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

Family: Help and advice

This ia about my daughter - which for me at the moment is causing me quite a bit of stress.

This question has 3 answers - newest was posted 359 days ago

30 September 2008 (F) - My 22yr old daugher has recently returned home after splitting up with her boyfriend of seven years. with whom she lived with for a year. This has become quite a messy situation and I am doing all I can to support her. However, since coming back...

The only reason I went through with the wedding is because I paid for it all. I also love someone else. Please help.

This question has 3 answers - newest was posted 65 days ago

30 September 2008 (F) - Me and my husband were just married June 14th 2008 and i'm not in love with him. The only reason I went through with the wedding is because I paid for it all, and therefore somebody was going to get married that day! Anyway, I've been in love with...

What do you think about our engagement factor?

This question has 1 answer - newest was posted 418 days ago

30 September 2008 (F) - My bf and I have been together since we were 15. We are still so much in love with upsets here and there which we work through. His parents are still clinging on to him like he's ten yrs. old. He's 21. He doesn't ever set them straight. ...

What do I do about this divorce - going through the courts is costing a fortune!

This question has 1 answer - newest was posted 418 days ago

30 September 2008 (F) - My ex husband and I are fighting over the courts re access to the children. Both children live with me and he wants them to stay overnight with him for Fri - Mon inc every two weeks. Ex husband is an excessive drinker and neither child wants to stay ...

My step daughter wants money but shows no respect, because I didn't raise her! At what point enough is enough?

This question has 7 answers - newest was posted 416 days ago

30 September 2008 (M) - Dear cupid and agony aunts out there, there is a heck of alot going on here ! I am a married guy, 49, and my spouse, female of course is 46. we both have children which are now in their twenties. we have been together for 14 years, having struggl...

Should I move in with him? My boyfriend says it's over if I don't....

This question has 5 answers - newest was posted 418 days ago

30 September 2008 (F) - I have been with my boyfriend for 5 years. He wants me to move in with him, but my family don't really like him and don't want me to. They say that I'm too young and that they don't think I'm ready. I originally said yes but when I told my Mam she ...

I need help with my husband's child's mother before I hurt her!

This question has 14 answers - newest was posted 197 days ago

30 September 2008 (F) - Hi, everyone! ok i have a big problem. im married to a great man who has a child by another women. they had him when they were teenagers and now we are in our early 20's. the childs mother is crazy! my husband didnt have any parental rights {wasnt ...

Dating a year and I want to meet his family...but when I suggest it...he gets so defensive! What is happening?

This question has 4 answers - newest was posted 418 days ago

30 September 2008 (F) - I have been dating my boyfriend for over a year and still have not met his family. Everytime I bring it up he has one excuse or another. He also shuts his phone off everytime we are together and will not talk to people over the phone in front of ...

Caught between my family and my forbidden lover! What should I do?

This question has 5 answers - newest was posted 418 days ago

30 September 2008 (F) - I met this guy ( lets call him Mr.A) nearly a year ago, he's a tough guy with piercings and tattoos but as i got to know him i realised he is quite sensitive and sweet. When i told my family about him they had their doubts but were happy that i was ...

Should I put my mom in a nursinghome?

This question has 7 answers - newest was posted 197 days ago

30 September 2008 (F) - Hi I am going through the hardest time of my life right now and feel terriable and guilty. My Mother is 84 years old with really bad dementia. So me and my daughter had to move in but she has never liked my daughter and has a controlling ...

I really want my dad to go! At least when my parents divorce the fighting will stop.

This question has 4 answers - newest was posted 418 days ago

29 September 2008 (F) - hey! i'd love to have your advice. i dont know if its ok to ask here because its not really a relationship/love or something question i think. my dad and my mum just told us three kids that they will break up. my dad works in a hospital and chea...

Perhaps this explains the tears streaming down my face as I write this...please - what do I do?

This question has 6 answers - newest was posted 418 days ago

29 September 2008 (F) - Oh dear oh dear. I don't know what to do anymore. My mother keeps talking to me about her dying, and how I'm going to survive when she's gone. She has been seriously ill recently but she is very much on the mend and is getting much better. I am an o...

Are we 'tying the knot' too young?

This question has 10 answers - newest was posted 345 days ago

29 September 2008 (F) - ive been dating my b/f for almost 3 years now, and i know in my heart i want to be with him for the rest of my life, and he feels the same since he wants to get married and have a child. i want that as well but im 19 and he's 21 but my mother is r...

Is this picture really that big of a deal? My girlfriend is freaking out over it...

This question has 5 answers - newest was posted 419 days ago

29 September 2008 (M) - I ask this because I want to make sure that I'm being reasonable, because I don't want to be that guy who only thinks of himself. My girlfriend took a picture of me sleeping in my underwear with my hand down my pants (hilarious!). She sent it to s...

I have a personality disorder. What can I do to be a better mother?

This question has 3 answers - newest was posted 419 days ago

29 September 2008 (F) - ive got personality disorder and on the 25th of september my daughter got taken of me ive been to court but its looking slip that i will ever have my daughter back im gutted its so unfair they think that when my daughter gets abit older i wont ...

She hasn't told her mom about us yet so she keeps getting set up on dates!

This question has 3 answers - newest was posted 406 days ago

29 September 2008 (F) - Okay here is my problem me and my girlfriend have been together for like 5 months now and she hasn't told her mom yet. Then her mom set her up with some guy and she had to date him and she was still dating me!!! This really hurt my feelings but I ...

Has he been emotionally abusing me for years?

This question has 1 answer - newest was posted 419 days ago

29 September 2008 (F) - I have two children, 6 and 8- my 6 year old has autism. My husband has been battling alcoholism for years. He just informed me he has been seeing another woman and left. He has treated me especially poorly over the years and very much so now. I ...

How do I do the right thing and remain understanding?

This question has 3 answers - newest was posted 419 days ago

29 September 2008 (F) - Hi, ive been living with my boyfriend for a year and he is seperated but not divorced from his ex wife. He pays her a huge amount of 'child' support every month and we know that she doesnt spend it all on the kids. She kept the house which is real ...

Should I include my child in meeting my boyfriend's parents for the first time?

This question has 2 answers - newest was posted 419 days ago

29 September 2008 (F) - I have been divorced for 3 years, I have a 5 year old daughter, and i have been dating this guy fr 4 months. We were talking about meeting his parents. He has met my daughter and spent time with us. She adores him! I know his parents are al...

Is it petty of me to want my boyfriend of five years to buy me things and/or take me out once in a while?

This question has 1 answer - newest was posted 419 days ago

29 September 2008 (F) - Is it petty for me to want my bf of five years to buy me things and/or take me out once in a while? We are both in college and we don't have much money. My parents help me out a lot. His don't. His parents are not generous people at all, not...

She wants the relationship a secret and I don't. What now?

This question has 1 answer - newest was posted 419 days ago

29 September 2008 (M) - I've been with my girlfriend for 5 months now and I knew her for about 7 months before then. We get along really great and we really care about each other. I'm 25 and she's 21. Overall, I'm happy with how our relationship is but there is one thing ...

Our adult son is addicted to drugs and we cannot say no to helping him...how do we cope?

This question has 7 answers - newest was posted 418 days ago

29 September 2008 (F) - This about a parenting dilemma. I hope someone can come up with some good advice. My adult son is addicted to drugs. We tried to help him many ways. We never found out ,what happened in his life what made him turn to drugs.. We tried many ways to ...

How can I reclaim my life and feel better about myself?

This question has 1 answer - newest was posted 417 days ago

28 September 2008 (F) - I've been with my boyfriend for two years now, since I was a senior in high school. I have a complicated family life; my dad was mentally, physically, and sexually abusive and was kicked out of the house when I finally told my mom at age sixteen. ...

I really don't know if I should continue the relationship, because I get hurt anytime he talks to me about his wife

This question has 3 answers - newest was posted 419 days ago

28 September 2008 (F) - i'm in a relationship with a guy who is much older than i am, he is happily married with kids, i know he loves his wife so much. i really dont know if i should continue the relationship cos i get hurt anytime he talks to me about his wife, He is th...

I'm young, I don't want to be trapped in a pointless relationship for the rest of my life, so please, help me.

This question has 3 answers - newest was posted 420 days ago

28 September 2008 (F) - Hi. this is actually weird and hard to type and to share with everyone, as i havent spoke about this to my best mates, or my family, as i know wht theyll say, but i dont know if i want to except it. I'm 17 and have been goin out with my bf, who is 2...

Please help me on how to deal with family and my ex.

This question has 2 answers - newest was posted 420 days ago

28 September 2008 (F) - I left my husband, he sent divorse papers to me. He has a girl friend, i don't have a boy friend. Before he gave my family member the divorse papers he told me on the phone he need to meet me to give me my belongings back. he will stay silent then...

My dad is dating this girl that hates my guts!

This question has 3 answers - newest was posted 421 days ago

28 September 2008 (?) - My dad is dating this girl that hates my guts and has no respect for me. I don't really like her when she's over I just igorne her pretty much or go a friend's house. She treats everyone like crap (cluding him). He treats her like gold. Befor...

Is it wrong for me to date an 18 year old guy? I'm 14.

This question has 9 answers - newest was posted 227 days ago

28 September 2008 (F) - Ok so is it so wrong for a 14 year old girl who loves a 18 year old man be such a bad thing? I feel in love with a man named Daniel and he feel in love with me to, but my mom found out we were together and called him to "talk" to him. Now I am band ...

My boyfriend's parents are hard to get along with. What can I do?

This question has 1 answer - newest was posted 262 days ago

28 September 2008 (F) - My boyfriend and i are both young and in love..but i always get the feeling that his family doesnt like me. His dad isnt the friendliest, so its hard to make a good connection with him, and i always feel like i come off to his mom as a "little goody ...

I keep sticking my fingers down my throat to make myself sick... any advice?

This question has 8 answers - newest was posted 104 days ago

27 September 2008 (F) - Recently i've bin so stressed wiv things at school and home... my bro and mum and dad keep fighting and i've really fallen for somone who's got a gf. i have low self esteem anyway and my friend's family frend said i was fat when everyone else says ...

Is it okay if you don't get along with your boyfriend's family?

This question has 1 answer - newest was posted 420 days ago

27 September 2008 (F) - My boyfriend and i are both young and in love..but i always get the feeling that his family doesnt like me. His dad isnt the friendliest, so its hard to make a good connection with him, and i always feel like i come off to his mom as a "little goody ...

My sister hates her fiance, so why is she still marrying him?

This question has 12 answers - newest was posted 359 days ago

27 September 2008 (?) - My sister says she hates her fiance and his family. She has also said she doesnt want him raising her kids, hates it when he calls, Jeremi is contantly arguing with her....and yet Brandee is still going to marry him! Honestly...i dont get it. Could ...

I just wanna be able to live my life but my parents are being mean!

This question has 1 answer - newest was posted 421 days ago

27 September 2008 (M) - My parents used to be so nice to be but now all they do is be mean and dont let me go out with girls because they do not trust me. Please help i just wanna live a normal 15 year old boys life going to partys and having fun like all my mates. :'( i ...

I don't know if my boyfriend is serious about me or just playing around...

This question has 2 answers - newest was posted 422 days ago

27 September 2008 (F) - I dont know if my boyfriend is serious about me or just playing around. He said that he really likes me a lot. Everything was going fine last week, but now hes acting different. Last week he would call me every night. He even called me at 4am...

Should I move on or hold out?

This question has 2 answers - newest was posted 421 days ago

27 September 2008 (M) - So my fiancee of five months and I decided that we were going to move in together and get married soon. The thing is, she had to use a ruse to get out of her mother's house (lots of issues between her and her mother) and, once her mom found out the ...

My father loves my ex more than me!!

This question has 1 answer - newest was posted 421 days ago

27 September 2008 (F) - I am a 51 year old woman, divorced with two adult children. My father and I have never been close, but the situation grew even more stressed after my divorce. He goes to great lenghts to keep me from coming to visit. He tells my children ...

He has a 9 o'clock curfew out on me, and treats me more like a daughter than a girlfriend!

This question has 1 answer - newest was posted 421 days ago

27 September 2008 (F) - I just want people's opinions on my boyfriend and my relationship. I'm turning 22 and my BF of 3 years is turned 25 this year. We have lived at his Moms house the entire time. I have been helping out, by giving them money for a bill or two. Its to t...

Is it wrong for me to be upset with her for "what I call" a bad decision to a quick fix from her failed past relationship?

This question has 2 answers - newest was posted 421 days ago

27 September 2008 (M) - I am currently married to 2nd wife, who had her tubes cut and burnt a few years back due to the relationship she was in. I do have one son from divorce, and she has one from her ex-boyfriend, who is not involved at all in his life. After a coup...

I wonder why he hasn't told me about his daughter?

This question has 1 answer - newest was posted 417 days ago

How do I get close to my cousin again without her pushing me away?

This question has 2 answers - newest was posted 422 days ago

26 September 2008 (F) - I have a cousin who is exactly my age who i'm extremely envious of. She has a great boyfriend, great friends, she goes out a lot. I don't seem to have any of that. i've shrugged it off for ages but now i feel a sense of loneliness and its really ...

What can I do to save and repair what we have?

This question has 2 answers - newest was posted 417 days ago

26 September 2008 (F) - My fiance and I have been together for almost two years, have been engaged for one. We have a four in a half month old together. My question is What can I do to save and repair what we have? Let me give you some background. Shortly aft...

I'm sick at having to look at my "other qualities" because I'm not as good looking as my sister.

This question has 3 answers - newest was posted 422 days ago

26 September 2008 (F) - ok heres the deal... i sound really stupid writing this and it seems so pathetic with everyhting horrible that happens in the world but i think im having a nervous breakdown lol ive only just turned 18 and all my life everyones comapred my to...

Am I mad to give up the chance of having a kid in the future by staying with him?

This question has 6 answers - newest was posted 421 days ago

26 September 2008 (F) - Dear aunts, I am 30 years old and have no children. My boyfriend is in his 40s, has 2 kids and has had a vasectomy. Whilst I don't particularly want kids, am I mad to give up the chance of having a kid in the future by staying with him? You n...

Do I give up this great girlfriend to make life easier with regard to seeing my son? Or should I stand my ground?

This question has 2 answers - newest was posted 422 days ago

26 September 2008 (M) - Hi I asked for help about a month ago and appreciated everyone's answers but need some advice again. Since my last posting I approached T and asked her to be straight with me regarding how we were. She said she liked me and would like to see i...

My parents are being extremely over protective!! Help!

This question has 6 answers - newest was posted 422 days ago

26 September 2008 (F) - hiya im 19 years old and the youngest in my family. my parents are extremely overprotective and they don't let me go out too much. i'm at a point where i dont keep in touch with too many people for fear they might ask me to come out and my parents ...

Found out recently my son isn't biologically mine.

This question has 3 answers - newest was posted 422 days ago

26 September 2008 (M) - Found out recently my son isn't biologically mine. I always sort of knew that all my kids weren't mine. Still a bit of a shock to know it for sure though. My ex still knows the other guy she was with at the time and it's been proven he's my lads ...

Help! How do I fight this?

This question has 4 answers - newest was posted 417 days ago

26 September 2008 (F) - I have been married for 4 years, lived with him for 8 and known him for 30 years. After we got married he wouldn't even hold my hand much less have sex with me but he has made sure that my son and I have a roof over our head and food in our mouths ...

How do I tell my father that I'm pregnant? He has absolutely zero empathy and worries more about money than anything else!

This question has 23 answers - newest was posted 350 days ago

26 September 2008 (F) - Hello All, I would like some tips or advice on how to tell my father that I am pregnant. Here is a little info: I am 26 years old and in a stable relationship. I have told my mother, sister, brother, and all my friends. Everyone seems to be ex...

I need to protect my son, and should I seek legal advice for our future?

This question has 7 answers - newest was posted 419 days ago

26 September 2008 (F) - Hi, I feel so weak, i need to protect my son. I live with my partner of 4 years and my 9 year old son from a previous marraige. Last night my partner prevented my son from using the toilet for 10 minutes because he was on the loo, then he had...

Is my wife cheating on me or not? I have to know!

This question has 14 answers - newest was posted 389 days ago

26 September 2008 (M) - My wife slept with someone behind my back some time ago. I found out about it, and I have forgiven her. Then more recently she saw the guy out in a bar, a chance meeting according to her, and talked with him. Again, I found out, she says, they just ...