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Archived questions from: September, 2016 (see latest in Family category)

Family: Help and advice

My dad seems suspicious of me and I'm afraid he'll have my aunt restrict me!

This question has 9 answers - newest was posted 2741 days ago

30 September 2016 (F) - Hi everyone I really need some advise.. I recently moved to a different country to study and even though I'm living my aunt, my dad keeps on calling me everyday and honestly, it's a very intensive course and sometimes I don't pick due to the fact ...

How do I help my partner become a better parent to his 8-year-old? Right now he spoils her and shares too much information about our relationship

This question has 7 answers - newest was posted 2717 days ago

30 September 2016 (F) - How do I help my really good man become an amazing man and father? We've been together 4 years and couldn't be closer.( or could we?) We do everything together and plan on getting married soon. There's a small nuisance and it has to do with hi...

I feel bad for my pregnant sister as her mother in law is so mean to her. Sometimes I wish she would get divorced. What can I do to support my sister?

This question has 2 answers - newest was posted 2766 days ago

29 September 2016 (F) - Hello everyone.. I have a problem that is about my sister.. It really affects me and i feel so bad for her ! My sister has a mother in law or should i say a devil in law... She has done nothing but try to ruin my sisters marriage.. Cause...

Please help me draft a post to my sister for her birthday

This question has 5 answers - newest was posted 2764 days ago

28 September 2016 (F) - Hey everyone!! I'm not good with writing or words but I want to write a message to my sister on her birthday!So please help me I will just tell in brief what I want to write. My younger sister is my best friend I can't imagine my childhood withou...

Is there hope that my mother will learn to love me?

This question has 3 answers - newest was posted 2767 days ago

28 September 2016 (F) - So my mother and I have always had a weird relationship. One minute I'm the best thing that ever happened to her, the next, she will ignore me for days or weeks. Long story short, she had me when she was 20, and finally told me after having d...

Considering my reasons for going in, my boyfriends comment, my age and his age and our desire to have kids, is it too late to join the military?

This question has 6 answers - newest was posted 2767 days ago

28 September 2016 (F) - For some time now, it has been a dream of mine to join the military. I was in ROTC for a bit in college but to be honest, did not succeed very well. I got out after a year but then after graduating with my degree about 2.5 years ago, I got the same ...

I told my chick friend who has kids that I won’t date women who have kids and she seems to have taken offense?

This question has 16 answers - newest was posted 2767 days ago

26 September 2016 (M) - A couple of months ago I moved to a bigger city along with my chick friend who has kids. We don't live together but since we don't know anybody in this town we occasionally hang out. We are both really close since we went through a big ordeal in our ...

I've been catfishing my ex for 8 months to discover out what kind of father he would be to the child he doesn't know he has with me

This question has 9 answers - newest was posted 2767 days ago

25 September 2016 (F) - I have been catfishing my ex for the last 8 months. I originally did it for information because after he moved away, I discovered i was pregnant. I couldn't reach him for 2 years and when I came across him I was scared so I made up a Facebook ...

I want to ask my boyfriend's mom if I could go with them see b/f but am afraid of her reaction

This question has 6 answers - newest was posted 2770 days ago

25 September 2016 (F) - Ive been dating my boyfriend for a year and a half now. He recently went off to college and we have been doing long distances since. His mom is the type of mom who is really protective. It seems as though she is jealous of me and worried that her ...

May boyfriend just doesn't seem to be what I need. Do I leave him?

This question has 2 answers - newest was posted 2768 days ago

24 September 2016 (F) - My brother got into a serious accident yesterday, I ran out of work to see him. It was my old car I had left for my mom to go to work. The car was demolished. I was counting on that car for income and now I'm in such financial trouble I can't sleep. ...

Would it be acceptable to ask if our family could go again to their vacation home?

This question has 12 answers - newest was posted 2771 days ago

23 September 2016 (M) - I have known a couple for a very long time and used to see them often, but for the last couple of years it seems like they only want to get together once a year. My family used to borrow their vacation house-- we haven't been in about 5 years. Do...

Do you think she sees a future with us at some point? How can I get things moving forward?

This question has 4 answers - newest was posted 2771 days ago

23 September 2016 (M) - Hi there. I have a problem with a girl that I have lost all my hang ups on and I have admitted to myself that I love her. I am a male in my mid 20's. Near the turn of the year I met a lovely girl and things developed quite fast. The girl had a c...

My family doesn't want us to be together

This question has 3 answers - newest was posted 2773 days ago

22 September 2016 (F) - I hav a boyfriend whom I love so much,and he loves me in return but my parent don't want us together and I can't leave him for another man so pls help me out on what to do....

How can I introduce the topic of budgeting to my Bf and tips on living with and coping with a budget ?

This question has 3 answers - newest was posted 2772 days ago

22 September 2016 (F) - Hi I came across this page and hoped someone may be able to help me. I'm going to give a bit of background as it may help with your advice. I've just returned from traveling with my long term boyfriend of 8 years. We were gone for 18 month...

I want my sister back in my life but how?

This question has 7 answers - newest was posted 2773 days ago

21 September 2016 (M) - I (18,M) was playing basketball with my sister's (28,F) boyfriend CJ (25,M) a few days ago, and I was really starting to get frustrated because he's like 6 foot 4 and I'm 5 foot 4 so it was a blowout. He was talking a lot of trash and tried ...

Am I overreacting after boyfriend canceled plans?

This question has 3 answers - newest was posted 2775 days ago

21 September 2016 (F) - I'm 42; my boyfriend is 64--but we have a lot in common: musical interests, nightlife, movies, books, politics, travel, etc. We get along pretty well and have been dating for about four years. However, I don't feel like a priority. I know the s...

Should I go home? How do I ask if I can go home? Please help

This question has 4 answers - newest was posted 2773 days ago

20 September 2016 (F) - Dear Cupid, I left home 6 months ago before I sat my final school exams because I was in a really bad place emotionally and I felt I needed to get away. The day I left my mother begged me to go home and I told her i couldn't do that. But now I wa...

Anyone have co-parenting experience?

This question has 6 answers - newest was posted 2774 days ago

19 September 2016 (F) - Does anyone here have any experience with co-parenting, or having a baby with someone you aren't in a relationship with? Maybe you broke up before/right after the baby was born, or maybe it was a fling or friends with benefits that ended up in...

What can I do about my very controlling aggressive abusive husband? I want out of this abusive marriage

This question has 11 answers - newest was posted 2729 days ago

19 September 2016 (F) - Hello i have a very serious problem. My husband is very controlling and he has been disrespectful to my Mom and my children. He has called my daughters stupid bitches and he calls my son a dumb mf. He says thats just the way he talks but i hate it!...

Should I separate from my husband? Or push on in what feels like a dead marriage ?

This question has 2 answers - newest was posted 2776 days ago

18 September 2016 (F) - I've been with my hubby for nearly 11 years now and his cousin is one of his best friends and as a product of that, his cousin is also MY best friend. In fact we are closer than my hubby and his cousin is, our style of communication is the same...

My mum won't let us marry, should we run away?

This question has 8 answers - newest was posted 2776 days ago

16 September 2016 (F) - My boyfriend and I have been in a secret relationship for 6 years now. This is because my mum simply won't allow us to marry or be together. She strictly forbids it due to past conflict with their family against ours. (As you can imagine it's ...

My married BF doesn't want his wife to know about us until he has removed all his belongings from his former home. Seems he cares more about his belongings than me. What should I do?

This question has 4 answers - newest was posted 2781 days ago

14 September 2016 (F) - Ok so here is my dilemma I am 29 dating my friend who is married he is 30 and his twin brother who is also 30. Ok so how this happened was I just recently moved back home and I ran into an old friend of mine that I have had a crush on since I ...

At 47 am I too short, or too big, or not pretty enough to ever be asked out by a guy?

This question has 6 answers - newest was posted 2778 days ago

14 September 2016 (F) - I am in my 40s I never thought I was pretty or good enough to date any guys. I had never went on date before, no guys ever ask me out Sometimes I think there something wrong with me I guess I am pretty enough for any guys to ask me out, or smart...

My Granny forbids me to go to a counsellor so can someone please explain if my Mom always hated me?

This question has 6 answers - newest was posted 2777 days ago

12 September 2016 (M) - Please don't tell me to talk to a consellor, my granny and pawpaw don't like it bc their Pentecostal. I live with them, their my dads parents and my dad is in Colorado. My mom is in Oklahoma and so is her dad but he is in a group home. He's ...

How can I better control my emotions when I'm hurt during tae kwon do tournaments?

This question has 4 answers - newest was posted 2780 days ago

11 September 2016 (F) - Hi, i need help with stopping myself from crying when i get hurt. I was doing a taekwando tournament, i am a white belt and the person i was sparring with was a black tag. She battered me and punhed me in the face and head till i fell to the floor. ...

He's 30, and acts like a teenager. Doesn't want to do family things with me. What should I do?

This question has 8 answers - newest was posted 2782 days ago

11 September 2016 (F) - Hi everyone ive been with my boyfriend for 3 year now we have a daughter together. Lately i dont feel the same way about him. The problem is his mate is always at our house. I finish work on a weekend on a morning, get home, and his mate is ther...

Should I be feeling so hesitant about agreeing to marriage and to him adopting my son?

This question has 3 answers - newest was posted 2783 days ago

10 September 2016 (F) - My boyfriend wants me and my son to move away with him, he wants us to get married and he has always said he wants to adopt my son which is everything I want, but I can't help but feel bad that my son's real dad doesn't want anything to do with him ...

How can and should I handle this situation? My Bf has announced that his baby mother will be visiting us with the children this weekend.

This question has 6 answers - newest was posted 2783 days ago

10 September 2016 (F) - Hi everyone, I feel that my boyfriend is too close to his baby mother. He is always making her come to his house with the kids. He insists they are just friends. His baby mother is a lesbian and she tried to come on to me the other night whil...

How do I deal with this? He broke up with me due to the lifestyle of my Uncle, who died 23 years ago.

This question has 5 answers - newest was posted 2786 days ago

9 September 2016 (F) - Hi, My friend of 1 year 3 months decided to break up with me because of "society" as he says. Because my family background doesn't match up to his expectations,my uncle(my dads sister married him)the uncle in question,who died 23 years ago was a ...

I've lost weight and now down to UK size 12. How do I get out of thinking bad about myself when subjected to Fat Shaming?

This question has 5 answers - newest was posted 2786 days ago

8 September 2016 (F) - Im writing this because I'm so tired of being body shamed all of the time. Growing up I was a size 8, but then I left school, started a new career, had a baby and the weight creeped on. At my heaviest I went up to 15 stone size 16 which is very...

Is my boyfriend a total loser I should lose or am I missing something?

This question has 6 answers - newest was posted 2785 days ago

8 September 2016 (F) - I have been seeing a man in his 40s for six months. I am also in my 40s. He has told me he cares about me and we've talked about a future together. Four days ago my father was rushed to the hospital. He had two large blood clots in his lungs and...

My eight year old son is such a handful. What action should I be taking to address the problems I face?

This question has 11 answers - newest was posted 2786 days ago

8 September 2016 (F) - I just don know what to do. My. Son spends school holidays with his dad who lives abroad, My son is eight. every time school holidays approach i'm exhausted and really stressed because he's such a handful. I have some health problems too and...

At 21, should I try online dating or not?

This question has 6 answers - newest was posted 2783 days ago

8 September 2016 (F) - So I am 21 years old and in college. My parents expect me to have a partner and possibly get married after college (although, they do not want me to do online dating but they cannot stop me as a 21 year old girl). Friends of my family and some ...

Not sure I want to be in this relationship anymore. Two babies and he's rather play a computer game. I'm not sure I want to be in this relationship any more. What should I do?

This question has 4 answers - newest was posted 2787 days ago

8 September 2016 (F) - As a quick bit of background info: I’m a stay at home mum of two (2 year old and a 6 month old). I do have a job but was on maternity which has been extended due to having cancer and dealing with all kinds of other crap... My partner is the m...

I didn't cheat on my girlfriend, but she is convinced I've been unfaithful. Do we have any chance of getting back together?

This question has 6 answers - newest was posted 2786 days ago

7 September 2016 (M) - My Girlfriend thinks I've cheated on her. Throw me out, saying I've no respect, can't really love her and I've lied. The thing is I haven't cheated I had a weekend with my brother and we stayed in a hotel up in London. I didnt tell her I was s...

Should I move out while my mother fights cancer?

This question has 4 answers - newest was posted 2786 days ago

7 September 2016 (M) - I have a poor relationship with my mother. She is very abusive both mentally and emotionally. I find her to be very manipulative, provocative and incredibly aggressive. She always says and does things to upset me on purpose. I don't trust her ...

Should I say anything to my best friend about her new relationship?

This question has 7 answers - newest was posted 2785 days ago

7 September 2016 (F) - Just wondering what people's thoughts are on this. My best friend has been single almost constantly for 10 years and obviously at times this has got her really down and I've often had to pick up the pieces. She saw a guy briefly for about three ...

Am I wasting my time again or is there an actual possibility this could become a good relationship?

This question has 3 answers - newest was posted 2788 days ago

7 September 2016 (F) - I met a man online about six weeks ago. I just recently relocated to a new city and starting to date here We met online and talked about a week before he actually met me and the chemistry was really good. I liked talking to him in the evenings eve...

Is my past affecting my current relationships? what can I do ?

This question has 3 answers - newest was posted 2789 days ago

7 September 2016 (F) - I really feel that my past has been having a very strong affect on my relationships. I grew up with my grandparents, one of which was only my grandparent due to marrige. I lived with them most of my childhood ,things there caused it to be unsafe a...

Is it fair? Is he expecting me to pay more than my share?

This question has 13 answers - newest was posted 2785 days ago

6 September 2016 (F) - Hi everyone my boyfriend and me have just got a house together we have 2 kids we have lived together for 4 months now the problem is he agreed to pay the rent while I pay the gas electric and water food and things for the kids I have 2 jobs only...

Why? All my life people have taken an instant dislike towards me and I don't know why. What needs to change?

This question has 9 answers - newest was posted 2786 days ago

6 September 2016 (F) - All through my life I have struggled getting people to like me, people take an instant dislike to me and I don't know why. I'm not rude, I'm polite, I can be painfully shy at times and I think people mistake this as being rude or stuck up. Been ...

I don't feel comfortable with who I am. How do I turn my life around and find contentment and satisfaction ?

This question has 3 answers - newest was posted 2787 days ago

6 September 2016 (M) - So just a week ago I turned 33 years old. By now, a lot of people would know about my previous posts in regards to dysfunction in my marriage. But I want to change focus to think about my own personal development. Perhaps I am being too hard on ...

How do we move forward? He never takes me on a normal date.

This question has 7 answers - newest was posted 2788 days ago

6 September 2016 (F) - I love my boyfriend, he is the guy that has been hitting on me for the past three yes so I finally accepted him. During those years we became friends so already he knows a bit more about me. We are four months in a relationship now all has been goi...

Do I tell some white lies? Or compromise and invite my Bf to visit me and meet my Dad?

This question has 5 answers - newest was posted 2788 days ago

6 September 2016 (F) - Hello! a few basic info first: I'm currently a 19 y/o college student and living with my dad and brother. I'm unemployed as for now but I'm also thinking about getting a part-time job somewhere. I have a boyfriend who's 27 y/o currently and he's got ...

Is this relationship over? My Gf and I were caught trying to make out and her cousins told her parents.

This question has 2 answers - newest was posted 2788 days ago

6 September 2016 (M) - Ok long story short i was over at my girlfriend's house for a labor day cookout and we were trying to try to find a place to make out in private and we got caught sneaking around by her cousins. They told her parents and now i can't go over to her p...

What can I do? I'm self sufficent, he's not. He's not motivated to find work in his field. He relies on his parents and me.

This question has 3 answers - newest was posted 2786 days ago

5 September 2016 (F) - Hi Hope you can help me please. I just don't know how to handle this. I have been married for over a year, together 5. My husband has 2 children, whom I adore. I own a lovely home, which has the potential to be extended, so I told my h...

I'm stuck in a lie to 2 women. Now confused and missing my daughter. What should I do?

This question has 3 answers - newest was posted 2791 days ago

4 September 2016 (M) - Hi agony aunts, I have a problem and I'm sorry if this is long. I was married to a girl who is from a different country - we met when she was studying. Fast Forward two years and I married to her. We had a child who is now 18 months but my wi...

Should I ask about that kiss from years ago, or not?

This question has 3 answers - newest was posted 2791 days ago

3 September 2016 (F) - Years ago, I was engaged when I met this guy, he was one of my brother's friends. He knew I was engaged and I was simply enjoying talking to him but after that, at the club, I let him hold my hand (probably a bad idea looking back now) but after se...

He's keeping me hanging on until he's ready. So what do I do?

This question has 2 answers - newest was posted 2792 days ago

3 September 2016 (F) - My ex partner and I had a rocky relationship for around 3 years. I moved out last November after it became impossible to live together. I found it difficult to bond with his daughter ( I have two sons from my marriage) and found it difficult to ...