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Archived questions from: July, 2013 (see latest in The ex-factor category)

The ex-factor: Help and advice

We broke up but when met up again and had sex. I'm confused about what he wants

This question has 8 answers - newest was posted 3918 days ago

31 July 2013 (F) - I dumped my ex about three weeks ago. Let me tell you why, he started saying he doesn't know how much longer we would be together because he doesn't like being chained down all the time. I took that as him saying he wants to see other people. I ...

I saw my ex at an event, we didn't speak but he looked emotional and left straight afterwards. Why would he do this?

This question has 3 answers - newest was posted 3918 days ago

31 July 2013 (F) - I saw my ex at a recent event. I have not seen him since he broke up with me more than a year ago. I was trembling inside and my knees felt weak when I saw him. He had this emotional look on his face when he saw me. I ignored him and walked ...

I'm happy but overshadowed by jealousy over ex. How do I get past this?

This question has 6 answers - newest was posted 3918 days ago

31 July 2013 (F) - My ex ended our relationship nearly two years ago. We was together 5 years. We were both at fault, but I own up to doing a lot of bad things too. He has ignored me completely and he showed no signs of any grief or jealousy when I met someone else ...

Found out that my ex lives near the home my wife rented. Have made it complicated for myself? What should I do now?

This question has 2 answers - newest was posted 3918 days ago

31 July 2013 (M) - Dear Cupid, I arrived in US three weeks ago. I'm Indian Muslim . I'm 28. My wife is also 28 Recently, I bumped into my Ex”L” while jogging and she lives just one mile away from my wife house. She was also American and dumped me four years ago. ...

I'm worried about my boyfriend and his ex, what should I do?

This question has 2 answers - newest was posted 3920 days ago

30 July 2013 (F) - I need help about my boyfriend being friends and talking with his ex. Lets call her X. X was his first love and they were together for 2 years. They talked like all day everyday and were always together. She cheated on him and broke his heart ...

Ex blew his chances. Whats the next step?

This question has 4 answers - newest was posted 3917 days ago

30 July 2013 (F) - Me and my ex broke up 2 months ago, due to him being a serial cheat. We had been together for 5 months, having a one month break up in the middle. We broke up due to him both sleeping with someone else and sending pictures and flirting...

What does it mean if your ex continues to wear something you gave them after you've broken up?

This question has 8 answers - newest was posted 3918 days ago

30 July 2013 (M) - If someone you were once with still wears something you gave them when you were together ands still wears it after you aren't. Do you think they wear it because it's a reminder of you or because it's from you, or do you think they don't think ...

Does my ex have feelings for me, or is he just messing with my head?

This question has 2 answers - newest was posted 3920 days ago

30 July 2013 (F) - So this question is about my ex. We dated about 2 years ago for a very short period of time. We went to the same school for 4 years and remained friends after dating. He didn't seem that into me and we were both young. We would still text and flir...

I feel jealous because this guy gets a girl who is a virgin even though he probably is not one.

This question has 17 answers - newest was posted 3920 days ago

30 July 2013 (M) - This question might sound childish but it has been on my mind for quite sometime. I was dating this girl for awhile and found out she is a virgin. Now that is not the problem because I am one too but about a month ago I found out she was actually ...

My boyfriend was looking at dozens of pics of his "ex" while sleeping in my room, in my parents house, after we got engaged!!

This question has 14 answers - newest was posted 3917 days ago

30 July 2013 (F) - My bf and I got engaged a few days ago. We have what I thought was a ‘perfect’ relationship, we’ve known each other for many years, started dating sometime back, we clicked, we were absolutely made for each other…or so I liked to think and from what ...

Divorcing, and I feel hurt and anger and extreme regret!

This question has 4 answers - newest was posted 3919 days ago

30 July 2013 (F) - Any tips on coping with feelings of hurt/anger/regret? Husband and I are divorcing-next month we can finally submit paperwork. He feels I'm trying to take every penny I can, I feel he's trying to keep every penny he can. We have a 2 yea...

My ex cheated on me and dumped me, he is now in a relationship and I am alone. How can I get over our break-up?

This question has 4 answers - newest was posted 3921 days ago

29 July 2013 (F) - My ex boyfriend cheated on at Christmas time, lied about it, dumped me when I found out, still denied it afterwards but I have since found out that he is still with the girl he cheated on me with. I so angry that I was the one treated like crap but...

I've met a new guy who I like and I led him to believe I was divorced. I'm actually married and my husband is threatening to take my children away from me if I try to divorce him.

This question has 3 answers - newest was posted 3920 days ago

29 July 2013 (F) - I met a guy recently that I am really into and he feels the same about me. This guy is long-distance and is divorced and has been for 9 years. When he asked me "are you married" I answered that I was for five years...kind of giving him the ...

Your Ex Is Sending Mixed Signals

This question has 9 answers - newest was posted 3908 days ago

29 July 2013 (?) - Many of us may be in recovery from a recent breakup, or you are several weeks into the no-contact period. You broke up months or years ago. There is this dull pain in the pit of your heart. You're going about your life. You relapse and cry ...

How can I have a relationship when she is still in his life?

This question has 2 answers - newest was posted 3921 days ago

29 July 2013 (F) - Hello everyone. Thank you for taking the time to read this. I'm going through a situation and I'm trying to get some opinions. My boyfriend and I have been dating for about 2 months now. My problem is that he's still friends with his ex, ...

My girlfriend has pictures of her ex in the apartment even though I have asked her more than once to take them down

This question has 4 answers - newest was posted 3921 days ago

28 July 2013 (M) - Ok so my girlfriend of 3 months got an apartment about just over a month ago and she put up pictures of her and her 2 year old daughter around her apartment and asked what I thought about them. I noticed a couple pics up in her room of her daughter ...

She won't cooperate in getting the divorce finalized in my country too

This question has 2 answers - newest was posted 3922 days ago

28 July 2013 (M) - I think I have posted many times about my American wife who came to Pakistan and after six months wanted a divorce. Few days back, US state superior court gave her divorce as she hired a very skilled attorney . Despite marriage happened in Pakistan, ...

I'm confused and don't understand the behavior of my ex

This question has 8 answers - newest was posted 3921 days ago

28 July 2013 (F) - What is wrong with my ex ?.I'm confused. He is the one who contacts me first most of the time ( I hardly contact him, but he contacts me every few weeks to see how I am doing ). He contacted me on Wednesday last week, and asked me if I wanted to go ...

I like a guy from my karaoke club and he flirts with me but he comes in with another girl

This question has 4 answers - newest was posted 3906 days ago

28 July 2013 (?) - Usually about every Saturday I go to a club(karaoke) and I have some friends male and female. One guy there he is a really good singer and him and I have done some duets together. I have been told that I sing good as well. I know it might sound ...

My ex left me over a year ago and I'm no closer to moving on. Even though I've met others there is no space in my heart for them. How can I find peace again?

This question has 7 answers - newest was posted 3916 days ago

28 July 2013 (M) - I need help in moving on, but I can’t get to the next stage. I was in a relationship with another guy for 7 years. It was fantastic or at least I thought so. We rarely argued and I thought it would last forever. Then unexpectedly he said he needed a ...

I'm being harassed by my ex boyfriend's new girl. I just want to be left alone. What do I do?

This question has 3 answers - newest was posted 3922 days ago

28 July 2013 (F) - Okay so me and this guy dated he broke up with me things ended pretty badly amd more so in a physical altercation he chocked me etc. but anyway he came to my job one week later with another girl after we broke up and then he started talking to this ...

Update on alcoholic partner who can't choose between me and his ex

This question has 2 answers - newest was posted 3922 days ago

27 July 2013 (F) - Mod's note: this is the original post http://www.dearcupid.org/question/im-with-an-alcoholic-who-goes-back-and.html This is the person who has the alcoholic mate who goes back and forth between me and his ex. All the answers were very helpful...

My fiancé is still in touch with his ex and I'm concerned about his feelings for her

This question has 11 answers - newest was posted 3913 days ago

27 July 2013 (F) - So I know snooping etc and everything is not a good thing and I guess I wouldn't normally but the opportunity arose as my other half left his email open and I couldn't help it......my fiance had dogs with his ex wife and as far I knew they still ...

My boyfriend was meeting his ex behind my back and I'm finding it very hard to trust him again

This question has 3 answers - newest was posted 3923 days ago

27 July 2013 (F) - I really want to work things out with my boyfriend but I don't know if I can trust him. We've been together two years, we met when I was finishing with someone else and he waited almost a year to actually be with me, during which time he had plen...

How can I improve my attitude towards dumping guys too quickly?

This question has 7 answers - newest was posted 3922 days ago

27 July 2013 (F) - I just need you all to read dis and help me wit a reasonable solution. I am a young pretty girl in my twenties,bt i have never had a stable and lasting relationsip ever since i started dating. Am always getting piss off easily and always e...

His new girlfriend news has set me back a bit.

This question has 7 answers - newest was posted 3921 days ago

27 July 2013 (F) - Dear Cupid I haven't been on here for a while as I've been doing so well, but today I feel a bit unsettled because I've just found out that my ex has a new girlfriend. I'm not going to contact him or anything like that, and I wish him well, ...

I'm with an alcoholic who goes back and forth between his ex and me

This question has 6 answers - newest was posted 3922 days ago

26 July 2013 (F) - I have been in a relationship with a man who is an alcoholic and drinks liquor and beer everyday.He has for 5yrs. now been going back and forth between his ex-girl friend and me.He'll be at my house one month,then at her house the next month.He ...

I cheated with my ex. How do I make it up to my b/f?

This question has 5 answers - newest was posted 3923 days ago

26 July 2013 (F) - I cheated on my boyfriend yesterday with one of my ex. I love my current boyfriend and i couldn't get away with it. I know it sounds bitchy and i know cheating is voluntary and all that shit, but i truely feel guilty and regretted. I wanna make up ...

After 2.5 years with me does he still have feelings for his ex?

This question has 1 answer - newest was posted 3925 days ago

25 July 2013 (F) - Does he still have feelings for his ex My partner has been with me go 2 and a half years. Before me he was with somebody else for 7 years and had 2 children with her. I found out after he was with me that he left her and the children for me ...

Am I just reading too much into things because I want my ex back?

This question has 4 answers - newest was posted 3924 days ago

25 July 2013 (F) - Hi, I came on here a few months ago, because my girlfreind dumped me after her dad got into a tragic accident and was left very badly hurt and needing help 24/7. It has been 4.5 months since the split, and we have recently been meeting up ag...

I keep having fantasies about my ex

This question has 1 answer - newest was posted 3926 days ago

25 July 2013 (F) - I keep having fantises about my ex and all the time. Help?...

I care for him a lot but I think he still has feelings for his ex

This question has 2 answers - newest was posted 3926 days ago

24 July 2013 (F) - Hi, me and this guy have been talking for a while now, and we both now have feelings for each other and care about each other a lot (we aren't dating though). The reason I'm very scared about getting into a relationship with him is because of hi...

Is my ex trying to get back together or does he just want to be friends?

This question has 1 answer - newest was posted 3926 days ago

24 July 2013 (F) - I left my boyfriend about a month ago. He didn't understand why and we got pretty bitter every time I tried to explain it. We didn't speak for three weeks. I didn't think we'd talk again. About a week ago, He then tried to contact me, I shot him ...

We had two dates and got on well, now what do I do?

This question has 2 answers - newest was posted 3926 days ago

24 July 2013 (F) - Hi i have been on 2 dates with a man we got on really well he got home and text me saying cant wait to see you again i replied that was 2 weeks ago i have only had 4 msgs from him last Friday he kissed me at the end of each date and seemed genuinely ...

I still miss my ex whom I broke up with 3 years ago. Would it be so bad to contact him?

This question has 2 answers - newest was posted 3927 days ago

24 July 2013 (F) - I was dating this guy 3 years ago and I still miss him, he has recently been coming to mind a lot more. i have even been dreaming about him and even feeling that warm happy feeling i used to get when i was with him. I don't know if I am crazy and ...

His ex wife still lives with him

This question has 5 answers - newest was posted 3926 days ago

23 July 2013 (F) - my boyfriends ex wife is still living in the house.she pays no rent and does not contribute to purchasing groceries or paying housing expenses. she is always using his money on her personal entertainment. Instead of being grateful she is always bitc...

Would it be such a bad idea to call him?

This question has 1 answer - newest was posted 3927 days ago

23 July 2013 (F) - We where having too many fights, he couldn't see a problem, so I left. It was bitter. After three weeks on no contact, he called me. I missed it and text him asking what he wanted. He said to know how I was, I told him good and said nothing else. He ...

I am too scared by previous relationships to say "I love you"

This question has 3 answers - newest was posted 3927 days ago

23 July 2013 (M) - I suffered too much being too much emotionally involved in my previous relationship . In simple words, I was too romantic and my ex girl friends and then wife walked over me. Now I have met this this American girl in Dubai and whom I liked but I ...

I want her back so much, but am I reading things right?

This question has 1 answer - newest was posted 3928 days ago

22 July 2013 (F) - Hi, I came on here a few months ago, because my girlfreind dumped me after her dad got into a tragic accident and was left very badly hurt and needing help 24/7. It has been 4.5 months since the split, and we have recently been meeting up again...

The girl I've been dating has basically asked me to be on standby in case it doesn't work out with her ex

This question has 9 answers - newest was posted 3927 days ago

22 July 2013 (M) - So i have been seeing this girl for a month or two. We have had sex multiple times and tells me after the first night that she wants me to be her's. I stay the same and i go on vacation and she doesn't tell me whats going on. I come to find out she ...

Why did he casually bring up is ex-gf?

This question has 2 answers - newest was posted 3928 days ago

21 July 2013 (F) - There's this guy I've been getting to know since over a month now(we're not dating, just hanging out for coffee and small talk after school). I'm pretty sure that he likes me (really wants to get to know me, compliments me, say I look good/sexy, ...

It's not that she had sex, it's that she had sex with *him*

This question has 6 answers - newest was posted 3929 days ago

21 July 2013 (M) - Dear community, currently, I'm in a relationship with a girl (19. I'm really in love with her and I strongly believe that she's too. But there's this one thing that keeps bothering me the whole time. During the time her previous relation...

I'm in love with my ex's friend, so where do I stand with him?

This question has 1 answer - newest was posted 3929 days ago

21 July 2013 (F) - I'm going to make this as short as I possibly can!! About 4 years ago I had a boyfriend. MY boyfriend had a friend who Was really cool. Long story short, after me and my boyfriend had broken up me and his friend became close. We were only best...

Anger overcame our love

This question has 6 answers - newest was posted 3930 days ago

20 July 2013 (F) - I was with him for 3 years. We loved and cared for each other more than anything. But now every day I hurt and I cry and I'm so sad to be without him. This initial break up happened about two months ago and since then we've spoken, yelled, ...

Why wouldn't my ex say goodbye? I just want everything to go to an end.

This question has 2 answers - newest was posted 3930 days ago

20 July 2013 (F) - This is my last post. http://www.dearcupid.org/question/do-you-guys-still-hate-or-forgive-your.html My ex and I are in two different continents which is about 7000 km away. We will never see each other again. I know most people recommend no con...

I broke off a bad relationship, what can I say to him so that we can be on good terms?

This question has 2 answers - newest was posted 3929 days ago

20 July 2013 (F) - I broke up with him about a month ago because he was mistreating me, yelling too often. I know I broke his heart. We had a bitter breakup, he got very cranky and both of us said we didn't want to speak again. After less than three weeks of no ...

Part of me hates him, part of me loves him. What am I supposed to do?

This question has 2 answers - newest was posted 3930 days ago

20 July 2013 (F) - I broke up with my boyfriend 3 months ago, we were together for 2 years. We broke up basically because we weren't getting along for a long time and he refused to communicate his issues. I didn't want to break up with him because I loved him, but I ...

I'm dating my ex again but I'm just not sure what to read from her actions

This question has 5 answers - newest was posted 3922 days ago

19 July 2013 (F) - Hi, I came on here a few months ago, because my girlfreind dumped me after her dad got into a tragic accident and was left very badly hurt and needing help 24/7. It has been 4.5 months since the split, and we have recently been meeting up again. W...

My boyfriend has been meeting up with his homewrecker ex and has lied about it

This question has 4 answers - newest was posted 3930 days ago

19 July 2013 (F) - Sorry this could be long. What are people's opinions on this? I've been with my current partner for just under a year. We were friends for 3 years before we got together. One of my very best friends is my first boyfriend who I broke up with 10...

How do I define the relationship I now have with my ex?

This question has 2 answers - newest was posted 3931 days ago

19 July 2013 (F) - I really need advice. I broke up with my lesbian partner of 3yrs in February. We were having issues and she couldn't forgive me n move past it so we broke up. A couple weeks later I'm in another relationship with a woman I met online. I didn't fall ...