Who is Suzie?
I’m a Relate-trained counsellor, an accredited parenting educator, an agony aunt with over 15 years experience of working on UK national magazines (including eight years as agony aunt of Women’s Own), newspapers, television, radio and online and the author of 26 books – the two most recent being Teach Yourself Step-parenting and Teach Yourself Single Parenting. I was the counsellor in ‘Stepfamilies’, a major BBC1 series, helping people sort their way through the difficulties of bringing new families together.
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Parking Problems
I’m driven to distraction by inconsiderate neighbours. Since moving here 13 years ago we’ve had 3 new neighbours in the house across the road, whose gate is more or less facing ours. Visitors always leave their car opposite our gate making it difficult, but not impossible, to get out. The previous people left their car on the road from day 1. Continue reading
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No Desire for Sex
I’m 23, my boyfriend is 25, we’ve been together 7 years and our relationship is perfect apart from one thing; sex. We were both virgins when we met, sex was new and exciting for the first year, after that it wasn’t an important part of our relationship. Now sex is non-existent but it doesn’t seem to have an effect on our relationship. Continue reading
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He Wasn’t Ready
We had a wonderful holiday together and when we came back, it all went wrong. He said he wasn’t ready, the year rushed by so fast and he didn’t think he loved me as he should if he was going to marry me. Continue reading
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The Flirty Type
I’m the sociable and friendly sort and laugh and joke with people, men included. There’s a man at work I like very much. His marriage failed and he was treated badly by his ex so I think he feels all women are no good. Continue reading
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Woman in a Man’s Body
I am a 58 year-old man, and feel like a woman in a man’s body. I am feminine, and have said to myself that I should have been a woman. I have breasts, and a bum, and legs which are feminine. Do I have a lot of feminine genes? Continue reading
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Toothpaste Sex
I’d like a verdict on this unusual (for me) habit my girlfriend insists on during our sexual sessions. She is really all I’ve ever craved. She’s beautiful, and the horniest inventive sexual being I’ve ever met. I’m considering asking her to marry me, but this trick of hers during sex worries me. Continue reading
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Aroused by Violence
I wonder if you can help me. I’m 32, single and heterosexual. My problem is that although I’m not a violent or aggressive individual, I’m aroused by the thought of violence, or the infliction of pain. Continue reading
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Women’s Knickers and a Large Penis
About six months before we split up, my girlfriend uncovered a stash of pornographic magazines and women’s knickers that I kept hidden in the garage. When she confronted me with them, I decided that honesty was the best policy… Continue reading
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Grandparents and Discipline
My mum looks after my 2-year-old son while I’m at work. It fits in well with my work hours and she enjoys spending time with her grandson. However, she has very different views on discipline to me and seems to contradict what I do. How can I make her respect my views and let me bring up my son my way? Continue reading
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Making Friends
My daughter started Secondary School in September but she doesn’t seem to have made any friends yet. Is there anything I can do to help or should I just let her get on with it? Continue reading
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