New here? Register in under one minute Already a member? Login

244969 questions, 1084319 answers

Got a relationship, dating, love or sex question? Ask for help!

New Questions Answers . Most Discussed Viewed . Unanswered . Followups . Forums . Top agony aunts . About Us . Articles . Sitemap

To browse questions by day in February, 2018, use the links below (in brackets, number of questions on that day)

1 (6), 2 (5), 3 (9), 4 (9), 5 (2), 6 (9), 7 (6), 8 (8), 9 (2), 10 (5),
11 (7), 12 (6), 13 (12), 14 (8), 15 (7), 16 (10), 17 (8), 18 (6), 19 (9), 20 (7),
21 (11), 22 (7), 23 (9), 24 (9), 25 (5), 26 (7), 27 (12), 28 (4),

Archived questions from: February, 2018 (see latest questions)

Dear Cupid: Relationship help and advice

Help please! Need some career advice.

This question has 6 answers - newest was posted 2245 days ago

28 February 2018 (F)

age 26-29 - Hi everyone, less of a dating question and more a career one. I left college two years ago and decided not to go to university, it was a good move for me personally because I don't like what is happening to universities right now. I've tried and failed to find a path... (187 words)

I friend zoned him, he is trying to be more, which annoys me!

This question has 9 answers - newest was posted 2248 days ago

28 February 2018 (F)

age 26-29 - I have known this guy for 4 months, everything was good and we had a very good connection. After a while, he started falling for me, he confessed his feeling to me and he wanted a relationship. He was so desperate for my love which turned me off a little. I told him i needed ... (265 words)

How should I react to this coversation between him and her?

This question has 12 answers - newest was posted 2246 days ago

28 February 2018 (F)

age 36-40 - Ok, so I am going out with an older man, he is 16 years older than me(me 30 he is 46), divorced no children,we get along really well,and he treats me super nice,he is a gentleman and much more,we don’t have a lot of time of being together,yet we feel so close.The point is that ... (322 words)

I feel I'm so bitter and lifeless at such a young age! How can I change myself?

This question has 3 answers - newest was posted 2250 days ago

28 February 2018 (F) age 41-50 - How can I be a better person? Hello aunts I suffer from anxiety - depression and obsessive personality diagnosed when I was young - long story short I have a lot of inner issues that I want to resolve and attack . One of my main issues which I have been like this since I was 16 ... (269 words)

Should I be ticked hubby didn't say I love you after I said it to him?

This question has 9 answers - newest was posted 2248 days ago

27 February 2018 (F) age 41-50 - Hubby of 5 years and I spent a lovely weekend together. Left the kids with his mom and took a romantic weekend for ourselves. It was fun and passionate until..... I told him "I love you." He didn't say it back because he doesn't want it to become a chore or obligation. He... (260 words)

He doesn't want children but I want one of my own

This question has 9 answers - newest was posted 2249 days ago

27 February 2018 (F)

age 41-50 - I feel like ive wasted my time , my boyfriend ( of 4 month) just blurted out he doesnt want kids .We havent talked about having any or any anytime soon. i dont know why he just said it , he already has 2 ( pre teen )but i always wanted one and he knew this from the start. I ... (96 words)

We bathed together in a spa while on a trip. Does she like me? I feel closer to her now

This question has 9 answers - newest was posted 2243 days ago

27 February 2018 (M)

age 22-25 - I have a friend (J). She and I are very close to each other. We are housemates and study in the same college though different courses. Recently we went backpacking in Europe to several countries. While staying in Austria we rented an AirBnb place which was near a Roman bat... (630 words)

My boyfriend still trying to get back with his ex but he can't love her! He gave me the ring

This question has 6 answers - newest was posted 2250 days ago

27 February 2018 (F)

age 26-29 - what should I do? So for the past few weeks I’ve been on here trying to get advice. Trying to figure out if I’m a rebound or not. A week ago he was still hitting up his ex trying to give her oral sex, as well as physical sex. She turned him down and last night I was with... (153 words)

Listen to friends/family or make my own decision regarding ex girlfriend

This question has 7 answers - newest was posted 2249 days ago

27 February 2018 (M)

age 36-40 - I am struggling and have fallen into a deep depression. I dated someone for over a year. We had our issues and we both struggled with depression and other issues off an on, her more so than me. Eventually we had a fight that boiled over and she ran into my elbow, giving her a ... (377 words)

Is my ex playing me or testing the waters?

This question has 3 answers - newest was posted 2250 days ago

27 February 2018 (M)

age 26-29 - so my ex girlfriend has just told me that, if our age difference which is 11yrs, and she didnt have 2 kids wed be pretty much perfect for eachother we get along found eachother attractive and enjoyed our company. is this just her way of playing with me, does she mean it as shes ... (73 words)

Should I remain in contact with my long distance ex?

This question has 6 answers - newest was posted 2248 days ago

27 February 2018 (F)

age 22-25 - Me and my ex broke up in the new year as he has moved to Australia for a year. Our relationship was great, we had been together a year and were both very happy and in love. We both cried endlessly about the breakup. We had never been in this situation before, where we were ... (686 words)

In-love vs Indebt

This question has 2 answers - newest was posted 2251 days ago

27 February 2018 (M)

age 51-59 - is there a difference between "in-love" and "indebted"? I was having lunch with a girlfriend who kept on and on about how much in-love she is. out of interest, I asked her what she finds most intriguing about this guy and she tells me "I've never felt the feeling of being... (256 words)

Is my fiance telling the truth about a porn related message he received on his cell?

This question has 1 answer - newest was posted 2251 days ago

27 February 2018 (F)

age 36-40 - My fiance received a text message on his phone number that was from an non recipient email address for him to veiw a web cam he says he has no idea how it happened because he hasn't been on any porn sites or signed up for any dating sites is he lying or can that really happen ... (60 words)

Why would he send this text to me? “Hi beautiful”?

This question has 8 answers - newest was posted 2250 days ago

27 February 2018 (F)

age 41-50 - Hi everyone. I got a strange text from BF of 5 years today. It said “Hi beautiful, just checking in to make sure you haven’t forgotten me, and that you are flourishing as usual. Very busy with school sports for the kids at the moment but enjoying it. How are you?” Very weird ... (90 words)

I need insight and advice on coping with my mother!

This question has 6 answers - newest was posted 2240 days ago

27 February 2018 (F)

age 41-50 - I don't even know where to start... I just want to know if I'm crazy and overreacting or a horrible daughter. And what I can do to fix things or make things better, or at least regain my sanity. So the most recent event is that I got an amazing promotion to a position ... (1612 words)

How do I tell if she ever felt anything for me or if does feel something for me now?

This question has 4 answers - newest was posted 2249 days ago

27 February 2018 (M)

age 30-35 - I met this girl 12 years ago. I had already been in 3 relationships my relationship with her. My first relationship lasted for 2 years. But it feels like she is the only girl that I have ever truly loved and the only girl I will always love. Anyway, this is my story with he... (848 words)

I feel I’m investing more than him! Should I break up with him even though I don’t want to?

This question has 2 answers - newest was posted 2252 days ago

26 February 2018 (F)

age 30-35 - I have been in a relationship with a guy since a year now. I am in love with him and I know so is he. However, I am an extremely emotionally dependent human, unlike him. I have always felt like I am investing more in this relationship. But to think objectively, he is just like ... (220 words)

Am I a girlfriend or an atm?

This question has 5 answers - newest was posted 2247 days ago

26 February 2018 (F)

age 26-29 - so i met this guy some few months ago for us it was love at first sight or so i thought.we kept on dating and at some point he was broke and i would give whatever i had on me without him asking.later on he got the courage to start asking for cash from me n i would stil give ... (180 words)

Close friend is abusive toward her husband, should I reach out to him?

This question has 4 answers - newest was posted 2252 days ago

26 February 2018 (F)

age 30-35 - I never really approved of their marriage, because she really rushed it and she is young, 23, while her husband and I are the same age, 29. They married 10 months after we all met despite everyone telling them to wait, because she kept pressuring him to propose. Recently,... (500 words)

I need to know how he feels.

This question has 4 answers - newest was posted 2252 days ago

26 February 2018 (F)

age 36-40 - I have a long-time friend who I've had a crush on FOREVER, but most of the time we have known each other, I was in a relationship so nothing ever came of it. He has confirmed that he returned the feeling but I guess as I did decided to try to forget about it since I was ... (462 words)

Dude at work shows a lot of signs of interest but not much action!

This question has 7 answers - newest was posted 2250 days ago

26 February 2018 (F)

age 36-40 - Here I am again. I've developed this ridiculous crush on someone I think is showing interest (he's a coworker - same company but not in the same department, just works on the same floor) * we always make eye contact * he gives me shy smiles (usually half smiles, the... (273 words)

I've accepted his past so why can't he move past mine?

This question has 6 answers - newest was posted 2251 days ago

26 February 2018 (F)

age 22-25 - Hi I'm 18 and my boyfriend of nearly two months is 19. When we first met (a couple of months before we started dating) we spoke about our body counts. I've been with a few guys and he's been with a few girls, nothing major or too far, just as you'd expect really. It didn't ... (224 words)

We struggle to communicate!

This question has 4 answers - newest was posted 2251 days ago

26 February 2018 (F)

age 36-40 - I have a question. I have trouble communicating with my boyfriend. We have problems and we are discussing them trying to work things out and find a solution. I tell him what the problem is ... simple example is I say he needs to work on his sleeping pattern, sleep earlier a... (230 words)

I don't understand his behaviour.

This question has 2 answers - newest was posted 2248 days ago

25 February 2018 (F)

age 41-50 - I am in a long distance relationship. I once got married and it already got annuled. My bf now is undergoing annulment. We've kniwn each other since we were i college but it never became us because of wrong timing. Everytime he'd be single, id have a bf until he got hitched ... (610 words)

How to convince my parents to let me date this guy?

This question has 2 answers - newest was posted 2253 days ago

25 February 2018 (F)

age 22-25 - Hi everyone, first of all, I'll provide some information about myself. I am 19 years old and I'm in my second semester in University. I live on campus during the weekday and I'm home during the weekend with my parents. (Also, bear in mind, moving out is not an option in my ... (800 words)

My dad is a nasty drunk, his mom is deaf... How can I combine both our lives?

This question has 5 answers - newest was posted 2253 days ago

25 February 2018 (F)

age 26-29 - I have been speaking to this guy for a while, we have recently made it official. He met my parents the other day, and my father, got really very drunk (he is a drunk, we’ve tried so many times to get him to stop but he just won’t) I am now worried that when i meet his parents, ... (175 words)

My wife won't allow me to choose our son's name, constantly undermines me and hates me

This question has 10 answers - newest was posted 2252 days ago

25 February 2018 (M)

age 36-40 - My wife is 33 weeks pregnant with our first son. Today she started to fight with me. I had chosen a name for our child. She didn't even pay attention. I picked her up from the church today and she announced that she wants our son to be named by the priest instead. I w... (691 words)

What just happened? He’s getting a new phone and said that was it!

This question has 2 answers - newest was posted 2253 days ago

25 February 2018 (F)

age 26-29 - I don't even know how to start this... 5 years ago, I was 18 he was 17, I met this guy I had been working with and at first it was nothing, at least to me. I noticed that he kept to himself a lot and something inside of me said talk to him. Mind you he was someone that I wouldn... (657 words)

What does it mean when a guy still cares about how his ex feels while he’s with you?

This question has 5 answers - newest was posted 2253 days ago

24 February 2018 (F)

age 26-29 - What does it mean when a guy still cares about how his ex feels while he’s with you? Like when he sees she’s sad or not herself on social media he tells her things like “You know I got you, What’s wrong?”... (42 words)

I have a new date but my ex has contacted me.

This question has 3 answers - newest was posted 2250 days ago

24 February 2018 (F)

age 41-50 - Im not sure what to do , last year i started seeing someone who had mental health problems i was very flexi with him and would fit in with him to make life easier for him. id only been seeing him once a week for 2 month he would go silent on me to which i found out he was ... (347 words)

Do I need to say something to head off this student?

This question has 6 answers - newest was posted 2253 days ago

24 February 2018 (F)

age 22-25 - Hello, I’ve written in before and now I have a really awkward situation that doesn’t have too much to do with my parents. Part of their rules about me going to school here is that I am not to work. They give me $20 a week for hygiene items or if I need to pitch in for a pizza, ... (828 words)

I think I might have scared her away!

This question has 5 answers - newest was posted 2251 days ago

24 February 2018 (M)

age 30-35 - Hello everyone, Recently I got out of a long term relationship. It's been about 2 months and now recently got hired to a new job 16 hours away from home. So, with the break up going down, I figured I would give myself time to heal and a lot of people have told me to put m... (348 words)

Husband is making my life miserable because I told both our families of his affair

This question has 4 answers - newest was posted 2251 days ago

24 February 2018 (F)

age 51-59 - Married for last 25 years. Husband had affair with girl 20 yrs younger to him 5 yrs back.. myself and my 15yr old son badly affected. I had to divulge the matter to my in-laws and my mother. They broke up last year. Last year my mom died. Before she passed away she told my ... (112 words)

I can’t shake the things he told me! Am I being unreasonable and paranoid or is he lying?

This question has 7 answers - newest was posted 2251 days ago

24 February 2018 (F)

age 26-29 - So from a very young age of around 13 I was always strongly attracted to my teacher he was a lot older than me but there was just something. Fast forward 7 years and we start speaking every day problem is he’s married. At first we talked very casually as friends but it moved ... (270 words)

Why would a woman agree to be a married man's side chicK?

This question has 9 answers - newest was posted 2254 days ago

24 February 2018 (F)

age 36-40 - Why would a woman agree to be a man's side chick, knowing that he has a girlfriend / wife? She knows that he can't spend major holidays with her, no birthday celebrations, no introduction to his family or friends. He can only talk to her and be with her when his girlfrie... (80 words)

I keep getting erections around this school friend!

This question has 4 answers - newest was posted 2254 days ago

24 February 2018 (M)

age 22-25 - I attend an all boy high school. I am a junior and always consider myself straight. The problem is that I keep on getting an erection around one of my friends at school. I don't know why I get an erection around him when I am straight and I find it very embarrassing. ... (83 words)

How can I change my attitude?

This question has 8 answers - newest was posted 2252 days ago

24 February 2018 (F)

age 36-40 - Hello Aunts I want to ask on how I can change my outlook and co dependency in life. I am very insecure - although on the outside I am put together - degreed - attractive- thin- middle class pay - my insecurities eat me up. I haven’t analyzed my life but I do know my parents ... (373 words)

I’m terrified that I’ll encounter my Facebook stalker in my new neighborhood!

This question has 7 answers - newest was posted 2251 days ago

23 February 2018 (F)

age 51-59 - I’m a single quiet gay woman Im moving rental apartments soon and found out my Facebook stalker from 3 years ago is on same suburb! What if I see him? He hasn’t bothered me in nearly 3 years but I heard from work rumours when there was talk at work of where w... (342 words)

Was I too keen?

This question has 6 answers - newest was posted 2252 days ago

23 February 2018 (F)

age 51-59 - I went out with someone and I wasn't sure if it was a date or just friends. Partly this is because his whole manner is very formal and polite - although now and again he surprises me by doing things like swearing or he breaks through the politeness by just being very warm and ... (1377 words)

My trust is in shreds and I don’t know how to move forward in this relationship!

This question has 2 answers - newest was posted 2252 days ago

23 February 2018 (F)

age 26-29 - I don't know what to do about my life and my relationship and I need some help and advice. So I have been with my partner for almost 5 years now. The first two years we're challenging for us, I found messages, images etc. on his phone ( I know I shouldn't have gone on his... (686 words)

Am I fooling myself that we can hold this relationship together long term? Anyone else experience this type of situation?

This question has 11 answers - newest was posted 2250 days ago

23 February 2018 (F)

age - 30 years ago I was dating a guy who was a male version of me. Stubborn. Determined. Intense. He was my first love and I’d never loved anyone so deeply. I have never been a jealous person but I wanted him all to myself. We’d argue because he hated to act like he loved me but ... (607 words)

Do I break two hearts by leaving?

This question has 3 answers - newest was posted 2255 days ago

23 February 2018 (M)

age 36-40 - I am a gay man and have been with my partner for almost 14 years. We married last year. I love him completely but over the last few years he has developed terrible depression and I can't lift him out of it. We have tried various things to keep spice in our relation... (420 words)

I feel worse after breaking up with my married lover

This question has 16 answers - newest was posted 2251 days ago

23 February 2018 (F)

age 36-40 - I finally pulled the plug and broke up with my married lover but now i feel worse. I am having an extremely hard time getting over it. It was an ugly break up and even though he begged to remain friends and promised to be the man i met in the beginning, i declined and res... (418 words)

We've had 4 dates in 5 years

This question has 6 answers - newest was posted 2255 days ago

23 February 2018 (F)

age 36-40 - Hiya I’ve been with my partner for 5 years now we have had problems throughout the relationship due to him we hardly spend any time together. we’ve been for 2 meals and to the pictures twice in 5 years. it’s like he doesn’t want to be seen with me. i keep myself fit and alwa... (123 words)

He said he doesn't see it working out and doesn't want to waste my time

This question has 3 answers - newest was posted 2254 days ago

23 February 2018 (F)

age 41-50 - I went on a couple dates with a really nice guy. Our chemistry was great and he's got a winning sense of humor that I just really appreciate. Everything was on track and we scheduled a third. This date wasn't awesome. I guess I was having a rough day and he was stressed... (300 words)

How can I stop obsessing over my colleague?

This question has 2 answers - newest was posted 2249 days ago

23 February 2018 (F)

age 36-40 - how can I stop making men my world - example - I have a bad crush on a coworker - he is taken - and I know that it will not Work - my conscious self realizes he might not be a great catch but I am really attracted to him sexually so much that my moods revolve around his moods - ... (282 words)

My boyfriend seems more interested in his XBOX than in me

This question has 3 answers - newest was posted 2255 days ago

22 February 2018 (F)

age 18-21 - I’ve been with my boyfriend for about 8 months now and we have a really strong bond . Well we used to. He used to always text me and always call me and seemed to really care . But now when I need to talk to him he never answers because he’s on his xbox , I understand this ... (97 words)

Married boss claimed to love me, kissed me and has now blocked me! Should I confront him?

This question has 5 answers - newest was posted 2251 days ago

22 February 2018 (F)

age 26-29 - Ok so basically me and this guy I work with who is assistant manager and is married.. used to get on so well. I used to call him my work bestie as we just clicked and always had a laugh. Over the past couple of months I feel him getting closer to me. Opening up to me about h... (641 words)

Why does a cheater cheat and then beg his gf or wife not to leave him if she finds out?

This question has 4 answers - newest was posted 2251 days ago

22 February 2018 (F) age 41-50 - Why does a cheater cheat on a woman he loves and then if she finds out, begs her not to leave him? Why would he even commit the worst relationship sin of all if he loved her? Seemingly he did not care enough about her not to hurt her. So, if he didn't care enough not to ... (87 words)

My partner sleeps too much and it's irritating

This question has 6 answers - newest was posted 2251 days ago

22 February 2018 (F)

age 41-50 - My partner works evenings, and he finishes work at midnight. I'm usually still up when he gets home around 12.15 and we go to bed shortly afterwards. Now, I get up around 9am (unless I am at university for the early lecture, then we both get up at 8am). However, my partner ... (219 words)