Agony Aunts

SparkyTech

Have you ever written into one? Are the problems they receive even real or just totally made up? I used to believe that agony aunt letters in trashy tabloids like the star and the sun were just fabrications but as ive got older and wiser (and given this is Ireland :P) I'm starting to think some of the problems like ''I slept with my step-daughter'' or ''Im addicted to eating coffee granules'' might be true.... :eek:

kingtut

SparkyTech wrote: »

''I slept with my step-daughter''

C'mon spill the beans, was she hawt?
Oh and pics or GTFO

benjamin d

I've had both the British and Irish versions of tabloids before and where the Irish one will be from say, Mary in Laois, the same letter in the British paper says Julie in Barnet or whatever, so I reckon they're bullsh!t...

jugger

SparkyTech wrote: »

''I slept with my step-daughter''

let me be the first to ask for pics

mikemac

No, they're true!

Years ago, around 2001 The Sun had Dear Deirdre
I got a letter published

Good advice too

SparkyTech

feelingstressed wrote: »

No, they're true!

Years ago, around 2001 The Sun had Dear Deirdre
I got a letter published

Good advice too

Dear Deirdre is still online

kfallon

I prefer the 'casebook' stories that strecth out over 5 days on the side of the agony Aunt page, you know the ones that no matter what the scenario the lady is a stunner and is constantly walking around in her lacy bra and knickers even if the whole 'story' is just about money problems with her partner :pac:

OutlawPete

Many a Sunday morning as a young boy I would fap to Dear Linda and the stories of swinging parties and women having sex with their long lost sons.

Rubberlegs

Jesus, I was addicted to reading the agony aunt's as a teenager. Two stories I read always stuck in my head. One poor girl's pubes were so long she had to plait them to keep them out of the way:eek:. And the other was this woman whose husband was so randy she had to tie a big knot in the end of her nightdress, in an effort to keep him off her. Yep, got some of my best sex ed on these pages:o

mikemac

Never forget one story, it was 2004

A 19 year old girl was allowed have her boyfriend stay over at their family home.
And during the night this guy would sneak into her 17 year old sisters bedroom for an hour or two before returning.
Two sisters in one night

The 19 year old girl knew about it and cried herself to sleep every time.
And wrote asking what to do. She didn't want to lose him. Pathetic

orourkeda

A classic I read in England was a guy who got a set of twins and their mother pregnant

galwayrush

How come a brand new / newly launched rag will always have an agony aunt column, i mean, how do there genuine people in need know that there's going to be a new mag out? :pac:

Aoifey!

I remember me and a friend writing in complete bullshit ones when we were about 12. None ever got published, but they were so stupid no one could possibly believe them.

TeddyTedson

73Cat wrote: »

Jesus, I was addicted to reading the agony aunt's as a teenager. Two stories I read always stuck in my head. One poor girl's pubes were so long she had to plait them to keep them out of the way:eek:. And the other was this woman whose husband was so randy she had to tie a big knot in the end of her nightdress, in an effort to keep him off her. Yep, got some of my best sex ed on these pages:o

:P:pac::D:):P:pac::pac::pac:
Made me lol....
..So what did she do in the end...just shave it off

starviewadams

Rosanna Davison does one for the herald,if you're asking her for advice you've really got problems!

Rubberlegs

TeddyTedson wrote: »

:P:pac::D:):P:pac::pac::pac:
Made me lol....
..So what did she do in the end...just shave it off

No idea, can't remember the advice given:(. It has been an image that has haunted me though, could never get my head round how any girl's pubes could be that long. I wonder did she tie a pretty ribbon on the end of the plait?

sallydan

have to be made up! why if you genuinely had a problem would you send it in to some newspaper for advice? madness!

ger vallely

Ozzy Osbourne is the agony uncle for The Gaurdian(could be the Observer though). I actually think those problems are genuine. He gives great advice too,trust him more than Rosanna Davidson anyways!

smokedeels

yahoo answers takes a lot of that business now

LighterGuy

Am I the only one who noticed that a certain amount of agony aunts are biased to their own gender? ....

a good example is one of the agony aunts in the tv guides that comes along with the sunday papers. they feature a woman answering the question, then the man. Majority of times you see the women favoring with a woman and then guy telling it the way it is.

leggo

OutlawPete wrote: »

Many a Sunday morning as a young boy I would fap to Dear Linda and the stories of swinging parties and women having sex with their long lost sons.

Read this.

Checked post count.

Makes sense.

I now believe in destiny.

kelle

OutlawPete wrote: »

Many a Sunday morning as a young boy I would fap to Dear Linda and the stories of swinging parties and women having sex with their long lost sons.

Oh yes dear dear Linda!

There was constantly letters from women in violent marriages, but Catholic Linda's answer was always the same - remember the vows taken during the marriage and stick by them, go for Marriage Guidance counselling, talk through the problems and all would be hunky-dory afterwards.

Thank God there's a better understanding nowadays that these psychos do not change and the only course of action is to get the f**k out!

Gummy Panda

feelingstressed wrote: »

Never forget one story, it was 2004

A 19 year old girl was allowed have her boyfriend stay over at their family home.
And during the night this guy would sneak into her 17 year old sisters bedroom for an hour or two before returning.
Two sisters in one night

The 19 year old girl knew about it and cried herself to sleep every time.
And wrote asking what to do. She didn't want to lose him. Pathetic

He should of asked her to smell his fingers then said "that's your sister!"

King of Kings

one that stick in my mind from dear deirdre was:

the girl got drunk one night and slept with her bf's bro. The bro was blackmailling her for more sex or he'd tell. Then the bro told the dad and he was at it too. Then the made her have a 3some with the 2 of them.

She didn't know what to do and was afraid they'd tell her bf.

WTF? a tag team with your dad....some messed up people out there

Gummy Panda

King of Kings wrote: »

one that stick in my mind from dear deirdre was:

the girl got drunk one night and slept with her bf's bro. The bro was blackmailling her for more sex or he'd tell. Then the bro told the dad and he was at it too. Then the made her have a 3some with the 2 of them.

She didn't know what to do and was afraid they'd tell her bf.

WTF? a tag team with your dad....some messed up people out there

Made up just like the one about the mam trying to ride the daughter's bf and the family waiting outside to hug him.

King of Kings

Gummy Panda wrote: »

Made up just like the one about the mam trying to ride the daughter's bf and the family waiting outside to hug him.

perhaps but it amused me.

inmyday

feelingstressed wrote: »

No, they're true!

Years ago, around 2001 The Sun had Dear Deirdre
I got a letter published

Good advice too

Well? What was the problem? And what did she say?
You cant just say you got a letter published. Ya have to tell all! :pac:

tayto lover

I remember "Dear Frankie" on R.T.E. years ago.
"The problem we will deal with today might not be you're problem now but it might be someday." I think it was a Jacobs programme.

Dear Frankie,

15 years ago my husband left to get a head of cabbage from the garden and i have not seen him since. What should i do ?

Frankie -- Dear Missus, open a tin of peas.

Big Nasty

I particularly like this one:

'Dear Walter,
I hope you can help me here. The other day, I set off for work leaving my husband in the house watching the TV as usual. I hadn't driven more than a mile down the road when the engine conked out and the car shuddered to a halt. I walked back home to get my husband's help. When I got home I couldn't believe my eyes. He was in our bedroom with the neighbors' daughter. I'm 32, my husband is 34, and the neighbors' daughter is 22. We have been married for ten years.

When I confronted him, he broke down and admitted that they had been having an affair for the past six months. I told him to stop or I'd leave him. He was let go from his job six months ago and he says he has been feeling increasingly depressed and worthless. I love him very much, but ever since I gave him the ultimatum he has become increasingly distant. He won't go to counseling and I'm afraid I can't get through to him an ymore.

Can you please help?

Sincerely, Sheila
******************************
Dear Sheila:

A car stalling after being driven a short distance can be caused by a variety of faults with the engine… Start by checking that there is no debris in the fuel line. If it's clear, check the vacuum pipes and hoses on the intake manifold and also check all grounding wires.. If none of these approaches solves the problem, it could be that the fuel pump itself is faulty, causing low delivery pressure to the injectors.

I hope this helps,

WALTER'

PeterIanStaker

orourkeda wrote: »

A classic I read in England was a guy who got a set of twins and their mother pregnant

. . . and that's coming up after the break on the Jeremy Kyle show!

Alter-Ego

feelingstressed wrote: »

Never forget one story, it was 2004

A 19 year old girl was allowed have her boyfriend stay over at their family home.
And during the night this guy would sneak into her 17 year old sisters bedroom for an hour or two before returning.
Two sisters in one night

The 19 year old girl knew about it and cried herself to sleep every time.
And wrote asking what to do. She didn't want to lose him. Pathetic

One word: Player!