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Archived questions from: April, 2016 (see latest in The ex-factor category)

The ex-factor: Help and advice

Wearing jewelry from an ex whilst out on a date with a new partner... thoughts?

This question has 13 answers - newest was posted 2914 days ago

29 April 2016 (F) - I want to know what everybody's thoughts are on wearing jewellery from an ex partner whilst out on a date with a new partner. Thank you!...

We are back together, but he is still talking with the girl he dated when we were split up!

This question has 8 answers - newest was posted 2913 days ago

28 April 2016 (F) - I've been dating my ex boyfriend again for the last 4 months. We were broken up for about 6 months and he was dating someone else for 4 months out of the 6 months we were broken up. He says they were not that serious but they did like each other. ...

He broke up with me but I believe we will be together again in the future!

This question has 3 answers - newest was posted 2915 days ago

28 April 2016 (F) - I recently was broken up with by my now ex boyfriend, and even though it hurt for days it now hurts less. He told me a lot of things when he broke up with me, which now I am a 100% sure he was telling the truth. He has never lied to me, and I know ...

Why hide a text? Am I being naive to believe him?

This question has 5 answers - newest was posted 2918 days ago

27 April 2016 (F) - i have been with my bf for 3 years. we bought a house in 2014 and he had finalized his divorce in 2015. 6 months ago I caught him driving by his ex's house and confronted him and he denied it. then the other day it came up again and he said he ...

Should we be open with our young son that we're trying to get back together?

This question has 6 answers - newest was posted 2917 days ago

27 April 2016 (F) - My ex and I dated for a few months when I got pregnant with our son. We were both only 20 . When my son was one we broke up. We fought a lot over the years, we would both get jealous when the other one started dating some one else, I didn't like ...

My social anxiety has resulted in me having just one friend! Please read the rest of my post and give me some advice!

This question has 2 answers - newest was posted 2919 days ago

26 April 2016 (F) - so I have pretty bad social anxiety to the point where I only had one friend and as much as I tried to make other friends (and I continue to try) it justs exhausts me and people just ignore me. anyway so I've known my friend has liked me pretty ...

Please help me, it turns out that my boyfriend has a brother, the same man I slept with a few years ago!

This question has 7 answers - newest was posted 2917 days ago

26 April 2016 (F) - I know a boy for about seven years, and we started dating a few months ago, and last Saturday he decided to introduce me to his family. It turns out that he has a brother, who was never mentioned, and is the same man that I slept a few years ago. I ...

I want a second chance, how can I show him it will work?

This question has 5 answers - newest was posted 2919 days ago

25 April 2016 (F) - Hi all, me and my ex decided to be friends because we didnt get to spend much time together ( together 4 month ) and thought itd be better as friends even tho we both still want the same things . he said he wanted to keep me in his life and wanted ...

Can I ever encourage this man to come back? He broke up with me after finding I was once engaged to another man

This question has 3 answers - newest was posted 2920 days ago

23 April 2016 (F) - I met this guy one (Mr. X) and half years ago but we started dating about eight months ago. before him, I was previously engaged to another man, who called off the wedding just one week before. We had had engagement ceremony, as is custom in my c...

Please please help me! Retroactive jealousy is driving me insane and it's getting out of control

This question has 25 answers - newest was posted 2920 days ago

23 April 2016 (M) - (Ps. English is not my mother tongue so I apologize for the grammar errors etc..) Hello; It's been more than a year since I started to date my girlfriend (fiancee). Unfortunately I'm in the claws of retroactive jealousy. I guess there is not a...

Am I a rebound? I'm concerned about his continued contact with his ex.

This question has 9 answers - newest was posted 2918 days ago

22 April 2016 (F) - Hi dearcupid, I have been dating a pretty nice guy for the last few months. Everything seems pretty good except I'm concerned about something. I'm not sure if I have a right to be concerned. What I'm concerned about is he is still in frequen...

Why do I still want to know how my ex is doing?

This question has 6 answers - newest was posted 2921 days ago

22 April 2016 (F) - I was dumped 3 years ago. It was a serious relationship. I was desperate and have been through every step after the breakup. We're not friends on Facebook, and this did help me a lot. After 3 years, I can say that I'm finally over him now. But I ...

Why do men hold on to memories of the ex?

This question has 3 answers - newest was posted 2925 days ago

20 April 2016 (F) - Many of you may think I'm rather immature and childish for doing this, but in my current relationship (and only this relationship). I like watching my boyfriend's reaction when I merely hint at a connection with his ex. You see, I perform this ...

Do I give him a chance? Boyfriend told ex girlfriend he still loves her

This question has 9 answers - newest was posted 2926 days ago

19 April 2016 (F) - Hi I've been with my boyfriend for about 4 months. I know that's a short time but I really care about him and am happy with him. Last night I was hanging out at his place and he went out with a couple friends to go eat. I wasn't feeling good and...

Should I accept? Ex bf has a gf, but wants to start over with me as friends and see where things go

This question has 8 answers - newest was posted 2926 days ago

19 April 2016 (F) - I need to start off by saying I am emotionally in a bad place these last few days, and I may be all over the place with this. I severely need help from unbiased views. I feel uncomfortable talking with friends about this. An ex bf of mine (was ...

Do I end this friendship with my ex? I'm feeling very hurt and confused

This question has 7 answers - newest was posted 2923 days ago

18 April 2016 (F) - I'll start off by saving for the past 5-6 months I have been in an emotional tornado regarding my ex boyfriend. It has been hell for me, seriously. And I'm extremely confused about everything I was with my ex boyfriend for over 3 years, HE broke ...

Do you think this short break from each other might bring us back together?

This question has 7 answers - newest was posted 2923 days ago

18 April 2016 (F) - Hi....i would like to thank everyone in advance for replies. My ex whom i adore still rings me most days.....pops in to see me.....helps me with jobs.....we have tea together and his body language suggests he has strong feelings for me. He says h...

Why would my ex sign my son's birthday card this way?

This question has 11 answers - newest was posted 2925 days ago

18 April 2016 (F) - Hi, This may be a strange question... my son who is 12 today, received a birthday card from his dad (my ex)that was signed with my ex's name instead of love Dad etc. In brackets next to my ex's name he has written in brackets 'your daddy'. He has n...

My boyfriend insists on keeping in touch with his ex

This question has 8 answers - newest was posted 2925 days ago

18 April 2016 (F) - My fiancée still keeps in contact with his ex girlfriend by sms. He says that it's only messaging not talking and he only answers her messages. When i asked him why he did it he said he liked giving her hope and being a shit to her. Once when i a...

My ex and I talk about reuniting but I can't compete with her current boyfriend

This question has 5 answers - newest was posted 2927 days ago

17 April 2016 (M) - My ex girlfriend and I talk about working things out on a very deep, personal, and regular basis, but her new boyfriend is ten years older, four inches bigger in penis size, and gives her drugs. She says she wants to get back with me and as soon ...

Any solutions possible? I have a difficult time trusting women because of a past ex

This question has 6 answers - newest was posted 2921 days ago

17 April 2016 (M) - This is a whole pretty complicated story, I'll try to explain it as quickly as I can. My mother has been putting a lot of pressure on me lately to start dating, especially since I've been out of college for a year. I want to be able to date,...

Am I in the way of anothers love story?

This question has 2 answers - newest was posted 2928 days ago

16 April 2016 (F) - I have been seeing this guy for a month now, Its not official yet, he once told me he's fallen in love once, today that love, which he told me he burried texted him and said she still has feelings for him. I feel like i'm going to be left behind. I ...

I have tried everything but to her I am dead!

This question has 5 answers - newest was posted 2925 days ago

16 April 2016 (M) - I have only had one girlfriend in the past which was a LDR from my state to another state, a 14 hour drive. I was with my ex from the age of 19-24 and we had a lot of ups and downs. I was going through a bad time in my personal life with the de...

Should I wait an extra year before I can vacation with my young son?

This question has 12 answers - newest was posted 2928 days ago

15 April 2016 (M) - I have no one to ask this question to but this website. I am in a relationship for the past year and we were dating for a few months prior to being in a relationship. Outside this relationship I have a child who is around 19 months old. I wa...

I told my married ex lover I had a boyfriend and he burst into tears.

This question has 4 answers - newest was posted 2930 days ago

14 April 2016 (F) - I have been seeing a married man for 10 years and he said that we could be together properly once the children were off his hands,but we split up due to me being bored with the situation....anyway I met someone else and although I don't love him I ...

Meeting my ex for a drink?

This question has 3 answers - newest was posted 2929 days ago

14 April 2016 (F) - My bf broke up with me after three months because hes going through a divorce and is very stressed and depressed. He moved out six months ago after their child had grown up after a long drawn out unhappy marriage. We had a lovely connection and I...

How should I approach my roommate to tell her that it's time for her to find a better BF?

This question has 5 answers - newest was posted 2931 days ago

14 April 2016 (M) - How do you tell your roommate that she just needs to move on? Sooo my roommate has broken up with a guy for 5 months who basically threw her out on Christmas but she is still pursuing him. From what she says he is awful to her and Ive heard hi...

Did I make the right decision to give him space? because now I find he's dating someone else

This question has 6 answers - newest was posted 2931 days ago

14 April 2016 (F) - I'm pretty upset about a decision I made yesterday. My ex boyfriend broke up with me about 6 months ago but told me he still loves me and that maybe we would get back together in the future. I respected his decision and left him alone but he wan...

How can get a girl that I adore to forget about my past?

This question has 14 answers - newest was posted 2930 days ago

12 April 2016 (M) - How can get a girl that I adore to forget about my past ? From the time I was 18 I was in a band. Even though we were just a small town band we had our own little group of followers and got a good deal of attention. I was young and enjoy life. Ov...

My boyfriend's great, but I'm still obsessing over my ex

This question has 4 answers - newest was posted 2933 days ago

11 April 2016 (F) - I just wanted some advice on my current situation. I have a boyfriend we've been together for about 8 and a half mouths. He's amazing. In my eyes he's the definition of what every guy should be and if he had been anything less I wouldn't have go...

My ex contacted me and then I found out he's living with a girl. Should I just tell him and cut all contact?

This question has 7 answers - newest was posted 2935 days ago

10 April 2016 (F) - Well this is kind of a mess of a story but about a week ago my ex boyfriend randomly contacted me through facebook and for the past few days we've been just catching up and chatting about old times, our family, etc. Nothing sexual or flirty ...

He wants to move close to his baby mother! Am I overreacting?

This question has 14 answers - newest was posted 2934 days ago

10 April 2016 (F) - During a conversation with my boyfriend of 2 years, we were discussing areas of our city where we would like to live together. (We currently reside our parents) I told him that I wanted to live in a more central area where condos were being built ...

How can I best deal with my insistent ex? He's weirding me out

This question has 4 answers - newest was posted 2935 days ago

10 April 2016 (M) - My ex has reached out 5 years after we broke up. We haven't seen each other since we broke up. He has intermittently throughout the 5 years making efforts to keep talking, but I moved countries, grew up, had new experiences blah blah I feel li...

What is it with men? Do they want what they can't have?

This question has 10 answers - newest was posted 2934 days ago

8 April 2016 (F) - I wrote a question back in November, wondering if this guy was still a player or not. Long story short, I did cut contact with that guy, So for months I hadn't heard anything from the "reformed" player (nor have I laid eyes on him) until today when ...

30 years and she still wont listen to the truth!

This question has 5 answers - newest was posted 2937 days ago

8 April 2016 (M) - Just found out some one I like over thirty years ago been mad at me all this time, our last date she thought I put something in her drink, a drug, I didn't, she left me that night and went home with this other guy, who was trying to make me out the ...

Am I in a position to help her? or should others advise her instead?

This question has 13 answers - newest was posted 2936 days ago

7 April 2016 (M) - I'm having a moral dilemma, me and my exgf broke up over a year ago, a few months ago we decided to be friends again since we shared the same group of friends. So I'm dating my current girlfriend for over 3 months now, I've made an effort for my c...

My Bf had two pictures of his ex in his jacket pocket. Now what do I do?

This question has 5 answers - newest was posted 2937 days ago

7 April 2016 (F) - My boyfriend and I have been having the same recurring issue. When we first moved in I found a letter from his ex, from when they were going out. I got mad at him and told him to throw all the stuff out. Now today, 3 months after I look into his ...

His New GF dumped him. Why he would choose to apologize to me after all this time?

This question has 5 answers - newest was posted 2938 days ago

7 April 2016 (F) - I'm confused about my ex and the sincerity of his apology. He treated me terribly but ended up apologizing to me 8 months later. When I first met him, he was intially really sweet and kind towards me but after about 4 months, I discovered that ...

How can I make her feel more welcome and help her to enjoy life again after her woes with her ex?

This question has 3 answers - newest was posted 2936 days ago

6 April 2016 (M) - I have been dating this great girl for two months and falling for her. She moved here recently because her ex made her and she has a young child. Couple times a month she goes back home to see her friends and when she comes back she is depresse...

My ex gave a weak excuse for breaking up

This question has 6 answers - newest was posted 2937 days ago

5 April 2016 (F) - Dear cupid I think my boyfriends excuse for breaking up with me is a cop out and that he won't tell me the real reason why he wanted to break up. He told me that he wanted to break up because of how neglectful I was the first 3 months of our re...

What does this all mean? Was he telling me lies when we broke up?

This question has 1 answer - newest was posted 2940 days ago

5 April 2016 (F) - I started going out with my EX boyfriend in September, we had a great relationship everything was going well! A lovely valetines days, he told me he was falling for me and he chased me. I really fell for him, the week it ended I noticed he was a li...

Love triangle. Should I just leave him? He says he loves her, but he also loves me.

This question has 6 answers - newest was posted 2937 days ago

4 April 2016 (F) - My boyfriend and I have been together for two years now. While I was pregnant I checked his emails and found that he had been talking about how much He loves and misses his ex. When I confronted him he calls and tells her he's going to be with...

Should I respond to my ex? Do you think I would look like a fool if I did? Or should I leave it and just delete his number?

This question has 13 answers - newest was posted 2941 days ago

4 April 2016 (F) - 3 days ago, my ex boyfriend texted me out of the blue and asked if I wanted to meet up for lunch and catch up. I decided to ignore the text completely, but honestly it has been on my mind constantly ever since. I think the reason this is botherin...

My wife duped me into marrying her!

This question has 6 answers - newest was posted 2941 days ago

3 April 2016 (M) - dear cupid, ok here goes. i have been married to a great woman for 5 years, problem is i was duped by her, while i was a virgin when i married her she wasnt, she clearly lied to me when i asked her about her sexual past. i found a sextape of her ...

Do you think he and his wife think they'll get back together? what should I do?

This question has 4 answers - newest was posted 2943 days ago

1 April 2016 (F) - I have been seeing a man who's 6 yrs younger than me and he's married with 2 kids but they are not living together. This is the second time they seperated. When I first met him he said he wasn't sure what was going on between them yet. They have t...

Is my younger BF afraid of commitment? Why would he want to take his ex out for a meal for her birthday?

This question has 6 answers - newest was posted 2938 days ago

1 April 2016 (F) - HELP......I feel i am going mad or is it me being unreasonable. My partner of 8 months has many female friends. In the last couple of weeks one has been to his flat (apparently she is in a committed relationship), i was not allowed to meet her, he ...