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/li> 9 comments Eden Project When Eden Hazard has the ball, his first thought is: ‘How can I create some havoc here?’ He drives at defenders with pace and he is into the danger zone before you can stop him. He set up Chelsea’s first and won the penalty for their second and, until he started to over-elaborate in the second half, he was delightful to watch. More please. That's what you pay the money for: Eden Hazard was class on his debut The new Saint Not only did James Ward-Prowse make his debut at Manchester City on Sunday as a 17-year-old, but he held his own against Yaya Toure and company. I’m told good things about him and, knowing that club, they know how to spot talent, even if Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, Theo Walcott and Gareth Bale all moved on. Rick can be slick Eyebrows were raised when Rickie Lambert was left out of the starting team for Southampton on Sunday. The lad knows where the goal is and he proved that when he came on. That was a delicious finish

/li> 3 comments Carlos happy and focused So that's 100 goals for Carlos Tevez in English football . . . and it's been some journey. You are never quite sure how long he will be hanging around, but right now he looks settled at City and his goal on Sunday earned them a point they hardly deserved. Tevez seems focused and happy and said so in a Sky interview. Let's hope it lasts. Hot shot: Carlos Tevez scores against Liverpool Allen the pass master I picked out Joe Allen as one of my players to watch because he plays in my old position and I like the habit he has of giving the ball to a team-mate. Yesterday we saw how he slides the ball in to a red shirt. The weight he puts on a pass is delightful and the Liverpool fans will grow to love him. He's their kind of player. Laudrup lording it I like what Michael Laudrup is doing at Swansea. He's showing that a new manager doesn't need to go in with a bulldozer when joining a new club. He has mad

/li> DEAR BEL,I’m writing in hope that you can offer some clarity. I’m 32 and soon my mum (my only family) will pass away after a long illness. This in itself is incredibly distressing, yet the reason I write is selfish and I feel ashamed to admit it. I have never been involved in a romantic relationship. No man has ever shown any interest in me, other than one time when I had just started university, when a friend said that he liked me (I just didn’t feel the same way). At school no boy would look at me — a trend that has continued. 'I have never been involved in a romantic relationship - no man has ever shown any interest in me' Also, I live in a small town where the opportunities for meeting men are very limited. Without wanting to sound vain, I just don’t understand it, as I’m not ugly, though not attractive. A classic ‘Plain Jane’, I suppose. There’s just no beauty in my features, nothing to entice. I regularly go out with my friends, some married, some single.

/li> DEAR BEL Since I find your advice very compassionate and positive, I’m writing for a message of optimism. Although I’m in a relatively new relationship with a lovely man, I’m filled with anxiety about it. Every day I hear about celebrity divorces and fear for the success of my relationship — desperately wondering how love thrives and worrying what heartache the future may hold. My job is stressful and demanding. Add these anxieties and I’m exhausting myself. Be an optimist and feed your 'good wolf' The world is so dark. I’m constantly bombarded by the negative; the horrific rape and death of the Indian student, the shootings in America, and even the fact that Britain isn’t thought a desirable country to live in. Let’s talk about a stagnant education system, increasing unemployment, train fare rises and dropping standard of living. It all worries me. At Christmas I was relaxed and happy. My parents have a wonderful marriage that’s lasted more than 40 years, and my

/li> DEAR BELI am writing for advice on a decision that I have to make. I am a married man of 50 and have been happily married for 27 years. A few years ago, I became infatuated with a younger woman — I don’t know why. There was no physical contact and very little verbal communication either. The fallout for myself and my wife was very painful but over time we got back on track. 'My dilemma is that I have not told my wife about this other person, as I am afraid she might be upset'. Bel says: 'If you want to keep the lady a secret, then there's something wrong. So press "delete" Nine months ago, I met a woman I knew from my youth (no relationship happened) and we talked about how life has been since then. We’ve been in contact a few times by email, but there’s never been anything inappropriate between us and never will be, as we are more than happy with our partners. We haven’t even swapped phone numbers. My dilemma is that I have not told my wife ab

/li> 0 shares 43 comments Hell hath no fury like an abandoned child. That was my first response when I read the terrible text message exchanges between disgraced former Cabinet Minister Chris Huhne and his student son Peter. Such painful reading did they make that the sense of a family’s agony was almost intolerable. Huhne’s message wishing his son a happy Christmas in 2010 was greeted with: ‘I hate you, so f*** off.’ Other replies from Peter included ‘Don’t text me you fat piece of s***,’ and ‘Don’t contact me again, you make me feel sick.’ Broken family: Peter Huhne and his parents. Peter's relationship with his father degenerated after he left his wife Vicky Pryce Of course, this is only one case — and one which involves a high-profile couple, as well as a political career in tatters. But the issues raised are wider and  deeper, for each increase in the divorce  statistics represents a national as well as an individual crisis.   More... I'm haunte

/li> DEAR BELSix years ago, I had an affair, my wife found out and was devastated. I hurt her and told her I wanted a divorce because I loved the other woman and didn’t feel any passion with her. She told me I was a bully who constantly threw insults at her so how could she feel any passion? She also said I gave her no support when she was ill or in the home, and, maybe, there was some truth in that. My family and friends fell out with me and my 17-year-old son swung a punch at me, saying I’d better get on with the other lady’s son ’cos he was done with me. 'Eight months later I had another affair, got caught again and my wife changed and went very quiet and sad' Well, it was a bad start to the new relationship — and soon I returned home. Things calmed down and everybody was happy, but my wife no longer trusted me, although before it all, she was very trusting. Eight months later I had another affair, got caught again and my wife changed and went very quiet and sad.

/li> DEAR BEL I’m the youngest of four and recently celebrated my 19th birthday. My parents have been married for more than 30 years and seemed stable and content for as long as I can remember (if not overtly happy). However, my mum has started to express how dissatisfied she is with my dad. Over the years, they’ve grown apart. She spent a lot of her time with us, but as we’ve grown up she’s realized there is something missing in her life. I’ve tried talking to her and attempted to convince both of them to make more time for each other, but it seems like too little too late at this point. Having always been the baby of the family, I’ve had a very close relationship with her and I’ve told her that (as we are all grown up) it doesn’t affect us that much and that she should do whatever makes her happy.  However, recently she has started to be more vocal — bad-mouthing my father, saying he was never about and never did anything with us when we were kids. While I admit he was often abs

/li> DEAR BEL Diagnosed with breast cancer in 2007, I finally got the all clear last year. However, there’s a black cloud on my horizon. Three years ago, I discovered that my husband began having affairs a year after I was diagnosed. I’ve known Adrian, my husband, for 30 years, and we’ve been married for 20. For most of that time we’ve been happy and have two adored teenage boys. Becoming suspicious of his behaviour and frequent trips, I read his emails  — and was so shocked. He’d had several full affairs, and fallen madly in love with one woman. They’re all about 20 years younger, so ‘mid-life crisis’ is right. Confronted, he admitted he’d been petrified of my illness and couldn’t help the affairs, which made him feel ‘alive and potent,’ when I was growing my hair back and was still very vulnerable. He said it wouldn’t happen again, but it has never stopped. Despite his denials, I know I live with a serial adulterer who won’t change. We’re both devoted parents and I really don’t