Dear Richard Madeley: ‘Living with my daughter is a strain – should I move back to my old town?’
Dear Richard, A year ago, I sold my house and moved in with my daughter and her family, with a plan to buy my own place nearby….
Dear Richard Madeley: ‘How can I repair the damage I did at my best friend’s wedding?’
Dear Richard, After lots of pandemic-related putting off, my best friend finally got married last week, and as best man I made a speech. I wasn’t expecting…
Dear Richard Madeley: ‘Should I discourage my husband from trying to reconcile with his son?’
Dear Richard, My 55-year-old stepson (whom I have never met) joined a rather dubious cult in Australia 20 years ago, leaving behind a trail of debts here…
Dear Richard Madeley: ‘I can’t get my mother-in-law out of my house’
Dear Richard, I have been very happily married for six years and we have two beautiful young daughters. My wife is extremely close to her mother and…
Dear Richard Madeley: ‘My sister-in-law’s dementia care is too much for my brother’
Dear Richard, My sister-in-law (who has recently been diagnosed with dementia) is still living at home with my brother. At the moment, he receives six hours of…
Dear Richard Madeley: ‘How can I tell our son to stop having loud sex in our house?’
Dear Richard, My son came home from university with a lovely girl in tow. As we live near where the two of them work, we invited her…
Dear Richard Madeley: ‘My friend becomes intolerable after a glass of wine – should I confront her?’
Dear Richard, I have an old friend; we met at university 20 years ago, and we still meet for drinks and dinner once a month or so….
Dear Richard Madeley: ‘My mother-in-law insists on being called ‘Nanny’ and I hate it’
Dear Richard, Our first child is due to be born in a few weeks. My mother-in-law is insisting that she be called ‘Nanny’ or ‘Nan’ by the…
Dear Richard Madeley: ‘My son is seriously overweight but doesn’t seem to care’
Dear Richard, Our son is 36, and seriously overweight. He has a recurring issue with a foot and ankle that I’m sure is not helped by the…
Dear Richard Madeley: ‘My boss is boasting about stealing equipment from our office’
Dear Richard, I work for a small creative consultancy. After several months of hybrid working, we are returning to being an office-based organisation, and it’s becoming clear…
Dear Richard Madeley: ‘I’ve accidentally destroyed my wife’s cherished childhood toy’
Dear Richard, I think I’ve destroyed my wife’s soft stuffed seal, a cherished childhood toy and a much-loved companion that she still brings out of retirement if…
Dear Richard Madeley: ‘My great grandparents were murdered in the Holocaust – how do I tell my kids?’
Dear Richard, I have two children at primary school. The older one has been doing the Second World War as a topic and it’s all been quite…
Dear Richard Madeley: ‘I suspect my mother is having an affair with her colleague’
Dear Richard, For years it’s been a standing joke in our family that one of my mother’s colleagues is in love with her. He and his wife…
Dear Richard Madeley: ‘The only thing separating me and my dream dog is my husband’
Dear Richard, I really want a dog – specifically, a cavapoo. My husband and I are retired; we live in a village where every other household has…