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Archived questions from: August, 2013 (see latest in Family category)

Family: Help and advice

Boyfriend of 3 months has lost his home. Should I let him sink or try to help?

This question has 10 answers - newest was posted 3882 days ago

31 August 2013 (F) - I have been dating someone for three months. He has three children whom he pays child support for as well as paying his own mortgage. Things have been going well between us and he has talked about me meeting his kids, which I am hoping to do eve...

Sister in law wants sex and my wife wants me to give it to her

This question has 11 answers - newest was posted 3460 days ago

31 August 2013 (M) - I'm not a young man anymore. I've had a good marriage so far, at least I though we did. First, my wife and my sister in law were both victims of being raped by their father as teens, it was kept a deep family secret. I'm not sure about this ...

My husband is choosing a caregiver over me?? I think he's lost his mind!

This question has 4 answers - newest was posted 3886 days ago

29 August 2013 (F) - I don't know what to make of my life sometime. My husband's mom is in an assisted living facility. She had a particular care giver who tried to get my husband to hire her under the table. So I go to visit his mom because he asked me to check this ...

Is there something wrong with my family? Why can't they be happy for my result?

This question has 10 answers - newest was posted 3882 days ago

29 August 2013 (F) - HI! A year ago a started the toughest job selection on the planet dreaming I would get my dream job. The firm said they would hire 12 people: 6 in Sept 12 and 6 in Sept 14. The competition was ruthless- I had to undergo 3 super selective exams an...

My partner is still tied to his family and I am a secret. Did I do the wrong thing by giving up?

This question has 4 answers - newest was posted 3886 days ago

28 August 2013 (F) - I am divorced with two children and met another divorced man with three children, a couple of years after we were both divorced. My ex and I are amicable and have successful custody arrangements, although fairly traditional. My partner and his ex ...

I'm 42 years old and still feel like I have to fit my family's criteria!

This question has 2 answers - newest was posted 3887 days ago

28 August 2013 (F) - Hi Guys , well its been a while since ive been on here, had lots going on in my life mostly positive but also I have had alot of family issues.... As i have previously written about my sister, she got married this year and me and my partner did not ...

My girlfriend is disabled and does not feel respected by her mom.

This question has 4 answers - newest was posted 3887 days ago

27 August 2013 (M) - Well my girlfriend is upset cause her mom doesn't let her take shower without her mom around. She used to have bad seizures. But her seizures are under control with a nerve stimulater. My girlfriend has to wait until her mom is around even though ...

Boyfriend's adult son moved in, uses my car, doesn't contribute

This question has 16 answers - newest was posted 3885 days ago

27 August 2013 (F) - My boyfriend let his 23 year old son move in with us 3 days a week. He has a place with his girlfriend but instead of going to junior college near where they live he picked a college that is 25 miles north of us. We live 70 miles north of them. The ...

I don't want to use my mom just to babysit while I have a baby!

This question has 12 answers - newest was posted 3887 days ago

27 August 2013 (F) - Question for mothers and Fathers. I'm 22 weeks pregnant with my second child who I have been with for 4 years. Me and my partner 'Jay' got into a huge argument last night about the when the time comes for me to have this baby. He obviously wan...

Is my boyfriends behavior with 16 year-olds daughter friend appropriate?

This question has 10 answers - newest was posted 3879 days ago

27 August 2013 (F) - Hi Everyone, Thanks for taking the time to read my post. I am a 35 year old women in a relationship with a 38 year old man. We have a good relationship and have been together for about 7 months. Recently, I was at his daughter sweet 16 birthda...

What to do when girlfriend doesn't want anything intimate with me.

This question has 4 answers - newest was posted 3888 days ago

26 August 2013 (M) - Ill keep this as simple a possible, just a little lost. My girlfriends sex drive, passion, affection is dimming to damn near nothing. She is a few years older than me. I'm 24 she is 27. We do not live together but she does stay with me at my house...

My boyfriend's brother has been texting me really inappropriate stuff after I had a fight with my boyfriend. not sure how to proceed

This question has 3 answers - newest was posted 3888 days ago

26 August 2013 (F) - I have been going out with a guy for the pass 7 months we get along well and we like each other. He has been abroad working back home for the pass 3 months he will be gone for 7 months. We are in contact daily and I am going to see him in ...

He is a good father but always turns down sex.

This question has 3 answers - newest was posted 3888 days ago

26 August 2013 (F) - I've been with my guy for over 5 years. Together we have two kids (2 and 4). We haven't had a regular sex life since I fell pregnant with #2 in Oct 2010. This year alone we have had sex about 4 times. I have tried to talk to him about it but he ...

Disrespectful daughter is on the streets now she wants to come home should I let her come back?

This question has 9 answers - newest was posted 3889 days ago

26 August 2013 (F) - Dear Cupid,I am a very blessed single parent of two girls and one boy my son is the baby .All of my children are grown .But my second oldest daughter we have been at each other throats everyday since she got her period we have been in to it every ...

I think my partner is selfish and unfair. How do I get him to see things from my point of view?

This question has 5 answers - newest was posted 3742 days ago

26 August 2013 (F) - Dear Cupids, I am so lost and unsure of things and need advice. I am 34 a mother of 2 teenangers, my daughter lives with me and my partner and my son lives 6 hours away with his dad. His dad and I get along for the best part. The problem is I ...

I can see potential in this guy but my mom thinks he's bad news. How should I proceed?

This question has 6 answers - newest was posted 3889 days ago

26 August 2013 (F) - I moved with my family into a house next door to a guy around April. We started talking late May. We got along great and were hanging out heaps. We were staying at each others places watching movies or having drinks. We did give each other hugs ...

New mom and I'm going a bit stir crazy.

This question has 4 answers - newest was posted 3890 days ago

25 August 2013 (F) - I'm a new mother of a 6 week old. She's wonderful, but exhausting. I'm breastfeeding so she's on the breast all the time. She's not much of a sleeper, day or night, so I don't sleep much. She's very needy of me, mostly because she's hungry, so to ...

Nothing has been said since I reminded her of her sexual past, should I bring it back up?

This question has 38 answers - newest was posted 2399 days ago

25 August 2013 (M) - I am upset over something but don’t have the right to be. I posted last hear on Dear cupid and got some good feed back. Let me explain and get your reaction. I have suffered from retroactive jealousy for a number of years. I realize the p...

Busted by my 8 year old, butt ass naked in the kitchen!

This question has 5 answers - newest was posted 3887 days ago

25 August 2013 (F) - Hello. I am a just turned 31 year old, married mother of an 8 year old daughter. Last night, our daughter was having a sleepover with a friend a few houses down from ours. My husband and I took the opportunity to enjoy our alone time. We wer...

Her parents don't know we are married.

This question has 2 answers - newest was posted 3889 days ago

24 August 2013 (M) - Dear Cupid, I really don’t know where to start.. I met a beautiful lady (24) that is now my wife accidentally through social media whilst I was part of a high profile event which we both were using such public platform to talk about. Cut a lo...

I don't want to get married even though I am engaged!

This question has 6 answers - newest was posted 3891 days ago

24 August 2013 (F) - Hi aunts and uncles. I really dont know how to word this, so bare with me. Im 24, my fiance is 26. Weve been together 5 years and have two children ages 2 and 3. We are engaged to be married in april, 2015. We are paying for the wedding ourselves, ...

Fair enough that they hate each other, but couldn't we get a photo for my son?

This question has 1 answer - newest was posted 3890 days ago

23 August 2013 (F) - Hello. Right. My parents had a rocky relationship, they never should have been togeher. Both messed up people who just added to the problems by getting together. They had me and stuck together for about 3 years for the "child's sake". I have no...

Family/relationship not completely out

This question has 3 answers - newest was posted 3892 days ago

23 August 2013 (F) - My whole family loves me and they love my girlfriend. She currently lives with me and my mom. They have even adopted her into the family but they don't know we are lesbians. About 1/3 of my family knows about us but the rest we are reluctant to tell ...

How do I start my journey with my kids and end contact with this awful man?

This question has 3 answers - newest was posted 3892 days ago

22 August 2013 (F) - I am devastated, as I have been used and abused for 7 years with a man I loved and sacrificed alot for. Last year I gave birth to our second baby and he started mistreating me terribly. He would sleep out 3 nights every week, and bit me up. ...

My boyfriend is working abroad and I'm unemployed and struggling with a toddler and another on the way

This question has 4 answers - newest was posted 3894 days ago

21 August 2013 (F) - I'm 23, I have a 3 year old and am currently 23 weeks pregnant. I've been with my boyfriend 5 years and he is abroad finishing a job and will be home in November. Me and my son have just come back home to live with my parents and to look for a house ...

Brother is running around with an older man and lied to me. I found out by snooping. Do I confront him?

This question has 11 answers - newest was posted 3893 days ago

21 August 2013 (F) - Hey-My brother went away on a trip and had me come and feed the fish at his place while he was gone. I'll admit I did a bit of snooping and found his password to his email...What I found shocked me! He has been having sex with another guy quite ...

Single parent and scared. Based on his track record and his baggage: Should I be scared?

This question has 5 answers - newest was posted 3894 days ago

20 August 2013 (F) - Hi everyone I need a bit of clarity about my relationship with my ex and I also want to know if you guys think I have done the right thing, because at the moment I an questioning it..please bear with me as this is quite long! Two years ago I met m...

Anyone else ever not been invited to a baby shower? I'm engaged to her father.

This question has 15 answers - newest was posted 3889 days ago

20 August 2013 (F) - I've been in my current relationship for 5 years and we are engaged. I know his children, etc. The daughter is married (27 years old) and is now pregnant for the first time. She is having her baby shower in a couple of months. I only found this ...

My boyfriend keeps making jokes about my 'biological clock' ticking!

This question has 6 answers - newest was posted 3895 days ago

20 August 2013 (F) - I have been together with the boyf for a year now. We have talked about how many kids we want and names we like and wedding day ideas. It's fun conversation, nothing too deep! However this past couple of weeks, he asked me to remind him whether I ...

Five years together and his soulmate, yet his actions bother me

This question has 5 answers - newest was posted 3896 days ago

19 August 2013 (F) - Hi. My bf and I have been together for almost 5 years. Because of work we have lived 2 hours away for the past year. He has said he wants to marry me and I am his soulmate. When his dad died a couple of weeks ago, he told me they were not having a ...

My husband has many close female friends.

This question has 2 answers - newest was posted 3895 days ago

19 August 2013 (F) - I'am not the jealous type I'm very laid back and always tried to avoid drama by not hanging out with certain ppl. My husband got a lot of female friends he talked to form day to day I have not met them yet and they called him for advice all the ...

Could my daughter's cheating cause a family feud to develop?

This question has 7 answers - newest was posted 3896 days ago

18 August 2013 (F) - Thank you for your help with my question at http://www.dearcupid.org/question/my-daughter-was-cheating-on-her-fiance-with.html - I appreciate it. However, the thing I was most worried about was a family feud developing between the two families - e...

Am I doing the right thing for my son?

This question has 9 answers - newest was posted 3897 days ago

18 August 2013 (F) - I got pregnant with my son at 18 by a guy who told me I was a whore and the baby wasn't his. He was my first. He didn't talk to me for four months after that. Then he decided to contact me at which point he basically used me for money and rides when ...

My daughter was cheating on her fiance with her best friend's father. How do I contain this situation?

This question has 8 answers - newest was posted 3894 days ago

17 August 2013 (F) - My 27 yr old daughter has recently admitted to me she's been cheating on her fiance with her best friend's dad, and she's thinking about ditching her fiance and marrying her best friend's dad. She admitted she was discreet about the affair. I am...

Troubled situation with girlfriend and her family coming here. I'm afraid I'll come home to nothing!

This question has 4 answers - newest was posted 3896 days ago

17 August 2013 (M) - I posted last week about my girlfriend being entitled to her privacy.. since then it has been a roller coaster of me having hope and thinking things will change and utter despair. I do not know how to cope with this situation that she has/I have p...

Why do low-income families tend to have more kids per family unit?

This question has 8 answers - newest was posted 3897 days ago

17 August 2013 (M) - Just curious, as I see tons of family's that have sometimes 3 or more children, yet have an extremely small income. You'd think it'd be the opposite, because the low-income families have neither the time nor the money to properly care for these ...

Is there something wrong with me because I've been single for over a year?

This question has 4 answers - newest was posted 3897 days ago

17 August 2013 (F) - I need to know whats wrong with me! Im 22 My last serious relationship was over a year ago. My friends and family are pressuring me to get a new boyfriend and its really stressful.Even after all this time Im still not ready to commit to anyone ...

Since having children my friend constantly and openly openly judges me and makes me feel bad about my decision not to have kids

This question has 10 answers - newest was posted 3897 days ago

16 August 2013 (F) - Hey! So, I've had this friend since kindergarden. We've been very close friends since we were 3 years old and I know she loves me and I love her back, but we're very different people (different education, different background...). Anyway, the thin...

Heard my mother in law say she preferred my husband's ex to me

This question has 6 answers - newest was posted 3899 days ago

15 August 2013 (F) - A couple of years ago before I married my husband we were at his parents house for a family garden party, we all had a couple to drink and I think it loosened tongues a bit!. I went up to use the bathroom and when I tried to get back outside to the ...

I'm being left out and cannot escape it

This question has 3 answers - newest was posted 3900 days ago

14 August 2013 (F) - I will get straight into my issue. I am a self confessed introvert with social anxiety. Recently my cousins, who are my age have been going out and meeting up without inviting me. They're all pretty loud and extroverts and enjoy clubbing, which im ...

How do I get my children to talk to me again after I left their mother?

This question has 4 answers - newest was posted 3901 days ago

14 August 2013 (M) - I left my wife just over six months ago. Not for another woman, I still live alone, but we had been arguing for years and years about everything under the sun, and in the end I just got tired of it. I deliberately chose a flat not far from our ...

Fiance is angry because I don't want him going on vacation with family of my dead husband

This question has 4 answers - newest was posted 3901 days ago

13 August 2013 (F) - Ok so, I've been dating this man for 6 months and we are engaged to be married. Yea, when you know you know. It just felt right. I have 3 kids from a previous marriage (he passed away 5 years ago). I thought everything was ok until this past week ...

My 14 year old daughter gets attention from older guys

This question has 9 answers - newest was posted 3902 days ago

12 August 2013 (F) - Hi, I have a 14 year old daughter and if you looked at her (the way she dresses her makeup and how she acts) you would think she's at least 16. This doesn't worry me, she's very mature and beautiful and most people can't believe she's just 14. She's ...

Boyfriend's brother is getting me down

This question has 6 answers - newest was posted 3900 days ago

12 August 2013 (F) - im 24 and my boyfriend is 28 and we have been together almost 4 years. he lives in a one bedroom apartment and i still live with my parents as its closer for me to get to work. i visit and stay with him from a friday until a monday, sometime...

I want my boyfriend's much older brother. Does that make me a bad person?

This question has 4 answers - newest was posted 3903 days ago

12 August 2013 (F) - I have a wonderful boyfriend. Who's loving, caring, funny and perfect! He makes my life complete and without him I'm nothing. Just since we have had a few large problems.. He finds away of escaping from reality. What has lead me to socialize with ...

My step daughter texts her mom's b/f frequently and it makes me uncomfortable

This question has 6 answers - newest was posted 3903 days ago

12 August 2013 (F) - My stepdaughter Isabel who is 17 has been texting her mom's boyfriend a lot... I ask her what the heck they talk about - he says that he teases her a lot. They text pretty much every day, sometimes pretty late at night. I asked her if he's ever ...

I have put my trust in certain people who I'm am sadly finding out are hypocrites.

This question has 3 answers - newest was posted 3902 days ago

12 August 2013 (F) - I am in need of your advice on how to handle a situation that has come about...I am disillusioned and having a hard time dealing with the fact that I have put my trust in certain people who I'm am sadly finding out are hypocrites. I have written...

My parents gave me up to foster care and it seems no one is on my side

This question has 7 answers - newest was posted 3895 days ago

11 August 2013 (F) - I want a normal life style but yah right! I'm not a normal kid like everybody else. My parents gave up on me! 7 years ago me and my brothers and sisters got taken away by foster care. I had to grow up fast and see and hear things that a lil one ...

Should I have confronted a married man in a restaurant who kept staring at my pretty daughter?

This question has 12 answers - newest was posted 3903 days ago

11 August 2013 (M) - My 19 year old daughter is very pretty. She along with my wife and I went to a popular restaurant for dinner last week. As we were being seated I see this middle aged guy sitting with his wife and kids staring at my daughter, he didn't take his eyes ...

How to deal with my boyfriends parents?

This question has 1 answer - newest was posted 3904 days ago

11 August 2013 (F) - My problem is my boyfriend's parents. I say boyfriend just to make things easier, when he told his parents we were in a relationship they basically told him to split up with me , stay good friends and don't go out with me until he is 18. I was upset ...