Janice, I’m sixteen and feel like an out cast at home. All my family graduated from university, mums’ a doctor, dad’s an...

18.02.2025 10

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I’m spending Valentine's Day by myself again - where am I going wrong?

Dear Janice, It’s almost Valentine’s Day and yet again I’ll be spending it by myself. For one reason or another I’ve had no luck...

11.02.2025 4

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I suspect my brother is cross dressing, what should I do?

Dear Janice, I may have gotten the wrong end of the stick, but I suspect my brother is cross dressing. He is eighteen years old and has...

04.02.2025 9

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My ginger son is getting nasty comments from my family

Dear Janice, My wee boy has ginger hair, and he gets short end of the stick about it. It was fine when he was little, but now he’s nearly...

18.01.2025 4

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Frustration after playgroup kids ran riot in my home

Dear Janice, I invited some playgroup mums and their kids to my house, but I very quickly regretted it. I know they are only...

14.01.2025 4

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My wife left me after New Year' dilemma

Dear Janice, I came home from nightshift last week and my wife was gone, and I don’t know who to turn to or where to start. I thought she was out...

07.01.2025 3

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I'm dreading Christmas Day after my husband's affair was exposed

Dear Janice, Last year, when I opened my last Christmas present from my partner, I realised that the five star hotel and spa booking I secretly...

24.12.2024 5

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Will my partner lose interest if I don't agree to role-play?

Dear Janice, You wrote recently about a guy who expected his partner to spice up his sex life by dressing up in sexy underwear. Well, it’s not just...

10.12.2024 30

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'My husband and I are bored but how do we separate after so many years?'

Dear Janice, my husband and I are in our late 50s, the kids are grown up and have families of their own and we are bored with each other. Our...

18.11.2024 4

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My husband wants me to dress up but I can’t be bothered

Dear Janice, My mum passed away when I was little, and as I’m an only child I’m left solely to care for my dad, so the thought of him getting old...

01.11.2024 10

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I overheard the man I’m dating complain about my ‘huge backside’ 

Dear Janice, I’m dating a guy I really like, and I got the impression that he was right into me too, but the other night I overheard him say to his...

06.10.2024 40

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Left gutted after girlfriend asked for some space

Dear Janice, My girlfriend says she needs space, and I am gutted as I thought we were getting along brilliantly. I had so many plans for our...

31.08.2024 3

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How can I get people to stop coming to me with their problems?

Dear Janice, I no longer want to be the one who always fixes people. It feels constant, whether it’s at work, at home or with friends, they all...

25.08.2024 2

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My dog died, how can I move on?

Dear Janice, My gorgeous dog passed away three months ago, and I’m still grieving and feel lost without her as she was my shadow for twelve...

19.08.2024 2

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