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Archived questions from: July, 2008 (see latest in Family category)

Family: Help and advice

He doesn't know what he wants, I keep being dumped and picked up again.

This question has 5 answers - newest was posted 38 days ago

31 July 2008 (F) - My boyfriend have been on and off for years. After 5 years i asked him are you sure you really want me?Because lately id been feeling like im more than a nuisance in his life. He spends time going places and doing things with his mates sayin im not ...

How can I deal with this? My stepmom won't let me have extended visits with my mom anymore?

This question has 3 answers - newest was posted 38 days ago

31 July 2008 (M) - Last night I was watching TV and when I had to go to bed I saw my favorite show was on, so I decided to watch it, when it was done I went upstairs to find my stepmom watching me. Because she knew I didn't go to bed, I got in trouble, and now she ...

She's a great friend, but I feel like she'll eventually drag me down along with her, please help me out here.

This question has 2 answers - newest was posted 38 days ago

31 July 2008 (F) - This isn't a sex question or anything..but I seriously am confused. Please help me out :( I'm a bit lost as to what to do about a certain friend. You see, we're pretty close. She's one of the more genuine friends that I have, and probably the...

I have had it with this guy and don't want to see him anymore, but my Dad doesn't back me up

This question has 4 answers - newest was posted 38 days ago

31 July 2008 (F) - Hi, I'm hoping someone can help me with my problem. (i'm sorry it's running long)There was this guy from my church who really likes me. In the very beginning, he was sweet and really polite and fun to ahng out with, yet he is an illegal citizen ...

How can I support my boyfriend during this trying time?

This question has 4 answers - newest was posted 38 days ago

31 July 2008 (F) - Hello- Was wondering if you guys could give me some insight on this situation: How to comfort a loved one during and after the death of a family member. My fiance's grandmother is very ill and has just recently stopped eating (which is usually...

Is my sister-in-law teasing me or what???

This question has 5 answers - newest was posted 38 days ago

31 July 2008 (M) - My wife and I have been married for almost 5 years now and she has a sister which is a couple years younger than her...I am really not exactly sure what I should do on this situation so I thought I could ask for some advice.... her sister is unma...

I am never good enough to please my mother... what do I do next time she screams at me?

This question has 4 answers - newest was posted 38 days ago

31 July 2008 (F) - It doesn't matter what I do, my mother never seems to care. I play flute and I'm getting good at it, I taught myself to play piano and I get decent grades at school. But she doesn't care at all. I'm lucky if I get a very quiet 'well done' from her ...

How can I do something nice for my grandma to stop her stressing out?

This question has 3 answers - newest was posted 38 days ago

31 July 2008 (F) - Hello everyone, My problem doesn't have anything to do with sex or anything, its about my grandma. I love my grandma so much and she's sooooo stressed out I'm 17 and she's like my best friend. Im scared that she's gonna pass away from all the stre...

Why is everyone I love leaving me? My mum's so upset, it's making me worse!

This question has 5 answers - newest was posted 39 days ago

31 July 2008 (F) - Hya, my name is Jodie, i was just wondering if you could help me. You see i don't know what to do, as i've just recently come out of a relationship that i wanted to be in my whole life, and i'm tryin my hardest to get over him. But now i have my mum ...

Should I stay in my relationship if I'm not really happy?

This question has 3 answers - newest was posted 39 days ago

31 July 2008 (F) - I've been with my boyfriend for over a year and a half. We haven't been intimate yet. I know it's because he is paranoid about pregnancy. I went on birth control; the mirena, so I can't get pregnant in 5 years. I live with my mom and siblings and ...

His parents hate me and control him. What do we do?

This question has 3 answers - newest was posted 39 days ago

30 July 2008 (F) - My friend i've liked alot we got together and for a week it was good, but i found out his mother hated me, took his phone off him and because he hasnt got a job stopped all his money just so he couldn't see me (he's 18). So i broke up with him and ...

I'm 14 and find it hard to converse with my family. Can anyone help me out please?

This question has 5 answers - newest was posted 39 days ago

30 July 2008 (M) - im 14 and when i have to talk to my family i really dont no what to say. it ends up to be an awkard scilence whenever im in a room alone. well im going to my auntys for the day tomorrow and im scared that im gonna not know what to say. what shall i ...

How can I deal with knowing I can't see my mother till Christmas (my parents are divorced)?

This question has 5 answers - newest was posted 38 days ago

30 July 2008 (M) - I'm 13 going to be 14 soon, but when I was 3 my parents got a divorce, and now my mom lives 6 hrs away and I only see during holidays and this summer I stayed with her for 3 weeks and i returned a few days ago. but as soon as I said good bye I just ...

How can I cope with my partner's daughter?

This question has 15 answers - newest was posted 38 days ago

30 July 2008 (F) - I find it difficult to get on with my partner's daughter - her mom died when she was little and although she's twenty and quite manilupative, she has him wrapped around her little finger. She is at college but refuses to work to help support ...

His family is getting in the way of us. He won't stand up to his mum!

This question has 5 answers - newest was posted 35 days ago

30 July 2008 (F) - Hey, I was hoping you'd be able to shed some light or give me some advice on some of the things that our relationship has been facing lately. I have been with my boyfriend for 8 months now, I'm 20 and he's 22, we both are at uni, and both share the ...

How do I get my husband's relative to stop flirting with me?

This question has 8 answers - newest was posted 39 days ago

30 July 2008 (F) - I have an issue, one of my relative's husband constantly keeps flirting with me. It's to the the point where it's getting out of control. I've repeatedly asked him to stop. The funny thing is that he never acted this way in the beginning. He ...

Am I wrong for giving him an ultimatum to not be in his child's life?

This question has 15 answers - newest was posted 39 days ago

30 July 2008 (F) - Am I wrong for asking him to not be in the child's life cause honestly I dont think I can handle it if he is, because that means he will have to be in this OW's life as well for the child's sake. He has no business with them. I dont think I'm wrong ...

Is it wrong to be attracted to my third cousin?

This question has 7 answers - newest was posted 16 days ago

30 July 2008 (M) - Ok, so i have a problem that might sound weird.. I like my third cousin, and she likes me. I've never known her until we met a few months ago, our families don't even really know each other its only that my mother is a family genealogy expert...

It's 7 weeks 'til our wedding day, the nearer it gets ~ the more we're arguing. Please help.

This question has 3 answers - newest was posted 39 days ago

29 July 2008 (F) - Its 7 weeks to our wedding day, the nearer it gets the more we are arguing, I have never been married before, never lived with anyone and I have brought up two daughters on my own, always worked. My daughters are mothers, but with their partners but ...

What could anyone recommend for a man who is miserable in marriage and staying in it for the kids sake?

This question has 10 answers - newest was posted 40 days ago

29 July 2008 (M) - What could anyone recommend for a man who is miserable in marriage and staying in it for the kids sake? I have been with my wife for 7 years (married 6) and for the last year or two I have been insanely unhappy. I'm in no way perfect, so I won'...

I don't like being touched... is this normal?

This question has 6 answers - newest was posted 34 days ago

29 July 2008 (F) - I've noticed for a while now that I feel very uncomfortable when touched by anyone who is not in my immediate family. Whenever I make physical contact with a friend or anyone else, I get an unpleasant shiver and have to fight the instinct to pull ...

I can't tell my parents I'm pregnant, what am I going to do??

This question has 9 answers - newest was posted 39 days ago

29 July 2008 (F) - Me and my boyfriend of 2 years had sex and i think i might be pregnant, and seeing as i come from a Catholic family i cannot tell my parents. What should i do? Love SOS...

My sister ruins everything for me!

This question has 8 answers - newest was posted 40 days ago

29 July 2008 (?) - my sister really winds me up, she ruins everything for me and when i say everything i mean EVERYTHING shes such a tart! shes 13, yes only 13! and shes going out with a 17 year old who shes been with for 3 months and is already having sex with him, ...

Should my mum go back to my dad and who should I live with?

This question has 2 answers - newest was posted 41 days ago

29 July 2008 (F) - My mom was telling me about when she was young she got married to this man and that man ... is my dad... he would always put her down... and he got her young and still a virgin... he never would tell my mom "honey I love you" or at least a tha...

Where can you get married at 16 without parental consent?

This question has 3 answers - newest was posted 40 days ago

29 July 2008 (F) - hey, well i needs some questions answered if you can help? well i need to know: were can you get married at the age of sixteen without you parents consent?...

I'm 19, shes 17, we want to date, how can we tell our parents so they will let us

This question has 3 answers - newest was posted 40 days ago

29 July 2008 (M) - ok so there is a girl i like, i am 19 and a sophmore in college, she is 17 and a junior in high school. The trouble is the gap between our school grades is alot larger than our ages, but were afraid that wont matter with her parents. We want to date ...

I want to leave my husband in order to be with an ex of 28 years ago - how do I rid of my hubby gently?

This question has 7 answers - newest was posted 39 days ago

28 July 2008 (F) - I have been talking to my ex-boyfriend of 28 years ago. Out of the blue he called me when he wsa in the Bay Area and we found out that we both still have feelings for each other but I am married and want to leave my husband. I have from time to ...

I am a very messed up kid, and I feel really stuck.

This question has 13 answers - newest was posted 40 days ago

28 July 2008 (F) - I am a very messed up kid. I think I was abused a while back by my brother. He used to kiss me and sort of hump me with my clothes on. I couldn't tell my mum coz i love my bro but he was really horrible and once he got drunk and was really scary...

I simply can't be with my girlfriend, and secretly love her sister. What should I do?

This question has 5 answers - newest was posted 12 days ago

28 July 2008 (M) - Hi, This isn't an easy thing, but here it goes. I have been with my girlfriend for a few years now, started in high school. As we've grown and changed, I'm seeing differences that can't be solved between us. Things are slowly, but surel...

My fiance trusts me about the night I went clubbing but my mum threatens she isn't coming to the wedding!

This question has 3 answers - newest was posted 41 days ago

28 July 2008 (F) - hi all i am getting married in five weeks time last week me and partner had a big fight due to the stress of it all and fri night he was not feeling well so i went out on the lash and got talking to a guy we chatted nothing else and went clubbin...

My sister-n-law lost her baby at 5 months and won't talk to anyone! How can I help?

This question has 6 answers - newest was posted 42 days ago

27 July 2008 (F) - My sister-in-law just got married in January and she got pregnant in February. She was so excited and 3 weeks ago she lost the baby. She was 5 months along and her water broke and the baby had tumors on his brain. They had to induce her, but the ...

The baby turns out NOT to be my boyfriend's but he still supports him, should I meet this other woman?

This question has 3 answers - newest was posted 42 days ago

27 July 2008 (F) - ive been dating this guy for a five years and he had a baby scare with someone right before our relationship got serious. the baby turns out not to be his and he still takes care of the child just to be a good guy by being a good support. my main ...

What makes a parent love one child more than another?

This question has 9 answers - newest was posted 29 days ago

26 July 2008 (M) - can anybody tell me what makes a parent love their child less than their other children and blatantly show it....

How do I break the news to him that the pill didn't work so now I'm pregnant?

This question has 4 answers - newest was posted 43 days ago

26 July 2008 (F) - ok i have been taking the birth control pill but recently found out im pregnant which proves the pill doesnt always work. but the thing is, my boyfriend knows ive been taking the pill and not sure how to tell him im expecting his child. his ex...

I am confused and hurt by his cruel actions regarding me and my son!

This question has 8 answers - newest was posted 43 days ago

26 July 2008 (F) - hi everyone, im a 36 yr old woman whose been dating a 57 yr old man for 2 yrs, and even though things havent been that good over the last few months as they were in the beginning i never dreamed he would treat me and my son the way he has over the ...

How can I cope with my terminally ill father?

This question has 10 answers - newest was posted 5 days ago

26 July 2008 (F) - my dad's going to die within the next year... i don't think i can cope anymore....

I'm afraid my girlfriend will be scared off by my parents! they yell all the time.

This question has 5 answers - newest was posted 43 days ago

26 July 2008 (M) - Sorry, this is gonna be long but I need your help. Please. I’m 15. great parents but they don’t get along. Constant yelling and verbal abuse. Mom yells 24/7. dad has made me grow up too fast and routinely gives me 30-60+ min speeches on how ...

Should I leave? I cant handle this coldness between us anymore!

This question has 5 answers - newest was posted 44 days ago

26 July 2008 (M) - I've been Married to my wife now for seven years , we have had a little girl who is 3 years old now and the joy of my life . The thing is that my wife and i hardly talk to each other anymore . I am to blame for our current financial problems due to ...

My mum is taking my stepbrother on holiday. Is she disowning me?

This question has 7 answers - newest was posted 42 days ago

25 July 2008 (F) - My mum and dad are divorced and i have a new step brother who is 15. My mum seems to dislike me for some reason and i have treated her a bit unfairly over the years but she seems to act jealous of me or something. Recently she asked me to go on ...

My family is worried about me seeing my ex, what should I do?

This question has 2 answers - newest was posted 44 days ago

25 July 2008 (F) - My ex-boyfriend and I have been talking to one another for the last 6 months and we were planning this week to see each other but I had to lie to my parents about where I was going. They found out and my mom says that I am 21 to make my on decision ...

I have sexual feelings for my cousin, I'm going to tell her how I feel at a movie... How do I ask her to sleep with me?

This question has 10 answers - newest was posted 28 days ago

25 July 2008 (M) - Alright, so here's my problem........I've always had sexual feelings for my second cousin.......I'm 18 and shes 27..........when we were younger, I remember her asking me to kiss her on her mouth, I never thought anything of it then but now I ...

I'm in love with my step brother but our parents are trying to break us up!

This question has 4 answers - newest was posted 39 days ago

25 July 2008 (F) - ok. well, first off, everyone know that step siblings are NOt blood related. ok. now, im in love with my step brother, and we are planning to go to college together. We only lived in the same house for like, 3 years, so its not like we were rai...

I want to talk to my children... any idea what to do, and what legal actions can I take?

This question has 3 answers - newest was posted 45 days ago

25 July 2008 (F) - so here is the situation my kids live in another state with there dad, MY X boyfriend. I left in order to get my life together. Before I left I was not able to see my kids he would give me ultimatums like sleep with me or you can't see your kids, ...

We're getting married in two weeks, but since his children from a previous relationship and his sister have come, he has basically ignored my son and me.

This question has 3 answers - newest was posted 44 days ago

25 July 2008 (F) - I am supposed to get married in two weeks. My fiance has been living with my son and I for about two months. He has two children from a previous marriage that I do not know very well because they do not visit here very often. They are visiting ...

Her parents don't accept me! I haven't been rude or offensive. Thank you for any comments.

This question has 3 answers - newest was posted 45 days ago

25 July 2008 (M) - Hello Me and my girlfriend have been seeing each other for almost a year. We both love each other but her parents don't accept me. I come from a "well off" family. Not breaking the bank money but enough. She comes from a horrible council es...

How do I comfort a friend who's so distressed about her break up?

This question has 1 answer - newest was posted 45 days ago

24 July 2008 (F) - ( Kinda long) Im 14 years old and so far my life is going okay. Well that was until today anyway. My best friend *Sara got dumped by her boyfriend and thats where things took a turn for the worst. My friend * Jay was there when she was on the p...

My sis is VERY open about her sex life, I'm rather secretive. Should I be more open, who should I be more open with, how much am I meant to say??

This question has 3 answers - newest was posted 42 days ago

24 July 2008 (F) - My sister and i are very different. She is 2yrs older, and is VERY open about her sex life...with me especially, and my parents. It may be because of her, but i am the opposite, i am very reserved and keep my sex life away from my family and even my ...

I'm travelling with my boyfriend and his family, how can we have some privacy on holiday?

This question has 1 answer - newest was posted 45 days ago

24 July 2008 (F) - Okay, this is my first time asking a question for all the agony aunts and uncles, so please be nice to me xD! I'll make this nice and quick for you, me and my boyfriend and his family (mum, dad, younger brother and sister) are going to France ...

What is a Jack the Lad?

This question has 6 answers - newest was posted 45 days ago

24 July 2008 (F) - I have recently star6ted seeing a young man and we seem to be getting on well. His sister I get on very well with and she4 confided in me and said I know he is my brother but watch out and dont egt huirt as he has always BEN A AJck Teh Lad. ...

How do I tell my 11 year old daughter she has a sibling? The baby is the result of an affair...

This question has 6 answers - newest was posted 43 days ago

24 July 2008 (M) - To make a long story short, I had a 3 year affair. When we were breaking up, my girlfriend knew it was happening, and went off her birth control to trick me into making her pregnant. It was out right deception, as I specifically asked her if she was ...