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Archived questions from: August, 2014 (see latest in Family category)

Family: Help and advice

Why am I very very sexually attracted to my x brother in law?

This question has 3 answers - newest was posted 3518 days ago

31 August 2014 (F) - I'm very unhappily married, I recently separated. I have an x brother in law, my husband's sisters x husband I have become very sexually attracted to. I fully intend to ask him for sex. Sex or the lack of really wasn't a problem for me until I ...

How do I know he'll stick around? How do I tell my parents?

This question has 14 answers - newest was posted 3517 days ago

30 August 2014 (F) - I'm 16 and Thursday I took three home pregnancy test and they all came back positive. My bf is 17 and just graduated high school in June. He is going to college almost four hours away from our home town. I still have one year left of high school. ...

Should I cut all ties with my toxic abusive family?

This question has 3 answers - newest was posted 3519 days ago

30 August 2014 (F) - My family are toxic. My mother is mentally unstable who abused me when I was a young child. My father is cold and distant towards me and has never praised me or gone out of his way to do anything for me. I have 2 sisters. One is self obsessed and ...

Feeling guilty about walking away from my drug addict guy. Was I wrong to take some distance?

This question has 9 answers - newest was posted 3518 days ago

30 August 2014 (F) - Hi everyone I have been in a relationship for a few months with a guy who is a drug addict. He uses coke, meth, heroin, etc. We recently spoke about his drug addiction and I told him that I will be there to support his recovery. He just has to ...

I'm stuck in Romeo and Juliet save me!!

This question has 2 answers - newest was posted 3521 days ago

29 August 2014 (F) - Ok so im in a Romeo and Juliet situation. My mom and dad got in a fight with my friends mom and dad, and we are not supposed to talk. But a few days ago he told me he liked me and I told him I honestly did like him, i really do like him and ive ...

We don't want his parents to look after his new puppy! How do we avoid a rift?

This question has 2 answers - newest was posted 3521 days ago

29 August 2014 (F) - Need advice. So my boyfriend just got a very cute little puppy, only 8 or 9 wks old, he has enrolled him in puppy kindergarten and. is quite committed to training. Now MY parents have a very wild undisciplined and much larger dog who they ...

Can you really teach yourself to sing?

This question has 7 answers - newest was posted 3521 days ago

29 August 2014 (F) - How an earth is this possible.... My sister is 20 and I've known since we were little she can't sing, she usually signs around the house and it's not bad but she's not great either. Well she's been at uni for the past 8 months and has been teachin...

My controlling parents want me to live at home forever and I feel trapped.

This question has 4 answers - newest was posted 3522 days ago

28 August 2014 (F) - I am stressed and in need of advice. I'm 18 and living with my parents to go to community college but ever since I was 14, I have been wanting to move out. I can't move out just yet because I have no job or car. Although I have money saved from when ...

Nothing happened while he was married but his sister considers me a "home-wrecker"

This question has 6 answers - newest was posted 3521 days ago

28 August 2014 (F) - I've been friends with Jeff for almost four years. . He was married for two years and one night while working he confused that they weren't getting along. I wouldn't so we were close friends, but friendly with each other if we ran into each other ...

I haven't been able to stop thinking about her. Do I love her or is it just a crush?

This question has 6 answers - newest was posted 3519 days ago

28 August 2014 (M) - I haven't been able to stop thinking about her since the day I first saw her. She is beautiful but so are many of the tens of thousands of girls on campus. Even though I was shy to even talk to her at first I got to know her and she is extremel...

Should I even try to save this relationship?

This question has 3 answers - newest was posted 3523 days ago

27 August 2014 (M) - Hey guys here's my situation, Me and my girlfriend of almost 3 years recently went our separate ways. For about the last 7 to 8 months I've pretty much sleep on the couch 3 to 4 times a week due to problems with her and having a 1 year old son with ...

Is it just wedding nerves or am I having second thought's about marrying my fiancé?

This question has 3 answers - newest was posted 3523 days ago

27 August 2014 (F) - I'm not sure if it's just wedding nerves or if I'm having second thought's about marrying my fiancée. It's two months away and the more and more closer it gets, the more I seem to be confused. I love my fiancée, he is the one I want to spend ...

Should I tell my Mom the things my cousin has shared with me about my father and the affair my father is having?

This question has 6 answers - newest was posted 3523 days ago

26 August 2014 (F) - My cousin [We'll call him R] came with me today with news that really shocked me. He told me my dad has been seeing a woman he graduated with who has a lot of money. The other day, R came to my house (I still live with my parents) and I wasn't the...

Expecting a baby with Bf. Looking for accomodation. Bf suggested adding a female room-mate. I said no. Was I wrong to say no to his idea?

This question has 6 answers - newest was posted 3523 days ago

26 August 2014 (F) - My boyfriend and I are currently apartment hunting. We are expecting a child in a few months and have been looking for a 2 bedroom apartment with little luck. The other day he messaged me telling me that one of his female coworkers was looking ...

I cant stand my boyfriend's family and things with my boyfriend are starting to fall apart as well. What do I do?

This question has 8 answers - newest was posted 3525 days ago

25 August 2014 (F) - Iv been with my boyfriend for about 2 years now, engaged for a year. I agree that I rushed into this relationship and I have nothing to say in my defense. I had known him for many years because we worked in the same place and he seemed great. ...

My parents are up fighting and talking at night and I can't sleep!

This question has 4 answers - newest was posted 3524 days ago

25 August 2014 (F) - My parents don't let me sleep at night! In 2013 I developed an eating disorder followed with random binges due to a lifetime of my dad's bulling and being a sensitive person, and continued despite all of this. He also abused everyone in my f...

It is wrong if I would kiss my older 3rd cousin and experiment?

This question has 3 answers - newest was posted 3524 days ago

25 August 2014 (F) - I just got in touch with my third cousin over a year ago. We both find each other attractive and flirt a lot. He even offered to pay for my first tattoo for when im legally able to do it without my parents. This means that I would have to go up to ...

My pessimistic mom is getting on my nerves!

This question has 1 answer - newest was posted 3525 days ago

25 August 2014 (F) - Okay this is my big problem. My mother is very pessimistic and as if she grew to have a strange hate to this world. One time.I was telling her about an earthquake that hit a certain city in US where one of our neighbour is currently living and then ...

In love with my sister's male friend but my sister doesn't approve!

This question has 7 answers - newest was posted 3525 days ago

24 August 2014 (F) - hello i am a 19 year old Hindu girl and I have fallen for my sisters 23 year old white male friend and he feels the same but my sister has band me from seeing him. (they have been mates for over 20 years) a few months ago i finally got up t...

How do I introduce my daughter to my boyfriend officially as my boyfriend?

This question has 3 answers - newest was posted 3525 days ago

24 August 2014 (F) - Hello Aunts and Uncles. I have a very basic question that I need some advice on. I have decided to introduce my daughter to my boyfriend officially as my boyfriend, but I'm not sure how best to go about it. I have been dating my boyfriend...

My boyfriend's parents are against me and now he won't even spend the night with me because he's afraid they'll find out we are together again!

This question has 4 answers - newest was posted 3525 days ago

24 August 2014 (F) - Hey All, Me and my Boyfriend (Dany) are together for more than 1,5 year. I feel love the first time. It would be a real happy love-story BUT (!!) unfortunately his parents have problem with me :( His father is my teacher at school (that's how...

I'm reaching the age where I can't have children and I have none of my own. How do I cope?

This question has 8 answers - newest was posted 3524 days ago

24 August 2014 (F) - I am 42 (will be 43 next April) and childless. My marriage failed 3 years ago as my ex husband was abusive - I deliberately did not have children with him because of it but held out way too long for things to change (10 years). Anyway - I met a ...

He proposed, but every weekend is taken up with his children ... what if I want a child too?

This question has 9 answers - newest was posted 3525 days ago

24 August 2014 (F) - Hi. My bofriend proposed 2 months ago. As he has 2 kids with ex, he spent Saturdays taking them out somewher, dropped them back at their mom's because she doesn't like them sleeping out and on Sunday took them to visit their grandmother from about ...

I don't mind helping with the chores but this is just too much!

This question has 8 answers - newest was posted 3524 days ago

24 August 2014 (M) - Hello friends and foes, just got some stuff to ask, as always. Now, no one really likes chores, just because it's work and work isn't fun. Call me a brat, or whatever, you're probably right. My dad recently has been over booking me with chores...

I feel like my mother's insensitivity is ruining our relationship

This question has 4 answers - newest was posted 3526 days ago

23 August 2014 (F) - Hi Aunts and Uncles. I need some help with a problem I have been having with my mother. I am 18, 5'11 and around 66kg. I've been modelling on-off for the past two years but I've always found it hard as my body type is more athletic than most ...

Boyfriend hasn't told his family about us... is he ashamed of me?

This question has 4 answers - newest was posted 3526 days ago

22 August 2014 (F) - I've been dating my boyfriend for about a year. All my close friends and family members know about him. Heck, he has even talked to my mother! I talk about him all the time, I'm proud to be with him and am serious about our relationship. However, ...

My grandmother has fallen into a depression

This question has 1 answer - newest was posted 3528 days ago

22 August 2014 (F) - Hello, My Grandmother has recently fallen into a depression. Her best friend (my godmother who had lived with us all since i was born) passed away a year and a half ago. Also all six of my nans grandchildren (including me) have moved out now. O...

My family and friends dislike my boyfriend

This question has 4 answers - newest was posted 3528 days ago

22 August 2014 (F) - It seems like everyone wants me to end things with my boyfriend, and that only I can see how amazing he is to me. I feel like I'm losing everyone, family and friends, over this. Please help me! So some background on the situation. I knew my boyfri...

I don't want to move on as she is all I know, she's my first love! How do I go about this?

This question has 4 answers - newest was posted 3528 days ago

21 August 2014 (M) - Hi I had been with my girlfriend for nearly 9.5 years.. We got together when we were 18. We were both madly in love with each other and confided in each other. I was her best friend and lover all in one and she was everything to me. Our ti...

What would be the best way to form bonds between half siblings?

This question has 1 answer - newest was posted 3529 days ago

21 August 2014 (F) - Who has half siblings? I'd like some advice on the best way to help form half-sibling bonds. There are five of them. All living in separate households. Their father recently died so he isn't here to help them get to know each other. It's ...

I think my mum might be cheating on my dad?

This question has 3 answers - newest was posted 3530 days ago

20 August 2014 (F) - Im not gonna lie. I love my mother and shes my everything and we are so close to each other. but something weird is happening. One day she told us that we are going to meet a guy she used to know with his family. He has daughter close to my age and ...

Neither of us is ready for parenting, so why do I keep thinking about having his child?

This question has 7 answers - newest was posted 3529 days ago

20 August 2014 (F) - Before I begin, I would really love it if nobody judged me or made fun of me. Because I know my feelings are wrong but I just want to know what is making me feel this way. I'm 17 and my boyfriend is 21. We've been dating for almost 8 months ...

Something just hasn't clicked in my life and I'm perpetually in a rut. Has anybody felt this low and how did they bounce back?

This question has 6 answers - newest was posted 3528 days ago

19 August 2014 (M) - Right this is a issue I have had for years and it wont go away. I feel life is pointless and void and really feel like I have no chance of a future, I have no hobbies as nothing greatly interests me or I loose interest in it. I do try to have energy ...

Could this dream mean something? Or is this just due to stress due to splitting up with my long term partner?

This question has 1 answer - newest was posted 3531 days ago

19 August 2014 (F) - I am 22 years old, I have been in a troubled relationship for six years and we also have a son. We have a very rocky relationship and have no finally split up which I think is for the best. Over the years I haven't been the best person, for some ...

How to love someone who has never been loved before?

This question has 3 answers - newest was posted 3530 days ago

19 August 2014 (F) - Basically I'm in a relationship with a guy who is 25 but never been loved in his whole life, not by his parents, friends and never before been in a relationship. Because of this when something goes bad in his life he becomes very isolated because he ...

With an abusive family, at what point do you say enough us enough?

This question has 4 answers - newest was posted 3530 days ago

19 August 2014 (F) - My father used to physically abuse me all the time when I was a child, and my mother and older siblings (I'm the youngest) used to back him up in this, emotionally abusing me and telling me that I deserved it. My father was also on the verge of ...

My boss is a bully.

This question has 6 answers - newest was posted 3530 days ago

19 August 2014 (M) - My boss is a bully, he belittles my ideas and opinions,isolates me at work and even doesn't give me any feedback unless its negative. i have asked for a job evaluation and he has not replied my email. I cant just quit because i have a family to...

I want to take up playing the drums like my dad but my mom will refuse because dad wasn't really the best role model for us. What do I do?

This question has 4 answers - newest was posted 3531 days ago

18 August 2014 (F) - This is an unusual question but- I'm a 15 year old girl and I want to take up playing the drums. I've been thinking about this for a while so it's not a 'spur of the moment ' thing. The only problem is that my dad is a professional drummer and he ...

I want to get married soon but don't know how to tell my mum

This question has 5 answers - newest was posted 3531 days ago

18 August 2014 (F) - How do I tell my mum I want to get married soon? So I've been seeing my bf for a year now. He's really sweet and totally into me and wants us to get married in a few years soon. I love him and we make each other happy. He's now ready a...

Why do people have issues with adoption?

This question has 3 answers - newest was posted 3531 days ago

18 August 2014 (F) - I grew up in a household that was very strict and very religious. When my school taught sex-ed, they separated the boys from the girls in grades 6-12. Now, that makes sense because when you're young, puberty is scary and embarrassing and you're more ...

He gives me stability, but there is a 30 year age gap!

This question has 6 answers - newest was posted 3532 days ago

18 August 2014 (F) - Dear cupid, I need help , I was talking to a much older man without any real touchy it could be more then friends but i think in catching feelings and I'm afraid to be judged since he is so much older i am 26 he is 55 I might also mention i have a ...

Momma's boy's Momma found my panties!

This question has 2 answers - newest was posted 3533 days ago

17 August 2014 (F) - My boyfriend and I are in a long distance relationship and I recently spent a couple days at his place. He's a bit of a mommas boy so of course his mom goes over to clean his apartment and finds my underwear in his sheets. I'm completely mortified! ...

My family could never accept me, How can I become confident with myself?

This question has 1 answer - newest was posted 3534 days ago

16 August 2014 (F) - Sorry this is long, but here goes. All my life, I've never felt like I've been good enough for my mom. She always used to compare me to others, and would obsess over my progress in school and just couldn't seem to see beyond any mistakes I made,...

We've been together seven years and I'm ready to start a life away from our parents, but he wants to wait

This question has 2 answers - newest was posted 3532 days ago

16 August 2014 (F) - So my boyfriend and I have been together 7 years. We started dating in high school so of course back then we weren't thinking about marriage and children. I have always wanted to wait anyways until I was done with school (college too) and had a good ...

I am totally in love with my second cousin, but what does he want? I'm confused!

This question has 1 answer - newest was posted 3535 days ago

15 August 2014 (F) - I am totally in love with my second cousin. I have been in love with him since I was about 15 yrs old but he was older and had a girlfriend and I just figured he would shoot me down. I am 27 now and we lost touch for a while but recently got back ...

I think I am too attracted to this girl who likes me only as a friend

This question has 3 answers - newest was posted 3535 days ago

15 August 2014 (M) - i am 22 year old boy and have no real friend with whom i can share my sadness.. i feel alone al the time. i have no friends and i am not good at making one. a girl came in my life and became my friend. and that also because her family knows my...

I have a crush on my step cousin

This question has 1 answer - newest was posted 3536 days ago

15 August 2014 (M) - So I meet this girl that I kind of have a crush on. Well there is a couple of problems,she's my step-cousin, brother and mother are very over protective with her, we both are shy. Well my family and her have just got back from a trip and she came ...

If we have kids I don't want the grandfather in their lives

This question has 3 answers - newest was posted 3536 days ago

14 August 2014 (F) - So...my boyfriend and I got into a theoretical disagreement. First it began with him venting about his parents. and how his mom refuses to pay him money she owes and how his birth father is a piece of shit who showers his other kids. I grew up ...

Does anyone else thinks that they closeness between the ex and my sons gf is a little odd?

This question has 8 answers - newest was posted 3537 days ago

13 August 2014 (F) - My son is 23 and has been dating a girl for about 8 months now. She is 22 and has a 4 year old son, Grady. . I was a little concerned with them dating not wanting him to get involved in an ex bf new bf drama, Last weekend we were invited to the l...

My partner's ex is putting ideas into their children's heads. I don't want the drama!

This question has 4 answers - newest was posted 3537 days ago

13 August 2014 (F) - Hi Just want other peoples opinion if possible! I have been with my partner for 3 years, he is a loving, kind decent man who works hard. He has decided to go back to college in September on top of is full time job. I have just brought a house...