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Archived questions from: August, 2009 (see latest in Long distance category)

Long distance: Help and advice

I'm in love with my cousin's daughter and need advice!

This question has 2 answers - newest was posted 5351 days ago

31 August 2009 (M) - I need help, I fell in love with my cousin's daughter. (I'm 21, she's 18) I know some people think it's wrong and immoral but I truly have developed feelings for her. We don't get to see each other since we live far away from each other, we m...

How to keep the fire going in a long distance relationship?

This question has 2 answers - newest was posted 5352 days ago

31 August 2009 (F) - I recently got transferred to another country and find myself now in a long distance relationship. This is the 3rd month. We get to see each other twice a month. He does come at least once a month to see me. We cant do better than that cos its ...

We hug and kiss, but he never wants to be more commited, what do I do?

This question has 1 answer - newest was posted 5353 days ago

31 August 2009 (F) - Theres a guy who I've liked for ages now, and whenever we meet up (which isnt often) we always act like we're a couple, kissing, hugging, and I had my first time with him. He was buying me meals, and drinks.. never used to let me pay for anything. ...

Going on dates but not "dating". How do we get back to where we were?

This question has 1 answer - newest was posted 5311 days ago

31 August 2009 (F) - I'll try to make this short. The man I really loved/love broke up with me approx. 7 months ago. We went our own ways for a while and then one day (2 months ago), we found ourselves in bed together. Since then, we have been hanging out when he's in ...

He can be selfish and occasionally womanizes -- how can I move on?

This question has 1 answer - newest was posted 5352 days ago

31 August 2009 (F) - How do I move on from my 8 1/2 year relationship? I am 44 hes 48. I'm so exhausted and depressed I don't know what to do. I would love a new start somewhere but feel stuck. Afraid to make too many changes because of the economy. My kids are grown ...

My gf is moving away to uni, I'm afraid that she's not as committed to the relationship as I am

This question has 2 answers - newest was posted 5352 days ago

31 August 2009 (M) - I'm 23 and my girlfriend is 18. We've been together for 13 months now, and i thought everything was going great. I love her so much and she says she does too. I run my own business with my brother, and my girl has just finished her A levels and is m...

In love with an exchange student and she is leaving next week

This question has 4 answers - newest was posted 5352 days ago

30 August 2009 (M) - Basically....I'm in love, well I am in love", with this girl called Kate(not actual name), shes amazing! The most beautiful beautiful girl iv'e ever laid eyes on. Shes funny and very smart, and i'm a a sucker for an accent yeah, I forgot to menti...

This LDR is starting to go downhill...what do I do?

This question has 1 answer - newest was posted 5353 days ago

30 August 2009 (M) - So I started dating this girl I've known for some time. Things were great for a while, but we've been doing the long distance thing from the start, and have really only had a handful of weekends together over the course of about a half of a year...

I feel like I NEED him and feeling very vulnerable

This question has 2 answers - newest was posted 5347 days ago

30 August 2009 (F) - My boyfriend and I have been dating for six months now and well. Things are starting to get a bit shakey. We mutually decided that we were going to still date, even though we both are going to different colleges. But the thing about me is - I'...

After 1 week he's already having problems being in a LDR???

This question has 1 answer - newest was posted 5354 days ago

30 August 2009 (?) - Hey, I truely appreciate the time that each have taken to read and advise me through this. this first paragraph is the background, so you can have some type of context. if you do not wish to read all, skip it.. I have been dating my boyfreind...

LDR going sour

This question has 2 answers - newest was posted 5354 days ago

29 August 2009 (M) - I have a girlfriend, long distance relatinship, who i really love. She is amazing. But we have been fighting for past 3 months, got thru all of the fights, and we love eachother, but recently, she dumped me becos she cudnt take the fighting stuff ...

I lied about losing my virginity to a girl I met over the Internet, and when we meet she wants to have sex with me! What should I do?

This question has 6 answers - newest was posted 5353 days ago

29 August 2009 (M) - So I am dating this girl that i met online...yes i know a long distance relationship blah blah blah. She told me she has a sexual past and just so she wouldn't think I was a loser I told her I wasn't a virgin. I really love her and we have been ...

She cut contact with me because she thinks the distance is too much. How can I get her back?

This question has 2 answers - newest was posted 5352 days ago

29 August 2009 (M) - ok so here we go. I've a rough life. im not gonna get too much into it but in short I've been thru it all when it comes to relationships, and I havnt been in one in years ever since my ex died. so I met this girl in the most unlikely of places. over ...

Could this online relationship ever work in real life?

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29 August 2009 (M) - My question(s): Have you ever been in a serious relationship with someone you had (originally) met online? What tips would you give for making one work? My story (Note: You don't have to read this. its kinda long, sorry) : I'm 15, my girlfriend is...

Do you think it's a waste of time for me to hope and wait on this girl? I really hope not!

This question has 1 answer - newest was posted 5356 days ago

27 August 2009 (M) - So... I'm a very active person, and have been looking for a woman who can keep up with me and that has similar interests as me. Well, during one of the sand volleyball leagues I played in this summer, I met a girl who was cute, and also very co...

When I go away for a year, I'm afraid his feelings for me will fade! What can I do?

This question has 2 answers - newest was posted 5356 days ago

27 August 2009 (F) - Hi I am a female and I am 23 yrs old and I am bout to go off to school for a year. Well, I am currently dating this guy who i really truly love but i'm scared that while i'm gone he is going to stop lovin me and not want to be with me anymore. I ...

I love someone who lives 1000 miles away. How do I find out for sure how he feels about me?

This question has 1 answer - newest was posted 5357 days ago

27 August 2009 (F) - Normally I feel in control of my own love life, but at the moment I seem to be drifting. I love someone who lives 1000 miles away. I think he cares for me too, but I don't know how to find out for sure - any ideas? I miss him so much and although ...

I don't know how to keep maintaining this LDR with my boyfriend, and I feel like his parents don't approve of me. Please help!

This question has 1 answer - newest was posted 5357 days ago

26 August 2009 (F) - Maintaining a long-term relationship with my boyfriend of five years has become unbearable for a while now, more so that he's away for two months to work in another country. I am deeply hurt knowing that his family never approved of me. I guess I am ...

My partner is away with work & always seems too tired to speak to me. Are these signs worrying?

This question has 2 answers - newest was posted 5358 days ago

25 August 2009 (F) - My boyfriend of five years is currently in another country to work on a company project. He will be away for two months. I am putting every effort possible to keep the communication between us however I somehow feel that he is not as enthusiastic as ...

She slept with someone on holiday, within weeks of us getting together. Is that a bad sign for the future?

This question has 6 answers - newest was posted 5358 days ago

25 August 2009 (M) - So, I’ve been seeing this girl for about a month (long distance) and we started having sex after 3 weeks. She had a preexisting trip to Europe she started calling me two weeks into the trip on a daily basis. Joking (not expecting that she would) I ...

Am I right to be angry over lack of contact in a long distance relationship?

This question has 6 answers - newest was posted 4943 days ago

25 August 2009 (F) - Hi everyone, I just want to get something clarified in my head and would like some opinions. To cut a v.v. long story short, about 16 months ago i was in a very happy and loving relationship with someone for 2.5 years. Then 16 months ago, I de...

Too far to love?

This question has 2 answers - newest was posted 5358 days ago

25 August 2009 (M) - Hey i am 16 and met this girl online shes gonna be 15 in november. we talk forever online and when its too late to use the computer we text up until 3:30. I have never really felt about this girl the way i did any other girl. were so much alike she ...

I want to be sexual with him, are his morals holding him back?

This question has 1 answer - newest was posted 5359 days ago

25 August 2009 (F) - So I love my guy to death even though it's ling distance. We are both from good Christian families and have the same morals and beliefs. However I went through a slump a few months before I met him and lost my virginity and had occasional sex. We ...

Is it selfish to go off to uni when you're in a serious relationship?

This question has 5 answers - newest was posted 5356 days ago

25 August 2009 (F) - I've been going out with my boyfriend for 18 months now. I'm 18 and he's 22, every things great. we love each other so much and i am so happy with him. Anyway the problem is, he's a plumber/electrician and still lives with his parent. Whereas i have ...

How can I let go of my ex and move on with my life?

This question has 3 answers - newest was posted 5359 days ago

24 August 2009 (F) - Oh gosh, were do I even begin. I'm 21 years old and have been in love with an awsome guy for the past 5 years . For the past 3 years it has been a long distance relationship because he lives in Florida where I used to live but had to move to newyork ...

Had a holiday romance, the guy doesn't seem interested now we're back home, and I can't get over it! What should I do?

This question has 10 answers - newest was posted 5334 days ago

24 August 2009 (F) - Hello all. I am still upset, and grieving after a one week holiday romance that happened 6 weeks ago now. I don;t know what 's the matter with me, but I run it over and over in my head, and miss him so badly, night and day. I tried contacti...

Wife left to visit parents across the country and won't return! How to convince her to come back until we can both move away?

This question has 6 answers - newest was posted 5359 days ago

23 August 2009 (M) - Hi, sorry for the long message, question is actually quite short, but needs the background to properly understand: I need advice / help on how to keep my marriage from falling apart. Some background info: my wife and I have been married for 6 ...

He wants to move to be with me, but should I tell him not to because I know I wouldn't do the same for him? We're both very close to our families!

This question has 2 answers - newest was posted 5360 days ago

23 August 2009 (F) - My bf lives in another city to me. We are about a 14 hour drive apart from each other, or a 3 hour flight- yet that can be expensive. I really think he is 'the one'. When I am with him, it just seems so right. I have never had this feeling bef...

We want to date - but the 'kids' think it's too weird, what should we do?

This question has 5 answers - newest was posted 5351 days ago

23 August 2009 (F) - I am interested in having a relationship with my daughter's boyfriend's dad. We like each other and would like to date.We live on opposite ends of the country but communicate each day.We will get together when we can.Here's the problem though, my ...

Do I quit him or confront him? Met online, seemed sincere, lied about his job.

This question has 3 answers - newest was posted 5361 days ago

22 August 2009 (?) - After an exhausting break-up with my ex, I met this wonderful guy online. He seems like a really nice guy. Our conversation was always decent. We talk about our professions, our jobs, our families, our dreams in life, our likes and dislikes. We even ...

How do I breakup with him and not break his heart?

This question has 2 answers - newest was posted 5360 days ago

22 August 2009 (F) - My boyfriend of three months is going to college 4 hours away and he wants to stay together. He's such a sweet guy and I know he cares about me so much, and offered to drive back and forth at least once a month, but I think it's a bad idea. I'll ...

Why did he take the condoms with him? How should I handle this issue?

This question has 7 answers - newest was posted 5361 days ago

22 August 2009 (F) - hi. I would like some advise. I have asked my friends but i feel that the more advise i get the better i can handle the situation. I met this guy, rather oddly in the street, about two months ago. ( we live about 200 miles from each other) We ...

I'm starting to get the feeling she's cheating on me with her boss!

This question has 3 answers - newest was posted 5352 days ago

22 August 2009 (M) - I am a young guy and i have a beautiful girlfriend whom i love. We have been together 3 years and plan on getting married. She is 22 and currently doing some work abroad as part of her career. She has been gone 3 months now and I'm starting to get ...

Is it better to loved and lost than to have never of loved at all?

This question has 3 answers - newest was posted 5362 days ago

22 August 2009 (F) - Hey,, Well, recently i have met up with this guy who i reallly like. I think i am in love with him and i think he feels the same. We text practically from when we wake up to when we go to sleep and i can't stop thinking about him. I visit hi...

I said something I shouldn't and I'm afraid hes going to split from me!

This question has 3 answers - newest was posted 5362 days ago

22 August 2009 (F) - I'm 17 years old and my boyfriend is 16. We met a while ago while he was on vacation here and we liked each other a lot, so he asked me out. He lives 7 hours away and we're in a long distance relationship. Before last night, everything was great. He ...

Too big of a distance to overcome?

This question has 4 answers - newest was posted 5362 days ago

21 August 2009 (F) - Hey, Im a girl from Europe and I really need help. I have been talking to a guy through msn and we got to love each other, though we have never met, because he lives in the USA. He told me to ask him anything I dont know and anything I want to know, ...

What makes a girl love someone despite there being lots of better men out there?

This question has 4 answers - newest was posted 5362 days ago

21 August 2009 (M) - what makes a girl love someone though there are tons of better men.better in terms of physic, money and work. dont you think she will leave him if she realises all he can offer her is love?i am a student and i think it might happen to me.my girl is ...

Our relationship is ending soon... but should we break things off earlier?

This question has 1 answer - newest was posted 5363 days ago

20 August 2009 (M) - I'm having a rough time just now. I'm in a relationship that is going to finish in a few weeks time, because we are both going off to Universities and neither of us want a long distance relationship. But for the past couple of weeks, I've found my ...

Boy on Msn says pick me or your boyfriend

This question has 3 answers - newest was posted 5363 days ago

20 August 2009 (F) - i have been talking to this guy for about 4years on msn and a really do like him like actually soo much but he lives soo far away and he wants us to be more than friends but i just cant see it working because of the distance and hes away on holid...

Girlfriend wants to get serious, but are her words and actions too inconsistent?

This question has 2 answers - newest was posted 5363 days ago

20 August 2009 (M) - Hello. I met my girlfriend online on a game program a few months ago. About 2 months after meeting online and talking everyday, all day (we still do it) we met in person (I was supposed to see her, something came up and she came to see me!) none...

I'm scared that when we meet he'll be put off by my weight... what do you think?

This question has 3 answers - newest was posted 5351 days ago

20 August 2009 (F) - I became friends with someone online last year. The first 5 months, there was nothing at all overtly romantic or even flirty in our email communications. We just got along with each other very well. He surprised me by asking me out two months a...

He seems to have changed from controlling and obsessed to indifferent

This question has 4 answers - newest was posted 5363 days ago

19 August 2009 (F) - I apologise for the long question in advance. Me and my boyfriend have been in a Long Distance Relationship for a year and 5 months now. I live in the UK and he lives in America. The first time I went to America, everything was perfect. As ...

Is it love or passion? I am confused!

This question has 1 answer - newest was posted 5358 days ago

19 August 2009 (F) - well i dated a guy for a year and he broke up with me because i cheated on him with a cousin, i found another guy that i tend to love as well but am not too sure of whether he really want me as a long term material. the thing is ,my ex boyfriend was ...

He cheated, she told me, and he's worked hard to make amends.

This question has 5 answers - newest was posted 5359 days ago

19 August 2009 (F) - Here it goes... I met my boyfriend online a few years ago, but we didn't fall for each other until we met in person last year. I have several strings attached at the moment where I currently am so it's tough for me to make the big move. He's a few...

My boyfriend is going off to uni soon. I don't know how to cope.

This question has 8 answers - newest was posted 5332 days ago

18 August 2009 (F) - my boyfriend and i have been together for 8 months and im totally in love with him. we spend every day together and we know each other inside out. however hes going off to uni in september and its hitting me hard. i spend every day crying when hes ...

Do I hang on in there in the hope it is a blip or end the relationship? I feel like I'm in limbo....

This question has 2 answers - newest was posted 5365 days ago

18 August 2009 (F) - Have any of you ever been in a relationship where you feel like you are no longer going out with your partner yet nothing has been said by the other person? For the last year I have felt like my boyfriend, who is in his mid-thirties, is completely ...

How the way he kisses you says more than you Know

This question has 7 answers - newest was posted 5336 days ago

17 August 2009 (M) - Most people say that there are no true aphrodisiacs other then human scent. You know the smell of a male or female and the effect that it has on one another. I disagree, I think that the one true aphrodisiac in the world is a kiss. Not the peck that ...

Is his hot female friend more than just a friend??

This question has 1 answer - newest was posted 5365 days ago

17 August 2009 (F) - I've been dating this one guy (who I really fancy) for half a year now. Officially we're not a couple as we both were very busy and I am originally from France so I go back home a lot. All this wouldn't bother me that much if there wasn't thi...

I want to know how to stop thinking about this!

This question has 5 answers - newest was posted 5366 days ago

17 August 2009 (F) - 2 years ago I met a foreign guy who was on a short holiday in my country. We stayed in touch by email (always as friends only) and he invited me to visit him in his country. I visited him and during my short stay he was very friendly with me. I ...

He's going away for 6 weeks and I can't survive without him!

This question has 5 answers - newest was posted 5366 days ago

17 August 2009 (F) - My bf is going away for a long time- 6 weeks overseas. I wont get to talk to him much, because hes not taking a phone due to how expensive it would be. He said he will try to find a internet cafe when he can, but hes not sure how often he will be ...