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Archived questions from: August, 2018 (see latest in Dating category)

Dating: Help and advice

Was I too hard on my boyfriend due to my anxiety issues or did he deserve my wrath?

This question has 7 answers - newest was posted 2065 days ago

30 August 2018 (F) - Hi. I've got anxiety. My boyfriend and I have been together for 5 years. He knows all about my issues. And he has supported me through it all. We have had some major challenges due to my anxiety but we have always worked through them. Yesterday...

Should I feel insecure or worried about him talking about this woman of the past?

This question has 5 answers - newest was posted 2061 days ago

30 August 2018 (F) - Does it make you feel insecure,when your boyfriend tells you about his ex before you?, like do you wonder if she is prettier, hotter, more smart? Well my wonderful boyfriend, which is older than me,divorced,no kids thank god!!, had an ex if you...

Should I keep talking to him even though I feel like he likes my older sister but knows he can’t do anything about his feelings and is using me to get rid of them?

This question has 1 answer - newest was posted 2065 days ago

30 August 2018 (F) - Hello! There is this very attractive guy i met almost two years ago. When i met him he had a girlfriend and wasn’t really looking for anything. He recently came last month again and i became very attracted to him. This guy is the same age as me and ...

Can a gay man become straight or could this ruin our friendship

This question has 4 answers - newest was posted 2064 days ago

29 August 2018 (F) - It was 5 years ago when I decided to move from Ireland to Chicago to work it was there I met my best friend. Me and John met at work and formed an unseperable friendship. We have been through so much together from breakups to happy moments to ...

After one date his messages have become short and infrequent. Should I give up?

This question has 15 answers - newest was posted 2058 days ago

29 August 2018 (F) - I connected with a guy on a dating app and we hit it off. We seemed to be on the same wavelength, there seemed to be a lot of chemistry, a real attraction. We continuously messaged each other. We arranged to meet and counted down the days. The ...

Is he interested in me? Or the girl he is sort of in a relationship with?

This question has 2 answers - newest was posted 2065 days ago

29 August 2018 (F) - There's this guy I met,he is my teacher at church.The first day he taught me he asked for my number,I gave him and since then he has been organizing to teach me privately. He would ask how my day was,how I was doing and sometimes he would walk me ...

He's messing around with that other girl, he's the one that moved out leaving me paying all the bills when I'm unemployed and yet somehow I'm at fault?

This question has 3 answers - newest was posted 2066 days ago

27 August 2018 (F) - Hi guys, this will be a long one so please bear with me... I moved abroad around 3 years ago for work. Two years in, I met Jay who I thought was, as tacky as it sounds, the one for me. I had never had this connection with anybody before and there...

I feel like I am forcing myself on him.

This question has 5 answers - newest was posted 2069 days ago

26 August 2018 (F) - Im in a long distance relationship that would be three years in November. My boyfriend has been in school abroad, he’s graduated now and is back home.Sometimes things are great, sometimes they are not. So I thought that now that he’s back, and ...

I'm interested in a girl who has a boyfriend. Do I drop a hint that I'm single?

This question has 8 answers - newest was posted 2069 days ago

25 August 2018 (M) - I split up with my long term partner because I wasn't sure how I felt and it didn't feel right anymore. I'm in no rush to get into a relationship again but there is a girl who I have an interest in. I think there is a connection between us as I'...

The guy I've been seeing just asked about a threesome with my friend

This question has 6 answers - newest was posted 2072 days ago

23 August 2018 (F) - A guy I've been seeing for not long was talking to me tonight and he pulled up a pic on my social media and asked if it was my friend in the pic. I said yes and he said she looks familiar. He then a few sentences later was asking if I wanted a...

I just can’t shake the feeling that he’ll be benefiting from me!

This question has 11 answers - newest was posted 2070 days ago

21 August 2018 (F) - Hey, so I have a dilemma! My boyfriend of 6 months is due to move in soon, I'm very happy and so is he, we adore each other. I have my own place which is owned by family, I don't pay any rent, my grandmother pays for the service charge whic...

My profile was on a dating app...

This question has 8 answers - newest was posted 2072 days ago

21 August 2018 (M) - I have a long term partner of many years , with whom I'm really happy. About a year ago we were chatting in bed about dating in general, and how hard it must be to meet someone suitable, etc.We'd just been watching one of our favorite TV programs...

I'm about to move in with my boyfriend, but worry he might change his mind.

This question has 5 answers - newest was posted 2072 days ago

20 August 2018 (F) - Hi all, So I’ve been with my new boyfriend for nearly 6 months, it’s all going brilliantly, he’s everything I’ve wanted and we get on so well, I’m 28, he’s 30. He’s been with a lot of girls for one night stands and his longest relationship is ...

How do I get closure after he broke up with me?

This question has 6 answers - newest was posted 2072 days ago

19 August 2018 (F) - I have been dating this guy for about a month now and we did make it official. We hang out on weekends because of our schedules, but haven’t seen each other the past 3 weeks. We made plans to hang out, but he ended up falling asleep and we didn't ...

I feel very betrayed and hurt.

This question has 7 answers - newest was posted 2074 days ago

19 August 2018 (F) - Hello, So I’m writing this because me and my boyfriend a we’re having trouble and he broke up with me. However, he said he would give me a chance to work on things and see whether we would get back together or not. I thought we were working on ...

Should I continue to try this relationship or end it early? She's great but I find myself wanting more

This question has 5 answers - newest was posted 2073 days ago

17 August 2018 (M) - I'm a 36 year old working professional and have been with my girlfriend for a little over a year, she's 24 and had just graduated college and recently gotten a job (a decent one too). Like any relationships, at the beginning it was all sweet he...

Am I having these doubts because the honeymoon phase is over and we've been together for 8 years? Or am I with the wrong person?

This question has 8 answers - newest was posted 2077 days ago

16 August 2018 (F) - I am really struggling with myself at the moment. I don't know whether my doubts are justified or if I'm just having some sort of quarter life crisis. I have been going out with my boyfriend for 8 years now (since we were 16 and at school!) and ...

Any chance he likes me despite having a girlfriend?

This question has 3 answers - newest was posted 2078 days ago

16 August 2018 (F) - Hi, I was involved with this guy, we were something like friends with benefits..but i fell in love with him..then he decide to change a job and left the country, which i was very sad about, but i couldn't do anything about it.. During the nex...

How do I tell my date that I’m bisexual?

This question has 3 answers - newest was posted 2078 days ago

15 August 2018 (F) - I’m a bisexual woman and I need advice on coming out to a guy I’ve been dating for a couple of weeks. I’d like to know if any other bisexual people have advice on how to do it, and how straight people would feel if a date came out to them as ...

How do I not get too attached to the new guy I'm seeing?

This question has 6 answers - newest was posted 2080 days ago

15 August 2018 (F) - How do I not get too attached to the new guy I'm seeing? We like all the same things to a spooky degree and we have a lot of chemistry. The only thing is his ex might be pregnant and she won't go to the drs because she is religious. Which I don't ...

I want to meet and talk not be his hook up

This question has 4 answers - newest was posted 2080 days ago

14 August 2018 (F) - I’ve known this guy for nearly two years, we originally met on a night out and we were instantly attracted to each other, however he soon got a girlfriend and we barely stayed in touch and only bumped into each other a few times, the problem is that ...

I could see myself having a FWB with this guy but don't know how to approach the whole thing

This question has 2 answers - newest was posted 2080 days ago

13 August 2018 (F) - So I got out of a long term relationship about 2/3 months ago now. I went through a lot of soul searching and i'm feeling better than ever. I'm not completely over my breakup but i've got to a point where I would never get back with my ex now and ...

How to initiate conversations on social media with potential dates?

This question has 1 answer - newest was posted 2080 days ago

12 August 2018 (F) - Okay I'm new to this whole internet dating thing..... if I find a guy on social media who has similar interests and appears single, how do I go about initiating a conversation and how to I turn it to a conversation that asks if he is single and if ...

He’s chubby and it turns me off!

This question has 15 answers - newest was posted 2079 days ago

11 August 2018 (F) - So I went for a date with this guy on Monday and it went gd, he's asked me to go to a wine tasting evening after he comes back from holiday with his parents in a fortnight. However, he’s cute (he’s half French and has the accent), has a h...

What can I do about my relationship anxiety and chronic overthinking?

This question has 2 answers - newest was posted 2083 days ago

10 August 2018 (F) - I have been with my boyfriend for over two years and have separation anxiety. Even though there has never been any reason for me to overthink, I do anyway, and it always ends up just being unnecessary stress and a waste of energy. I feel like I'm ...

If he can’t make time for me, is there any point in this relationship?

This question has 3 answers - newest was posted 2080 days ago

10 August 2018 (F) - I have been in a relationship with a man for 3 months now. He has a child from a previous relationship who is 1year old. He has the child most of the weekend and works all week, as do I. We have very little time to spend with one another and I don’t ...

My girlfriend lied about her sexual past. How do I trust her?

This question has 12 answers - newest was posted 2079 days ago

9 August 2018 (M) - I have been dating this girl for four years now and have asked about past relationships with guys in the beginning of our relationship . She had told me that she slept with three guys, two boyfriends and a friend, when telling me about her ...

Two guys and I'm confused about which one to pick

This question has 6 answers - newest was posted 2080 days ago

9 August 2018 (F) - Hi guys! I am starting to date again after the end of my 6-year relationship that ended last year. This has never been a problem of mine before, but I am currently seeing two guys. Guy 1: 10 years older (35), is decently successful in h...

My boyfriend's sexual past worries me

This question has 5 answers - newest was posted 2080 days ago

9 August 2018 (F) - Im currently dating this man whose been sexually active since a very young age. Well at first he didn't tell me about it, everything was going awesome, until we got too comfortable and he decided to share some personal things about him. He told me ...

Relationship rock and a hard place

This question has 5 answers - newest was posted 2080 days ago

9 August 2018 (M) - I am currently in a relationship which is less than a year old. I love this girl a lot and even waited around for a couple of years while she was with someone else. She dumped the other guy as she was cheated on, she then she wanted to give us a try ...

How can I stop being insecure about my boyfriend’s past relationship?

This question has 3 answers - newest was posted 2085 days ago

8 August 2018 (F) - Hello all, I’m gonna try to make this as short as possible! I’m struggling to get over my boyfriend’s relationship with his ex-girlfriend. I met my bf a little over a year ago when I tried to sell him a car, I was 20 and he was 19 at the time...

She’s a good wife and a good mother, but did she break me too much? Will I ever forget what she put me through?

This question has 4 answers - newest was posted 2087 days ago

8 August 2018 (M) - My current wife and I dated from 2011 till now. I never had any reason to think she was ever unfaithful, but she talked a lot about ex boyfriends, and she had cheated on a number of them. We got engaged in 2014. And were supposed to get married i...

I'm dating someone who says he is speaking to others. How do I take that?

This question has 5 answers - newest was posted 2086 days ago

7 August 2018 (F) - Dear Cupid readers I have went a date with someone recently, he said that's he's speaking to other woman. How do I take this? ...

My fiance was looking at porn on his phone with my 9 year old sitting right next to him

This question has 6 answers - newest was posted 2084 days ago

7 August 2018 (F) - Hi I was at work on Sunday my fiancé was at home looking after our 9 year old son I got up yesterday morning my son says to me while you were at work on Sunday my dad was looking at girls dresses all in leather on his phone while I was sat next to ...

He has PTSD. Should I give him another chance?

This question has 6 answers - newest was posted 2088 days ago

6 August 2018 (F) - How do i deal with someone who has ptsd ( from serving in the army )? I met a guy on a dating site last year all was well for a few month then he seemed to have a melt down .He wouldnt see me or answer my calls and i got a bit worried. After 2 m...

Can I fool this new guy into thining I'm not a virgin?

This question has 21 answers - newest was posted 2034 days ago

5 August 2018 (F) - Hello! I met a man online. We have been talking for three months on an dating app. We’ve clicked and have a lot in common. The conversation of us being intimate has come up. However, I don’t want to tell him I am a virgin, I’m 26 and he is 22...

I don't really know what the deal is with my guy friend and I. Are we just friends? Or more?

This question has 2 answers - newest was posted 2038 days ago

4 August 2018 (F) - I have a guy friend who I’ve known for two years. We go out for dinner regularly or maybe to the movies, and he messages with borderline flirty quick witted chat between the two of us. I’m single and he’s been mostly single during the two years ...

My ex who's also my colleague has ended the relationship in a really nasty way and I'm heartbroken!

This question has 3 answers - newest was posted 2090 days ago

4 August 2018 (F) - Sorry this is a long one but I'd really appreciate some advice please. My boyfriend and I had been together almost five months but have known each other for about a year. We work in the same place but in different departments. There'd always b...

I walked a strange girl home. Would it be okay to ask her out?

This question has 5 answers - newest was posted 2091 days ago

3 August 2018 (M) - I am a grad student at a major US university. One evening not too long ago I was headed home from a long night in the lab (after midnight) when I came across a young woman wearing heels and a dress who approached me. She said that she had been at...

What's a healthy approach to make sure I never end up forgetting about me along the way when I meet a guy again?

This question has 2 answers - newest was posted 2092 days ago

2 August 2018 (F) - I broke up with my long term boyfriend about 3 months ago now and I genuinely have lost all form of sex drive whatsoever. I used to have a really high sex drive during the relationship, masturbated, etc and now I couldn't think of anything worse. R...

Should I leave my boyfriend because of my phobia?

This question has 2 answers - newest was posted 2092 days ago

1 August 2018 (F) - I have a really bad phobia of medical procedures, needles and childbirth. I’m receiving counselling and it is getting better, very slowly, but my boyfriend is desperate to start a family and I am absolutely terrified at the idea. He keeps ...

My boyfriend cannot stand up to his family and is commiting fraud!

This question has 2 answers - newest was posted 2092 days ago

1 August 2018 (F) - My boyfriend and I have been dating two years, living together, and discussing marriage for a couple months now. We have always acknowledged and accepted our differences in family culture however they have not affected us until now, and I am ...