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Dear Cupid: Relationship help and advice

Why has he never made the time? And should I unfriend him on Facebook as well?

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

5 August 2012 (F)

age 41-50 - Hello, Dated someone on two separate occasions. Have kept in touch for around 2 years. He went through a messy divorce (no children). Is now divorced (recently). He's been saying for the last 6 months that we will meet up and that he wants to, but always says he's busy and that... (257 words)

Is it enough to want a divorce because my husband won't be intimate with me?

This question has 14 answers - newest was posted 4271 days ago

5 August 2012 (F)

age 51-59 - Is it enough to want a divorce because my husband won't be intimate with me? It has been this way throughout our 25 years of marriage. He is a wonderful man and every one loves him, my friends, family, our two 20 something children. He would do anything for anyone. But I ... (116 words)

I want to cause upset but it's not in my nature! what should I do?

This question has 7 answers - newest was posted 4271 days ago

5 August 2012 (M)

age 41-50 - OK I've a dilema here that I need some advice on because i'm on the brink of doing something I may well regret. About 10 months ago I found out my now ex, who I had lived with and we had both talked about marriage etc had been texting/flirting with some guy she was working ... (340 words)

In a happy relationship, but can't get over someone I could never have!

This question has 3 answers - newest was posted 4272 days ago

5 August 2012 (F)

age 30-35 - Hello. I would really appreciate some advice. Please be honest and harsh if you have to... In october 2011 I fell in love with W. It was the second time in my life that I was completely dellusional, blind and naive because of my feelings. I really opened up to him, I once h... (549 words)

Friend with benefits didn't show up when he said he would?

This question has 4 answers - newest was posted 4271 days ago

5 August 2012 (F)

age 36-40 - Hi so my fwb and I didn't intend on being fwb well I didn't anyway and we have not spoken for 3 months. now I saw him the other day and tried to ignore him but he kept shouting at me so I waited for him to come over and he aksed how I was and why I hadn't been in touch or why I ... (133 words)

Am I that unappealing to him?

This question has 5 answers - newest was posted 4271 days ago

5 August 2012 (F)

age 30-35 - I recently found out that my boyfriend of over a year finds me sexually unappealing. He has never gone out and slept with another woman that I know of but every time we have sex I find out later that he was sexting other women and receiving pics of them just before he had sex ... (82 words)

He ignored my texts after a fight and now I'm scared he will cheat on me on his holiday!

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

5 August 2012 (F)

age 30-35 - Hey everyone! My boyfriend has just gone to Zante have been with him for a year and a half. This is his first lads holiday and we have split up a day before he went! He was saying he wanted to spend time with me before he went and I moaned about seeing him for 3 hours so h... (118 words)

Is my girlfriend of 7 years cheating on me?

This question has 1 answer - newest was posted 4272 days ago

5 August 2012 (M)

age 36-40 - Help guys. I dont know what to do. This is the situation: 1 year ago: (she met her crush at work and they started texting) my girlfriend had this new workmate who she said was much like me in terms of looks, hobbies, and interests. I never thought much of it but one time,... (769 words)

I'm confused, Should I end "us" or not?

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

5 August 2012 (F)

age 26-29 - I've been with my boyfriend for a year and 8 month .. But we fight alot and get well at the end of the day but now that i found out naked pics on his yahoo and he didnt tell me and kept them im confused . Is recieving naked pictures from a person he nows cheatin? Sould i end ... (66 words)

My mother is putting me down because I chose school over getting married and having a family sooner!

This question has 6 answers - newest was posted 4271 days ago

5 August 2012 (F)

age 41-50 - I am a 30 year old unmarried female who comes from a very strict Middle Eastern family. I moved away from home 8 years ago to pursue my education in Toronto which is a 2 hr drive from where I live. My parents were completely against this decision as they believe that a girl ... (1054 words)

Any tips to help me accept that I may never find love?

This question has 2 answers - newest was posted 4272 days ago

5 August 2012 (F)

age 41-50 - How do I accept that I'm not meant to have love? I'm 30 years old and I've been in a couple of relationships, but none of them went anywhere. I've accepted that I'm not pretty, and that I can't plat "the game". Not being down on myself, but facts are facts. I feel like I need... (180 words)

I told him I wasn't a virgin but I really am! Should I tell him the truth or just keep going along with it?

This question has 8 answers - newest was posted 4271 days ago

5 August 2012 (F)

age 30-35 - I've started seeing this guy whom I really really like. We have been friends for a long time and lately it has grew into something more and we decided that we would start dating. But the thing is that a while back when we were still just friends we were at a party and started ... (144 words)

Need help in personal finance- straight out of college guy

This question has 3 answers - newest was posted 4272 days ago

5 August 2012 (M)

age 36-40 - Hello All, This is not a question on love/sex etc but I am posting here anyway because I have been getting really good answers from the Dear Cupid community. This is a question on personal finance. I am a 25 year old guy who just graduated with a Masters degree in Enginee... (409 words)

I don't think he's over me and I'm afraid he will ask me out again!

This question has 4 answers - newest was posted 4271 days ago

5 August 2012 (F)

age 30-35 - Hey everyone, I'l make this short!!or atleast try;) So about 4 years ago this guy asked me out,he said he loves me and I dint so I said no and we were friends,when I said no he cried,he stopped coming to college then about 2 years after he moved on,and he's dating a girl..h... (141 words)

More than a friendship?

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

5 August 2012 (M)

age 51-59 - This may seem a bit of an odd request for help here but I need some opinions other than mine on a situation. I have become very close to a girl at work and we have become, I think, good friends but I am concerned that I am being used by her. We work well together, althou... (601 words)

Something feels a little off with him lately?

This question has 1 answer - newest was posted 4272 days ago

5 August 2012 (F)

age 30-35 - So basically, for the past month I've been talking to this guy I like. Everything has been great, we've been flirting and he was texting me every day, and we even saw each other accidentally last week at this mall, and he texted me to tell me it was fate that he saw me there. ... (178 words)

Going through rough times right now and my husband will not talk to me!

This question has 2 answers - newest was posted 4272 days ago

5 August 2012 (F)

age 41-50 - I just don't know what to do : (. My husband and I have been married for about 4yrs. We are going through some rough times right now between us both losing our jobs,being evicted,both cars being repoed and the death of 3 famliy members with in the past yr. I try and try to ... (128 words)

She keeps on shutting me out!

This question has 1 answer - newest was posted 4250 days ago

5 August 2012 (M)

age 36-40 - I have been in a relationship with my partner now for nearly 10 yrs (in September). We have been living together for 7 years and I had a house from before we met and for obviuos reasons she didnt want to move into that with me as she wanted to get our hosue together. Fina... (255 words)

What are the pros and cons of revenge sex?

This question has 7 answers - newest was posted 4272 days ago

5 August 2012 (F)

age 36-40 - He is the only person I have ever had sex with. At the beginning of the relationship, years ago, I was too. I am going to go out and have some fun with other people, just so that I can stop feeling like such a loser. Maybe then we can decide if we are getting back together ag... (267 words)

My 3 year old is stubborn and it's exhausting! what do I do?

This question has 2 answers - newest was posted 4272 days ago

5 August 2012 (F)

age 36-40 - okay i aaam going crazy i got a 3 years old boy he is sooo stubborn never listens and if i say go wash your hands if you dont u il get sick he says okay i want to get sick, brush ur teeth if u dont your teeth well fall out he says i want my teeth to fall out, i am very ... (264 words)

I'm 25 while he's in his 40s'. Is dating someone so much older really a good idea?

This question has 7 answers - newest was posted 4264 days ago

5 August 2012 (F)

age 36-40 - I am 25 years old and I work with an older man in his 40s. He sits in the cubicle behind me and another girl. The three of us always chatted and had silly conversations. I'd always greet him in the mornings and speak with him. We'd go out for coffee breaks together and he'd ... (844 words)

I want to show up to his house in something seductive!

This question has 3 answers - newest was posted 4268 days ago

5 August 2012 (F)

age 30-35 - Hello. Me and my boyfriend had sex last night for the first time. Tomorrow morning I'm going to his house we are going to spend the day together. I want to show up in something sexy to seduce him. Is it too soon or should i do it? ... (48 words)

My ex said only time would tell if we would be together again. I haven't heard from her in 1.5 weeks. Does this mean its over?

This question has 1 answer - newest was posted 4270 days ago

5 August 2012 (M)

age 36-40 - I have a situation going on currently at this time.. I started talking to my ex-fiance about about a month and a half ago, and everything was going fine we talked and went out a couple of times made out and everything seemed fine. Then all of a sudden she started to seem ... (249 words)

B/f says I'm a slut because I'm friendly!

This question has 5 answers - newest was posted 4271 days ago

5 August 2012 (F)

age 36-40 - i am a friendly outgoing person and i love meeting new people even if it means talking to the person near me while waiting in pizza hut! my bf says its slutty and that i give off the wrong impression. but i chat with old young man women fat thin its just being social i tell him ... (99 words)

Why am I cruel because I don't want to be this woman's baby daddy?

This question has 6 answers - newest was posted 4272 days ago

5 August 2012 (M)

age 41-50 - I met her in my 20's, she worked with me, and is almost 14 years older than me. She had a reputation as the office slut (she worked as a prostitute before), and almost half of my colleagues slept with her after exchanging money to her.(She even confessed that to me, saying ... (369 words)

I'm obsessed with the married man I had an affair with, and he told me that he wishes I were dead! How could he say such hateful things to me?

This question has 13 answers - newest was posted 4269 days ago

5 August 2012 (F)

age - I had an affair with a married man, he broke it off and it was not pretty. I told his wife...to make a long story short...I would send him cards every once in a while..I think I'm obsessed with him. We ride motorcycles and he is a member of a MC which I do alot of rides in. L... (224 words)

I "trapped" her, she fell for it, now she wants me to give her another chance. Should I?

This question has 2 answers - newest was posted 4272 days ago

5 August 2012 (M)

age 41-50 - Hello to all Aunts and Uncles! Really need your help here! I will try to be as detailed as possible as I want to try and give both sides of the story so apologies for what might be quite a lengthy story. I had been single for about 2 years. Anyway, a few of my fr... (650 words)

Boyfriend makes it out like I'm the bitch from hell but he's the difficult one!

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

5 August 2012 (F)

age 36-40 - I can't stop arguing with my boyfriend. Last week we started having sex doggy style but it hurt me as he's quite big. Because I was moving away from him he got really angry forced me off him and pushed me down onto the bed. I felt really humiliated by it ad I've never seen ... (363 words)

Was he just after sex? Should I call or wait for him?

This question has 6 answers - newest was posted 4272 days ago

5 August 2012 (F)

age 41-50 - Hi. I met a Brazilian guy last wed .we met online and I knew before we met we would have a great time and great chemistry .well I was right .we had a great time chatting about all sorts of things .I am aware that Brazilian men are very forward but was ok with his touching me ... (147 words)

I am not sure but I think something happened between my best friend and my man

This question has 2 answers - newest was posted 4272 days ago

5 August 2012 (F)

age 36-40 - hi i hope to hear back from all the ladies out there. my best friend wont stop talking about my boyfriend, out of the blue, its been a couple months now. she used to hate him cos he never like her and he always thought she was a bad influence because we used to go to the club... (551 words)

I left contact info for one girl, but another girl contacted me! Why?

This question has 2 answers - newest was posted 4272 days ago

5 August 2012 (M) age 30-35 - I am 19 years old, a guy, a took a family holiday this month with my mum and sister. In Majorca, I totally fell for our holiday rep, who was blonde, adorable, and most likely a couple of years older. I never managed to make conversation but said hi a few times. I liked her so ... (153 words)

Ex is going to take all of his money out of the bank so I can't get any support money! Can he do this?

This question has 3 answers - newest was posted 4272 days ago

5 August 2012 (F)

age 30-35 - Hi everyone. I have a son with my ex partner of 5 years, we have been split for 5 months, he rarely see's our two year old son, I have applied for csa and they said I get £260 per month from him which they are taking out of his bank on the 9th august (in a few days) how ever my ... (250 words)

My best friend has feelings for me but says he's not in the right place emotionally. Do I wait for him?

This question has 2 answers - newest was posted 4272 days ago

5 August 2012 (F)

age 30-35 - Agony Aunts... I am in love with my best friend, he said he loves me too. But he has said he doesn't want a relationship now because he's not right emotionally. I am now seeing someone. He says it makes him feel sick to see me close with him. I want to wait for him but ever... (169 words)

Do you think that I hurt him and he doesn't want to have anything to do with me, or would be willing to give me another chance?

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

5 August 2012 (F)

age 36-40 - About four months ago I met a really nice guy at a bar in San Fran (not a sleazy one)- we had a few mutual friends. We talked for a bit and ended up making out for quite a while. He waited two days to call me, and I didn't answer as I was taken aback that he actually called. At ... (278 words)

Is she trying to play hard to get?

This question has 2 answers - newest was posted 4272 days ago

5 August 2012 (M)

age 30-35 - okay so their is this girl i really like, our first date went well and it was amazing, i don't think that i have ever had a date go so well before. There is a problem though she always seems to flirt with other guys in her facebook account for example, a guy will send her music ... (511 words)

Why a year later am I the chosen one? We broke up. But since then we have had sex.

This question has 5 answers - newest was posted 4272 days ago

5 August 2012 (F)

age 51-59 - I'm in love with my ex after I broke up with him for cheating. we have not been together in a year. we had sex he didn't call or text after that and he has a big ego, so he won't say how it was or say he misses me I didn't text or call him either fearing hearing him say I wa... (93 words)

Does the father of my kids have a right to know my situation I'm going through

This question has 4 answers - newest was posted 4271 days ago

5 August 2012 (F)

age 36-40 - I got myself in a complicated situation. I just found out that i am pregnant with my third. The problem is i am not too sure if i want to tell the father of my children if i am because i have been with him during this month and some other guy i just hooked up once with just ... (155 words)

My first relationship: Am I dating him? Or was it just about sex? Nine years older than me and I don't know where I stand.

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

5 August 2012 (F)

age 30-35 - Hey! I've got my self into this 'relationship' with a guy but I do not know where I stand anymore! So basically a guy, 9 years my elder, who I've known for 2 years or so started talking to me more often since early June. After that I've been 'out' with him, I don't know if I ... (403 words)

Does he really love me truly? Or is he just stringing me along?

This question has 3 answers - newest was posted 4272 days ago

5 August 2012 (F)

age 41-50 - Dear friends , Iam serching for advice, My relationship over a year long and in the beginning very well with lot of love and no arguing with each other now after 2 month we are just fighting with each other mostly It was supposed to be ecause he began to stop calling ... (287 words)

Is it normal for lips to be red around the edges of mouth and puffy after a makeout session with Bf?

This question has 2 answers - newest was posted 4273 days ago

5 August 2012 (F)

age 30-35 - Its been a while since I broke up with my ex several months ago, so I gave my love a second chance to this nice guy I met in my Senior year at high school. Funny how I danced with him at Prom (but never told my parents about it), and I soon happen to realize that we liked each ... (207 words)

How do I deal with these distance issues? And stop feeling so unsettled when we area apart?

This question has 5 answers - newest was posted 4273 days ago

5 August 2012 (F)

age 26-29 - I have been with my boyfriend for 3 months now. He and I have had an amazing relationship and we were friends for 9 months before and we have never had any sort of problems together. But recently, I left for a 10 day trip out of state (I do this twice a year). Any time I l... (132 words)

Who was the 5-7 year old girl with a tiara on her head in a painting in Italian museum and it still haunts me. Can anyone identify it from my description please?

This question has 6 answers - newest was posted 4272 days ago

5 August 2012 (F)

age 26-29 - This question isn't a normal question for this site, but please post it. i need help, and this is the only place I could turn to. around 4 years ago, my family was in italy. We went to this museam (i don't remember which one) and this one painting stuck out to me, and stuck... (262 words)

What are we? Exclusive or not? Is he serious or not? Jokingly I called myself his lady of the night.

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

5 August 2012 (F)

age 30-35 - So here is my story. I have been seeing this guy for approx 2 months. We had a brief romantic thing about 6 months ago but I was still living in another state at the time and only visiting home for a bit an he was leaving to live elsewhere for a while. We kept in contact ... (733 words)

Risk losing a great guy, or risk having sex with a random guy?

This question has 9 answers - newest was posted 4272 days ago

5 August 2012 (F)

age 30-35 - I know this question must have been asked a thousand times before, and I also know that this is a VERY long post. However, I'm facing a very difficult choice right now, and I could use the point of view of an outsider. So, I'm a late virgin at 20. I also have a crush on ... (803 words)