Emilie McMeekan

Co-Host at I'm Absolutely Fine! by The Midult

Features Director at CORQ.

Co-founder of The Midult...co-author I’M ABSOLUTELY FINE! A Manual for Imperfect Women, co-host I’M ABSOLUTELY FINE the podcast ▶️ https://t.co/6X8zkUBvyG

Articles

The Midults: We're going on holiday with another couple

6 days ago | telegraph.co.uk | Annabel Rivkin |Emilie McMeekan

Dear A&E,My wonderful wife and I are going on a summer holiday, as we have for the last eight years, with some very good friends who live in our village. This year it's Greece. The children are at university and doing their own thing, so it's just the four of us - all very happily married - which would be very relaxing had I not, over the last six months or so, developed very intense feelings for the woman - who is not my wife.
The Midults: I slept with my male best friend

1 week ago | telegraph.co.uk | Annabel Rivkin |Emilie McMeekan

Dear A&E,I slept with my best male friend (we were a bit drunk) and it was a terrible idea because I do not actually fancy him but he has brought up "giving it a go" with me. Then I slept with him again because the sex is really, really great (the best I've ever had) even though I still don't fancy him - which is weird. I know it's a stupid idea to keep getting a bit drunk and having sex with him but I'm finding it hard to resist and I feel guilty and confused about how to navigate this.
My boyfriend disapproves of me having a lie-in

2 weeks ago | telegraph.co.uk | Annabel Rivkin |Emilie McMeekan

Dear A&E,I've just moved in with my boyfriend, only to discover that he actively disapproves when I sleep in on the weekend. He wants us to go out and explore or exercise or do DIY rather than "wasting the day", but I really need some sloth time. I have a fairly demanding work week of five long days in the office and I'm starting to feel ashamed for craving a few empty hours. He's a pretty determined person and I'm confused about what is the right thing to do... Dear Drained,Energy. Sleep.
I want to escape my increasingly toxic book group

3 weeks ago | telegraph.co.uk | Annabel Rivkin |Emilie McMeekan

Dear A&E,My book club has stopped being fun. We set it up after the pandemic and at the beginning it was full of laughter and interesting chat but, increasingly, the book choices are heavy and, dare I say worthy. People get angry when others haven't had time to read the books - and are starting to talk about each other behind their backs. Basically it feels like a chore. What can I do? Dear Over It,Isn't it depressing that nothing seems immune from the toxicity of today's pressures?
How do I get over the devastation of breaking up with my ex?

1 month ago | telegraph.co.uk | Annabel Rivkin |Emilie McMeekan

Dear A&E,Nine months ago I broke up with my boyfriend of five years and I'm still in total despair. I can't sleep, I can't stop crying, I can't stop looking at his social media even though we no longer speak. I'm terrified he'll fall in love with someone, I can't meet anyone else and I can't see this getting better. I'm just existing and I feel like I'm dying on the inside. I don't know how to move forward with my life. -Heartbroken Dear Heartbroken,We are so sorry to hear this.
I don't fancy my partner now he's shaved his beard off

1 month ago | telegraph.co.uk | Annabel Rivkin |Emilie McMeekan

Dear A&E,I always swore I'd never date a man with a beard and then I met my lovely bearded boyfriend whose beard only seemed to make him more attractive. Last week, 18 months into our relationship, he shaved off his beard and I really, really do not feel the same way about him clean-shaven. He doesn't look like him and I keep having mad thoughts like "this is not what I signed up for". He knows I don't like it but thinks it's funny. I feel resentful towards him. How can I make him grow it back?
My sister says my rescue dog is the ugliest mutt in town

1 month ago | telegraph.co.uk | Annabel Rivkin |Emilie McMeekan

Dear A&E,My sister is very rude about my dog. He's a rescue from Corfu and I appreciate that he's a little odd-looking and skittish but every time she sees us, she relentlessly teases me about having the ugliest dog in town. She even changed the family WhatsApp group picture to my dog. I know I sound ridiculous but I really mind and when I tell her to stop she just laughs and says she's "only joking." As a result, I am avoiding her and I really resent her attitude.
My husband thinks he’s good in bed. He’s not

2 months ago | yahoo.com | Annabel Rivkin |Emilie McMeekan

Dear A&E,My husband is pretty proud of his skill as a lover. He likes to take charge and I felt he would rather I didn’t try to direct him. I was very eager to please in the early days and very vocal with my enthusiasm but now I find that, if I have an orgasm, it’s because I’ve taken things into my own hands. I’m worried I’ve left it too late (nine years) to try to communicate with him about sex but I’m finding it less and less… sexy. Which is a worry. He hasn’t noticed.
My husband thinks he's good in bed. He's not

2 months ago | telegraph.co.uk | Annabel Rivkin |Emilie McMeekan

Dear A&E,My husband is pretty proud of his skill as a lover. He likes to take charge and I felt he would rather I didn't try to direct him. I was very eager to please in the early days and very vocal with my enthusiasm but now I find that, if I have an orgasm, it's because I've taken things into my own hands. I'm worried I've left it too late (nine years) to try to communicate with him about sex but I'm finding it less and less... sexy. Which is a worry. He hasn't noticed.
I hate my engagement ring

2 months ago | telegraph.co.uk | Annabel Rivkin |Emilie McMeekan

Dear A&E,My lovely fiancé proposed a week ago, with his grandmother's engagement ring. I don't want to sound ungrateful (I know I will!) but I hate it. And, to be honest, I hated her. She died last year and was consistently vile to me, always referring to me as "That Girl". The ring is a hideous Victorian lump and I can hardly bear to look at it. Of course, he was devoted to her and thinks it a great honour that I should have the privilege of wearing it. What on earth would you do?