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

Family: Help and advice

Can my siblings come after me for a decision my mom made on her insurance policy even though it's not my fault?

This question has 4 answers - newest was posted 3919 days ago

31 July 2013 (F) - Dear Cupid ,I have a question um my mom health is talking an awful turn we don't know how long she will be with us but she made me Power of Attorney over her and I was wondering who do I talk to about is there a (Will) my mom told me that if she ...

Found out that my ex lives near the home my wife rented. Have made it complicated for myself? What should I do now?

This question has 2 answers - newest was posted 3918 days ago

31 July 2013 (M) - Dear Cupid, I arrived in US three weeks ago. I'm Indian Muslim . I'm 28. My wife is also 28 Recently, I bumped into my Ex”L” while jogging and she lives just one mile away from my wife house. She was also American and dumped me four years ago. ...

He is almost the perfect guy but he just wont text!

This question has 18 answers - newest was posted 3914 days ago

31 July 2013 (F) - i've been seeing this guy for 3 months now.everything was great. i know he likes me and he knows i like him. we went to several dates. he always holds my hand, hugs me when we are watching movies, always drops me off at my bus stop. in short to me ...

Every day since I came out there is an argument!

This question has 5 answers - newest was posted 3891 days ago

31 July 2013 (M) - I'm not sure if this is the best place to go but I don't know where to go really. Since I came out 2 years ago things changed completely between my mother and I and its frosty to say the least between us. What happens is that every day there ...

My mother wants me to buy my own house

This question has 6 answers - newest was posted 3919 days ago

30 July 2013 (F) - This is not a relationship question. As a young adult who has a BA degree and a stable career, would you recommend I put a down payment on a home and buy it or continue to rent? My mother tells me to buy a house so that I can own somethin...

How do I pull myself together enough to keep my job and not worry my grandparents?

This question has 2 answers - newest was posted 3920 days ago

30 July 2013 (F) - please can someone give me advice on a current situation or atleast help me in some way.. my nan died nearly 4 years ago now and very recently I have come to realise my grandad is now very ill and probably won't see christmas. my nan and grandad ...

My boyfriend was looking at dozens of pics of his "ex" while sleeping in my room, in my parents house, after we got engaged!!

This question has 14 answers - newest was posted 3917 days ago

30 July 2013 (F) - My bf and I got engaged a few days ago. We have what I thought was a ‘perfect’ relationship, we’ve known each other for many years, started dating sometime back, we clicked, we were absolutely made for each other…or so I liked to think and from what ...

Stuck in an unhappy marriage. What should I do?

This question has 4 answers - newest was posted 3916 days ago

30 July 2013 (M) - Hi everyone, I've been married for over 15 years. For the most part it has been a good relationship. I've always been an easy going guy and not a lot rattles me, but over the course of the years I've really felt like I've taken it on the c...

Divorcing, and I feel hurt and anger and extreme regret!

This question has 4 answers - newest was posted 3919 days ago

30 July 2013 (F) - Any tips on coping with feelings of hurt/anger/regret? Husband and I are divorcing-next month we can finally submit paperwork. He feels I'm trying to take every penny I can, I feel he's trying to keep every penny he can. We have a 2 yea...

I've always been there for my family but now that I need them, no one is there for me

This question has 3 answers - newest was posted 3919 days ago

29 July 2013 (F) - I have a tendency to always be there for people whether it was my family and friends I would go out of my way for them that was my way of showing I care. As expected though I did not realise until after that what you would do for others, others may ...

Bible-thumping dad's bully antics are driving my family apart! Help!

This question has 9 answers - newest was posted 3920 days ago

29 July 2013 (F) - Aunts and Uncles, I have a “Bible thumping” father. While I love him and recognize his strengths (type A, making money, engineering things, taking challenges head on, networking), I have been chased down and pestered to believe in God on his terms, ...

I'd like to get married one day but since my stepsister died from HIV I have been terrified of men and dating

This question has 6 answers - newest was posted 3921 days ago

29 July 2013 (?) - I would like to get married again but I am afraid of all the diseases out there. My stepsister was a nice person with two kids and when she came up to visit she seemed really happy and was going back to school. She stayed not to far from my dad's ...

My girlfriend got angry with me and wants to break up because I didn't accompany her in to Starbucks, I'm considering giving her what she wants

This question has 16 answers - newest was posted 3919 days ago

29 July 2013 (M) - Story: We have being dating for just 3 years. We are both each other's first gf and bf. I am 28. She's 27. We are both Asians. I went to my gf's place to pick her and her sister up to attend their parents' event about 1.5 hrs away. They wante...

My wife wants to re-establish contact with her bad news family

This question has 2 answers - newest was posted 3921 days ago

28 July 2013 (M) - I have a dilemma. My wife has a very disfunctional family. Her mother took off when she was two never to be seen from again, and her father has been in and out of her life for her 30 years. She was raised by her fathers parents and his sister. Her ...

Should I let my sister and her family stay at my family home? I don't trust her.

This question has 8 answers - newest was posted 3922 days ago

28 July 2013 (F) - My sister wants to stay with my husband and I starting next week. Her, her boyfriend and their three children all under the age of 12 want to crash at our place, she says for 4 nights. I said, we could discuss staying if she had secured arrangements ...

Why is my mother mean, judgmental and disrespectful towards me??

This question has 7 answers - newest was posted 3922 days ago

28 July 2013 (F) - I apologize for the long post! This is not a post about me bashing my mother, I would never do that. It is also not meant to be disrespectful. I do love her and respect her and I’m sure she loves me to a degree. My mother and I will prob...

Is it ok to have a crush on my 20-year-old karate sensei?

This question has 5 answers - newest was posted 3921 days ago

27 July 2013 (F) - I'm 15 and I go to a karate club in my town 2 days a week with a Sensei who is now,quite literally my best friend. I am the sort of person who doesnt really have friends apart from a few and I trust people a lot once I get to know them. Anyway...

My future in-laws refuse to help my fiancé but do everything for his irresponsible brother who has just got his new girlfriend pregnant

This question has 5 answers - newest was posted 3922 days ago

27 July 2013 (F) - I have a situation...well maybe not really a situation of my own, but I feel it affects my fiance and I enough that I'm not sure how to respond to it. MY fiance's brother just found out his girlfriend of 2 1/2 months is pregnant. Neither has a de...

Why does my family have so much to say about my mom's well being when they don't lend a helping hand at all?

This question has 1 answer - newest was posted 3924 days ago

26 July 2013 (F) - Dear Cupid ,I have wrote many times to you about my situations about my mom and sibling not wanting to help me with her so two weeks about she had a terrible accident and it landed her in the hospital now she is in a seniors home getting therapy to ...

He didn't tell me at first that he had kids even though I specified I didn't want to date someone with kids. Now what?

This question has 21 answers - newest was posted 3915 days ago

26 July 2013 (F) - Well I met my boyfriend online over a month ago. I specifically said I don't want someone with kids. I was seeing him for about 2 weeks when we decided to make it official then he told me he has 2 kids. I let it go because at the time I thought I ...

Should I stay or should I go? I could start over...

This question has 4 answers - newest was posted 3925 days ago

25 July 2013 (F) - I am a 39 year old mom of 2 who is in my 2nd marriage. I divorced my kids' father because he has a narcissistic personality disorder. He spent money wildly on basically fake businesses deluding himself deeply into thinking he was a gifted ...

Is my Ex sleeping with his family that's why he can't be in a real relationship with me?

This question has 4 answers - newest was posted 3925 days ago

25 July 2013 (F) - Dear Cupid , I love my ex with all that I am made of but we went our own ways do to a lot of cheating ,fighting,and arguring.But there is one thing that I am very puzzled about I don't want to think like this but I believe his entire family ...

Is it appropriate or inappropriate for your sister to live with your soon-to-be ex husband?

This question has 10 answers - newest was posted 3926 days ago

24 July 2013 (F) - Appropriate or inappropriate? My husband and I were having problems. My sister broke up with her boyfriend and requested to live in the house, I said no and gave her other options. My husband and I were on the verge of separation, I didn't think it ...

How should I handle events when my future step daughter has her first child

This question has 7 answers - newest was posted 3925 days ago

23 July 2013 (F) - I am engaged and not married yet. My fiance has two adult children from a previous marriage. They aren't in contact with him too much, forgetting him on Father's Day, Christmas and his birthday. No cards(sometimes there is a card), phone calls or ...

I feel a stab of pain because all my firsts wont be his firsts!

This question has 9 answers - newest was posted 3926 days ago

23 July 2013 (F) - This might sounds a trivial problem or I might sound ridiculously jealous to some people but I could really do with honest advice from people on how to deal with my feelings. Im in my first relationship with someone that already has a child...

Will I get played by the HUGE player?

This question has 2 answers - newest was posted 3927 days ago

23 July 2013 (F) - I've known this guy for 4 years, we met through my ex because they are childhood friends, He continuously made an effort to converse with me and finally I talked back and we became close, Like best friends . tHey lived in a different state. To m...

Decided to end the relationship then he sprung a trip on me

This question has 4 answers - newest was posted 3928 days ago

22 July 2013 (F) - I have been with my boyfriend for almost 3 years. I have not been happy for quite a while and I finally made the decision to finish the relationship when I was on a short vacation with my family last week. However, I got back to find out he has ...

Does my sister fit the "passive-aggressive" label?

This question has 4 answers - newest was posted 3928 days ago

22 July 2013 (F) - Does anyone know someone with passive aggressive personality disorder? I believe my sister has this. She has always caused trouble, not so much now she's moved out. I will describe her behaviour which has started becoming quite obvious to me that ...

My mother is dating a man the same age as my fiance, who on top of everything is rude and pokes fun at my fiance's height

This question has 8 answers - newest was posted 3928 days ago

22 July 2013 (F) - My mother is turning 60 next year but she is dating (secretly she thinks but everyone knows) a man the same age as my 35 year old husband to be. I'm 29 and I think a 35 year old is an acceptable age for my future husband. I do not think my almost 6...

My husband says he's totally against cheating but I've found out that he made a pass at my mum. During our marriage he has also slept with a 17-y.o.

This question has 15 answers - newest was posted 3919 days ago

22 July 2013 (F) - hi, my husband and I have been together for 19yrs now, we have two children 3yr and 6yr. my husband has always talked about his strong morals especially over affairs he has said that even a kiss is a passionate moment and in his views is as good ...

After a turbulent past, I'm finding myself jealous of his grandson!

This question has 1 answer - newest was posted 3685 days ago

21 July 2013 (F) - Ok. I know I am going to probably sound juvenile and selfish, but here goes. I have had a turbulent relationship in the past with my son's father. Our past involves his substance abuse, leaving me and our then infant son for another woman, coming ...

67 year old father dating a girl almost 50 years younger than him. I don't know whether to laugh or cry

This question has 7 answers - newest was posted 3931 days ago

17 July 2013 (F) - My 67 year old father has been dating a 19 year old girl for a month now, and she is already living with him. She does not work or go to school, she just stays home and lives off him. I, along with my three siblings, are upset and disgusted. What ...

I'm willing to give them a deposit on a home, but I want them to make some contribution too

This question has 11 answers - newest was posted 3932 days ago

17 July 2013 (M) - Following a divorce over 20 years ago I haven't lived with children who are now both in their mid twenties. Over that time I have maintained a good relationship with them and have always seen and spoken to them regularly. I am now in the position...

What does no love lost between two people mean?

This question has 4 answers - newest was posted 3933 days ago

17 July 2013 (F) - Someone told me that there is no love lost between me and my son's mother-in-law. what does she mean? Has the mother-in-law badmouthed me?...

I'm on holiday and my sister is driving me mad! How do I cope with her?

This question has 2 answers - newest was posted 3933 days ago

17 July 2013 (F) - I am currently on holiday with 4 other people, one of whom is my younger sister. I know sisters often clash more than friends, but she is driving me mad and I need some advice on how to deal with her and get through the last 6 days (we've been here ...

A new potential step parent vs a teenager

This question has 14 answers - newest was posted 3931 days ago

17 July 2013 (F) - I need constructive advise about a situation that is bothering me. Im widowed 5 years now and have 3 kids (14, 11 and 10), I finally met the most amazing man and he proposed to me recently. A background on the guy, he is the type of guy that is a go ...

My boyfriend's cousin is ruining our relationship and destroying our love. :(. What should I do ?

This question has 2 answers - newest was posted 3933 days ago

17 July 2013 (F) - I've been dating my friend for almost a yearalong . I came from rich family and he came from poor family. It has started with him being carying, nice, concerned over me. First we both never thought that we would be dating eachother. I realized ...

How do I handle my matron-of-honor duties at my sister's wedding? I'm on bed rest for my pregnancy!

This question has 8 answers - newest was posted 3933 days ago

16 July 2013 (F) - My sister is getting married this weekend. I am the matron of honor and therefore would have to give a speech. I am on strict bed rest for my pregnancy and can only attend the ceremony as it isn't long. Should I have one of the other bridesmaids ...

Should I stick it out at this school where I'm miserable because my friends say since I've been here for 2 years I may as well stick it out?

This question has 7 answers - newest was posted 3933 days ago

16 July 2013 (F) - I have been going to this college for two years it seems to be a very prestigious college but I am just not happy. It has been effecting my grades and it seems like the harder I try the more unhappy I become. I have stuck it out for two years. My ...

My partner said he will never forgive me for my shouting at him because he let our 16 week baby boy roll off a chair!

This question has 8 answers - newest was posted 3933 days ago

16 July 2013 (F) - We have a beautiful 16 week baby boy who ia amazing. My partner and I have been together nearly 4 years.Our son is a miracle as we were told we might have problems conceiving. Yesterday my partner told me he did not want to be with me any more, I am ...

Does my mother have Asperger's Syndrome?

This question has 2 answers - newest was posted 3935 days ago

16 July 2013 (F) - My mother has always mystified me. She is very uncomfortable showing her emotions, to the point where she has never said "I love you" to me, and my father sometimes forces her to say it to him. As I got older, I learned that she was different from ...

My boyfriend lies to authorities and tells them his parents are dead. Isn't that kind of sick?

This question has 5 answers - newest was posted 3933 days ago

15 July 2013 (F) - My partner is currently serving a prison sentence for violence towards me. At first he was being very apologetic saying it would never happen again and please dont leave him. Now he says to me that he doesnt trust me not to go to the police again ...

My mom works all the time and then complains about it all the time

This question has 2 answers - newest was posted 3935 days ago

15 July 2013 (F) - I need help with this please, it's about my mom, she's driving crazy with all of her complaints about how tired she is about her job. She works all the time, that's the only thing she does. Right now I'm on vacation from university and I spend mo...

Best friend and boyfriend .... what do I do?

This question has 6 answers - newest was posted 3935 days ago

14 July 2013 (F) - My boyfriend and my best friend have been sleeping together for at least 5 months but I can't find the courage to leave him. We share a 18 week old daughter, and we have just got our first mortgage in the past year. I'm in two minds about whether to ...

22 years later I still feel guilty!

This question has 3 answers - newest was posted 3936 days ago

14 July 2013 (M) - 22 years after my divorce, I still feel as though I let my children down and don't seem able to throw off that feeling which haunts me every day. The divorce was not totally my fault although I do bear some of the responsibility....

Should I get back with my ex husband after seven years apart?

This question has 4 answers - newest was posted 3936 days ago

14 July 2013 (F) - Hi, I met my ex when I was 15 and he was 16, we were married for 18 years with 3 great kids but I found him too much to live with because he has mental health issues and it was affecting me. I left him and have tried to make a life, did a lot of g...

Should she just be up front about the nose job?

This question has 9 answers - newest was posted 3935 days ago

13 July 2013 (F) - Just a simple question, I know everybody has their own opinions on people who have nose jobs. But please don't be judgemental and say those who do are 'shallow, stupid, fake' or any other insulting and personal comment. Because it depends on the ...

Can my ex take my daughter away from an environment where she's doing well?

This question has 1 answer - newest was posted 3937 days ago

13 July 2013 (M) - Im not sure if this belongs on this site, but i'll try it. My 14 year old daughters mother lives in VA and is moving to Texas in a month. For the last 3 years my daughter has lived with me and done real well with school and is living a stable life, ...

Do you think if you are on the fence about having kids then you shouldn't have them?

This question has 16 answers - newest was posted 3937 days ago

12 July 2013 (F) - I am 31. When I think of my future as a childless person I feel an immense feeling of relief and excitement. But, I like kids. The thought of having one with me 24/7 makes me feel heavy and closed in. I am also well aware that parenting NEVER ends. ...

In love with my brother's girlfriend! every hug is agony for me

This question has 4 answers - newest was posted 3938 days ago

11 July 2013 (M) - Well, I thank I'm falling in love with my brother's Girl friend or do I just to much about her. I don't know why this is happening because, well she has hanged out more with my little brother, and my older brother more then we have hung out before ...