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Archived questions from: August, 2005 (see latest in Troubled relationships category)

Troubled relationships: Help and advice

My partner says he'll look for more work, but instead he hangs out with his sister...

This question has 2 answers - newest was posted 6832 days ago

31 August 2005 (F) - I love my b/f of over 2 years. In March he quit his full time job in order to work part time doing something he loves. We are strapped financially and I am feeling the pressure and work full time plus a second job. He says he is looking for full ...

I moved out and I'm ready to move back in!

This question has 2 answers - newest was posted 6831 days ago

31 August 2005 (F) - I recently moved out of my boyfriend of 4 years' house, at his request. We are finally starting to get together again more, but he still won't let me move back in. What can I do to move things up a little bit? We are not broke up, we are still ...

My boyfriend can't decide whether to be friends or lovers!

This question has 2 answers - newest was posted 6831 days ago

31 August 2005 (?) - My boyfriend and I have problems now for a while. A couple of weeks ago I got the impression he doesn't want me around and that im in the way. He says I'm causing him to be depressed and that he just wants to be friends. However when w...

After a disagreement, he wanted time to think, but I ended it instead!

This question has 4 answers - newest was posted 6834 days ago

31 August 2005 (F) - I need help ASAP! My boyfriend of 2 months and I had one of our disagreements and told me he needed a couple of days off to think and cool off. I didn't think he needed to think about anything, it wasn't like it was a MAJOR decision he had to think ...

I love travelling and I don't want to feel like I have to ask my partner's "permission" to go!

This question has 1 answer - newest was posted 6834 days ago

30 August 2005 (F) - I have been with my partner for a few years now. We have a great relationship even though we are very different. I have a love of travel and discovering new places. I take 3-4 vacations a year. I am financially independent and my partner and I do...

Does my stubborn streak justify his threats?

This question has 1 answer - newest was posted 6835 days ago

30 August 2005 (F) - A woman who is a real stubborn "B", to her boyfriend, because is too stubborn to communicate in a calm fashion, or too stubborn to take his constant criticism. Does she deserve to be verbally threatened by her man? No actual physical abuse, but ...

I want to leave my relationship because I'm so unhappy... but I don't want my kids to hate me!

This question has 5 answers - newest was posted 5282 days ago

30 August 2005 (F) - In my previous marriage my ex-husband was very abusive (physically and emotionally). It was to a point where he got really violent where I was afraid to be under the same roof as him. So, therefore, I had to get out of the relationship and got a ...

After his cybercheating and tantrum, I just want him to leave!

This question has 3 answers - newest was posted 5802 days ago

29 August 2005 (?) - I have a man in my life whom I naively and stupidly thought, loved me. Much of his actions do not coincide with true love..I am finding he's very selfish. I thought I loved him but now I feel he may be a controlling man and is taking advantage of my ...

We both agreed that sometime in the future, we'd want kids and marriage. Now he says he's changed his mind!

This question has 2 answers - newest was posted 6835 days ago

29 August 2005 (F) - I've been with my boyfriend for nearly 7 years and we've lived together for 4 years. Up until recently we always agreed that at some point in the future when we're both ready we would get married and have children. Recently he has changed ...

Things have changed. Now he looks at porn on the Web and is looking for a job in another country!

This question has 1 answer - newest was posted 6833 days ago

29 August 2005 (F) - I have discovered that my boyfriend of two years whom I have recently moved in, with looks at porn on the net, which I understand lots of guys probably do. Also that he has been looking for jobs in Singapore on the net. Why would he be hiding t...

If he isn't ready to date only me, is it fair for him to get jealous when I go out with other guys?

This question has 4 answers - newest was posted 6838 days ago

27 August 2005 (F) - I am 35 and new to the dating game having always had LTR's with friends who have become boyfriends. I have recently met this man through the internet and we have been dating for roughly 2 months. I am 35 he is 42. We share similar values in life, sh...

Caught my boyfriend... with pics of Justin Timberlake!

This question has 4 answers - newest was posted 6827 days ago

26 August 2005 (F) - I am 20 and my boyfriend is 25. When I went to visit him at his home one day, and caught him masturbating over pictures of Justin Timberlake on his computer and felt so disgusted. I asked him outright if he was gay, and he said no, and when I ...

I started becoming jealous after comment my boyfriend made...

This question has 1 answer - newest was posted 6836 days ago

26 August 2005 (F) - My boyfriend has said and did some things in the past (especially while intoxicated). It's made me a very jealous person, when in reality I'm not. How do I deal with this and the stress of it?...

If he really loves me, why is he telling me there's still time to go back to my old boyfriend?

This question has 4 answers - newest was posted 6838 days ago

26 August 2005 (F) - Hi, I have been going out with this guy named Jordan* for over 2 weeks. He have been acting really strange lately. When we are alone, sometimes he says that he don't deserve me. I ask why and he says he just don't. Before we were going out, I w...

I'm so paranoid that the man of my dreams is going to cheat! How do I stop myself worrying?

This question has 5 answers - newest was posted 6519 days ago

25 August 2005 (F) - I'm 24 years old and have met the man of my dreams! I know for sure he's the one because I feel it with every inch of my being. The problem is I feel jealous of his time spent with other people. I feel I cant trust him and am afraid he will che...

She's too proud to accept help and she's ended up living in a hotel!

This question has 1 answer - newest was posted 6840 days ago

25 August 2005 (M) - I am in love with a woman that is really making me upset right now. Her Daughter had a house in her name and decided to come home one day and tell her mother and 5 other siblings that the house was on the market and then a month later, they have 30 ...

I keep discovering my girlfriend in lies!

This question has 15 answers - newest was posted 5380 days ago

25 August 2005 (M) - Please help. My partner and I have a great desire to be together. A few weeks ago we went out for a few drinks with her friends and her ex was amongst them. Our relationship was still very new at the time and she'd broken up with her ex for a few...

He wants me to move in, but the house is miles from my work! Am I making all the sacrifices?

This question has 1 answer - newest was posted 6841 days ago

24 August 2005 (F) - God, I really do feel stupid asking this, but I need to get it out of my head somehow. I met this bloke about 2 months ago on a night out and it was like instant attraction. It had been a while since I had met anyone that I felt like that about ...

Thanks to everyone for their advice!

This question has 2 answers - newest was posted 6841 days ago

24 August 2005 (F) - I just wanted to write to say Thank You for all of your advice. My boyfriend living in TN and I are getting married next year. Your great advice about giving him the space he needed really helped. He is more secure in his decision to move...

He's content with his online chats to other girls, and his family staying with us... but I'm miserable!

This question has 1 answer - newest was posted 6841 days ago

23 August 2005 (F) - Hi I'm 20 and living in Spain due to my boyfriend, as we met here. We've been together for two years. Last year I went back to England to work for our own place as we lived with his parents. We now have our own place but have his sister and mum ...

With such a low opinion of himself, my boyfriend thinks I'm "better off" without him...

This question has 4 answers - newest was posted 6841 days ago

23 August 2005 (F) - I am 25 and have been in a relationship with my boyfriend for nearly 2 years, but we were friends for about 4 years previous to that. Last night he said he was unsure he wanted to stay with me anymore, and that I'd be better off on my own. I asked ...

Engaged to be married to my high school sweetheart, but still attracted to the guy I cheated with...

This question has 3 answers - newest was posted 6842 days ago

23 August 2005 (F) - I'm 20 engaged to my first love, my high school boyfriend. We have been together 5yrs and it's wonderful. But the past few months I have found myself torn between him and another guy who I have cheated with, and have deep feelings for. I want to be ...

I get nothing but criticism and accusations from my boyfriend. What should I do?

This question has 7 answers - newest was posted 6829 days ago

22 August 2005 (M) - Hi, I am a 19 year old male and I'm in a relationship with a 40yr old male. We have been having problems now for months. He spends more time with everybody else with me. He's nasty to me, he puts me down, he tries to stop me talking to my family and ...

Her constant lying, about everything, is destroying our relationship, but she can't see that!

This question has 9 answers - newest was posted 5854 days ago

22 August 2005 (M) - My girlfriend constantly lies. She will lie about the smallest, insignificant things and she lies about big things too. I find it very hard to believe what she says anymore. She lied to me about texting other lads and it broke my heart when I f...

I need some advice on the way to handle relationships...

This question has 4 answers - newest was posted 6058 days ago

22 August 2005 (M) - Hi, I am stupid as far as handling relationships are concerned. I don't know if I am too weak emotionally but I tend to give away control to other person quite easily. Sometimes, what happens with this is the other person manipulates and u...

What is my girlfriend hiding? And why is she getting so many text messages?

This question has 8 answers - newest was posted 6067 days ago

22 August 2005 (M) - I am really looking for some advice as I have spoken to close friends about this situation but I am getting mixed responses. Here Goes: I have been with my girlfriend for four years. We met in Edinburgh once and started to chat online and phone. S...

He's off on a lads' holiday and he hasn't even called to say hello!

This question has 2 answers - newest was posted 6844 days ago

21 August 2005 (F) - My boyfriend of 5 years went on another lads' holiday (he goes every year) and every year he'll call me once during the 2nd week but this year he hasnt called. He is due home in 2 days - my mates say he's probably just busy having fun but how long ...

My girlfriend keeps changing her mind about us!

This question has 4 answers - newest was posted 6843 days ago

21 August 2005 (M) - My problem is that I've been broken up with my girlfriend for just under 3 months after we decided to have break to clear our heads! There has been limited communication between us since my girlfriend said that she wanted to end our relationship 2 ...

I rescued her from an abusive relationship, but what can "rescue" ours?

This question has 3 answers - newest was posted 6844 days ago

21 August 2005 (M) - My girlfriend and I are having our 2nd child, but together we have FOUR. The one on the way is a girl and the other three are boys. When I met her she walked everywhere, didn't earn much and had come out of an abusive relationship with her ex, her ...

My boyfriend said he would stop the violence, but now he says I "make him" do it...

This question has 5 answers - newest was posted 6841 days ago

20 August 2005 (F) - I have been in a five year relationship. I am 29, he's 34. Last night we were out. I left and came home without saying to him. He came home 30 min after, threw a bag at me which has bruised my face, then throwing me around the bedroom and banging ...

My boyfriend cheated, and now she's pregnant. How can I deal with this?

This question has 31 answers - newest was posted 4372 days ago

20 August 2005 (F) - I am desperately in love with my boyfriend of 4 months. I thought we would be together forever. But I just found out he cheated about 2 months ago, in a drunken one-night stand with an ex. I never suspected a thing, even though I knew they had ...

I cheated once... then I told my boyfriend about it!

This question has 3 answers - newest was posted 6847 days ago

18 August 2005 (F) - I cheated. Let's say 'N' is my boyfriend and 'S' is the one I cheated with. S is this guy who I used to be friends w/ benefits with. I started going out with N and that ended. S came over one day and we ended up having sex. I'm not sure why...

I have issues about staying in any relationship. Everything feels wrong!

This question has 2 answers - newest was posted 6845 days ago

18 August 2005 (M) - Hi my name's Chris and I'm 16. I have this issue, that when I'm with someone, everything feels so wrong. I never admit I'm in a relationship, and if i get in trouble of any sort under any circumstances, I feel as though I have to break up with the ...

Do I risk my dream job now, for a future that can't be guaranteed with my partner?

This question has 1 answer - newest was posted 6848 days ago

18 August 2005 (F) - Hi, I have a huge decision and really need some advice. My partner and I have been seeing each other for 7 months. We have a great relationship. We get on so well, love each other, have the same interests, want the same things out of life. Ba...

My life has been horrible up to now, but I'm scared my great new boyfriend will find out about my past!

This question has 7 answers - newest was posted 6834 days ago

16 August 2005 (F) - I am having a problem. All my life I'm faced with things that hurt me so much. For example my ex made me have an abortion as it wasn't his (we got together before I found out I was pregnant) now I regret it every day and miss my little boy. My bes...

I keep hitting my boyfriend and it's getting worse!

This question has 3 answers - newest was posted 6848 days ago

16 August 2005 (F) - I love my boyfriend more than anything in the world. I can't stop nagging and hitting him. I don't want to hurt him but it's getting worse. Help me to stop before I really hurt him....

Never been so mad in my life. Should I tell him off?

This question has 2 answers - newest was posted 6845 days ago

16 August 2005 (F) - My life has been a living nightmare ever since my boyfriend of 3 years and i broke up 2 months ago. I've been hearing so much about him, and all my friends knew for over a year and just tell me now. We had a long distance relationship for 2 years ...

My ex-fiance is being dishonest about her sex life since our break up...

This question has 2 answers - newest was posted 6850 days ago

15 August 2005 (M) - My girlfriend and I were engaged to wed in March 05. Three days before the wedding she ended the relationship and although pregnant, cut all ties. March 16th we spoke again and she told me she miscarried. March 17th she calls a friend of mine to ...

I don't hear from my boyfriend for weeks at a time because he's "too tired" to call...

This question has 2 answers - newest was posted 6849 days ago

15 August 2005 (F) - Lately, my boyfriend is working a lot, but he goes weeks without calling me at all. He says he is too tired at night when he gets home, but he doesn't call during the day or in the morning before he goes and he can't take 30 seconds aftter he gets ...

Is it my trust issue, or is there more going on with my fiancee and her new friend?

This question has 2 answers - newest was posted 6851 days ago

14 August 2005 (M) - I am 31 years old, and I've been seeing my fiancee for over four years. We were supposed to be getting married in October, but due to our current problems, we've pushed it back to next November (2006). One of the reasons for our pushing it b...

We're totally different people, but I really love him. Can we work through our differences?

This question has 3 answers - newest was posted 6853 days ago

12 August 2005 (M) - I'm gay and so is the guy I've been trying to make it work out with. He was deployed by Nat'l Guard for a year to my home state after I met him in his home state where I go to school. He has since returned home and im still here, about an hour ...

I don't feel I can ever look good enough for him, because he always says something negative about my appearance!

This question has 3 answers - newest was posted 6853 days ago

11 August 2005 (F) - hello I have been dating my boyfriend for a year and a few days now. He is four years older than I am. He's a great person overall and I love him very much. He always shows me a lot of love and so I feel very loved by him but I have one problem...

I have problems with my ego, because I have so many accomplishments already...

This question has 1 answer - newest was posted 6854 days ago

11 August 2005 (M) - Dear Cupid, I have a problem of ego. I think it is out of context and inflated. I am 23 yrs old guy and have been able to achieve things I wanted to so far. In fact I generally am able to achieve things I want to and this makes my ego grow bigger ...

There's always a new excuse for his drinking and pot-smoking. Am I overreacting?

This question has 5 answers - newest was posted 6255 days ago

11 August 2005 (F) - I really need help to figure out if I am overreacting to my boyfriend's drinking and pot use. He drinks or smokes pot every single day, sometimes both, especially on the weekends, but not exclusively on the weekends. He does not, and never has had ...

Rather than argue and sort out our problems, my boyfriend wants to ignore them until they go away.

This question has 1 answer - newest was posted 6856 days ago

10 August 2005 (F) - I've known my boyfriend for almost 4 years. We've only been in a relationship for 8 months. We love each other dearly and even though we've been through some things we are always there for each other. My problem is that whenever we have a problem ...

He bought me a car to make up for the lack of attention and care...

This question has 3 answers - newest was posted 6855 days ago

10 August 2005 (F) - My boyfriend and I have been living together for 13 years. For several months now he has treated me more like the maid than anything else - no physical attention or kind words, he sleeps on the couch (because his snoring is so bad) and snaps at ...

He tells me I'm different from other girls, but then only has time for sex with me...

This question has 5 answers - newest was posted 6856 days ago

9 August 2005 (F) - I have been with my boyfriend for 5 months. I'm 23 and he's 30. But he doesn't spend time with me. I can meet him only once a week and only for having sex. When I tell him "I wanna meet you, let's go out for dinner"... he says I have no time! I real...

Why does my girlfriend need drugs to feel normal?

This question has 3 answers - newest was posted 6856 days ago

9 August 2005 (F) - Hi, Please will someone help me? I'm not sure why, but my girlfriend has to use to drugs to help her feel normal. This has started since she found out her ex b/f is seeing her cousin. Her ex was abusive and now she's changed, she's started us...

My girlfriend is being bullied at work and by her parents... She just won't stand up for herself!

This question has 1 answer - newest was posted 6856 days ago

9 August 2005 (M) - My relationship with my girlfriend is in so many ways perfect. But it really frustrates me that she just will not stand up for herself to anyone. She is being bullied at work, and also by her parents who seem to have done everything possible...

When my (male) friends call, he never believes that they're just friends; he accuses me of having an affair!

This question has 2 answers - newest was posted 6855 days ago

9 August 2005 (F) - My boyfriend is very jealous! I have quite a few friends including male friends as I am a very friendly person. All my male friends are only friends, nothing more, but he can't seem to accept that; if a male friend calls me, he thinks I have an ...