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17 days ago
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.
24 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.
31 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.
38 days 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.
59 days ago
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.
66 days 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?
73 days ago
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.
80 days ago
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.
3 months ago
BEL MOONEY: How can we find our way in life when we are punished for working hard? ⊖⊖
Dear Bel, This might irritate some, but I must get it off my chest. I'm worried sick about money and I don't feel it's fair. Can you help me look beyond everyday worries? Bel Mooney replies...
5 months 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.