We Will Fix You

Oversized furniture, hoarding, parental obligation and sentimentality collide in the form of a much-loved but unwanted sofa (or couch - hi, America!). We look at three ways to deal with the emotional fallout of a bizarrely universal experience.

This week's questioner wants to expand their sexual horizons, and they're not too fussy whether that means multiple partners simultaneously or in serial. Someone else is gettin' doinked is what we're saying here.

But how to do this and maintain the existing relationship? Is it possible to keep people from being hurt? And how exactly does one fit all this doinking into a busy modern life?

We will fix it.

Our questioner suffers from occasional bouts of furious anger, and would like very much to keep them under control before they end up screaming, covered in kestrel blood on a roundabout. We'd like to avoid that too, so for you, dear listeners, and for the kestrels, we will fix it.

Autumn is here, and with it comes the sadness, at least in this week's questioner. Surely we can't fix an entire season? Oh, you poor poor things. We will FIGHT a season. For you. To fix it.

If you're the go-to support for a friend's problems, it can be hard to know what to do and how to weather the emotional labour required. Luckily, we're the experts here and we've got ideas.

This week's questioner has a testy relationship with their parents, and seeks our advice on how to deal with the dreaded filial responsibilities when they pop by for a visit. It's emotionally fraught, and that's before you even get to some very strong opinions about cake.

Sometimes it can be warm. Not often, but it can. If you struggle with this sort of thing, what are some options to cool off? Not air conditioning or that sort of thing. Nothing so simple. Join us on a journey into the HUMAN MIND and also some slightly better advice about fans.

Our listener is presented with a dilemma - in order to effectively Do A Business, it is incumbent upon them to chat in a casual and carefree manner with colleagues. Alas, the vomiting blood and the fear sweats get in the way. What succour can we, as fixers, provide?

This week's asker suffers anxiety from anxiety brought on by a co-worker's apparently ceaseless fury at everybody and everything. Can we help? Of course we can, and our advice ranges from the gently vengeful to the needlessly biological. As ever, it is extremely helpful.

Our questioner has a school reunion coming up, one they'd like to spice up with some shenanigans. But how to balance fun and emotional well-being? With our boundless wells of both creativity and compassion, we will fix it.