Ellie Tesher Advice Columnist
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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
over 3 years ago
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Advice | Why can’t he be as good to me as he is to our daughter? Ask Ellie

Changed habits can give mom break she needs, Ellie advises.

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over 3 years ago
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Advice | Can our friendship survive our children’s divorce? Ask Ellie

Also, Ellie advises caution when contemplating Boxing Day shopping.

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over 3 years ago
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Advice | Trauma left my boyfriend unfeeling and cold. How can I break through? Ask Ellie

Ellie suggests that dealing with serious trauma is a job for professionals, not a romantic companion.

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over 3 years ago
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Advice | Who can help a couple with wildly divergent libidos? Ask Ellie

Ellie points a reader down several different paths to the same destination.

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over 3 years ago
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Advice | My wife’s secrets are getting bigger and more concerning: Ask Ellie

Start really talking and stop calling your wife a liar, Ellie advises.

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over 3 years ago
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Advice | He came to my house for sleepovers but refused to have sex. Should I move on? Ask Ellie

He’s not being open and honest, instead obscuring the truth that he’s possibly unable to sustain an erection or isn’t...

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over 3 years ago
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Advice | My nephew is suing his mother for half the family home. What can I do? Ask Ellie

The lawsuit is being used to keep his parents’ divorce still in play. Here’s my advice: focus on these children of di...

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over 3 years ago
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Advice | My bully of a brother wants to risk our mother’s life with a Christmas visit. What shoul...

Our widowed mother, early 80s and health-compromised, asked to see her granddaughters on Christmas. My brother has de...

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over 3 years ago
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Advice | I’m lonely and depressed and my nasty daughter runs hot and cold. How can I fix this? As...

Forgive your daughter, writes advice columnist Ellie, in a bid to create a new understanding that there’s ongoing lov...

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over 3 years ago
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Advice | My rude sister is making our COVID Christmas plans not so jolly. Ask Ellie

Your sister’s reaction was extreme but likely circumstantial due to the traditions and emotions surrounding a family-...

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Advice | He’s seeing me behind his wife’s back. Do these things ever work out? Ask Ellie

The wife and kids back home deserve better than this dishonesty, says Ellie.

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Advice | Cheater and I need a new start, but lockdown keeps us feuding: Ask Ellie

Also, a reader suggests ditching a boyfriend on meth.

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