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Agony Aunt

A general term for an advice columnist for a periodical or media program. "Agony” refers to personal problems and "aunt” refers to a trusted person who offers comfort and advice.
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Fellow agony aunt Virginia Ironside says: "She was a celebrity - a star and a big personality.
'You poor, sad child ..this search for sex is a perverted form of a hunger for love' CLAIRE RAYNER..AGONY AUNT WHO TOLD IT LIKE IT IS
That's why we have funded this new guide, which includes 10 top tips from agony aunt Denise Robertson, to give grandparents the information and advice they need to help support their families.
Guide for grandparents launched on how to look after their families
She wrote short stories for the Sunday Mail and the editor loved her work so much, he asked her to be the agony aunt.
Agony aunt Pauline dies
Letters sent to the Agony Aunt column in the first half of 2005 were compiled, they were examined using content analysis of qualitative methods, and it was tried to reveal the self-disclosure skills in these letters.
Self-disclosure through sharing with the public
During the last 40 years, the phenomenon of the agony aunt has grown and the way it's delivered has changed to suit the times.
EASING THE PAIN; How nation's agony aunts and uncles have helped people in real need
After writing short stories for 15 years, Denise adopted the agony aunt role for which she is famous.
Roots of happiness
Big Billy Ashcroft is being specifically-endorsed as a marital aid by respected London agony aunts.
Yule love this
I think she will offer a different perspective to other agony aunts.
Mirror M@ilbox: Killers call the shots
INSPIRATION: Isabel Wolff (left) researched agony aunts and looked to Virginia Ironside (above) and Irma Kurtz (below) for inspiration for her latest novel Rescuing Rose; ACCLAIMED: The new book from Isabel Wolff
Isabel's latest bestseller is a novel tale of agony; THE RUGBY NOVELIST WHO THOUGHT WRITING HER FIRST STORY WAS DAUNTING IS BEING HIGHLY PRAISED FOR HER FOURTH BOOK
Unlike other print sources used, the Agony Column provides a highly structured set of data, since each Agony letter involves a problem, an Agony Aunt, and a "solution.
Agony-Resolution Pathways: How Women Perceive American Men in Cosmopolitan's Agony (Advice) Column
Never Kiss A Man In A Canoe is a compendium of advice dispensed during the "golden age" of agony aunts, which began in the mid-19th century.
Agony Aunts from Victorian age to Sixties
VIRGIN Ann Widdecombe is about to become a radio agony aunt.
BRIAN READE'S COLUMN: FOREST HUMP
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