‘We are sleeping in separate rooms. How do I know when I have given the relationship a fair chance to change?’
Ask Roe: ’I am not prepared to move back into the same bedroom unless we address these issues properly through couples therapy’
Guilty Pleasure by Patricia Nilsson: Exposing how online porn has shaped our lives
An incisive and vital book, with a glaring omission
‘My partner and I have a near-perfect relationship but we are at odds on the question of living together’
Ask Roe: ‘With this single issue there doesn’t appear to be any compromise’
‘I’ve fallen for a man at work, but he might still be married’
Ask Roe: One of my friends thinks we are already an ‘item’ just by the way we interact
‘I constantly have to see my ex and the woman he cheated on me with in work’
Ask Roe: ‘I cannot stomach the sight of them, and it pains me that they seem so happy while I continue to relive the moment I found out about the cheating’
Not the Perfect Victim by Nikita Hand: An immense and ongoing act of courage
The voice is clear, natural and readable, staying within the realm of personal testimony
A Bigger Life by Louise O’Neill: A willingness and openness to surprise at its best
Commitment to being out in the world with other people may reveal one of the book’s most vital messages
‘My friend group ganged up on me - did I deserve it?’
Ask Roe: I feel so humiliated that I don’t know how to be around them... Am I playing the victim?
‘I’ve built a life with someone but I feel more connection with my ex. Should I leave?’
Ask Roe: ‘I don’t want to end up at 80 looking back, asking: why didn’t you take the chance?’
‘My husband and I lost weight together – but he’s put it back on and I’m losing attraction’
Ask Roe: ‘I love him so much but am finding it really hard to be passionate with him in the last year’
My partner wants to buy a house but I’m scared of living out his dream, not my own
Ask Roe: I have always been a bit lost career-wise and regret not living abroad when my friends did
Changing Gender by Susan Stryker: A work of extraordinary energy, hope and emotional force
Through the seemingly dry framework of grammar, the author takes us on an intellectually stunning and thrillingly alive journey
My in-law is so at ease with everyone else, yet so cold and dismissive with me
Ask Roe: There have been times I’ve driven home from family occasions feeling completely exasperated, wondering, ‘What is her problem?’
The Most Normal Woman: Essays on Appearances – sharp, funny and unsettling
The author is a witty, intelligent and perceptive guide to the increasingly grotesque work of having a self in public
‘Irish friend groups can be impenetrable – will I have the same issue when I move abroad?’
Ask Roe: ‘Am I wrong to think people in their mid-20s have little interest in making friends outside their circle?’