Ellie Tesher Advice Columnist
  • Toronto
  • 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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  • Relationships
  • Advice

514 Articles
about 3 years ago
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Advice | When my mother dies, my husband says he’ll leave. What’s left for me? Ask Ellie

Ellie also offers readers’ views on a man who won’t listen and another who wants high heels in bed.

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about 3 years ago
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Advice | He lied about his dating profile. Should I ditch him? Ask Ellie

Some women might overlook it, but stick to your own standards, Ellie advises.

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about 3 years ago
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Advice | My husband’s COVID body is turning me off: Ask Ellie

Ellie weighs in on a husband and a son who have put on extra pounds.

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about 3 years ago
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Advice | I slept with my instructor’s husband — should I tell her? Ask Ellie

Ellie suggests quietly finding a new instructor, and weighs in on how close two families can be after an almost-wedding.

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about 3 years ago
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Advice | I can’t stop thinking about my first girlfriend. Should I tell my wife I plan to see her...

Give yourself a timeout for a while: no circling your former lover when there’s been little contact for years, no con...

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about 3 years ago
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Advice | I’m afraid my wife is poisoning me for my life insurance. What should I do? Ask Ellie

Return to the main physician overseeing your case and ask for tests that cover the possibility of poison being involv...

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about 3 years ago
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Advice | My husband is either on the phone or computer, or playing video games like a teenager. H...

Insist on mealtime and cleaning being a family effort with everyone given a task. Urge outdoor winter activities on w...

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about 3 years ago
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Advice | My husband doesn’t want to talk to me, not even about our malfunctioning toilets: Ask Ellie

For reasons you don’t know, beyond having to deal with the pandemic, your husband is no longer interested in shared c...

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about 3 years ago
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Advice | My boyfriend won’t put my name on the house but wants my pension. Should I marry him? As...

Marriage to your boyfriend may appeal, but his wanting secrecy and your pension money is worrisome, says Ellie.

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about 3 years ago
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Advice | My ‘mostly fantastic’ sex life suffers from an anticlimax: Ask Ellie

Happy new relationship could be even better, and Ellie advises seeking out doctors.

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about 3 years ago
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Advice | Our life before ‘COVID-19’ was about ‘schedules.’ Now I’m hoping for a healthier ‘new no...

Like so many others, I miss having gatherings that include grandparents, getting together with friends over coffee or...

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about 3 years ago
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Advice | My fiancé’s parents disrespect me and try to tout his cousin instead: Ask Ellie

Relationship with fiancé needs healing after his parents’ jabs, writes Ellie.

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