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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Too Quick
Hi, I am 16 and have been with my 17 yr old girlfriend for a little over a year now. We have had sex numerous times, but each time I have not managed to “last any longer.” My girlfriend is very supportive and understanding, but we are both getting frustrated. I have read about the stop and go masturbation practices, but am sceptical about that it, but willing to try anything anyone can offer. Continue reading
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Bisexual Secrets
I’ve been married for 7 years and although I love my husband very much, for as long as I can remember I’ve been attracted to other women. I have a computer at home and last month I started “chatting?? on the Internet to another bi-sexual woman, also married. Continue reading
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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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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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Lap Dancing
A crowd of about six of us go out for a drink every Friday night. We’ve got in the habit of going to a couple of lap dancing bars, which are a great laugh. A couple of the guys bring their girlfriends with them, who say it’s fun and have no problem with this. Mine refuses. She’s not a prude and normally she’s great fun, so why is she being so unreasonable? Continue reading
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Men want sex, women want love
Men and women are more similar than dissimilar in their needs, whether sexual or romantic. Cut through the chatter and the reality is that most men want to be loved and cherished, and most women welcome a good shag. Where the two sexes do vary is in how they experience and express those needs. Continue reading
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