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Dear Cupid: Relationship help and advice

I have an urgent desire for a baby but it's not the right time!

This question has 4 answers - newest was posted 4276 days ago

3 August 2012 (F)

age 36-40 - I have a question for people who are going through, or have been through, what I am feeling right now. Up until a few months ago, I was pretty much anti kids. My husband and I discussed kids before we got married and agreed it was something that we were not sure we wanted. ... (230 words)

He didn't stay in touch with me, but I really like him!

This question has 2 answers - newest was posted 4277 days ago

3 August 2012 (F)

age 36-40 - Hi I don't really know where to start here so here goes I met a man 19 months ago who had just split up from his long term girlfriend he said he needed time to get his head sorted which I understood now it has been so long I feel like he is just messing me around we started ... (176 words)

We started talking of marriage, he said it was quite premature and I haven't seen him now for two months!

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3 August 2012 (F)

age 41-50 - Dating a guy for 10 months. Marriagehas been mentioned. Start talking about things suggestive of in laws and he says things are still 'quite premature' ??? Haven't physically seen/ met up with him for about two months now due to busy schedules. What's the future of this ... (52 words)

Not yet divorced, so would a man ask a separated woman out on a date? what are the pros and cons of this?

This question has 2 answers - newest was posted 4271 days ago

3 August 2012 (F)

age 41-50 - Will a guy ask a woman out who is separated? Or would he remain friends with her and wait until she was divorced? I mean, what if you really, really liked her and had strong feelings for her? She is sure of her decision and makes it clear that her marriage is over. She is e... (145 words)

I had no time for her, 8 months ago she told me to go to hell, has she got someone else?

This question has 2 answers - newest was posted 4277 days ago

3 August 2012 (M)

age 36-40 - I dated a my girlfriend for good three years after i had my national diploma in shipping management by then she just gain her addmision into university while i was busy with my new job in a finance bank i was so busy i no have usual time for her not even regular on like ... (147 words)

Any suggestions on how to clear acne?

This question has 9 answers - newest was posted 4276 days ago

3 August 2012 (F)

age 26-29 - I've had acne for 7 years now and it's really knocked my confidence and i've never had a boyfriend because of it. I've tried high street products such as clearasil, clean and clear, freederm and neutrogena but they haven't helped atall. I've also tried panoxyl from my doctors ... (81 words)

Should I move to my sons fathers town or stay here? I need to do what's best for my son!

This question has 7 answers - newest was posted 4277 days ago

3 August 2012 (F)

age 30-35 - hi all, i'll try and keep this short.. I am in a long distance relationship with my baby (19 months)s father. We've been together for nearly 3 yrs. Lately we've been talking about the future, and the plan we made when jacob was born was he'd finish his last yr of uni, i'd find ... (389 words)

How do I support my grandson?

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3 August 2012 (F)

age - I am in my mid 60s an I work 8 hours 4 days a week in a supermarket. I have 6 children, 24 grandchildren and 9 great grandchildren. 6 of my grandchildren have lived with me at some point for one reason or another. I am a widow so it's just me, one of my sons (now disabled) and ... (553 words)

How can I approach the marriage subject without scaring him off?

This question has 6 answers - newest was posted 4276 days ago

3 August 2012 (F)

age 41-50 - I am what you call a "career woman" and my parents hate it. Don't get me wrong, they're proud that I've been as successful as I've been all my life, but because I'm their only daughter, they want to see some grandchildren from me soon. Well, I'm 31, been dating a guy, casually, ... (159 words)

My sisters new family is telling my parents how to raise her?

This question has 5 answers - newest was posted 4276 days ago

3 August 2012 (F)

age 30-35 - Hi, I really need some help. My sister moved out of our house almost a month ago. She is 16. She now lives with her best friend and her friends parents. A few days ago, my sister met with my parents and got into a huge fight. The reason for this was that my parents have no ... (366 words)

Should I still continue seeing her if she might be also seeing another guy?

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3 August 2012 (M)

age 36-40 - Hello I've been seeing this girl for a couple weeks but we're not official. Should I still continue seeing her if she might be also seeing another guy? I think she is an amazing girl and she thinks I'm amazing. She has a best guy friend who just told her he has feelings for her ... (98 words)

Should I make the first move? I want us to be in a relationship!

This question has 2 answers - newest was posted 4277 days ago

3 August 2012 (F)

age 26-29 - Hi everyone, there is this guy that I like and have liked for a long time. We talk and flirt with each other but it never goes beyond that. I really want us to be in a relationship, but I don't think he has ever thought if me in any way other than that girl that he flirts and ... (166 words)

My fiancé spends more time playing video games than with his family, and there's a bedroom issue too. Help!

This question has 4 answers - newest was posted 4277 days ago

3 August 2012 (F)

age 36-40 - Hi, I'm 29ys old. I've been with my fiance for 4yrs.He is 51 Both of us have been divorced and were very happy to find each other though it was unexpected. Here is my dilemma.I think he's changing. I've talked to him over and over till I'm blue in the face trying alll dif... (247 words)

She wants to have sex but I'm not ready yet!

This question has 4 answers - newest was posted 4276 days ago

3 August 2012 (M)

age 26-29 - Hi my girlfriend want to have sex with me but I feel like I'm not ready yet to that kind of relation because that will my first experience with Sex ...I love her and she loves me too and we were dating for the last 2 yrs we both 16 years old I'm afraid abt all that stuff abt ... (149 words)

My boyfriend is not giving me attention but I don't think it's his fault

This question has 2 answers - newest was posted 4249 days ago

3 August 2012 (M)

age 30-35 - I have started dated a guy and he is the guy of my dreams. He is everything I Ever wanted and we have even fallen in love with each other. The thing about it is he lives a hour away with family and I live with mind and we can't see each other everyday because he work and I ... (286 words)

I booked to see him 5 months in advance, and now he tells me he will be working most of the time!

This question has 8 answers - newest was posted 4277 days ago

3 August 2012 (F)

age 41-50 - what would you do if after planning to meet up/ visit your boyfriend hoping that he will make the time to be with you for the two weeks off that u took from work, he tells you he will be working and that he has got the long weekend to be with you..... bearing in mind it is a ... (255 words)

Supposed to be met at airport by my LDR but he has stopped communicating!

This question has 8 answers - newest was posted 4277 days ago

3 August 2012 (F)

age 36-40 - Dear Cupid i with LDR with my bf for the past few months. We were planning to meet and as per our decision i have booked my flight tickets and i am leaving today afternoon. He is avoiding for past 2 days, not picking up my calls, even if he picks up, not talking to me prop... (146 words)

She had a one night stand while we were separated and refuses to see it as cheating!

This question has 12 answers - newest was posted 4274 days ago

3 August 2012 (M)

age 41-50 - My wife and i seperated 2 weeks ago. We agreed that until things had settled down and the emotions were not as raw that neither of us would date etc. we have decided now that we want to give our relationship another go. However i have found out that she had a one night stand ... (137 words)

Do I have another infection again?

This question has 5 answers - newest was posted 4277 days ago

3 August 2012 (F)

age 26-29 - Hi there, I have an odd, (or hopefully not so odd) question to ask. For a while (past twelve months) I have had quite a strong smell coming from my vagina. I can smell it every time i go to the toilet on my underwear or even sometime when i move my legs after sitting for a wh... (226 words)

Why would my ex go behind his new wife's back to talk to me?

This question has 15 answers - newest was posted 4274 days ago

3 August 2012 (F)

age - ex bf's new wife told me she didn't want us talking to each other, she called me. But my ex said it's not a problem and he will talk behind her back. Why would he go against what she wants??... (41 words)

Which guy is the best one for me?

This question has 4 answers - newest was posted 4275 days ago

3 August 2012 (F)

age 30-35 - I am confused between 2 guys... I am in relationship wit a guy since 1.5 yrs. He is handsome, good, smart, loving and caring. He always keeps me happy. But the thing is he is too emotional that some times irritates me. And many times he has forced me for intercourse with him, ... (186 words)

I feel undateable!

This question has 1 answer - newest was posted 4277 days ago

3 August 2012 (F)

age 30-35 - I don't know what my problem is but I feel undateable. I have no serious relationships and I just feel like is hard to meet any guys that I have anything in common with. I been told that I'm a cool person to hang around, pretty, smart, but the only thing is a tend to be a ... (237 words)

They guy I've been on and off with has said we can give it another go for 4 years, what does this mean?

This question has 1 answer - newest was posted 4277 days ago

3 August 2012 (F)

age 41-50 - There this guy that i was seeing for a while then we broke up because he was going through some stuff. after 3 month its him again and he told me he missed me and want to make it work he offer me 4 years and asked me if i want more. We know each other for 10 years and he had ... (113 words)

After having a termination I have lost my libido, any suggestions to get it back?

This question has 2 answers - newest was posted 4277 days ago

3 August 2012 (F)

age 36-40 - I have been with my boyfriend for 4 years and in that time we have had a reletively good sex life. a couple of months ago i got pregnant even though i was taking the pill. I ended up having a terminatuion for several reasons. main reason being the obvious- financial. The pr... (318 words)

I don't feel like I'm pretty enough to marry him, especially compared to his ex!

This question has 5 answers - newest was posted 4277 days ago

3 August 2012 (F)

age 41-50 - Hi there! I'm about to get married to this guy I love. We share his computer and he told me from day one he keeps every single pic from his past in there- you know, he's a bit artsy and all. While browsing through is pics I saw he still has pics of him and his ex girlfrie... (176 words)

Why does he hate me?

This question has 9 answers - newest was posted 4271 days ago

3 August 2012 (?) age 26-29 - Well a guy I've loved for two years keeps being horrible to me and he blocked me on facebook and he said its because I spoke to him to much. Then my friends mum tried to talk him round. It didn't work as such but he still spoke to me but when he did he was horrible then he ... (357 words)

How can you have a relationship with a man who blows hot and cold?

This question has 3 answers - newest was posted 4277 days ago

3 August 2012 (F)

age 41-50 - Hi everyone I am in a very confusing situation I have know this man nearly 2 years now I know he likes me but he is always blowing hot and cold all the time it has been like this since I met him like for instance I see him sometimes he won't speak to me other times like the ... (130 words)

Can any bisexual women give me advice on how to make the physical side of this relationship work?

This question has 4 answers - newest was posted 4272 days ago

3 August 2012 (F)

age 30-35 - Hello, I am 5 months into my first relationship, I am 21, and this relationship is with a girl. I always presumed myself to be straight, but then I never really had reason to question or doubt myself- the only time I did was when friends would try and get me talking to expla... (258 words)

Was there really an IPod or was he just trying to make an excuse to talk to me?

This question has 3 answers - newest was posted 4277 days ago

3 August 2012 (F)

age 30-35 - Two weeks after a guy I went on a couple of dates with decided we should stop talking because he thought I was going to be too high matenence he decided to text me out of the blue and ask if I left my iPod in his car when I've only been in his car once. Was there really an IPod ... (74 words)

Struggling to maintain an erection....

This question has 3 answers - newest was posted 4275 days ago

3 August 2012 (M)

age 36-40 - Ill bring this to the board I guess... Im strugglin maintaining and sometimes even getting wood in the bedroom. It doesnt matter if its a woman who desires me or not I fave the issue. My thing is this I feel that if I do not look a certain way and have a certain size wood and... (311 words)

The girl I'm seeing isnt sure if she has feelings for her friend, how should I handle this?

This question has 5 answers - newest was posted 4270 days ago

3 August 2012 (M)

age 36-40 - Hello I've been seeing this girl for a couple weeks now but not officially together. So she has a guy friend she's known for about 15 years and he just told her he had feelings about the same time me and her started talking. She seemed like she really liked me and has told that ... (307 words)

I'm scared to be myself because I'm afraid of being talked about

This question has 1 answer - newest was posted 4277 days ago

3 August 2012 (M)

age 30-35 - I'm scared to be myself. Im scared that I will be talked about and won't fit in and when this happens i get sad.... I hate being talked about so I keep myself from doing others things.....we people think I'm this or that I get sad or I'll change my appearance or behavior or I ... (67 words)

How can I get a girl when I'm timid?

This question has 2 answers - newest was posted 4277 days ago

3 August 2012 (M)

age 26-29 - hello I'm male and i've got 16 and I did never have sex or kiss a girl or even touch one! Because I never have a girlfriend and that is my probleme when I like a girl and i want to tell her about my feelings to her I can't because I'm shy! So please Help me to get over my ... (85 words)

What do you do when you realize the relationship isn't going to work?

This question has 4 answers - newest was posted 4277 days ago

3 August 2012 (F)

age 30-35 - What do you do when you realize that your relationship probably won't work? I love him so much but I fear he is too selfish to change because I have asked him to do more things with me, try something new, etc. I get really sad due to disappointment and it's like I'm on this ... (125 words)

My LDR guy wont let me go even though I love someone else, what should I do?

This question has 1 answer - newest was posted 4277 days ago

3 August 2012 (F)

age 30-35 - My situation has just got out of hands,totally a mess,im in a ldr with a guy for almost a year now,we never meet,n if we do its like once or twice in a year,i havent seen him for six months now,we just text or call,now i met a new guy whom we started dating its now seven months ... (224 words)

They say size doesn't matter but it really does!

This question has 12 answers - newest was posted 4275 days ago

3 August 2012 (M)

age 30-35 - Okay so me and my fiance have been together for over three years now and I have a slight issue. To put it bluntly, i have a below average penis size. Sex was great at the start of our relationship and still is in my opinion but I'm pretty sure that she's not fully satisfied. I ... (174 words)

Should I stay with my girlfriend even though the long distance is hurting her?

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3 August 2012 (M) age 26-29 - Hi everyone! My Gf and I we were dating for 3 yrs and we both love each other We didn't have sex because we don't live in the same city (one year together and 2 yrs separated) and now that is my problem... I will explain... I met her and we loved each other. our first ye... (246 words)

How is it that I still haven't gotten pregnant? Am I just lucky? Or is there a problem that will affect my getting pregnant in the future?

This question has 2 answers - newest was posted 4276 days ago

3 August 2012 (F)

age 30-35 - my boyfriend and i have been dating for 3 years. i am 20 and he is 21. we have been having unprotected sex at least 4 times a week for over a year and he does ejaculate into me almost everytime. i was on birth control when we first started dating but got off because of the ... (261 words)

I feel left out because I don't look like the other girls!

This question has 2 answers - newest was posted 4277 days ago

3 August 2012 (F)

age 26-29 - i feel left out of the group. all the girls at my school are curvy with big butts and chests and theyre proud of it. me on the other hand im skinny with a small butt and chest everyone thinks im really pretty and everything but yet i dont believe them and i know your ... (102 words)

He's cheated on me emotionally and I want him "marked" with a tatoo of my name!

This question has 3 answers - newest was posted 4276 days ago

3 August 2012 (F)

age 26-29 - I'm 5 months pregnant now, and I've recently found out that at the beginning of the relationship my boyfriend had been mentally cheating, still in love with his ex, planning on going back to her and leaving me. Never found out if he cheated physically or not, and it seems that ... (711 words)

My boyfriend is incapable of being aggressive!!

This question has 7 answers - newest was posted 4259 days ago

3 August 2012 (F)

age 30-35 - So we've been dating for a while- my boyfriend and I. We are at the point where we've told each other that we love one another. And I do love him dearly. I really do. But there is a problem. My boyfriend has aggressiveness issues. He is incapable of being aggressive. At a... (939 words)

I really like him and am willing to take things slow but I thinks he's really close to ending things

This question has 3 answers - newest was posted 4277 days ago

3 August 2012 (F) - I met someone from online that I really clicked with. We got along really well, laughed alot etc. Each date seemed to get better. He has a career though where his schedule constantly changes and he is traveling. He will be away for 3 or 4 days, come back and have one or two ... (765 words)

How do I tell my girlfriend that I need a break?

This question has 4 answers - newest was posted 4277 days ago

3 August 2012 (M)

age 30-35 - Hi I have a question about how to tell my girlfriend I need a break or more space. .I've being feeling very trapped for the past two months. . I've being with her for four years and we just moved into a apartment together and I thought it would be great with her but as more ... (186 words)

I don't ever see myself entering a relationship with any of the girls that like me!

This question has 1 answer - newest was posted 4278 days ago

3 August 2012 (M)

age 36-40 - I'm so angry at the person I am right now. Any and every girl that approach me, I have little to no interest in them. I find the unattractive and boring. Yet, when I approach a girl that I like, I always get shot down. It's just not fair (I know it's CLICHE). I Don't ever ... (258 words)

How do I leave my wife with the least grief possible?

This question has 5 answers - newest was posted 4277 days ago

3 August 2012 (M)

age 51-59 - i don't find my wife attractive nor am i in love with her anymore. I don't want to lose my kids and i am not brave enough to confront my wife and tell her i want to leave (be able to do it with the least grief as possible)" Please, this is hard enough to even comprehend, no n... (63 words)

I want to give her another chance!

This question has 1 answer - newest was posted 4278 days ago

3 August 2012 (M)

age 26-29 - Hello, my girlfriend and I have hit a bit of a problem, and I'm a little worried about it. First off, she and I have been dating for a few years, though she broke up with me last year and came back to me last month. Any how, she and I were very happy together and I suppose I, ... (309 words)

We broke up two years ago and he says he wants me to understand how much I hurt him. Should I keep talking to him, hoping he comes back?

This question has 1 answer - newest was posted 4273 days ago

3 August 2012 (F)

age 51-59 - My boyfriend and I broke up nearly two years ago. We were together for 7 years. He jumped into another relationship almost immediately, and told me that he did that to hurt me. The problem is during these last two years we havent stopped talking to each other, thru emails ... (200 words)

Does education matter in relationships?

This question has 4 answers - newest was posted 4278 days ago

3 August 2012 (F)

age 30-35 - Does education matter in relationships? The guy I like is a successful store manager but he only went to community college. I'm completing the last year of my business BA. I like him for who he and I'm proud of who he is. But I'm worried that if I start advancing my career, I ... (89 words)

Did my ex-girlfriend cheat on my birthday with her other lover?

This question has 6 answers - newest was posted 4277 days ago

3 August 2012 (M)

age 36-40 - My ex of four years and I just had a nasty break up. I outed her of her cheating ways and hyper-sexuality due to bi polar and other mental illnesses. Months ago, I found out about an affair that she had with someone that she met on craigslist, last spring, which went into fall. ... (617 words)

My husband asked me for a divorce--I'm embarassed to tell my family.

This question has 3 answers - newest was posted 4271 days ago

3 August 2012 (F)

age 36-40 - My husband asked me for a divorce out of the blue. I'm embarassed to tell my family--I feel like a failure. What should I do? The backstory: I do not work. I assume this is the main problem because he is constantly telling me that I don't pull my own weight. I have been incr... (527 words)

Is she right to feel that no guy will like her because of her size?

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3 August 2012 (?) age 30-35 - So I have been talking with a good friend of mine and she is upset about her size. She thinks that no guy will ever like her because of her size. I think she is very pretty and her size doesn't matter. She is a size 18, she has a tiny waist but big chest and big hips/thigh... (107 words)

Can someone explain how such deep love can turn into such hatred?

This question has 2 answers - newest was posted 4278 days ago

3 August 2012 (F)

age 36-40 - My ex boyfriend loved me very much at the beginning of our relationship. He used to buy me flowers, was very supportive, listened a lot, and tried very hard to make me happy. Over the years, his love slowly dwindled, to the piont where he fell in love with someone else, and our ... (81 words)