Ellie Tesher Advice Columnist
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  • Toronto Star

Ellie Tesher is a relationship advice columnist for The Star. You can find her column "Ask Ellie" in the Life section.

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  • Advice

514 Articles
over 2 years ago
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Advice | My cheating ex is now neglecting our kids. What to do? Ask Ellie

Also, a reader suggests the boyfriend deserves some blame after his girlfriend’s meeting with his family went disastr...

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over 2 years ago
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Advice | My spouse has no redeeming qualities, plus he has a secret family: Ask Ellie

To understand why your relationship still exists, you have to be fully honest with yourself, Ellie says.

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over 2 years ago
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Advice | It took years of therapy to finally understand what my mother endured: Ask Ellie

“My own mother confessed how she grew to hate my dad for the hell he put her through during the 10 years he would for...

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Advice | My ailing mother has lost her driver’s licence — and she blames me: Ask Ellie

Also, Ellie provides an example of readers’ smaller pandemic crises.

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over 2 years ago
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Advice | How I can get my former best friends to find time for me? Ask Ellie

Also, Ellie hears from a reader whose boyfriend is deeply, mysteriously unhappy.

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over 2 years ago
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Advice | My husband airs his hurt feelings about my name in front of our daughter: Ask Ellie

Ellie suggests that this lingering dispute has to be handled calmly, and privately.

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over 2 years ago
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Advice | Divorce was hard on the kids but we all came out the other side: Ask Ellie

What matters through every major life experience that involves loss is what everyone involved actually learns from it...

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over 2 years ago
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Advice | My husband’s jealous reaction to an innocent lunch date makes me worry: Ask Ellie

It’s important to reflect on how your partner’s treated you while dating and then living together, Ellie says.

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over 2 years ago
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Advice | January’s gloom gets me down. What can I do? Ask Ellie

SAD, the fitting acronym for Seasonal Affective Disorder, has been understood by doctors and scientists for many year...

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over 2 years ago
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Advice | My friends booked a spa trip without me and now I’m hurt: Ask Ellie

You’re all mature adults who can speak up when it’s needed, Ellie says.

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Advice | Is my husband still in love with is ex-wife from 30 years ago? Ask Ellie

Ellie asks: Do you have enjoyable, companionable time together? Do you have any common interests and/or support each ...

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Advice | My wife and my daughter refuse to call a truce: Ask Ellie

Disallowing your daughter into your jointly owned home showed little regard for you, Ellie says.

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