Dear Agony Aunt,

My friend has become a total embarrassment. Last week she blabbed to everyone that I was pregnant with my very new boyfriend; the gossip about me is rife, and most of what I’ve heard isn’t even true.

Two weeks before that at a big 30th party she got really drunk, threw herself at all the lads before she unashamedly falling asleep on the bar. This sort of behaviour has become a regular occurrence, especially since she split with her long term boyfriend.

She has been a good friend of mine over the past years, and I feel sorry that she spilt with her boyfriend but her antics are really bugging me and I don’t know how I can stop her without breaking our friendship.

Advice Please,
Angry Friend.

Dear Aunt Paddy,

I have recently broken up with my girlfriend of 1 year. It was hard break-up, but the fact that I received 26 missed calls on my phone from her over a 3 hour period convinced me the fact that I was right to go through with it.

It’s been over 2 weeks now since we broke up and I’m still receiving heart-felt text messages from her. Up until now I thought it was best not to reply to any messages, so that it would be easier for her to get over it. However today’s message was particularly strong and heartfelt, describing how much she was missing me.

My friends tell me that she always gets her way and that she’s just going to keep trying to contact me until I give in, and that I should change my phone number.

I know that I made the right decision, but how do I reassure her that everything will be ok when she gets over it without making it worse?

Yours,
Confused and texted out

Dear Agony Aunt,

My husband and I had been trying for a baby for the last year, he is really keen to start a family…but I am not. I didn’t want to crush his dreams for us so I went along with it.
A few weeks ago I found out I was pregnant and I’m in despair, I haven’t told my husband yet but I’m just not ready yet to have a child. I love him and don’t want to hurt his feelings. This should be the happiest time for us but it’s turning into a nightmare for me. What can I do??

Agony Aunt:

I understand that this can be a very emotive time for any woman; I think you should sit down with your husband and talk things through, hiding your troubles won’t make your woes disappear. There is family planning advice available to both of you out there, so maybe take advantage of it and try and make this a joyous and happy time for both of you.

From Anonymous:

“I’ve recently suspected my husband was cheating because he had a lot of late nights at work. He had been acting really weird for so long….so I confronted him about it. It turned out that he was saving for our summer holidays and actually had been working overtime….He is very upset with me now and feels that the trust in our marriage has been broken. Can anyone help me, I don’t know what to do?”

Agony Aunt:

I can understand him being upset as he has been accused of something he didn’t do. You need to sit down and talk to him and tell him how much you love and trust him. Explain that you thought that he was being secretive and maybe he should be more open about things in the future. You should both try to put it behind you and have a fantastic holiday.

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