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Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
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Does anyone read agony aunt columns these days? We're looking to do a bit of marketing to agony aunts and uncles out there and wondered if anyone here reads particular columns, likes advice pages from particular magazines?

Let us know if you do or don't, it'll help shape who we aim at

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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    quite obviously... Dear Deirdre

    but thats in a newspaper and not a mag
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    I read it in The Sun when I get to work (it's the only part I read) and in all my friends womens magazines. I have a strange morbid fascination with these pages and find a lot of them entertaining. :p
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    The one in The Star is funny as fuck. I'm sure it's the first port of call for Trisha guests to sort their relationship problems out.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Newspapers are fine as well, I used to remember laughing my tits off at Dear Deirdre on a Saturday during lunch breaks
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Just Joan in the Daily Record, especially on a Monday when it’s the kids.

    “I’m 13 and my brother is telling people at school that I’m gay. Does this mean I’m gay? I wish I was dead”
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Dinted wrote: »
    quite obviously... Dear Deirdre

    OMG :heart: amaze
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    I read the ones in Cosmo..Irma Kurtz I think, and Raj Persaud. I like them, maybe because the problems are ones I am more likely to face than the ones in daily papers which are usually along the lines of "I'm sleeping with my boyfriend's brother and best friends boyfriend, what shall I do?"
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    Indrid ColdIndrid Cold Posts: 16,688 Skive's The Limit
    PussyKatty wrote: »
    "I'm sleeping with my boyfriend's brother and best friends boyfriend, what shall I do?"
    I'd reply: "Join a brotherhood".
    EDIT: If you don't get this joke, there's nothing wrong with you. I had misread. :grump:
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Jim V wrote: »
    Does anyone read agony aunt columns these days? We're looking to do a bit of marketing to agony aunts and uncles out there and wondered if anyone here reads particular columns, likes advice pages from particular magazines?

    Let us know if you do or don't, it'll help shape who we aim at

    I do but no particular publication. If there is a column in a newspaper or magazine, I'll usually read it ...
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    New! Agony page I read and I watch dear deidre's video casebooks on the shitty sun's website
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    I listen to Anna Raeburn on LBC radio every day ...
    It's like a real life, live agony column :)
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    I read the ones in cosmo, they have agony aunts/uncles for just about every subject.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    I only read the one in Diva. But that would figure, as it's the only magazine I read.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Bri-namite wrote: »
    “I’m 13 and my brother is telling people at school that I’m gay. Does this mean I’m gay? I wish I was dead”

    That is so like many of the posts on here.

    Jim - that's the mag for you to aim at...
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Grim Rita. :thumb:
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Namaste wrote: »
    Grim Rita. :thumb:

    :)
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Namaste wrote: »
    Grim Rita. :thumb:
    she's been axed :(
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    I love problem pages.Its the best bit of ANY magazine tbh.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Nuts & FHM which are more sex orientated.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    I read the ones in womens magazines ie. Take A Break, Pick Me Up (The Jeremy Kyle one in that is great), Chat etc...
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    SuzyCreamcheese wrote: »
    I love problem pages.Its the best bit of ANY magazine tbh.

    True :thumb:

    My favourites are the ones in teenage girls' magazines. Can I get pregnant if I go swimming with a boy etc...

    Shouldn't laugh really, but it's impossible.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    When I was a teen I love reading the problem pages in 'Bliss' magazine (aimed at girls aged 11-15 methinks) and 'Sugar'.

    These days, I read the problem pages in the fashion magazine 'Happy' :yes:
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    briggi wrote: »
    My favourites are the ones in teenage girls' magazines. Can I get pregnant if I go swimming with a boy etc...

    I love the teenage girls ones, they tend to be pretty awful. I do read the agony aunts but only if its a newspaper/magazine that I pick up, i dont really buy any myself.
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