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Archived questions from: August, 2008 (see latest in The ex-factor category)

The ex-factor: Help and advice

Should I go back to my lazy ex who promises to reform or stick with my new guy

This question has 3 answers - newest was posted 5715 days ago

31 August 2008 (F) - dilema i was goin out with a realy nice guy for two year the only problem is he got lazy quit his job and became a bore i fell out of love with him but i still have strong feeligs for him we have been broke up about three month now i have a new ...

How can I initiate a friendship after the break up?

This question has 4 answers - newest was posted 5677 days ago

30 August 2008 (F) - I was communicating with a man from an online-dating site for a few weeks. After our first date, we mutually agreed to meet-up again. The conversation flowed really well and we were both excited about seeing one another again. However, hours before ...

General question about breaking up/ getting back together?

This question has 4 answers - newest was posted 5716 days ago

30 August 2008 (F) - what do you guys think...Someone once told me that if you break up with someone even if you come back together...things are never the same...and the same problems are gonna surface....I know that even if my ex asked me back...now id be kinda afraid ...

Should I chase her or just get over her? I need an outside perspective!

This question has 4 answers - newest was posted 5715 days ago

30 August 2008 (M) - my ex broke up with me about 4 months ago and i still cant get over her. heres a little history about us. we where together for 4 years. she cheated on me 3 times and broke up with me a few times cause her parents made her. i left her once to be ...

I cannot understand why he wants to keep me in the background when he preferred his wife?

This question has 6 answers - newest was posted 5715 days ago

30 August 2008 (F) - Ok, I'm back with another question...how do I get him to stop calling and texting me without changing my number. I accepted the fact that he went back to his wife and am glad he did so because that's not what I want. I'm trying to move on again ...

My family have chosen my ex wife side over mine in matters concerning my son...

This question has 1 answer - newest was posted 5716 days ago

30 August 2008 (M) - my family has chosen my ex wife side over mine in matters concerning my son and she always tries to cause trouble between my new wife and me what to do...

My family prefer my ex to my new wife.

This question has 2 answers - newest was posted 5716 days ago

30 August 2008 (M) - my family dont seem to like my new wife and they still talk to my ex wife and go around me to her about things they would like to do with my son my wife is mad and rightly so what can i do...

I still can't get over him, even after 2 years. I feel like I got the sour end of the break up

This question has 4 answers - newest was posted 5716 days ago

30 August 2008 (F) - Please, Please read this.. It would mean a lot to me to get your opinion. In the summer before 10th grade(June 13th,2006), I got my first boyfriend, "Stephen". It was all so new to me because I had never had anyone really give me that kind of att...

Is there any possible way to regain trust where he will still see the woman he was with for the rest of his life?

This question has 4 answers - newest was posted 5716 days ago

30 August 2008 (F) - This is a long one, so brace yourselves. I probably have one of the most unhealthy relationships out there besides abusive ones. My boyfriend and I were both engaged to other people when we met. I was with my ex for 10 years, he was with his for ...

Found his ex gf's phone number...I think he still loves her

This question has 2 answers - newest was posted 5717 days ago

30 August 2008 (F) - Found a phone number among my b/f's things that belongs to his ex from 4 years ago. It's a recent number because I purged all of her numbers from his belongings when we moved in together. He took forever to get over her. Why does he have her ...

This text would be a window of opportunity if he is still holding on to me, should I do it?

This question has 2 answers - newest was posted 5717 days ago

30 August 2008 (F) - i was with someone for over 3 years and he was my first serious boyfriend, the first guy i loved, first guy i was with. And he was about 10 years older too. I know he loved me. But i think i was young with some things didn't know how to be in a r...

We got off on bad terms but I still have to deal with him because of our mutual friends. What do I do?

This question has 2 answers - newest was posted 5717 days ago

29 August 2008 (F) - i dont know what to think!..i dont even know how im suppose to feel..oh wow ok real quick..me and my ex broke up on BAD terms..i tried talking to him the other day and he shouted at me..we had a tiff..ended in him threatening to punch me..so i said ...

He is 30 and I am only 17, his ex has tried to split us up and once she succeded, any advice?

This question has 3 answers - newest was posted 5717 days ago

29 August 2008 (F) - Im a bit wooried about my boyfreind he seems to be very getting very freindly with his ex they have a daughter together but she has stopped him seeing her before and has not been nice to him at all since they split up surely he should hate her? but ...

I'm crushing on my (ex's) friend but my life is under a microscope. How do I break out of this rut?

This question has 1 answer - newest was posted 5717 days ago

29 August 2008 (?) - I just broke up with my long-time boyfriend. I was always checking out other guys and I realized that we were just incompatible or I wouldn't be doing that. I'm actually painfully shy and not the type to objectify men. Anyway, we both knew it wasn't ...

I trust him, it's his ex that I can't stand or trust. Should I feel worried? He never mentions her now or keeps contact...

This question has 2 answers - newest was posted 5717 days ago

29 August 2008 (F) - I been in a long distance relationship with my boyfriend for a year and two months so far.He stays in northern cali and I stay in southern cali.We plan on him coming down when my family gets situated and theres a possibility of him moving in. It...

Why do players always come out on top?

This question has 1 answer - newest was posted 5718 days ago

28 August 2008 (F) - What is it with guys??? I ended it with a manipulative, compulsive liar 8 months ago, and we hung out as mates up until june because our children were bezzie mates. It drove me nuts and I despised him. He turned nasty one night, and that was the ...

My boyfriend is moving to the States and I don't know if I can trust him when he goes

This question has 1 answer - newest was posted 5718 days ago

28 August 2008 (F) - my boyfriend of 8 months is planning on going to uni in the states early next year.he wants me to wait but i dont know if i want to.not coz i dont want to be with him but i dont trust him as he was in a relationship when we met and when he goes over ...

He talks to me on MSN, but not in public. Did he love me?

This question has 1 answer - newest was posted 5718 days ago

28 August 2008 (F) - I was dating a guy I really loved and who loved me back I'm sure but we or rather he ended the relationship unexpectedly one night by sms, saying that he didn't feel the same way he used to and that he would rather be (and I quote) "friends as we ...

Is this a coincidence or is he using me just to one up his ex?

This question has 1 answer - newest was posted 5717 days ago

28 August 2008 (F) - My boyfriend proposed to me and I was shocked but kind of happy about it, then a week later I found out that his ex girlfriend had been engaged a few weeks before him and i, and he was still talking to her, but not in an acceptable way. A month a...

My current boyfriend is addicted to porn and that caused me to have a fling with my ex

This question has 6 answers - newest was posted 5651 days ago

28 August 2008 (F) - i have been with my bf for about 2.5 years, recently I have caught on to his obsession with internet porn.Porn really doesnt bother me , we have even watched it together before, but he's sneaking around looking at this all the time(well he thinks ...

I cant get over the fact that my older boyfriend has been with so many other women before me!

This question has 4 answers - newest was posted 5718 days ago

28 August 2008 (F) - There is a 5 year age gap between my boyfriend and I, I am 16 and he is 21. We've been together for 7 months and his past has never bothered me until recently; ofcourse he was going to be more experienced than me etc but he's slept with 20 maybe ...

My fiance cheated on me with his ex because of lack of passion! Will this work out?

This question has 4 answers - newest was posted 4652 days ago

28 August 2008 (F) - I dont know what to do, my fiancee who I have been with for 2 years has slept with his ex girlfriend, who he has a child with just days after our engagment party. Should I forgive him or move on? This girl is always causing trouble for us and has ...

I want her back but she doesn't trust my intentions! Where do I go from here?

This question has 1 answer - newest was posted 5718 days ago

28 August 2008 (M) - My GF of 9 months just ended things with me because I don't show her enough affection and I don't open up to her enough. We broke up several times before but always got right back together. I always said I would do better but never really did. It's ...

My ex won't let me date

This question has 4 answers - newest was posted 5718 days ago

28 August 2008 (F) - Its been a little over a month since our break up and we were together for two years. He has been texting me several times a day and calling me. He told me he wanted to be friends but the constant texting (some letting me know he was thinking about ...

How can I stop my obsession with her? I want to move on!

This question has 2 answers - newest was posted 5719 days ago

27 August 2008 (M) - I'm still obsessed with a girl I dated months ago. Things really didn't work out between us, there was an age difference and we had almost nothing in common but for reasons I can't understand I was devastated when it ended. She's moved on now but ...

How do you challenge someone on an emotional level?

This question has 1 answer - newest was posted 5719 days ago

27 August 2008 (M) - So my previous stories tell how my ex and I got to this point. I met up with her a few weeks ago and we talked and had a pretty nice time it was a little awkward but it was ok. We got to talking and she expressed she was still angry with me for ...

My hubby's contacting his ex via mail, should I tell him or wait to see what happens?

This question has 6 answers - newest was posted 5719 days ago

27 August 2008 (F) - I'm a married women married for 6 years and my husband just starting contacting his ex-girlfriend who lives out west. Have had some issues in the past with him emailing another female friend behind my back. I don't want him to know I'm checking ...

I want to move abroad with my new girlfriend and see the kids during school holidays. Should I go?

This question has 3 answers - newest was posted 5719 days ago

27 August 2008 (M) - I cant stand my ex girlfriend anymore. We were together 10 years and have two children together. I cheated on her whilst she was pregnant with our second child and I am not proud about that. I am still with the girl I had the affair on her with. We ...

He always makes the first move and we end up together but this time he is ignoring me. What's he thinking??

This question has 1 answer - newest was posted 5719 days ago

27 August 2008 (F) - I work with a guy, who i was dating briefly a few months ago (ended cause he still had feelings for ex)...we have meet up socially a few times within a group and always sort of end up together, it just happens naturally but he always makes the first ...

I don't feel "that" special person is my ex, as she has emotional baggage and I am not ready for an exlusive relationship just yet. What do you think?

This question has 3 answers - newest was posted 5687 days ago

27 August 2008 (M) - Okay, I'm seeing this woman who's a bit older than me (I'm 24 she's 31) and she's also my ex. Things seemed to be going well enough, until she revealed to me that she's looking for an exclusive (as well as sexual) relationship with me, something ...

10 years later, I think of my FWB and wonder why we couldn't have a full relationship...

This question has 1 answer - newest was posted 5720 days ago

27 August 2008 (M) - I was seeing a woman for four years and we were living together. She did not want to be in a relationship but we were very good friends and were having sex. We would go on holidays together, shop together, etc but she did not want a steady ...

Why do I still miss my ex boyfriend and his abuse?

This question has 1 answer - newest was posted 5719 days ago

27 August 2008 (F) - I though as you get older that you become wiser, well that is not always the case. I did not date for a few years. I had the stomach surgery that helped me to lose over 100 pounds. I met the most handsome man at the dance and he was attracted to ...

I know we aren't getting back together but did I mean anything to him?

This question has 1 answer - newest was posted 5720 days ago

26 August 2008 (F) - dear cupid, my boyfriend and i dated for almost two months and he left me on a "break" after i wanted a break first and tried to take it back, i know it was stupid but i was confused, then he didn't talk to me for two days and sent me a text saying ...

My love life is non existant since my ex and I split up! Any suggestions?

This question has 1 answer - newest was posted 5718 days ago

26 August 2008 (F) - please please read this!! I need help. oh god, i'm in a mess. me and my ex split up back in february of this year after 2yrs of a very on/off relationship. i always ended it, he was always really upset, but he always won me back. my family...

Every time I'm determined to tell him I love him, I lack the courage and tell him it's best if we stopped talking...

This question has 2 answers - newest was posted 5720 days ago

26 August 2008 (F) - Okay, So my ex, of about 5 months, broke up with me about 2 months ago. The reason why we broke up is because i had lost my job and i thought about getting a "sugar daddy", and i found one, but just exchanged emails and i chickened out. So i did NOT ...

My family is giving me a hard time about going back to my ex! What do I do?

This question has 1 answer - newest was posted 5720 days ago

26 August 2008 (F) - Hello, I am 43 years old. Last year I had a massive stroke and have limited mobility though this is improving greatly. When I was discharged from hospital, my then partner and I moved into a bungalow. In May this tear I left him to move in with a ...

He says he loves me, but then tells me to stay away while. He keeps going back and forth between me and his ex from before me. What is the deal here?

This question has 1 answer - newest was posted 5720 days ago

26 August 2008 (F) - I have been dating a guy for 1 1/2 yrs.He is 40 I am 29.I knew him from having our horses at the same farm,never paid any attention to him as we were both in serious relationships when he moved out there. After some time I broke up with my boyfriend ...

I definitely can't move past my ex but I want to stay with my g/f, yet I want my ex to be interested again. Can you advise me?

This question has 2 answers - newest was posted 5720 days ago

26 August 2008 (M) - i am currently in a new relationship with a girl who i have known for 4 years. she is very sweet and beautiful and really cares about me. i am currently in love with my year-long ex girlfriend who i know is my soulmate. she is nine days older than...

Why is my ex giving me the could shoulder? We ended on good terms.

This question has 8 answers - newest was posted 5720 days ago

26 August 2008 (F) - my ex and i were together for 2 years and recently split about 4 months ago. it was NOT on bad terms. i did the breaking up after realising that it was going no where - he was not able to committ to anything and enjoyed being with his friends more ...

Why does she keep defending her abusive ex?

This question has 5 answers - newest was posted 5720 days ago

26 August 2008 (M) - I have been with the women for a lil over year and it alredy feels like its been for ever. i meen we were friends a bit befor i asked her out. the night i asked her out she said i dont know because t (her x boyfriend) is really good in bed. but then ...

Do I trust him again after he emailed his ex? He indicated an interest in her.

This question has 3 answers - newest was posted 5720 days ago

26 August 2008 (F) - I have a boyfriend I have been with for a year and 3 months. Recently, we both deleted our "Myspace" accounts, because he (my boyfriend), wrote to another girl (one he has gotten pregnant long before I met him, She had an abortion), and he said to ...

I ended the relationship but she was so friendly in the previous months before she suddenly stopped contact. What's happening to her?

This question has 4 answers - newest was posted 5720 days ago

25 August 2008 (M) - Hi My ex of 5 months has stopped contacting me. I ended the relationship. However, we has stayed friends and every few weeks catch up. Now in the past month ive head nothing from her and the email reply i got before that was fairly short and poli...

My family and friends still hate him...but we are seeing each other again...how can I break it to them???

This question has 2 answers - newest was posted 5721 days ago

25 August 2008 (F) - Hi, I used to go out with this guy, who i really liked but he broke up with me a few weeks after me losing my virginity to him. I was angry at the time but got over it quite quickly!.....But my parents, family and close friends did not and still sp...

My boyfriend dumped me to go find himself. How could he just walk away so easily?

This question has 2 answers - newest was posted 5721 days ago

25 August 2008 (F) - Dear Cupid, My boyfriend of fours recently dumped me two weeks ago. He said he needed to find himself, although he is 22 years old. Our relationship was a on and off one but this has been the longest time within the four years that we have not...

We "almost" kissed but as I know he is not over his ex, what do I tell him next time I see him?

This question has 1 answer - newest was posted 5721 days ago

25 August 2008 (F) - i like this guy but he just got out of a relationship and he loved her. we almost kissed a few nights ago but he must have freaked out and texted me saying he didnt wnat to get into anything just yet and that he should be fine later and just the...

How do I convince myself that my current fiancee is not my ex-wife so I can rid myself of the anxiety when she goes out?

This question has 3 answers - newest was posted 5684 days ago

25 August 2008 (M) - I am having a trust issue currently. My fiance, who I know would never cheat on me, likes to go out on girl's nights out to a local bar. I have seen the clientele in the bar, and at the risk of sounding narcissistic, I feel that I am better ...

My ex is my best friend and I love her but does history repeat itself? She's cheated in the past with me.

This question has 2 answers - newest was posted 5721 days ago

25 August 2008 (M) - I don't really have to get into the past details of my relationship so that you can understand how much this person means to me so I'll spare you from a long story. However, what I will let you know is my present situation. My ex cheated on me and ...

How do I break it to friends and family that I'm back with an ex they hate?!

This question has 4 answers - newest was posted 5721 days ago

25 August 2008 (F) - Hi I used to go out with this guy, who i really liked but he broke up with me a few weeks after me losing my virginity to him. I was angry at the time but got over it quite quickly!.....But my parents, family and close friends did not and still sp...

We ended things because he had to move. Why won't he initiate contact with me?

This question has 1 answer - newest was posted 5721 days ago

25 August 2008 (F) - I am currently in the process of trying to get over a guy i dated for a short period he said he loved me as i did him and he got on very well with my daughter.unfortunately he had to move on due to his job.I feel i was probably instrumental to the ...

Is it because of a midlife crisis that my ex is with her?

This question has 2 answers - newest was posted 5721 days ago

25 August 2008 (F) - I posted a previous question on 8/19/2008 about me going out with a 40 yr old guy I am 29yrs old...we went out for 1.5 years and then we broke up he went back to his ex. He actually said he was confused about what he wanted and that he did not want ...