Ask Allison: My wife has turned into a menopausal 
nightmare and I think she hates me – what can I do?

Psychologist Allison Keating answers your queries about life and relationships

Menopause

Question: My wife is menopausal and she is making all our lives a misery. She was always a bit short tempered, but she acknowledged it as a fault of hers and would apologise afterwards. Now she is in a constant bad mood and is constantly nagging at me and our kids and nothing we ever do is good enough.

She rails at the kids for not making their beds or putting their stuff in the dishwasher – I am not saying they shouldn’t have to but everyone is entitled to a bit of peace in their own home, and to have a messy day.

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