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Archived questions from: 17 August, 2012 (see latest questions)

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Dear Cupid: Relationship help and advice

I wet his bed while I was drunk, and don't know if I should tell him about it.

This question has 6 answers - newest was posted 4264 days ago

17 August 2012 (F)

age 30-35 - I've been seeing this guy and we've been sleeping together. After a drunken night, I woke up and realized I had peed in his bed. I was embarrassed and didn't want to say anything so I just covered it up with the comforter and am hoping it will dry before he goes to bed again. ... (126 words)

Should I keep on proposing activities or should I just let it go?

This question has 3 answers - newest was posted 4267 days ago

17 August 2012 (F)

age 36-40 - I met this guy in a bar, we had a good chat that night, he gave me his number, I texted him, we went on a date, it went well. Then, we had text/facebook conversation almost everyday. He seemed really interested in seeing me again, and so am I. I proposed activities and he ... (171 words)

How to find the courage to break up after nine years together?

This question has 6 answers - newest was posted 4264 days ago

17 August 2012 (F)

age 41-50 - I've been with my boyfriend for nine years. We have a nice house together, lots of shared friends, we get on well and life is generally ok. He's sweet, generous and affectionate. Everyone likes him. So do I. We got together after lots of short-lived relationships with ... (215 words)

Should I text or call her today/

This question has 5 answers - newest was posted 4268 days ago

17 August 2012 (M)

age 30-35 - For a while now, I've been going to a local coffee shop where this really cute girl works. I finally built up the balls to ask her for her number, and we exchanged numbers. We were texting for a while yesterday, and next Wednesday (5 says from now) we are going out for lunch. I ... (86 words)

Is there a different way of handling this situation or should we just go our separate ways?

This question has 3 answers - newest was posted 4267 days ago

17 August 2012 (F)

age 36-40 - I've been with my bf for 2yrs now. We have a lil girl thats 9 months, We have a great relationship good communication great sex everything is good! A few months ago he asked me how many partners have I had I told him 10 including him. It was too much for him, when we would ge... (177 words)

Should we try or give up?

This question has 1 answer - newest was posted 4268 days ago

17 August 2012 (F)

age 26-29 - So me and my boyfriend are both in highschool and were a pretty good couple, always have fun together, we communicate well and have never fought I do love him very much. but there is a little bit of a age difference , one year, which means he's going to college in a year. He ... (134 words)

Large age-gap relationships: your experiences and thoughts?

This question has 2 answers - newest was posted 4254 days ago

17 August 2012 (F)

age 41-50 - Dear all, this is not so much a question per se, would just love to hear some of your experiences. In my case, we have a 19 year gap, we're compatible in interests, worldview, living styles (both quiet, stay at home types), but I've also considered in depth the long term ... (109 words)

Together 7 months, are we rushing it?

This question has 9 answers - newest was posted 4266 days ago

17 August 2012 (F)

age 30-35 - I haven't long come out of a 2 year relationship, we split up because I had a miscarriage and it was the worst thing I've ever been through and my ex partner was not supportive at all, despite that I tried and tried to make the relationship work, including trying for a baby an ... (386 words)

Is he interested but busy or is he calling it quits already?

This question has 1 answer - newest was posted 4268 days ago

17 August 2012 (F)

age 30-35 - dear cupid, soo, earlier this week, i met a guy on a dating site; let's pretend his name is scotty. he randomly sent me a message, and after we had talked that way for a little while, he sent me his cell phone number and invited me to text him (this was on monday). i did, ... (403 words)

She doesn't want to be FWB because she says she'll want to get back with me. Does this mean she has feelings for me?

This question has 3 answers - newest was posted 4267 days ago

17 August 2012 (M)

age 36-40 - My gf and I were dating for 5 years, in secret, because she didnt want anyone to know. She ended it in January because she said it wasnt working. We still in contact and yesterday we had a long chat about sex and becoming friends with benefits. She said she couldnt have sex... (96 words)

Am I with "the One"?

This question has 5 answers - newest was posted 4267 days ago

17 August 2012 (M)

age 41-50 - HI I want to know if im with the "One".I keep a diary and every day for the two years of our relations I rate my happiness with my partner.I am average 70% happy with my girl.i have asked my friends and the say they are like 90% happy with their partner.I wonder if im with the ... (69 words)

His habits drive me nuts, all day, every day!

This question has 8 answers - newest was posted 4268 days ago

17 August 2012 (F)

age 51-59 - It migt sound silly for most people, but two of my husbands habits drive me nuts every single day, even every hour. He has plenty of others but they are not as annoying as these.we have fights about it almost every day. It irritates him when I point it out to him over and over... (597 words)

I like her but have not said I love her. Should I go meet the parents if I'm feeling like this?

This question has 3 answers - newest was posted 4265 days ago

17 August 2012 (F)

age 36-40 - Ive been dating my girlfriend coming up 6 months, she wants me to meet her parents, it is a big deal for her. She has told me she loves me, but I have not said it back. I am worried that by now I should feel something for her, I really like her but it seems to be stuck on j... (112 words)

What else can I do? Worried I might be infertile, but the Doctors have said come back later. Do not want to test me yet.

This question has 6 answers - newest was posted 4264 days ago

17 August 2012 (F)

age 30-35 - Hi. I know this isn't a health forum but I have run out of solutions. I am worried about my fertility and the doctors won't do a thing until I am "trying" (which won't be for a good few more years!). By then it could surely be too late? I started periods late. Then they ... (171 words)

Texting etiquette? If I know her name do I use it in the text or just say hi? why does she never initate a text?

This question has 4 answers - newest was posted 4268 days ago

17 August 2012 (M)

age - Hello i want to send a good morning text message to a woman who already knows me . Should i include her first name in the message ? . Also it's always me who initiates the text messages, but when i do send a text message , i get a reply within 3 mins or wit... (91 words)

How do I date when I go out expecting the worst? Girls have hurt me in the past and laughed behind my back about my penis size.

This question has 9 answers - newest was posted 4265 days ago

17 August 2012 (M)

age 30-35 - I am 23 years old so I know it wont grow anymore. I am so embarrassed to have sex or even to show myself to a girl when the time comes. I have 4 inch long and 4.5 inch girth penis when erect. I am afraid girls might laugh at me during or afterwards. I have experience with ... (82 words)

We met on facebook and have been dating, but he lied to me. Turns out he's much younger, under 16. I love him but is this OK?

This question has 3 answers - newest was posted 4252 days ago

17 August 2012 (F)

age 26-29 - Hey everyone So I met a guy on Facebook, I totally regret it now. We've been dating for a while now and we met in person, my mum and my grandma went with me on our first date and they met his parent too. I fell in love with him, and he told me he loved me too, I know he m... (330 words)

My Wedding soon, and I'm on track to lose some weight. Can you help motivate me more, with some happy weight loss stories?

This question has 7 answers - newest was posted 4267 days ago

17 August 2012 (F)

age 41-50 - Hi! I will be married in 8 weeks and want to lose some weight (5-6 kilos) I've already talked to a doctor and a nutritionist: they say I can do it and gave me a diet which I'm following. But, man, it's so hard! Can you please tell me some happy weight-loss stories? Any moti... (76 words)

Is it true,if two people are meant to be together, that they'll find their way? we broke up, but I still love her.

This question has 4 answers - newest was posted 4268 days ago

17 August 2012 (F)

age 26-29 - I used to date this girl, me and her was together for a long time. It was a long distance relationship but we made it work all the way until we drifted and broke up. We was off and on with talking. I told her i'll wait for her, and we told each other we'll always love each... (144 words)

Need your input, please?. Why am I so afraid to talk to people? It's affecting me at work.

This question has 3 answers - newest was posted 4264 days ago

17 August 2012 (F)

age 30-35 - Hi guys....I remember duing my teens i had quite a personality....but as the years progressed that kinda changed. I went through a difficult phase as i approached my twenties.I lost my father and my family and i went through financial difficulties therefore had to delay go... (165 words)

He's 14 and I'm 15 and we are cousins. Is it wrong to have these feelings? Should we have sex and what are the consequences?

This question has 10 answers - newest was posted 4267 days ago

17 August 2012 (F)

age 26-29 - Im a 15 year old female, and my cousin is a 14 year old male. We've always messed around, like flirted. We have like dry humped, had oral sex, basically everything but real sex. We have a cottage, and we're always at each others houses. We went on vacation together, an... (134 words)

Trust? Betrayal? My Girlfriend cheated and got pregnant so now what?

This question has 18 answers - newest was posted 4251 days ago

17 August 2012 (M)

age 30-35 - my GF cheated and got pregnant and the father of the baby died. now shes begging me not to break up with her.and wants me to help her with the baby... i feel like im just being used should i kick her to the curb help her out or what... and im not even mad that she chea... (217 words)

We've been together 2 and 1/2 years. Yet still he kept explicit pictures of his ex's bodies. Am I justified to feel insanely jealous over this?.

This question has 9 answers - newest was posted 4267 days ago

17 August 2012 (F)

age 51-59 - A few months ago I found some explicit photos and videos of my fiance and a couple of his exes. I wasn't happy with him having them and told him so, eventually he threw them out. Then I found he had some on his laptop, he said he had forgotten about them and again eventual... (435 words)

He has gone all weird. Is he distancing himself from me? Do I keep dating him or ditch him?

This question has 4 answers - newest was posted 4268 days ago

17 August 2012 (F)

age 36-40 - Everything was great with this guy I was dating... Until it wasn't. I'm going to skip all the "it was so awesome" examples here- it was. For two months everything was going extremely well when I started dating and getting to know this guy that I'd worked with a few years pr... (348 words)

We seek each other once a week. He wants to change the way I dress. Is that controlling?

This question has 5 answers - newest was posted 4268 days ago

17 August 2012 (F)

age 30-35 - My boyfriend and I love each other a whole lot. He loves spending time with me and always tries to make time for me. I love spending time with him too, but unfortunately we get the chance to meet just once a week. he asked me to change my clothes style and said we should go s... (111 words)

How do I cope? I think I love this teacher and I have been having very sexually graphic dreams about this teacher?

This question has 2 answers - newest was posted 4268 days ago

17 August 2012 (F)

age 22-25 - Well , first of all , i dont know why or how this happened because i dont really know this person , ok, so there's this geography teacher and when i first moved to this school. i got her for geography , but i can hardly remember anything from that year as it was almost 3 years ... (227 words)

Ex's g/f is all psycho -- what's up?

This question has 5 answers - newest was posted 4268 days ago

17 August 2012 (F)

age 30-35 - So I was walking down the street with this guy i'm seeing and I happen to run into my ex and he is with some friends and his girlfriend. He didn't see me because he was talking to someone then all of a sudden his girlfriend looks at me and then starts clinging to him and ... (174 words)

If he doesn't want me to express my feelings to him on Facebook, is that a bad sign?

This question has 5 answers - newest was posted 4268 days ago

17 August 2012 (F)

age 30-35 - I broke up with my ex fiance because he has anger problem,he cuss on mevery much when we dispute and he get overly jealous over stupid things. We back together few days ago and he start going to a therapist because he know he has a problem. Last night, we added each other ... (152 words)

We had a fight and he left, now I don't know what to do.

This question has 1 answer - newest was posted 4269 days ago

17 August 2012 (F)

age 30-35 - Well, I confronted my boyfriend about a girl that kept calling him and told him it made me feel uncomfortable and he became very upset with me and we ended up arguing about other things. I live with him and have been for a while and he is the only person in my life willing to ... (247 words)

Is she being selfish and inconsiderate, or am I the jerk for feeling this way?

This question has 10 answers - newest was posted 4264 days ago

17 August 2012 (M)

age 36-40 - My Gf of about 6 months is starting to get on my nerves..im so tired the relationship is like a full time job with no day off... i do whatever she ask from babysiting her young child to taking her to work and other places she needs to go.Movies dinner etc all on my dime gas a... (850 words)

Is there legal help for this situation?

This question has 2 answers - newest was posted 4269 days ago

17 August 2012 (M)

age 36-40 - hello, this is ritesh , i am 27 years old , and my girlfriend is 22 yars old , we are in relationship between 4 years , but now my girlfriend parents not accepting me , they are forcing her to marry to some other. they have locked her in her house and giveing no chanc... (106 words)

I'm into my flirty friend, but I don't know if he's into me.

This question has 1 answer - newest was posted 4269 days ago

17 August 2012 (F)

age 36-40 - the topic of men fantisizing/lusting over female friends has come up a couple times in convo with a few of my girlfriends, one of which firmly believes any guy who is friends with you and flirts with you also jerks it to you - while some of my girlfriends seemed put off by ... (452 words)

I'm attracted to a married man, what should I do?

This question has 5 answers - newest was posted 4267 days ago

17 August 2012 (F)

age - I have never dated a married man,. There is one man , he is 38 I am a youthful 50 year old female. I work out a lot and take good care of myself, I get a lot of attention from men. I really do not seek it out though. Anyways, I am in this man's social circle a lot. I thought ... (168 words)

My girlfriend had an affair with a married man, before I met her, and I'm jealous.

This question has 4 answers - newest was posted 4133 days ago

17 August 2012 (M)

age 41-50 - My girlfriend of 1 yr now who is 11yrs my junior had an affair with a married man when she was still married few yrs back. Her then husband was a womanizer and thats when she git involved with this sweet talking guy who happens to be her ex husband's friend, their relationship ... (247 words)

I've finished it with my first ever boyfriend after he cheated on me, Did I do the right thing?

This question has 5 answers - newest was posted 4247 days ago

17 August 2012 (F)

age 26-29 - I was with my first ever boyfriend, and the person who i lost my virginity too for six months and it all ended today. Even though i'm being strong and trying my best to convince myself i deserve better i just want someones else opinion on if i done the right thing. ... (1184 words)

My two year old is not progressing vocally the way people tell me he should. Do I have cause to worry?

This question has 9 answers - newest was posted 4269 days ago

17 August 2012 (F)

age 41-50 - My beautiful toddler has just turned 2. He's not talking though. He makes sounds but no real proper words except grandma and mama which he uses to describe everything. He is a good communicator and lets me know what he wants non-verbally, and his understanding of... (151 words)

How do I tell people these things? Without feeling embarrassed or stupid about it?

This question has 8 answers - newest was posted 4267 days ago

17 August 2012 (F)

age 26-29 - I was talking with my friend the other day and she asked me "what's the thing you've done in life that you're ashamed of and wish you had never done?" I said i don't know because i hate telling people the real answer. The truth is, the thing i'm most ashamed i've done in my ... (304 words)