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Archived questions from: August, 2012 (see latest in The ex-factor category)

The ex-factor: Help and advice

He's pulling away from our relationship and flirting with exes. Please help!

This question has 2 answers - newest was posted 4252 days ago

31 August 2012 (F) - my partner and i have been haing a little bit of a ruff patch lately... money problems and him not enjoying his work... we have been snappy at each other and i'm starting to get worried... the night before my son got scissors and cut a cord which ...

Affair that wasn't. Will I ever quit feeling guilty?

This question has 3 answers - newest was posted 4255 days ago

31 August 2012 (F) - First, I am 69. I have been re-married for 6 years to a man who has had anger, jealousy issues and 2 turbulent marriages. My marriage has been fraught with trust issues, and a great deal of them on my part as well. I was told that he still ...

I still like the guy I used to date even though I have a boyfriend

This question has 3 answers - newest was posted 4256 days ago

31 August 2012 (F) - I still like this guy that i used to date, even though i have a boyfriend. Things haven't been going that well with me and my boyfriend lately. When the guy i used to date found out that i had another boyfriend, he called me and asked if i was in l...

Girlfriend's cheating ex is coming over to stay with her and I'm not cool with it!

This question has 13 answers - newest was posted 4225 days ago

31 August 2012 (M) - Please help?! I met this girl a few months ago on a dating website. Anyway I totally fell for her. I'm in love with her. She totally blew me away. However there has been a few situations. Please let me explain. I have on 3 separate occasions c...

My ex now flirts with me and claims he married his new wife for the wrong reasons

This question has 7 answers - newest was posted 4255 days ago

31 August 2012 (F) - im 23 years old and a single mom. my sons father and i didnt work out because we had a lot of resentment towards each other during the pregnancy. now that we have gone through court and its been a few years for us to mature some we realize the mist...

Boyfriend seeing the first girl he slept with?

This question has 6 answers - newest was posted 4257 days ago

30 August 2012 (F) - My boyfriend and I have been together 1 year. He has recently started playing tennis with the first girl he ever slept with (they never dated, it was a one night thing). Its been making me quite uncomfortable, they've played a few times this week....

Why did he run back to his Ex?

This question has 1 answer - newest was posted 4257 days ago

30 August 2012 (F) - Me and my boyfriend of two years split up during our relationship his ex caused problems and strained our relationship because of it. We split up over a month ago and we've both carried on with life like we should of, moving on is expected and ...

How can I handle my abusive toxic Ex? Makes out he cares to my mother. Then abusive tirade at me,

This question has 3 answers - newest was posted 4256 days ago

30 August 2012 (F) - My ex bf of nine months dumped me in a text message after I had a nervous breakdown. After the breakup we kept having arguments and he blocked me from phones, emails and facebook. I then went on to have an early miscarriage. I didn't know I was pr...

B/f and I have been into swinging and I HATE it!

This question has 20 answers - newest was posted 4253 days ago

30 August 2012 (F) - About 4 - 5 years ago, me and my boyfriend of 6 years decided to finally try swinging after playing around with the idea for a while. I was scared out of my mind that I was actually going to go through with it, but chalked it up to newbie nerves. ...

I like this boy but I'm not sure that I'm over my ex

This question has 2 answers - newest was posted 4257 days ago

30 August 2012 (F) - okay so, i like this boy but when he told me he liked me back, i was happy. but i felt like something was wrong. i feel like im not over my ex, who i like for a year, and i though i was inlove with. and i feel wroung if i go out with this new boy. ...

My best friend's girlfriend made him break all contact with me, and he did! I'm hurt and don't know what to do.

This question has 6 answers - newest was posted 4258 days ago

29 August 2012 (F) - I had a Friend who was one of my best friends. In fact he was more like the little brother I never had. About a month or so ago, he got back with his ex, who had cheated on him in the past. He said at the time, he felt like he was making a huge mi...

Does this make sense to get upset about?

This question has 1 answer - newest was posted 4258 days ago

29 August 2012 (F) - So me and this girl dated for a couple years, and one day we decided to come up with a nick name for each other so i named her Jayce and she named me Hope. --long reason why i got that name. Anyway shes now my ex she been my ex for 2 years, and i ...

Was this comment out of fear? Or, was it something else?

This question has 4 answers - newest was posted 4253 days ago

29 August 2012 (M) - I apologize for this long post. However, I need as many answers as possible. Part 1 of problem: In a conversation with an ex, I had to get answers from her. I persisted for truthful answers. I eventually asked why I was NEVER notified of my o...

Why do guys always cheat on me? whats wrong? could it be me?

This question has 2 answers - newest was posted 4258 days ago

29 August 2012 (F) - Please help! Any Advice is greatly appreciated. For some reason i always get cheated on! Or there is always another female in the picture. I am not ugly. To be honest, i often get hit on alot of the times i go out. I am very attractive. I sa...

We are now long distance and she says she CAN'T visit me but won't let me visit her? Am I being played?

This question has 3 answers - newest was posted 4257 days ago

29 August 2012 (M) - This sweet girl I've dated 2 months had just ended a year-long relationship (broke up w/ a VERY strange man who would no longer touch her in bed). Said she wasn't ready for a new commitment. We worked together at a camp. Spent every day togeth...

An ex my boyfriend slept with turned out to be a distant relative. Now she's in his life and a good friend. How do I handle this?

This question has 2 answers - newest was posted 4259 days ago

28 August 2012 (F) - hey im in a weird position with my boyfriend and i dont know what to do. Well my boyfriend use to sleep with alot of girls before he met me but he chose me to settle down with and i got over his past since he dint talk or hang out with any of the ...

My ex girlfriend don't stop texting me.

This question has 4 answers - newest was posted 4259 days ago

28 August 2012 (F) - my ex girlfriend keeps texting me wanting to meet up one minute and then not so nice texts the next but doesnt seem to quit even though i never reply. she knows it is over and i no longer want to be in touch. was with her 3 months approx and she ...

How do I deal with my BF's ex wife?

This question has 8 answers - newest was posted 4258 days ago

27 August 2012 (F) - I don't really know where to start... I have been dating my boyfriend for almost a year and a half, we moved in together after a year and I have never been happier in my life. This relationship is the strongest, most fulfilling relationship I have ...

Why is my ex telling me when he has days off?

This question has 6 answers - newest was posted 4260 days ago

27 August 2012 (F) - I have contact with an ex after a few years, talk on a regular basis. He dumped me!! my question is, why is he now giving me his work schedule, you know, telling me his days off? I never asked for this and we haven't talked about meeting up, so what ...

It was his Ex who caused all these problems. Yet even though he knows that he blames me. What should I do?

This question has 2 answers - newest was posted 4260 days ago

27 August 2012 (F) - My boyfriend of over a year has changed lately. He is not now how he used to be. He was once a lovely and caring boyfriend. Now he is not like he used to be. He started changing his attitude when we had this big fight the night before I was supp...

"This song is not about you" ?!

This question has 13 answers - newest was posted 4260 days ago

26 August 2012 (F) - Ive been dating this guy for about three years last night he turned on some music. He was particulalry playing songs from a personal play list. After hearing several songs. he search for a particular one and before the song came on he said, now ...

I can't forget my ex even though I'm the one who ended the relationship

This question has 3 answers - newest was posted 4262 days ago

26 August 2012 (F) - Hi, I was involved in a relationship for almost two years. In time I felt like I am not free, felt suffocated and eventually we were seperated. My girlfriend seemed devastated. did not want this seperation etc. I felt sorry and unhappy but was ...

I cheated on all of these men, why are they still calling me?

This question has 9 answers - newest was posted 4261 days ago

25 August 2012 (F) - I have had serveral men in my life once a point a time that I use to deal financely,sexually,mentally the whole nine yards.now these guys have saw each other but they don't know each other like that and the first guy caught me with the second guy ...

My baby's father has cheated on me and come in and out of my life for years. I met a new stable guy now. Who should I choose?

This question has 3 answers - newest was posted 4260 days ago

25 August 2012 (F) - Hi everyone,i love all my confidential friend because they always support me when needed.I need more help than ever,i have been in a relationship for 5 years,i love the guy so much,he was my first and we are very confident to each other.At a certain ...

I was at a swinger's party, didn't do anything but don't want my ex to find out!

This question has 3 answers - newest was posted 4262 days ago

25 August 2012 (M) - Sorry I'm gonna keep this as short as possible. I am still in love with my ex. we broke up 3 yrs ago. One of our mutual friend told me a month ago tht she told him that she still likes me. I was super happy to hear tht. We broke up cuz I wasn't ...

The girl I love and my ex are going on holiday together

This question has 2 answers - newest was posted 4256 days ago

25 August 2012 (M) - Where do I begin? I've recently split up with my girlfriend of 7 years as I'm in love with someone else. Everything is a mess, our lives are all so interwoven and it's been the process of many years. There has always been something betwee...

I found my mother in bed with my boyfriend

This question has 3 answers - newest was posted 4262 days ago

25 August 2012 (F) - I feel desperate and I really need someone's help. It happened yesterday, I came back from a holiday with my dad (mom and dad are separated). We returned a little earlier than we were going to and I found out my mother was sleeping with my...

Why has my ex contacted me all of a sudden?

This question has 1 answer - newest was posted 4262 days ago

25 August 2012 (F) - My ex called me at first to 'ask me if I knew where D was' and he is one of his close friends. We just talkk now and then. Two days later e text me and said 'you okay?' I said I'm good thanks, you? He said yeah, how've you been? I said that's the ...

How can I block my ex? She keeps texting me!

This question has 8 answers - newest was posted 4261 days ago

25 August 2012 (M) - plz anyone have advice 4 me i would be greatful. my ex girlfriend keeps texting me, some nice texts and some nasty. i dont reply to any of them at all and delete them. when will she give up we split a month ago. she sends about 3 or 4 a day and some ...

Ladies: What does it feel like to not be over a relationship?

This question has 8 answers - newest was posted 4261 days ago

24 August 2012 (?) - What does it feel like to "not be over" a previous relationship for girls? I met someone 4 months ago. We've only met 5, may be 6 times during the first 2 months. Since then just texts and a seldom phone call. At first I thought she had ...

Why did my ex block me when we aren't even friends?

This question has 6 answers - newest was posted 4263 days ago

24 August 2012 (M) - hey i no you guys are probably gonna say why do you care if shes your ex etc...but anyway my ex of about 6 months (we've had no contact at al) blocked me on Facebook.i haven't once in the whole time we've been split up clicked on her page page...

Is he making excuses so he can be with my best friend? Or is he just a player?

This question has 1 answer - newest was posted 4263 days ago

24 August 2012 (F) - This is a really long story, so I'll do a short version of it. I was in a relationship with a guy a couple of years ago, but we ended it because we never spent much time together as we were busy with university. But we recently have been meeting up ...

My ex boyfriend is a professional liar and cheat. How do I tell both new ladies about each other, without leading back to me?

This question has 10 answers - newest was posted 4260 days ago

24 August 2012 (F) - I am an ex of boyfriend who is professional liar and cheater... I left him after 18 months, but then I was shocked to accidently find secret accounts, dating site membership. Membership to secret email...(he left his IPAD open accidently in bathroom...

Why would my ex block me

This question has 4 answers - newest was posted 4265 days ago

22 August 2012 (F) - Why did my ex I am soo in love with blocked me on twitter so my ex add me on twitter I. Was talking to she said why do u want me to be there for ur kid if u have one I said u was always there for me then she said I dk I have work and school we been ...

I want to let go of my ex and move on but I just can't!

This question has 3 answers - newest was posted 4265 days ago

22 August 2012 (F) - I am mid 20's and an attractive female. Unfortunately I have an afinity for losers. I have recently started talking to this guy who has an education, nice job, and a decent guy, and not because he isn't attractive. Even if I found him attractive ...

I loved him so much, he treated me so badly and now he wants me back!

This question has 1 answer - newest was posted 4265 days ago

22 August 2012 (F) - After he proposed to me last Christmas( We've in distance relationship for 2 years)I moved and transferred college from California to a small town in Ohio to be with him. We got an apartment together( the lease was on his name) I got so excited for ...

Re-met my Ex. At first it was so promising. Now the interest has tapered off. Is this how guys are with their friends?

This question has 7 answers - newest was posted 4266 days ago

21 August 2012 (F) - Is this really the way that blokes behave with their friends? My story is a little complicated, but in a nutshell... I met up with an ex again after many years apart, we had both moved on in that time and are in new relationships. However ...

Ex is going religious for the wrong reasons

This question has 7 answers - newest was posted 4266 days ago

21 August 2012 (M) - Alright folks, this dabbles in a very touchy subject - religion. Steer clear if you take offense easily! Lets play some catch-up for a second. Here's the VHS fast-forward version. GF and I break up. GF gets new boytoy. GF realizes new boytoy is ab...

I'm worried she will go back to her ex! How can I get through this?

This question has 3 answers - newest was posted 4268 days ago

19 August 2012 (M) - Hi I have now been living with my fiance but she was previous married with 3 kids and still going through her divorce. The problem is she sometimes goes into shut out mode and I know something's up so I ask. She tells me shes just thinking and ...

Why didn't he call me back? Should I call one more time?

This question has 3 answers - newest was posted 4268 days ago

19 August 2012 (F) - I started talking to this guy that my sister hooked me up with. We talked a few times a week on the phone for about a month. We would talk anywhere from one to 4 hours! We finally hung out and I thought it went well. We got along and hung out for ...

I don't know if I trust my man to be faithful when we are far away from one another

This question has 3 answers - newest was posted 4268 days ago

19 August 2012 (F) - Hi everyone. I'm 25 living in Vietnam, and my ex bf is 27 in the US. My parents live in the US too. We used to planned to get engaged in the end of this year. But since he had got unemployed for almost a year, I decided to get break up because I ...

How do I get my ex to leave me alone?

This question has 3 answers - newest was posted 4268 days ago

19 August 2012 (F) - I split up with my boyfriend a year and a half ago and he left me with 2 kids and the mortgage to pay. He married after 8 months and has a baby on the way which depresses me no end. Because I struggled financially my home is being repossessed and ...

2 years and I am still in love with my ex. I'm afraid its still going to be this way in 20 years!

This question has 4 answers - newest was posted 4267 days ago

19 August 2012 (M) - It has been 2 years and I still haven't gotten over my ex-girlfriend. I have done everything in the book to get rid of these feelings. I've been exercising, deleted her number and everything that reminded me of her. I dont check her Facebook...

My ex no longer loves me after saying it for months and I can't move on

This question has 3 answers - newest was posted 4269 days ago

18 August 2012 (F) - I wrote on here a few months ago about my boyfriend and I who split up, and he was still telling me he loved me but not acting like it. Well its now been 8 months and the situation carried on. He was telling me he was in love with me and want...

We've been together 2 and 1/2 years. Yet still he kept explicit pictures of his ex's bodies. Am I justified to feel insanely jealous over this?.

This question has 9 answers - newest was posted 4269 days ago

17 August 2012 (F) - A few months ago I found some explicit photos and videos of my fiance and a couple of his exes. I wasn't happy with him having them and told him so, eventually he threw them out. Then I found he had some on his laptop, he said he had forgotte...

Ex's g/f is all psycho -- what's up?

This question has 5 answers - newest was posted 4270 days ago

17 August 2012 (F) - So I was walking down the street with this guy i'm seeing and I happen to run into my ex and he is with some friends and his girlfriend. He didn't see me because he was talking to someone then all of a sudden his girlfriend looks at me and then ...

Do I have a right to make my ex delete intimate pictures and videos of me?

This question has 4 answers - newest was posted 4271 days ago

16 August 2012 (F) - I've just split up with my boyfriend and I asked him to delete any private pictures he took of me and embarrassingly a video. He thinks I have no right to ask him to do that as it was for him. To be honest he seems a bit obsessed with me, he keeps ...

How do I get my ex to pay back what he owes me?

This question has 3 answers - newest was posted 4271 days ago

16 August 2012 (F) - I've just had a nasty break up with an ex (he cheated). anyway over the years he has borrowed £1750 from me which is a hell of a lot of money. he's always said he'd pay it back, but never seemed to do so. i dont think he has realised how much its ...

Our relationship has gone rapidly downhill since having a baby, how do I save our relationship?

This question has 2 answers - newest was posted 4267 days ago

16 August 2012 (F) - Been with my bf for almost 2 years - we have a 10 month old baby together - he is a wonderful dad to the child. The problem is just our relationship is not the same since I had the child. The sex life has completely disappeared and when I sat him ...

I feel a little insecure about my boyfriend's past FWB, and could use some advice.

This question has 6 answers - newest was posted 4272 days ago

15 August 2012 (F) - I have been dating my boyfriend for almost a year. Prior to meeting me he had a 'sex-only' relationship with another girl for around 2 weeks. When he met me, this relationship was ended. I was a little insecure about this previous 'fling' and freq...