'You’re right to question it and be proactive. Your husband needs to get up off his arse and support this'

"Your parents seem to be good people, they are obviously people of strong faith. People might not think much of this anymore, I really like it."

"What if you brought home someone new and the others seemed cold towards them, and the same sister threw a comment to you, how would you feel?"

I know my mother will mention it at every opportunity this Christmas and she will have my aunts on my case too - I can feel her looking at me when there are babies in ads on TV

Should I insist we go to my family this Christmas or should we go our separate ways for the day and meet up again after Christmas?

"It’s a wonder there is any oxygen left in the room for anyone else when this buck starts... if left unchecked, this will kill off the team and any creativity that ye have."

Got a problem? Our agony uncle, Dáithí Ó Sé, is here to help. 

I remember when my own father died and thinking that this raw feeling will never go away, but it did.

"Our youngest daughter had advantages her sister didn't get. I feel very guilty about this."

"A heartbreak can look like many different things, or on the other side of this, it could be your friend trying to reinvent herself and getting a bit lost on the way."