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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jealous boyfriend
My boyfriend is very suspicious of me all the time. If I’m late home from work by even half an hour he starts interrogating me. Continue reading
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stepfamily woes
My eldest is 10 and is suffering through the transition into a new stepfamily. It’s very hard to be encouraging. I want to help him feel better about himself but he’s so beligerent Continue reading
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Can a person love two people at the same time?
something’s happened and it all must sound pretty sordid but I know where my heart lies… after 6 months of flirtation, we began to have an affair. Continue reading
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I just want him to get off my back!
Dear Suzie, Im getting really annoyed with my boyfriend keep going on at me about getting a job. As far as I see it, it has nothing to do with him Continue reading
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Jealous and frustrated!
I’ve been going out with my boyfriend for just over a year, but recently I haven’t been happy with the relationship. He never talks about anything personal, like whats going on in his life or any problems he has, I don’t know how to get him to open up. Continue reading
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dating dilemma
I am a 38 year old black male and I seem to find problems dating, because I do not fit into any racial or social stereotype. Continue reading
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Coming Out
There are 3 little words that many people dread saying. No – behave yourself! – not “I love you”; that slips off most tongues easier than an oyster slides down Tara Whatsit Thingie’s throat. I mean “Dad, I’m gay”. Judging from the letters I receive, coming out is rarely easy and rarely early. Continue reading
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