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Archived questions from: July, 2017 (see latest in Dating category)

Dating: Help and advice

I pushed him away because I wanted him closer to me.

This question has 8 answers - newest was posted 2458 days ago

31 July 2017 (F) - So 3 weeks ago I kind of pushed my boyfriend away and told him I don't wanna be with him but what I was really trying to do is making him understand my mental illness, suffering from GAD and BPD, I tried to tell him maybe through my ery wrong way of ...

I can't learn to trust men

This question has 3 answers - newest was posted 2459 days ago

31 July 2017 (F) - Why can I not trust men? How can I go about this? I have been going to therapy for a while and my psychiatrist point blank said and it seem like a light bulb hit- "you haven't trusted anyone since josh" - josh was my verbally abusive bf of five ...

How do I handle being away from my boyfriend during his two week family vacation?

This question has 5 answers - newest was posted 2459 days ago

31 July 2017 (F) - My boyfriend recently left two days ago for a two week family vacation to Hawaii, a seven hour time difference behind my time. He is waking up around the late afternoon/dinnertime for me and it is just terrible. We have been dating for over two ...

My ex boyfriend's girlfriend texted me telling to delete old posts from when we were dating

This question has 7 answers - newest was posted 2459 days ago

31 July 2017 (F) - I got a message from my ex's current girlfriend. He cheated and immediately got together with her after our breakup. I took the breakup better than I expected and became happier. But he always texts trying to get back together. He also started ...

My boyfriend is cheating, pressuring me to have sex. I'm afraid he'll leave me if I don't give in

This question has 18 answers - newest was posted 2459 days ago

29 July 2017 (F) - I am 19 and even tho i know all my friends are having sex, i know it doesn't mean i have to but i'm getting a lot of pressure from my boyfriend to do it right now. The pressure seems to be more and more as the days go on. And I will be honest, i ...

My boyfriend is dealing with the loss of his brother. He's blaming me and shutting me out

This question has 6 answers - newest was posted 2461 days ago

28 July 2017 (F) - My boyfriend recently lost his brother to suicide 6 weeks ago. For the first 4 weeks I tried to support him and his family as much as I could. Then 2 weeks ago he turned and started to blame me for what happened and told me he wished I was dead. He ...

My boyfriend tells me that he's over his ex so why are they following each other on instagram?

This question has 3 answers - newest was posted 2462 days ago

28 July 2017 (F) - HEY!!!! I've been dating this guy for six months and I was looking on Instagram and found his ex-girlfriend's page. Her page is public. When I looked at all her pictures he liked almost all of the recent ones. Him and I are not friends on ...

I'm dating a guy who's rather pushy and doesn't want to compromise on even the smallest of things

This question has 11 answers - newest was posted 2460 days ago

28 July 2017 (F) - There's this guy I have been dating and he is overall wonderful. However, he's done things here and there that has shown me that maybe he can't really compromise. Once, we went dancing at a restaurant with a live band. We had a great time had s...

I'm hurting terribly after a break up. Any advice on how to feel better?

This question has 6 answers - newest was posted 2461 days ago

28 July 2017 (F) - Hi everyone, I was involved with a guy for about a year. It didn't work out because he couldn't commit to me and last week I found out he'd actually been in love with someone else when he met me. I made the decision last week to cut contac...

I think my girlfriend might be in touch with her ex but I am afraid to bring it up

This question has 5 answers - newest was posted 2461 days ago

27 July 2017 (M) - i have been with my girlfriend for almost 3 years now, Trust is something that is always earned, and unfortunately she has lied to me a few times, so i really have a difficult time sometimes when situations don't feel right or i get the feeling shes ...

He makes faces when I talk about men I have dated. Is he jealous?

This question has 5 answers - newest was posted 2462 days ago

27 July 2017 (F) - If I mention the names of men who I admire or have dated, my co-worker always makes this scrunched up face like he smelled a nasty poopie. I don't constantly talk about other guys. Does this mean he is jealous? He also stares at me when he thinks ...

I have feelings for two guys, and they're best friends?

This question has 1 answer - newest was posted 2463 days ago

27 July 2017 (F) - Hi aunts and uncles. I am in a bit of a unique situation which is causing me a lot of stress. My ex, (let's call him M) and I broke up in March after he said he didn't really know what he wanted and he said, "this doesn't mean we can't get back ...

Some advice please on my first date

This question has 3 answers - newest was posted 2462 days ago

27 July 2017 (F) - I'm going on a first date soon with a boy I really like. We went to elementary school together and recently reconnected on a dating app. I haven't ever been in a long-term relationship, and all the dates I've gone on in the past few years were ...

Should my boyfriend accept his team leader's offer of money?

This question has 7 answers - newest was posted 2461 days ago

26 July 2017 (F) - My boyfriend started his job about seven months ago and his team leader at work fancys him a bit but knows about me, however she's offered to give him 50 quid towards a pair of trainers, now to ms I feel he shouldn't except this offer because she ...

I don't want a ring on my finger but I would like more affection!

This question has 3 answers - newest was posted 2284 days ago

26 July 2017 (F) - I've been seeing my fella for 12 yrs and have to say we are not in love although I feel I'm more fond of him than he is of me! He is totally inscrutable and never reveals his feelings. He is very reliable and fab company. I would say we are in lust ...

He seemed to ask a lot of questions about my income!

This question has 8 answers - newest was posted 2463 days ago

25 July 2017 (F) - Dear Cupid; I'm in my 50's and unfortunately back in the dating world after my husband passed away years ago. I recently went on a meet and greet and the man asked me what year my car was, if I owned or rented, how big was my house. H...

My boyfriend and I both have anger issues but should I forgive him?

This question has 3 answers - newest was posted 2465 days ago

25 July 2017 (F) - Me and my boyfriend have been together a year and we were going very strong, and madly in love. Only recently has our relationship deteriorated. First off I have trust issues, have done for many years after awful relationships before. At the star...

Is my boyfriend being wise and protecting himself? Or is there more to the story?

This question has 6 answers - newest was posted 2464 days ago

24 July 2017 (F) - My boyfriend and I have a very happy relationship, we spend a lot of our time together, we go out, stay in, and we have a lot of sex and we're very affectionate towards one another. We are in the process of selling our houses separately and buying ...

Should I be worried by his behaviour?

This question has 4 answers - newest was posted 2466 days ago

24 July 2017 (F) - Hello. I need your help to figure out if you think my boyfriend cheated. Let me begin by saying that he is in touch with me several times a day. But yesterday he behaved unlike the norm. We talked before bed on Saturday night. All was fine. I ...

Will he contact me?

This question has 17 answers - newest was posted 2459 days ago

24 July 2017 (F) - So I've been dating a guy for 6+ months. We told each other that we love one another. He has asked me to invite him over for dinner. Well the day came and he never showed up. I texted him and no response. I called him and he hung up. The next day he ...

How do I know if he really wants a relationship?

This question has 3 answers - newest was posted 2467 days ago

23 July 2017 (F) - I've been dating a guy for the past 2 months. He is one of the most interesting people I have ever met we talk daily and see each other once/twice a week. We ended up having sex a little early on I think it was the 4th date and it was mind blow...

Have I missed my chance to find a man, settle down and have a family?

This question has 12 answers - newest was posted 2466 days ago

23 July 2017 (F) - What do you do if you want to find someone to share your life with and get married so much that your heart hurts, but you are in your thirties and feel like you missed your chance? I've had lousy luck with guys all of my life. All I want is to...

How do I address these problems? Has anyone out there dated a partner with children, while having no children themselves?

This question has 1 answer - newest was posted 2466 days ago

22 July 2017 (M) - I need some advice. I met a divorced woman with 2 beautiful kids over a year ago, and we first started meeting only for sex, but somehow, we have developed a very strong friendship and I think we are both very fond and loving of each other. Ou...

We've already decided we are going to break up eventually. Should we just do it now?

This question has 5 answers - newest was posted 2468 days ago

22 July 2017 (F) - I'm with someone I love dearly and we have almost been together for two years. Both of us are cautious about fully committing because of curiosity about other romantic options. I'm willing to stay and see where things go, but he is for sure ...

Does my LDR GF have borderline disorder?

This question has 5 answers - newest was posted 2468 days ago

19 July 2017 (M) - I posted a similar question a while back but I need some more help now more than ever. Long story short, my parents and i all went camping for three days and I told my gf that it may be hard to talk since I'll be in the middle of the woods/at...

Did I ruin our date?

This question has 2 answers - newest was posted 2471 days ago

19 July 2017 (F) - So I was really wondering , how do you know if the date is going well? I've been on this date with a guy and the whole date we were laughing and talking with a few moments of silence but we were together for 5 hours and it was really fun and at o...

Engaged but I've seen someone new

This question has 11 answers - newest was posted 2470 days ago

18 July 2017 (F) - I am engaged to a man whom I have been in a mostly happy relationship for 9 years. He cheated on me three years in with someone at work but we got over it. We are now engaged and the wedding is next year. My problem is, I'm absolutely obses...

Can't understand what kind of relationship I'm in

This question has 4 answers - newest was posted 2472 days ago

18 July 2017 (F) - I have known my friend for over a year. He has been doing little things. 1: Can you be out by a certain time? 2: I have my own place but still living with him. 3: He said he wanted to tell me something but then stops and pauses and says never mi...

8 years of trust,broken! Can we make it back?

This question has 14 answers - newest was posted 2471 days ago

17 July 2017 (F) - Hi all thanks for your help first of all I have a horrible problem I need help with. Sorry about the lengh. I went on a holiday with 4 of my friends one of them is my boyfriends brothers girlfriend Side note: I've been with my bf 8 years been ...

I can't deal with his passive aggressive behavior when I don't want sex

This question has 14 answers - newest was posted 2469 days ago

17 July 2017 (F) - I met a guy, who is now my boyfriend, 3 months ago. He has made it clear he is really into me. I wasn't sure if I was atttacted to him enough, but he was lovely to me and we had a lot in common, so I went with it. I was very happy to fiND we worked ...

I'm disappointed that he suggested such a crummy hotel. Am I overreacting?

This question has 12 answers - newest was posted 2470 days ago

17 July 2017 (F) - Hi, thanks for your advice in advance. I'm 40 and my my boyfriend is 45. He took his children on a short vacation and asked me to go with them. I didn't accept his invitation because this is a new relationship, we have been together for 6 months, ...

think they are way too secretive and just honestly don't want them anywhere near each other!

This question has 6 answers - newest was posted 2465 days ago

16 July 2017 (F) - Okay so before me and my bf were dating he had a crush on my best friend but nothing ever happened because he was actually dating someone else. We winded up dating about a yr later. We were kind of like a trio before our romance started but as time...

Do I pick my FWB or the girl I was dating?

This question has 5 answers - newest was posted 2473 days ago

16 July 2017 (M) - Hi all. In much need of some help to sort out this insanity I've found myself in. So I've been in a friend's with benefits relationship with a woman for 2 years now. She's actually become my very best friend. But I also have a girl who is supe...

Why am I so jealous? Why does his past bother me so much?

This question has 2 answers - newest was posted 2475 days ago

15 July 2017 (?) - Advice needed. I am in a relationship with someone and it's been a couple of months. I don't know why but I get really jealous of his exes, even a woman he just went on dates with I get jealous about. It's ridiculous, I know I can trust him, and I ...

I can't forget THE ONE

This question has 3 answers - newest was posted 2473 days ago

15 July 2017 (F) - It's been 10 years since I met A,the man of my life. Someone whom i've dreamt of being with since I was a child. I thought he'd exist only in my imagination, but I found him - and we shared mutual sentiments for each other. Unfortunately, we led ...

My boyfriend's ex wife still comes into the house every week

This question has 13 answers - newest was posted 2469 days ago

14 July 2017 (F) - My boyfriend of a year is divorced three years and his ex wife comes into his house with their High School children to collect any things they have left there when hes at work. She comes in with them and into the lounge and kitchen etc and has a ...

BF's BFF in love with him and purposely interfering...

This question has 3 answers - newest was posted 2472 days ago

14 July 2017 (F) - Hi All. So one of my boyfriend's best friends is a female. He has only platonic feelings for her and they have known each other for many years. I was excited to meet her and then after I did, every idea I had about thinking we would get along would ...

My boyfriend is a good guy but I'm not in love with him anymore. There's also a new man on the scene but he's in a relationship. I'm clueless about what to do

This question has 5 answers - newest was posted 2477 days ago

13 July 2017 (F) - Hi Aunts and Uncles. I'm posting this here because I have always had good advice here before and I have no one I can speak to about this. I feel like such an awful person for what I am about to write but I can't go on keeping it in my head. It's ...

I can't believe that after all his drama, HE dumped me! I need closure. What do I do?

This question has 10 answers - newest was posted 2474 days ago

12 July 2017 (F) - Hey guys! Just need a little advice at the moment! Hope you can help! I met a guy at my job that I started dating.. before anyone says "Don't date people you work with".. I usually don't, and I only made an acception because he works in anot...

Is this happening too quickly?

This question has 6 answers - newest was posted 2477 days ago

12 July 2017 (F) - Preface: So, 11 weeks ago I posted a question on this website to seek help with an (almost) four-year-old relationship. Two wise people gave me the advice to end the relationship - advice I ignored until about a month ago when I finally made the...

Should I send one last txt?

This question has 6 answers - newest was posted 2470 days ago

12 July 2017 (F) - Hi all. I rarely get dates so was well excited when i finally got one. The guy said he felt a connection before we met i held back because i didnt want to put all my feelings on him and get hurt. The date was great we did have a few drinks and went ...

How much space do I need to give this guy?

This question has 4 answers - newest was posted 2478 days ago

12 July 2017 (F) - I've been dating a guy for a while, but so far it hasn't really gone anywhere and I think it's because I've been putting too much pressure on him to have a relationship. We really like each other, get on really well, have loads in common and have a ...

My new boyfriend doesn't make me feel beautiful

This question has 6 answers - newest was posted 2470 days ago

12 July 2017 (F) - My boyfriend doesn't ever make me feel beautiful. He will always say to me 'you look nice' but I can tell he is just saying that without any true feeling. I would say I am an attractive girl and tend to get a lot of male attention and fe...

He tells me that I'm special, but doesn't make me feel like I am

This question has 5 answers - newest was posted 2470 days ago

12 July 2017 (F) - So I've been with my boyfriend for a long time now. He would always call me pretty and beautiful. It would make me feel so special. Recently though during a normal conversation which escalated to him telling me about who he thinks the hottest person ...

How can you distinguish when someone is in to you?

This question has 4 answers - newest was posted 2474 days ago

12 July 2017 (F) - How can you distinguish when someone is into you? I am gay and not the most confident of people, I don't typically look gay and it's not something one drops into the conversation!! What I am trying to say is, it's so much easier for straight peo...

Is my daughter possibly being used by the guy she moved in with?

This question has 4 answers - newest was posted 2477 days ago

11 July 2017 (F) - My daughter has moved in with her boyfriend they have only being together 5 months and moved in with him after 2 months. She is paying him £300 a month plus half for food. It is his house and her name is not on the mortgage. She has also bought ...

Should I try and see what happens with him or do I let it go? Thoughts!

This question has 2 answers - newest was posted 2477 days ago

11 July 2017 (F) - So at the end of last year, I was hanging out with my (70 year old- looking like 50 aunt) LOLLL, and we went to pick up her granddaughter, but before we went to ta gas station and cafe, a very nice spot which happened to be in front of her ...

Desperately seeking sex

This question has 6 answers - newest was posted 2477 days ago

11 July 2017 (F) - Im single and i have been having a few dates here and there. Its all fine but im not getting any connections with anyone. Im quite horny now and miss the regular sex and dirty talk. Sex toys and masturbating are fine for a while but its just not the ...

The love of my life just shamed my dressing style and said that I embarrassed him

This question has 11 answers - newest was posted 2475 days ago

11 July 2017 (F) - The man I thought was the love of my life just informed me that when I visited him in his home town I embarrassed him because of my outfit because, he says , it was way too short I feel totally embarrassed . I'm in my 40s and somewhat chubby ...

Does love happen when u stop looking for it?

This question has 7 answers - newest was posted 2482 days ago

8 July 2017 (F) - Has anyone had bad luck left and right in dating - I feel like I'm at my end of trying that I just don't know if there is such a thing if the universe aligning u with someone - I've tried online- abstinence - a one night stand - a relationship and ...