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Archived questions from: January, 2012 (see latest in Big Questions category)

Big Questions: Help and advice

I feel ugly, and I need ways to cope!

This question has 5 answers - newest was posted 4479 days ago

31 January 2012 (F) - I'm in such emotional pain right now, because I think am so ugly. Nobody ever tells me I'm pretty, I am just really plain, and today I realized I'm deformed. I tried on several tight dresses, and my hips are just too big... if I fit into a dress ...

How do women do it all? Work, cook, clean.... I'm exhausted!

This question has 5 answers - newest was posted 4476 days ago

31 January 2012 (F) - How do you women do it all? I have highly stressful job. When I get home I am exhausted. I have no energy to do anything else but lay down on the coach and watch TV. My fiance lives with me and he is constantly pushing me to do more. He wants me ...

I cant seem to have relationships like other people....what's wrong with me?

This question has 3 answers - newest was posted 4465 days ago

31 January 2012 (?) - Hi, I'm lonely and frustrated. I am a natural redhead, men think this either makes me easy or a bitch. I'm neither, i rebuff their advances, i have a preference for women you see. After qualifying as an optometrist i moved to a new city to work. I'...

Is it cultural or personality? Why is he so shy around me?

This question has 5 answers - newest was posted 4480 days ago

31 January 2012 (F) - In my class, there is one international guy from China that acts a bit strange around me. After we teamed up in a mini project, he and I started talking more and discovered we have similar interests. However, when ever I talk to him he laughs a...

He's 50, fit, separated and I want it to work. BUT? Can this relationship work better? How?

This question has 10 answers - newest was posted 4472 days ago

31 January 2012 (F) - This is long, so thank you to whoever is reading this… I’ve been in a relationship with a truly wonderful man for just over 3 years. I am now 26 and he is 50. Fortunately he has aged well and he keeps fit. I met him when he supposedly was separa...

And encounter with my ex Fiance. And got on well. How should I play this, and what should my next step be?

This question has 3 answers - newest was posted 4480 days ago

31 January 2012 (M) - weirdest thing happened to me today, i got a text message from my ex-fiance and she said i emailed her from an old email account i do not use anymore. she said she is texting me because she doesn't want her work computer to get a virus... i said...

2 Questions: 'Coming out' advice needed and how to get over a crush

This question has 2 answers - newest was posted 4464 days ago

31 January 2012 (F) - Ok so this will be really long, I'm sorry I have 2 questions Question 1: I am... well I'm not sure but I think I'm bi or Pansexual. I have been attracted to guys and girls I've had 2 boyfriends 1 of which I never really had feelings for (mention...

Too bad to stay. Too good to leave.

This question has 4 answers - newest was posted 4480 days ago

31 January 2012 (F) - My boyfriend and I have been going out for 1 year. I moved in with him 2 weeks into our relationship. We have known each other since we were 13 through mutual friends but didn’t start our relationship until we were in our 20’s. The start of our rel...

His codependency is slowly killing me.

This question has 5 answers - newest was posted 4480 days ago

31 January 2012 (F) - I'm in a relationship I don't see any future in and honestly I don't want to be in the relationship at all anymore. I'm 21 years old and I've been dating my boyfriend for 6 years come this April. The saddest part is I have told my boyfriend this ...

The affection in our relationship has eroded. Should I stay or leave?

This question has 3 answers - newest was posted 4481 days ago

30 January 2012 (F) - I am so sad because when I first was with him we were having sex almost daily now 3 years later it is almost extinct and we have a 3 year old son together. We are bored and sit home all the time and watch tv in seperate rooms and we don't like ...

My boyfriend's fickle-mindedness is really bothering me!

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30 January 2012 (F) - My boyfriend and I lived together for 1 year after we met and have had a LDR for the past year because of his job. He can't seem to decide on a plan for the future so we can work towards it and it is getting really frustrating and hard for me to ta...

How do I tackle my loneliness?

This question has 1 answer - newest was posted 4482 days ago

30 January 2012 (M) - This question/rant starts off with a bit of humor, as I moved to a new apt after selling my late-mother's estate and at the bottom of a box of items from the attic that came with me, I found an unopened box of Trojan condoms with a receit dating ...

We exchanged numbers so who goes first?

This question has 1 answer - newest was posted 4482 days ago

30 January 2012 (F) - I'd rather guys opinion on this, but girls would also benefit. When a girl meets a guy on a night out and they exchange numbers, but neither of you said you will text each other. And it's been a few days later they haven't texted you, would you text ...

What's your opinion of guys who flirt with their ex, while the guy is still IN a relationship?

This question has 5 answers - newest was posted 4481 days ago

29 January 2012 (F) - I just wanted everyone's opinion on this. I ask because my ex still flirts with me even though he's got a girlfriend. He's even said to me once how do I know if he ain't lying about being in a relationship, and that I should pretend that he's still ...

On top of all our problems sex is not happening either!

This question has 3 answers - newest was posted 4482 days ago

29 January 2012 (F) - My husband was in an accident 25 years ago prior to our marriage that left him paralyzed. He has a full time job and has lived indepentantly. We met 3 years ago on the internet. I lived in the USA and he lived in Australia. He came to visit me in ...

My ex seems like a new man. Is he interested in me again?

This question has 3 answers - newest was posted 4482 days ago

28 January 2012 (F) - I don't know what to do. My ex and I from two years ago have become closer recently we have been talking more face to face and we have also started bbming each other a bit. A few months after we broke up i had got completely over him and we thoug...

Why is my sister in law and friend is backstabbing and acting up to me as if I've wronged her

This question has 5 answers - newest was posted 4482 days ago

28 January 2012 (F) - ModNote: two almost identical questions combined. She (P) was my friend before i even met her brother, my now boyfriend. I also have a mutual girlfriend with P called (E) When i started dating her brother she would back stab me and stuff, sayin...

My red hair gave me nothing but the blues

This question has 11 answers - newest was posted 4464 days ago

28 January 2012 (?) - I was bullied quite badly at school for having red hair. That was 7 years ago, i'm 24 now and look completely different, but i still feel like i'm the same person i was back then. If somebody compliments me, especially a guy, i just won't believe ...

Should my boyfriend join the military to escape troubles at home?

This question has 3 answers - newest was posted 4483 days ago

28 January 2012 (F) - Me and my boyfriend have been together a little over a month and he is going through a rough time with family problems. Not to go into detail but hes basicly on his own right now, he has been staying with his grandma so far but he know where hes ...

What is the true meaning of 'romance'?

This question has 2 answers - newest was posted 4482 days ago

28 January 2012 (F) - Hey everyone !! I have been confused about the true meaning of romance :\ me and my boyfriend have been together for over ten months now and are very happy together. The other day i asked my man if he like being romantic he said yes and that we ...

Do you believe in 'soul mates'?

This question has 6 answers - newest was posted 4482 days ago

28 January 2012 (F) - Do you believe in soulmates? I'm curious to know what you think. And by the way, i heard this the other day and thought it was adorable, and wanted to share it with you: In greek mythology, humans were born with 4 eyes, 4 arms, 4 legs, 2 mouths, ...

Do people often settle for less when they marry?

This question has 4 answers - newest was posted 4481 days ago

28 January 2012 (F) - I haven't been on here in ages, but hey - I'm kinda tipsy and that's when I ask my questions best! So I'm meant to be getting married and meant to be really happy but heaps has gone wrong with that soooo... Do you guys think people sell themselves ...

People only seem to see me as an acquaintance, but never as a friend

This question has 3 answers - newest was posted 4483 days ago

28 January 2012 (M) - I feel I have come to the realization that I'm just the acquaintance to everyone. I'm a nice, respectable guy. I enjoy hanging out with people, and people enjoy hanging out with me. Sure, I'm a bit introverted, but people I know have accepted me for ...

Does withholding sex mean one is playing games?

This question has 20 answers - newest was posted 4468 days ago

28 January 2012 (F) - This is sequel to a previous post. How is holding out on sex with your partner playing games? How is games if your intention is not to be manipulative? Must sex be everything in a relationship? I am in a LDR which picked up very fast in the begi...

Is it possible to date without playing any games?

This question has 5 answers - newest was posted 4479 days ago

28 January 2012 (M) - Is it possible to date without playing games? I read all this dating advice and it seems like nothing but a game with sexist rules. A game that doesn't seem fun at all. It's described in many ways: as a "push-pull dynamic", a "dance" or a "chase" ...

Hey guys, How often do things go well after getting a girl's number for you?

This question has 7 answers - newest was posted 4480 days ago

27 January 2012 (M) - I have a question for the guys on here. How often do things pan out? I mean, you meet a girl you like, you get her number. You text a little then nothing happens. I'd like to know how often this happens to other men because lately this has ...

Am I wrong for being unhappy with the engagement ring?

This question has 27 answers - newest was posted 4481 days ago

27 January 2012 (F) - Dear Cupid, My boyfriend of 4 years and I just recently got engaged. I'm really happy and excited about it all, because I had been pushing the whole get married thing for so long. We shopped around for rings and at first I didn't care which one he'd...

I was once unfairly accused of theft as a child and the trauma affects my behaviour even now!

This question has 5 answers - newest was posted 4482 days ago

27 January 2012 (F) - I have no idea where to post this question, but I seriously need to let this out and get some advice. Okay here it goes... Well when ever someone loses something and they're looking for it, I immediately get nervous. I start to shake, my heart ra...

I want a baby but I don't want a relationship just to make babies.

This question has 11 answers - newest was posted 4479 days ago

27 January 2012 (F) - Well, I am 19 years old and want a child so bad I can hardly wait. Yet I have been waiting for 2yrs now and am tired of waiting. I am mature, live on my own, have a job and everything else I need. I even have taken parenting classes and already have ...

Is my ex FWB (who now has a girlfriend) suggesting something? What did the kiss on my neck mean?

This question has 9 answers - newest was posted 4484 days ago

27 January 2012 (?) - He and i were fwb in the past but we're just friends now. I went to see him at his place because he's going away for a month and we wanted to see each other before he left. We've always been pretty flirty around each other but nothing has happened ...

Conflict on a work placement

This question has 3 answers - newest was posted 4485 days ago

26 January 2012 (F) - I started a work placement in my 3rd year of uni studying business law in june of last year at a small firm of lawyers. I love my job and am hard working and try my best with my work and relationships created here. I never got the impression that ...

Should I leave or stay? My ex husband cheated and may have a child with her...

This question has 5 answers - newest was posted 4485 days ago

26 January 2012 (F) - My screen name is blackwidow48, because of how I feel inside. I have been married for 16 years, but divorced for 2 years yet, my ex got evicted and asked if he could stay with me for a few months to save money and that was 8 months ago and he still ...

In a strange place with no way back so I gave him oral, and now he hasn't contacted me. How do I forget? How do I make sure this never happens again?

This question has 5 answers - newest was posted 4485 days ago

26 January 2012 (F) - I went through my childhood and most of my teen years being made fun of, and because of that I often feel ugly and fat and unworthy of being loved. I met a guy a few weeks ago who made me feel beautiful and he took me out for the day it was great ...

Is it me or is it him? Has he brainwashed me, or do I need to end the relationship?

This question has 10 answers - newest was posted 4485 days ago

26 January 2012 (F) - Back on here again about the same person I put a question on here about in 2010. I suppose that says it all. I desperately need some advice so if anyone can spare 5 mins to read this I'd appreciate it. I'm in a very troublesome relationship. ...

People think he's perfect. Yet how do I cope with his secretiveness and fact he may be seeing escourts? He has excuses for everything.

This question has 9 answers - newest was posted 4480 days ago

26 January 2012 (F) - Hi, I'm married with two kids and have serious trust issues with my husband. We've been together for 12yrs and everyone who knows us thinks he's the perfect guy as he is a great father, helps around the house and is easy going. About 2 yrs ago I ...

Our living situation is getting to my wife. I endure her regular tantrums. Do I change our whole lifestyle and income due to her whim?

This question has 8 answers - newest was posted 4464 days ago

26 January 2012 (M) - I am 41 and I have been married to my wife for 19 years. We have no children. We bought this house in a large suburb (120K people) 10 years ago. It's near the mountains and we get a lot of wildlife. There are lots of trees, too, and you'd never know...

I have a B/f yet I watch lesbian porn movies, does this make me a lesbian?

This question has 2 answers - newest was posted 4486 days ago

26 January 2012 (F) - Hi, Well, I have a bit of a problem, I have a boyfriend of a few years now, we want to get married etc. Nevetheless, I have a dirty little secret, I watch lesbian porn movies, does this make me a lesbian? I tend to find women more attracti...

Was it right to tell the father of my child, someone on drugs who has been harassing me, that the child isn't actually his?

This question has 10 answers - newest was posted 4485 days ago

26 January 2012 (F) - hi. ok so i really do understand about all the parental rights and everything (i think!) but could really really use a bit of advice!! please be honest.. please dont judge but please dont just be nice to me... im 19 years old and im 20 weeks pr...

My husband is against abortions but doesn't know I may be pregnant. Is it wrong to get an abortion and never tell him?

This question has 10 answers - newest was posted 4486 days ago

26 January 2012 (F) - How wrong would it be to have an abortion without my husband's knowledge? He is completely against abortion, but we have a 5 month old baby and I don't want anymore kids now. I misused my new birth control pills accidentally. He doesn't know that I ...

I love him like I've never loved anyone before, but should I marry him and be in a long distance marriage for so many years?

This question has 8 answers - newest was posted 4481 days ago

24 January 2012 (F) - Hey guys and dolls there :-) my head is about to explode. I'm in a longdistance relationship with my bf- soon to be husband. He lives a bunch of hrs away by plane. We get to see each other very often, we're both very committed to making things work. ...

He will Will but I wont!

This question has 7 answers - newest was posted 4487 days ago

24 January 2012 (F) - My boyfriend of 2 years has told me that he has already changed his will although we are not married yet to make me a beneficiary (along with ather beneficiaries). I have a will as well (predating our relationship) but have not made him a benefici...

Is he the one for me?

This question has 1 answer - newest was posted 4488 days ago

24 January 2012 (F) - Iv known ds guy 4 quite a while as we were in d same organization for 6years. We neva got to talk to eachoda until lastyear wen we wud only greet eachoda in passin•Then novemba,last year,we bgan to talk in earnest and 3weeks ago,he told me he loves ...

Am I justified in getting upset when he talks about his 'sex and drugs' days?

This question has 6 answers - newest was posted 4488 days ago

24 January 2012 (F) - My bf and I have been dating for 6 months and we're both in our early 30s. I'm a very responsible, financially stable woman and I pretty much have my shit together. I'm educated and worked hard to get where I am. He dropped out of school when he was ...

I'm in the depths of depression. Is there a way out?

This question has 6 answers - newest was posted 4487 days ago

24 January 2012 (M) - Hey guy's I'm going to apologize before hand as on the education front I don't have much. Here's my story.. and why I have self diagnosed myself with social anxiety and depression. I started to realise I was different around the age of 13 I...

I want to have a second baby but where's the potential dad?

This question has 7 answers - newest was posted 4488 days ago

23 January 2012 (F) - Im nearly 30 and im desperate for another child! I have a 7 yr old daughter I was with her father 5 yrs! I met a man who I was totally madly inlove with and I would of loved for him to be the father of my child, but love is blind and this man was ...

She wants me to have sex with someone else before we get married. What should I do?

This question has 10 answers - newest was posted 4485 days ago

23 January 2012 (M) - I’ll try to keep this as short as possible. It all started with “what would you do if..” questions. A few questions in, it was my turn: Me: “What’s the first thing you’d do if we broke up?” Her: “Hmm.. More girl’s nights! What’s the first ...

What is this married woman REALLY saying?

This question has 4 answers - newest was posted 4488 days ago

23 January 2012 (M) - What does it mean when a married woman says that she answers more to me than her husband that doesn't talk much?...

Is there any hope left for me?

This question has 3 answers - newest was posted 4488 days ago

23 January 2012 (F) - Hi aunts and uncles. Could really do with some words of wisdom or advice on how to feel better. Or brutal honestly haha! I'm turning 31 in one week and I'm dreading it! I'm still single, I still live with my mates in a house share I have no ...

Will I have to wait around all my life?

This question has 5 answers - newest was posted 4487 days ago

23 January 2012 (F) - Hey everyone, I am 20 and I have been seeing this man (35) for two years. I know I care for him and though I realize that something like marriage cannot happen right now (I want to finish school and be settled in my career first) I wanted to at ...

Should I be upset and jealous over his remarks??

This question has 14 answers - newest was posted 4488 days ago

23 January 2012 (F) - I was watching TV with my boyfriend and Faith Hill came on for a moment. This is what he said.... "Mmmm Faith Hill is a scrumptious treat. I want to eat her up. She is sooooooo fucking hot!!!" I got upset and we had a huge argument about it...