Dear Mary: My lifelong friend has decorated his home like my parents’ house and I find it disturbing
“I was sitting on their sofa when I realised how much it reminded me of my parents’ sofa.…
Dear Mary: I resent how my entitled daughters-in-law make a virtue out of being stay-at-home mums when my hard work is paying for their lives
“They are enjoying a quality of life partially provided by women who worked outside the home, while simultaneously…
Dear Mary: My boyfriend and his family and friends are obsessed with rugby and talk about it non-stop. I feel I’ve nothing in common with them
“If any of your children were to show an interest in rugby, you will have a built-in cheerleader…
Dear Mary: Our niece boards with us for college and has acquired a fancy new wardrobe – we fear she is stealing
“So why are we jumping ahead to stealing and not assuming that she is using one of her…
Dear Mary: My son has announced his brazen and sweary girlfriend is pregnant, and I am dreading her being part of our family
“Every single family dinner is turned into a warzone.” Image: Getty Question: I am feeling wretched after my…