Victoria Richards

Eastern Region

Editor, Independent Voices at The Independent

Editor @IndyVoices @Independent. Poetry ‘You’ll need an umbrella for this’ @vpresspoetry; short story collection ‘Sylvia Plath watches us sleep…’ @fly_press

Articles

Dear Vix: I’ve met the love of my life - is three weeks too soon to propose?

1 week ago | independent.co.uk | Victoria Richards

dear vixThe Independent’s agony aunt Victoria Richards is here to help. Email [email protected] for advice on love, work, family and relationshipsFrom reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing.
Dear Vix: I feel like I’m losing my teenage daughter

2 weeks ago | independent.co.uk | Victoria Richards

dear vixThe Independent’s agony aunt Victoria Richards is here to help. Email [email protected] for advice on love, work, family and relationshipsDear Vix, I feel like I’m losing my teenage daughter and I don’t know what to do. We were always close – when she was little, she would hold my hand constantly, wherever we went.
Dear Vix: The bar for men is so low, an AI boyfriend is the only logical option

3 weeks ago | independent.co.uk | Victoria Richards

dear vixThe Independent’s agony aunt Victoria Richards is here to help. Email [email protected] for advice on love, work, family and relationshipsDear Vix, Lately, I’ve found myself in a strange space… one that feels both absurd and weirdly disturbing, in equal measures. I keep seeing ads for AI boyfriends: emotionally available, always supportive, great communicators, never interrupt you, remember the little things, digital men.
Dear Vix: I have an embarrassing secret that I can’t confess to anyone

1 month ago | independent.co.uk | Victoria Richards

dear vixThe Independent’s agony aunt Victoria Richards is here to help. Email [email protected] for advice on love, work, family and relationshipsDear Vix,I have an embarrassing secret that I can’t confess to anyone: I might seem okay, on the surface, but I worry about everything – and it’s getting out of control.
Mother’s Day is the hardest day of the year, for one massive reason

1 month ago | independent.co.uk | Victoria Richards

dear vixThe Independent’s agony aunt Victoria Richards is here to help. Email [email protected] for advice on love, work, family and relationshipsDear Vix,Every year, on Mother’s Day, my heart sinks. It’s the worst day of the year, bar none. And it’s getting increasingly difficult.
Dear Vix: I am a chronic people-pleaser – and I’m starting to drown

1 month ago | independent.co.uk | Victoria Richards

dear vixThe Independent’s agony aunt Victoria Richards is here to help. Email [email protected] for advice on love, work, family and relationshipsDear Vix,I’ve always been the person people turn to — whether it’s family, friends, or even co-workers. I love being there for others, but lately, I feel drained. I say yes when I really don’t want to, I take on more than I can handle and I feel guilty when I try to set boundaries. The worst part?
Dear Vix: As a working mother, it feels like I’m being set up to fail

2 months ago | independent.co.uk | Victoria Richards

dear vixThe Independent’s agony aunt Victoria Richards is here to help. Email [email protected] for advice on love, work, family and relationshipsFrom reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing.
I have no idea what a ‘situationship’ is, but I think I’m in one - and it’s dreadful

2 months ago | independent.co.uk | Victoria Richards

dear vixThe Independent’s agony aunt Victoria Richards is here to help. Email [email protected] for advice on love, work, family and relationshipsDear Vix, I’ve been dating a guy I met online for about six weeks now. I thought it was going really well – we’ve been for drinks, dinner, to art galleries, gigs and parks… he’s stayed over at mine and I’ve stayed at his... (in fact, that side of things is going even better than “well” – it’s bloody fantastic.
I’m obsessed with my boyfriend’s ex - and it’s becoming unhealthy

2 months ago | independent.co.uk | Victoria Richards

DEAR VIXThe Independent’s agony aunt Victoria Richards is here to help. Email [email protected] for advice on love, work, family and relationshipsDear Vix,I can’t stop thinking about someone I’ve never met. He’s fit, successful, good looking… and I hate his guts. Why? Because he’s my boyfriend’s ex-boyfriend. And I can’t stand him. I’ve never actually met the guy in person but I seem to think about him even more than I do my boyfriend.
Dear Vix: I’m single at 40 – and I feel like a hag

2 months ago | independent.co.uk | Victoria Richards

dear vixThe Independent’s agony aunt Victoria Richards is here to help. Email [email protected] for advice on love, work, family and relationshipsFrom reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing.