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11 days ago
Dear Bel, I have no idea whether you can help or advise but I am writing anyway because I so want to get this off my chest...
18 days ago
I falsely accused my husband of sexually abusing our daughters, they were taken into care and I can never forgive myself. But that's not even the worst thing that's happened to me… BEL MOONEY ⊖
Dear Bel, I had the usual childhood of girls who suffered physical abuse which left its mark emotionally. From age 15 to 18 I was forced into prostitution.
74 days ago
My daughter's boyfriend is repulsive. He is overweight, lazy and has the most awful habits. Think I'm exaggerating? Read what he likes to do in the garden... BEL MOONEY responds to one of the most appalling letters she's ever received ⊖⊖
Dear Bel, I live 100 miles away from my daughter but we speak every day. She has a partner (of three years) who also has a terrific personality. The problem is he is very overweight, at 20st.
81 days ago
I told my daughter that her father (my ex) shouldn't have anything to do with her baby. I want to have the main role. So why won't she speak to ME? BEL MOONEY gives her frank grandparenting advice ⊕
Dear Bel, I was not on good terms with my ex-husband who left when my son was six months and my daughter three. So I was amazed when suddenly he took a big interest in my grandson.
88 days ago
I'm a married man - would it be wrong to start a gay relationship with a friend from my university days? BEL MOONEY answers our reader's 'Brokeback Mountain' dilemma ⊖
Dear Bel, I lie awake at night worrying about the world my children are growing up in. This isn't vague anxiety - it's a deep fear that something fundamental has shifted.
3 months ago
I'm appalled by my son's behaviour towards his wife. I thought he was having an affair, but this deception is so much worse. Should I keep his secret? BEL MOONEY answers a moral dilemma that would floor any loving mother ⊖
Dear Bel, I have a question that is not unusual. Do I tell - or not? My son has been married for 23 years, with two adult daughters. A few months ago he left home and is now talking of divorce.
My beloved wife died two months ago... and I've realised I've fallen for my stepdaughter. I want to tell her but what's the best way? BEL MOONEY replies to one of the most heartsick letters she's ever received ⊕⊕
Dear Bel, My lovely wife passed away two months ago afer suffering from a variety of ailments over the past few years. She had become increasingly dependent on me, but I didn't mind.
4 months ago
My wife's so cruel she won't have sex with me. I've been forced to turn to pornography. I hear the anguished howl of frustrated husbands says BEL MOONEY - there IS an answer (and it's not your disgusting solution) ⊖⊖
Dear Bel, Do you ever investigate how cruel wives can be to husbands, or is it a one-way street for you?
I am sickened by my slob of a partner. Think I'm exaggerating? Read for yourself all his disgusting habits - and why I won't let him touch me: BEL MOONEY responds to one of the most despairing letters she's ever received ⊖⊖
Dear Bel, I met my partner online three years ago, but he has so many disgusting habits I can no longer stand him.
I resent my old-school mum for not helping with my children: BEL MOONEY on a thorny question of family hurt ⊖
Dear Bel, I feel resentment towards my mother because when it came to helping with my three children, she was nowhere to be seen.