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SELF

We all have a friend who is married to their job. But at what point does the hard work stop being worth it?

A woman who sacrificed everything for her career finds herself hitting a ceiling – friendless and worried she's…

By Rhona Mcauliffe

EDITORIAL

‘I can’t enjoy sex as I always feel like I’m about to pass wind’

In our Hit Me Up series, resident agony aunt Rhona McAuliffe offers advice to a reader who is…

By Rhona Mcauliffe

SELF

‘My needy rescue dog is ruining my sex life’

A dog who gets separation anxiety is causing real problems for this reader Dear Rhona, I’ve been seeing…

By Rhona Mcauliffe

SELF

Menopause has turned my life upside down, is that normal?

Dear Rhona, I’m 51 years old and am bang in the middle of my menopause. I never expected…

By Rhona Mcauliffe

Agony Aunt

EDITORIAL

‘There’s something so intimate about reading a stranger’s deeply personal problem’

Even though we can go to Google for instant answers to any query we have, Jennifer McShane admits…

By Jennifer McShane

EDITORIAL

‘My husband’s regular sex fantasy involves 2 men. I think he might be gay’

From the Hit Me Up archives: Our resident agony aunt Rhona McAuliffe offers advice to a reader whose…

By Rhona Mcauliffe

EDITORIAL

Hit Me Up: My wife hates me

Each week our resident agony aunt Rhona McAuliffe helps a reader with a problem. This week: I think…

By Rhona Mcauliffe

EDITORIAL

‘I am being guilted into spending time and buying things for my spoiled goddaughter’

Our resident agony aunt Rhona McAuliffe helps a reader with a problem. This week, can you quit as…

By Rhona Mcauliffe

EDITORIAL

Hit me up: No-one deserves to be shamed or rejected for the size or shape of any body part

 Each week our resident agony aunt Rhona McAuliffe helps a reader with a problem. This week, does size…

By Rhona Mcauliffe

Maternity leave

EDITORIAL

Hit Me Up: I’m worried I’ll be permanently replaced while on maternity leave

Each week our resident agony aunt Rhona McAuliffe helps a reader with a problem. This week, a woman…

By Rhona Mcauliffe

EDITORIAL

Hit Me Up: My in-laws keep making racist, sexist and homophobic comments

Our resident agony aunt Rhona McAuliffe offers advice to a reader who fears she may soon explode at…

By Erin Lindsay

EDITORIAL

‘I don’t hate the sex… just the thought of it, the grooming and the hassle’

From the 'Hit Me Up' advice archive: After three kids, two traumatic births and more than a decade…

By Rhona Mcauliffe