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Archived questions from: February, 2016 (see latest in Breaking up category)

Breaking up: Help and advice

Is my boyfriend's fear of commitment normal or something we should both be concerned about?

This question has 4 answers - newest was posted 2975 days ago

29 February 2016 (F) - My boyfriend and I have been together nearly a year. It's the deepest connection I've ever felt with someone and he feels the same. Like puzzle pieces fitting together. But my other half is scared of commitment. As he puts it, half the time he...

We broke up in November but still coming to terms with it

This question has 3 answers - newest was posted 2977 days ago

28 February 2016 (F) - Hello everyone! So my boyfriend of 6 years ended our relationship back in november, just as we were about to move in together. We left it a few weeks then started meeting up again. But the past week he just ignored me, so I finished it. I don't d...

Have I rushed into dumping him ? How can I ask him for another chance?

This question has 5 answers - newest was posted 2978 days ago

28 February 2016 (F) - I dont know if ive made a mistake , I dumped my boyfriend yesterday because i came last in his life. I know work and family come first. I wouldnt expect to come before them, but he couldnt give me the time i wanted. I'm not demanding. I'd be ha...

Why why do girls dump guys who treat a girl like an angel?

This question has 29 answers - newest was posted 2973 days ago

27 February 2016 (M) - I wonder why ladies, I never hear a woman, talk about them dumping a nice guy, on here. I here all the time,How they get hurt, by the guy who treated them bad. It does happen all the time, a guy treats a woman fantastic. Then a woman, breaks t...

Should I continue a relationship with someone who doesn't want children?

This question has 6 answers - newest was posted 2975 days ago

27 February 2016 (F) - I am currently at crossroads in my life. I found a guy I truly love and loves me for who I am. We seem to be made for each other. In fact, I feel that we are soul mates if not for one terrible flaw in him. He hates children! I have seen the wa...

Am I a bad person, for now just wanting to have casual sex since a breakup?

This question has 4 answers - newest was posted 2979 days ago

27 February 2016 (F) - I have recently been dumped by my boyfriend of three years and I'm relieved about it as he didn't treat me very well and did some things that were awful by anyone's standards. But I'm having a bit of a freak out thinking I will always just give ...

What did my ex girlfriend mean by this statement?

This question has 17 answers - newest was posted 2974 days ago

26 February 2016 (M) - For starters, I am aware that I need to move on and stop obsessing over my ex, but there are some things that still confound me to this day. I wonder if she ever really loved me or if she loved how I made her feel instead. Understand what I'm ...

I'm appalled at his disrespect, but what can I do? Is it time to breakup?

This question has 6 answers - newest was posted 2978 days ago

26 February 2016 (F) - My partner of 3 years goes out each thursday night with friends, this is usually fine but i am at work on a friday so do prefer him not to come in too late. He usually comes in about 1am. Weve had a number of arguments about this mainly because ...

How Can I win her back in one weekend?

This question has 3 answers - newest was posted 2980 days ago

26 February 2016 (F) - How soon do you spend a whole weekend with your ex girlfriend? It's been a week and another week before that we weren't speaking after we argued. She dumped me, we start talking again, taking trips down memory lane, saying the I miss and love yo...

Is this a break-up? Boyfriend and I haven't talked in 3 days after argument. Please help

This question has 8 answers - newest was posted 2977 days ago

25 February 2016 (F) - On Monday me and my boyfriend got into a fight over something small and now he hasn't said one word to me in 3 whole days ! I'm worried. I don't want it to be over I just wanna work it out . yesterday he called and let it ring 3 times and hung up ...

How can I make my girlfriend secure? She's heard my ex is now free and is acting strange

This question has 4 answers - newest was posted 2982 days ago

23 February 2016 (M) - My life is like a soap opera and I don't know what to do about. A girlfriend breaks up with me. I try to reconcile, but she's with someone else so I move on. I am still in a little pain or rebounding, but I began a new relationship with another ...

I get anxious about my fiance and his female friends

This question has 3 answers - newest was posted 2981 days ago

23 February 2016 (F) - I am currently engaged to a man with whom I have been together, on and off, for the past 8 years. In these 8 years we have gotten together and broken up about 4 times. Inside of these 8 years I had a 2-year relationship with a woman (during the off ...

What are my options? I can't tell my gf because I don't want to break up with her

This question has 4 answers - newest was posted 2983 days ago

22 February 2016 (M) - Hi, so I’m in love with girl that I’ve been with for 4 years, were 20 years old and we’ve been living together in our own flat for the last two years. She’s an orphan and has little contact with her family and does not have a lot of friends. She’s ...

What can I do? The magic, the spark, is gone from our relationship

This question has 5 answers - newest was posted 2981 days ago

22 February 2016 (M) - Im not sure if i love my girlfriend any more. Im 24 she is 21. We have been together for two years. During that time we have done so much, been on holidays around the world, travelled, all kinds of things. She has helped me in so many ways. I've ...

Am I looking likely to lose her? Or is it because she needs to fight her demons?

This question has 2 answers - newest was posted 2983 days ago

22 February 2016 (M) - Hi, I hope someone can offer me some advice, I'll try to keep this short. I met this woman on a dating site 18 months ago, we hit it off very well, talked or messaged on kik, she has three children by the way. Anyway she has had some emotio...

She said she didn't want to hang out any more and I'm scared! A part of me wants to make some gestures so she knows how much I care!

This question has 8 answers - newest was posted 2967 days ago

22 February 2016 (M) - So I'll start first by stating that some of my friends and even adults while growing up have asked me again and again if i had ASD (Asperger's Syndrome Disorder) though i never saw any professionals growing up (they say it shows vividly in my ...

Is this worth saving?

This question has 10 answers - newest was posted 2982 days ago

22 February 2016 (F) - Me and my boyfriend have been together for just under 2 years. I have recently been under some stress at work. I have a lot on at uni. We live an hour away from each other so its difficult to just see each other - a couple hours here and there. So ...

My actions drove hime away. What can I do?

This question has 5 answers - newest was posted 2984 days ago

22 February 2016 (F) - Hey guys. I complain about cheating in relationship, but I'm the one who cheated. I was a nympho until I met this person who I really love. I changed for him, and we lived happily until the troubles started to appear between us. I began to tal...

I've been hung up on him for two years but haven't been able to rekindle our friendship or relationship! What should I do?

This question has 5 answers - newest was posted 2984 days ago

21 February 2016 (F) - So there's this guy that I've been hung up on for the past two years nearly. When we first met we instantly became friends maybe even a tiny bit more (constant flirting, long conversations etc). Then after a couple of months things got awkward. I ...

I need to stop stalking my ex-boyfriend's ex!

This question has 3 answers - newest was posted 2984 days ago

20 February 2016 (F) - I was with my ex boyfriend for three years and the whole time his ex girlfriend made things really difficult for me. When I started dating him he talked about a female friend a lot, so much it made me feel uncomfortable. But after some time ...

An ex, a breakup. Why is he acting this way, now?

This question has 4 answers - newest was posted 2985 days ago

20 February 2016 (F) - I fell out with a close friend I became romantically involved with briefly a few years ago. It was a complicated situation but resulted in is not talking for 2 years Then he started making the odd text messages occasionally and even after how he t...

My husband chose this other woman over our daughter and me and now wants a divorce

This question has 1 answer - newest was posted 2987 days ago

20 February 2016 (F) - Hi everyone hope you can help me out today. Well I'll start off by saying I'm recently separated and in the process of divorce. I was married for the last 8 years to a man who I really thought was the love of my life and everything I've ...

I believed my married boyfriend's lies until I could no longer deny the truth. Now I am broken!

This question has 8 answers - newest was posted 2977 days ago

19 February 2016 (F) - Recently broke up with my boyfriend after two consuming and loyal years.I was bought up with utmost moral but seemingly started my relationship with my ex while he was separated from his wife.The constant struggle between my inner conscience and ...

What are the stages between the state of being lovers to the state of being friends?

This question has 10 answers - newest was posted 2986 days ago

19 February 2016 (F) - What are the stages of going from lovers to friends? My ex lover wants to be friends and I don't know how to go about it. Can it work? I'm still attracted to him and I know he likes me....

How do I get over shock divorce?

This question has 4 answers - newest was posted 2988 days ago

17 February 2016 (F) - I am still very distraught and sad over my divorce that happened over a year ago. Mainly because I did not want the divorce to happen, nor did I see it coming. I was very much in love with my husband, we were married for 3 years and together for...

Is this what I have on offer? That, if he doesn't find someone else, he'll "settle" for me?

This question has 3 answers - newest was posted 2990 days ago

17 February 2016 (F) - I really need help getting over an ex. I don't know what's wrong with me or why I can't let him go. We were great in the beginning, I really thought I had found the one I was meant to be with for life. Then my issues of insecurity came up and he b...

Have I already given my ex too many chances?

This question has 2 answers - newest was posted 2989 days ago

17 February 2016 (M) - I have been in and out of a relationship with a girl for about 7 years now. We met back in high school. Back in Dec 2014 I proposed to her but she said no. Shortly after I found out that she was having sex with one of her co-workers. she ...

He has gone silent. Is he over me?

This question has 5 answers - newest was posted 2987 days ago

16 February 2016 (F) - Hi Please can you give me some advice? Totally mad about a man who seemed to want me and has just gone silent , no sex just no more invitations so sad ....

My ex says I deserve better but I want him back

This question has 3 answers - newest was posted 2990 days ago

16 February 2016 (F) - My boyfriend dumped me because I love him a lot and he says I deserve better than him.. actually I do but I love him more than anything and I'm dying without him.. how can I get him back?...

Was I always the side chick?

This question has 2 answers - newest was posted 2968 days ago

16 February 2016 (F) - So me and this guy were dating for around 7 months we had gotten back together after we stopped talking for 6 years. He Brooke up with me about a week and a half ago and he's already got a new girlfriend. When he broke up with me I had accused ...

Am I jealous? is he going to spread rumours that aren't true?

This question has 2 answers - newest was posted 2990 days ago

16 February 2016 (F) - I'm really annoyed right now. Today me and my mate were walking down the street and we bumped into my ex. He ran over to my best mate and gave her a hug for about 2 minutes, I was just standing there pretending not to look. After the hug he looked ...

I still have feelings for my ex 4 years later

This question has 3 answers - newest was posted 2990 days ago

15 February 2016 (F) - Dear Cupid, im finding it hard to forget my first love. We broke up in 2012 yet i still have feelings for him. i tried so many stuffs to forget him like deleting his pictures, blocking him, going out with my friends etc but to no avail. I know he ...

Help me with my foolish feelings

This question has 3 answers - newest was posted 2991 days ago

15 February 2016 (F) - I don't understand myself. Why do I keep thinking that someone who didn't consider my feelings/wants when we were together for four years, would consider them now that we broke up one month ago. I have not seen him and contact is minimal. There is ...

Does it sound like I'm a difficult person?

This question has 10 answers - newest was posted 2989 days ago

14 February 2016 (F) - I wrote some months back about my relationship, and whether I should keep going and continue to try, or that was it. Here is the link: http://www.dearcupid.org/question/without-passion-is-it-worth-it.html I appreciate all your answers to my fi...

How can I explain that we cannot go back to what we were?

This question has 7 answers - newest was posted 2992 days ago

14 February 2016 (M) - Good afternoon I have recently divorced after 33 years of marriage (my ex wife's decision). Just over a year ago, during the time I was going through my divorce, I met a lady (let's call her Cathy) who I became good friends with. Cathy is a very...

Why don't I have enough self respect to walk away?

This question has 5 answers - newest was posted 2991 days ago

14 February 2016 (F) - I think he wants me to break up with him. I have been with him for 6 months.He doesn't like confrontations.so he is trying to get me to break up with him. He openly goes out at nights. He is on Craigslist sleeping around.One of my friends set up a...

I have a woman now who wants to be with me but my heart is still hurting over my ex

This question has 2 answers - newest was posted 2992 days ago

13 February 2016 (M) - Why, does this happen, our time together I thought was, amazing, never argued, then, she was gone, no good byes, am OK, that it's over, but why not, be decent, about it, I didn't do nothing wrong, yes I came on strong, but only got to see her, once ...

Break up with boyfriend has left me feeling hurt and unable to trust

This question has 2 answers - newest was posted 2992 days ago

13 February 2016 (F) - I broke up with my emotionally and verbally abusive boyfriend a couple months ago. It was the most stressful and unhappy relationship I've ever had. There were a few good times, mainly at the beginning, but I quickly found out he was manipulative...

Find myself with no one after break up with fiance

This question has 2 answers - newest was posted 2991 days ago

13 February 2016 (F) - My fiancé ended our relationship kind of out of nowhere and told me he didn't want to get married and was no longer in love with me. This was obviously hard on me because I was in love with him and had my heart set on marriage with him, and ev...

How can he be in love with the woman he cheated on me with?

This question has 3 answers - newest was posted 2992 days ago

13 February 2016 (F) - Dear cupid, how can a man be happy and in love with the woman he cheated on his spouse with? I was married for just over 3 years to a man who I really loved with all my heart. Someone I never could of pictured hurting me in anyway. He a...

How am I supposed to forgive and get over what my ex did?

This question has 3 answers - newest was posted 2993 days ago

12 February 2016 (F) - How am I supposed to forgive and get over what my ex did? I was with a man for 3 years, but knew him for about 2 years before dating. We were best friends before dating. So I had around 5 years invested into him. We really were very close...

So why hasn't he asked me out again?

This question has 1 answer - newest was posted 2994 days ago

12 February 2016 (F) - So me and this guy have had a thing going on for about a year now. Last year we always acted like a couple all the time, and finally this year he asked me out, but over a text message... So we were together for about 3 1/2 months before we decided ...

What is going on? She says she loves me, but ? ? ? It's her way or "no way"

This question has 3 answers - newest was posted 2994 days ago

11 February 2016 (F) - Sorry if I go on with this, I just need some help shedding a bit of light on my relationship. I have been seeming an older woman for 2 and a half years. We have had an emotional rollercoaster with one thing and another. Mainly her having issu...

Confused, and flirting with another guy. What should I consider?

This question has 4 answers - newest was posted 2995 days ago

11 February 2016 (F) - Hello, I am mortified that I even have to ask this but I really really need some help. I have been going out with a guy for 5 months now and as much as I hate to admit it I'm not physically attracted to him but his personality is amazing, he is so...

How can I be calmer? Should I be beating myself up about getting blocked on FB after my first date with a guy?

This question has 6 answers - newest was posted 2992 days ago

11 February 2016 (F) - Hello everyone! I had gone on a date with a guy on Saturday that I had been talking to for about a week. I am a confident woman and know that I have a lot to offer to a man, however... He was so attractive and a bit older than me, so I had gott...

Does anyone have any advice for the eternal commitophobe? Or should I just give up hope now and start investing in my cat collection now?

This question has 3 answers - newest was posted 2995 days ago

10 February 2016 (F) - Dear Cupid, I recently split up with my boyfriend of 2 months. Which isn't very long I know, but it's been playing on my mind. I'm usually the sort of person who can cut someone off at the drop of a hat, and I've had to do that to survive in th...

Boyfriend of 3 years cheated, broke up with me and now is dating the woman he cheated on me with. I'm not coping well

This question has 7 answers - newest was posted 2997 days ago

9 February 2016 (F) - I was with my boyfriend for 3 years, with our relationship ending about 3 months ago. I had always thought my boyfriend was a great man and a great partner, but he really did me dirty towards the end and also after our break up. He ended up ...

I don't understand why I am struggling with this breakup.

This question has 4 answers - newest was posted 2996 days ago

8 February 2016 (M) - I posted something a while back about a woman who was blowing hot and cold on me for a while, and the relationship is definitely over now. We were seeing each other for about eight years. It looks like it's done for now because she basically told me ...

I just keep crying and its hard to stop.

This question has 3 answers - newest was posted 2998 days ago

6 February 2016 (F) - Okay so i broke up with a boy about a year ago because it was toxic and not good for either of us, but we were together a year and a half and are in the same social group, we've had a rollercoaster since then. he was messaging me saying we should ...

How do I accept, let go, and move on?

This question has 4 answers - newest was posted 3001 days ago

5 February 2016 (F) - How best can I accept an apology I never got (and never will), let go and move on? I am trying very hard to let go of the anger I feel- but it comes in waves- and unexpectedly. So many negative feelings- anger, disgust, resentment, guilt, shame. How ...