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Archived questions from: July, 2012 (see latest in Troubled relationships category)

Troubled relationships: Help and advice

We had a very emotional and nasty breakup and haven't spoken since.

This question has 10 answers - newest was posted 4294 days ago

31 July 2012 (M) - My ex-girlfriend and I dated inconsistently for over three years. We also lived together for most of that time period. Throughout that time period, we had some rocky times, but also some amazing ones. However, the major problems were her twin ...

I want to know how to gain my jailbird boyfriend's forgiveness!

This question has 8 answers - newest was posted 4306 days ago

31 July 2012 (F) - I was friends with this guy for the last two years, he helped me out when I was in difficulties and needed emotional support. We were close friends plus I thought he was gorgeous and was very attracted to him. A year ago he was sent to prison for ...

Lack of communication caused me to break up with boyfriend. Did I do the right thing?

This question has 4 answers - newest was posted 4308 days ago

31 July 2012 (F) - Hey, I've been having issues with my boyfriend for a while, and eventually they became overwhelming. There suddenly was too many to fire fight. It was to do with my bf not really finding it easy to communicate. He slowly got better, but when m...

Is it normal for people in long-term relationships to develop romantic feelings for others?

This question has 1 answer - newest was posted 4308 days ago

31 July 2012 (F) - The ex and I broke up after 8.5 years together two days ago. The immediate cause: his attraction for his coworker over the last 2 years, which in the last half year or so, has developed into romantic feelings (my gut feeling is that he's in love ...

How can I forgive him for hurting me this way?

This question has 4 answers - newest was posted 4308 days ago

31 July 2012 (F) - Two months ago I started sleeping with a very good friend of mine. He had just broken up it his ex a few months before. Their relationship has always been on again off again for the past seven years. She is always trash talking about him to ...

Could it be he really doesn't want to get married?

This question has 10 answers - newest was posted 4308 days ago

31 July 2012 (F) - My boyfriend is 41 and has never been married. We have been together for a year. When I ask him if he sees himself getting married in the future his response is "maybe, I'm not sure". I would think that by 41 you would know if you wanted to get ...

I know the truth, still he tries to blame our son!

This question has 6 answers - newest was posted 4307 days ago

31 July 2012 (F) - My husband of many years has been on the internet chat with numerous girls, but one in particular for years.....I just found out this information of late. My problem is he will not admit to it....he blames it on our son...and calls me sick in the ...

Dad will disinherit me if I marry my guy. Is my Dad just being paranoid about my Fiance? Or does he have a point?

This question has 5 answers - newest was posted 4308 days ago

31 July 2012 (F) - Hi! Last night I told my estranged father I'm getting married in the Fall. He threw a fit and said if I do he will disinherit me and we won't talk anymore. When I asked him why he said that if we got divorced I'd have to support him financially ...

Relationship Help... PLEASE!

This question has 2 answers - newest was posted 4308 days ago

31 July 2012 (F) - I find pictures of other woman on my boyfriends emails... some that he secretly took on his phone.... not only that... But i found some photos of him wearing all girls clothes... several of them... What does all of this mean? Please help... w...

Am I handling this situation the right way.

This question has 2 answers - newest was posted 4308 days ago

31 July 2012 (F) - Am I handling my situation well. I am the mother of three. My older sons live independently. My 9 year old lives with me. He is the child of a man I have known for over 20 years. We first met in 1984 and had something years back then it ...

Am I being portrayed as the underdog?

This question has 2 answers - newest was posted 4309 days ago

30 July 2012 (?) - I have known my friend for 5 years and our friendship has grown over years. I have trust issues opening up to people who get close to me, thou I am bubbly and the life and sole of the party and get on with everyone. Most of the time I am perceived ...

What are things to consider when planning on getting divorced?

This question has 3 answers - newest was posted 4309 days ago

30 July 2012 (F) - when planning to get divorced, what are the things to consider. My husband and I are separated and I would like to know what to expect if our marriage does not survive, especially from those in the RSA. Thanks......

Did my counselor speak in an incorrect way to me in offering to help?

This question has 5 answers - newest was posted 4309 days ago

30 July 2012 (F) - Dear Cupid, Recently I went through a difficult time at home; my mother had a near fatal car accident and is still in the process of recovering. The counselor at my old school heard about the accident and contacted me. He told me that if ever nee...

Things don't feel right with my boyfriend and I am interested in a guy at work. Things don't feel right!

This question has 2 answers - newest was posted 4308 days ago

30 July 2012 (F) - My boyfriend and I have been together about 2.5 years and we've had a very bumpy start and mid. At the beginning of the relationship, he wasn't even sure he wanted to date me, but we somehow just started dating. Then, after about 9 months, we moved ...

She's messing with my head even though she says she's not!

This question has 2 answers - newest was posted 4309 days ago

30 July 2012 (M) - Me and my ex split up in march, she fell pregnant with my child and she is 4 months gone. We are trying to get back together or try and attempt but its going wrong all the time. We always argue, she never trusts me and wont let me do anthing wi...

I'm not sure what this older co-worker's take is on me. I'm attracted to him

This question has 4 answers - newest was posted 4303 days ago

30 July 2012 (F) - I have a crush on a co-woker who is ten years older. I noticed that he treats me differently than my other female colleagues and it could be for bajillion different reasons. I was just wondering if someone had any ideas. Different how? Well, for s...

Ex lives the good life while I struggle to make ends meet for myself and our child. Should I take him to court?

This question has 7 answers - newest was posted 4309 days ago

30 July 2012 (F) - I was with my partner for 3 years, we have a two year old child together. I called it quits due to arguing and him not trusting me. So we have been apart for 2 months now, and I am trying to be civil for our child, I have been trying to arrange a ...

My girlfriend got drunk and cheated, she's devastated but I'm not sure what to do

This question has 11 answers - newest was posted 4295 days ago

30 July 2012 (M) - So here's the situation. Me and my girlfriend have been together for 2 months and things were going absolutely perfect for us until yesterday/today. She went out to a pub with a friend on sunday night, she asked me if i wanted to go however i ...

My business partner is flirting with my crush and it's causing major waves in our friendship.

This question has 5 answers - newest was posted 4309 days ago

30 July 2012 (M) - Ok here goes. My bussiness partner is well known as a "Playa", so we'll call him P. He and I are friends first, partners in bussiness second. P is known for his success in seducing attractive young girls, something that I will admit gets me jealous ...

We both love each other but I am jealous about the men he hooks up with!

This question has 6 answers - newest was posted 4307 days ago

30 July 2012 (F) - I am 18 and have been seeing a boy on and off for well over 2 and a half years. We're both in love with each other but about 9 months ago I found out that he thinks he's bisexual. At first I was so shocked and thought he was jokin with me. We had a ...

My girlfriend is snooping on me via google!

This question has 9 answers - newest was posted 4308 days ago

30 July 2012 (M) - not sure what to do here, but my gf had found out about an abortion approx 4-5 years ago in a previous relationship she got upset at me because its something important i failed to tell jer, she said she wasnt checking up on me, but googled my n...

It broke my heart and I cried my eyes out!

This question has 4 answers - newest was posted 4306 days ago

30 July 2012 (F) - Okay I've never done this before and don't know where to even begin. The other night I did something stupid and went through my boyfriends msgs on facebook. We've been together for just over 5 weeks. We have just started renting a property in both ...

Please help me with this crazy relationship..

This question has 3 answers - newest was posted 4304 days ago

30 July 2012 (F) - So I'm dating a guy and he is so wonderful and sweet and i love him so much! well at least sometimes he is wonderful.. He suffers from ocd, depression and i don't know what else. he also lies about stupid little things for no reason sometimes big ...

Girlfriend tells me now that she never liked doing sexual things and only did them to make me happy!

This question has 8 answers - newest was posted 4306 days ago

30 July 2012 (M) - Well I'm mainly just wondering if I should be telling my girlfriend sorry? Or expressing my draining trust in her? The problem emerged quite recently when she told me that she didn't like talking about sex and that she wanted to wait longer for it. ...

My dad's family do not speak to their sister, they haven't for years! Is it too late to patch things up?

This question has 1 answer - newest was posted 4309 days ago

30 July 2012 (F) - So my dad and my two uncles (his brothers) have a feud with my aunt (their sister). This is the story (or as much of it that i know). When i was a baby (so about 15 years ago) my aunt kind of went off the deep end. She would call my dad and uncle...

My husband disrespected me, should I go back to him?

This question has 2 answers - newest was posted 4310 days ago

30 July 2012 (F) - My husband is 4 years older than me, we got 3 kids together he's a great father and a loving husband, he's such a nice guy, meaning he's always out there somewhere letting other women cry on his shoulders whenever they in need for someone to talk ...

How do I pull her up on her behaviour without hurting her feelings?

This question has 5 answers - newest was posted 4309 days ago

30 July 2012 (F) - My parents have been on rocky waters for the past few years. They married young and have found it hard to keep the passion a live. They have been separated for a couple of years but hadn't verified it exactly. They still live in the same house. ...

He makes no effort to contact me and its now been 2 weeks. What do I say if he contacts me?

This question has 4 answers - newest was posted 4206 days ago

29 July 2012 (F) - I'm in my early 20s and have been seeing a 31 yo man on and off for the past year and a half. I was a little wary at first about even meeting him from an online dating website because he might be looking for something serious (ie a wife). But, I ...

I want to break up but he hasn't done anything wrong!

This question has 3 answers - newest was posted 4309 days ago

29 July 2012 (F) - I've been going out with a guy for a while now and I don't like him any more. (I think it's because I don't want a boyfriend right now but I'm not sure.) I want to break up with him but I don't know how because he hasn't done anything wrong. I can't ...

How do I deal with my boyfriend's sister who hates me

This question has 3 answers - newest was posted 4309 days ago

29 July 2012 (F) - hello aunts! i need some advice on how to deal with boyfriends sister who hates me. she's four years older than my boyfriend, we barely know each other because my boyfriend and her were never too close. last time we met was four days ago on a ga...

I'm tired of doing all the work! Why doesn't my b/f initiate anything?

This question has 2 answers - newest was posted 4310 days ago

29 July 2012 (F) - My boyfriend of a year and a half almost never initiates anything. He hardly ever bothers to make plans with me in advance anymore. Sometimes he will say, ok I am picking you up. But otherwise it is me making plans for us. And sometimes he will just ...

Tw guys head over heels in love with me.Torn loyalty to each. What should I do? One has been in jail.

This question has 2 answers - newest was posted 4309 days ago

29 July 2012 (F) - I've got a huge dilemma. I have 2 guys pretty much head of heels in love with me. I was with Guy A for 4 and a half years. 3 of those years were spent getting beat up, abused and treated like a dog. Within that time, I gave birth to his 2 childre...

My ex-girlfriend left me for another guy and I then trashed her place. Is there any hope for reconciliation?

This question has 6 answers - newest was posted 4310 days ago

29 July 2012 (M) - My ex-girlfriend and I dated for almost four years. We had an incredible bond, and shared a close life together. We also lived together, up until recently. Years ago, I left her for someone else, due to communication issues, but then we got back ...

Can I win back b/f emotionally?

This question has 1 answer - newest was posted 4310 days ago

29 July 2012 (F) - Hi, I am in LDR with my boyfriend and we see each other at weekends but the last few months Ive been actly extremely clingy, texting him everyday, questioning him about emotions, cheating, other women I hate what Ive become! Other areas in ...

Has anyone else survived being a rebound?

This question has 4 answers - newest was posted 4309 days ago

29 July 2012 (F) - My heart has been completely wrecked by my ex. We were friends for over one year before we got together. He was married for most of that time and then discovered that his wife had been having an affair. I was there for him, as a friend, when this ...

Why doesn't my LDR boyfriend put forth the same effort that I do?

This question has 1 answer - newest was posted 4310 days ago

29 July 2012 (F) - Hi everyone. Thanks for being there to help all of usm. My problem is my long distance boyfriend was going to get a place for us to stay and then we would marry and I would move there and look for a job. I have been saving to have some money to use ...

He's a good man but he's also very sulk and argumentive!

This question has 1 answer - newest was posted 4310 days ago

29 July 2012 (F) - Dear Cupid, I live with a man who I love to bits, but sometimes he can be the most difficult person in the world. He's never violent and doesn't generally shout, but will "sulk" (talk in a monotone, refuse to kiss me, etc.) when I don't do s...

Why doesn't my boyfriend get jealous when other guys look at me?

This question has 9 answers - newest was posted 4309 days ago

29 July 2012 (F) - So I was wondering whether I am right to be concerned that my boyfriend never gets jealous of other guys looking at me or get jealous at all, why? Is it because I'm a virgin? ...

I screwed up majorly!

This question has 4 answers - newest was posted 4310 days ago

29 July 2012 (M) - I screwed up majorly so i was invited to go with a group of 4 to hang at the state fair. great idea! i was thinking, yo, thus gives me a chance to hang with the girl i really like and i can drop hints about my feelings for her and she of she resp...

He's not expressive about his love for me. And I have health issues. How can I encourage him to stop pressuring me for sex?

This question has 1 answer - newest was posted 4311 days ago

29 July 2012 (F) - Hello, I need some advice please... I am a 31 year old woman and I have been with my partner for 2 years. He is 39. The problem I have is that although we live together and get on well most of the time, he only tells me he loves me once in a blue ...

Don't want to cheat. She doesn't want sex and I love her. So how can I get rid of this desire on my part for intimacy and also affection?.

This question has 1 answer - newest was posted 4311 days ago

29 July 2012 (M) - o.k. here is the jist of my situation. I will be married for 20 years come next year to the same woman. And I love my wife so much but intimacy has never been the same. now a days, since the kids are older she likes to go out with her girlfriends ...

I am scared because my online friend says he is coming to take me back to the States!

This question has 14 answers - newest was posted 4310 days ago

29 July 2012 (F) - Dear Aunts, What am I supposed to do when my boyfriend of 3 years whom I met online decided to come meet me, when everyone in my family thinks that I shouldn't be with him. He is someone that I met on facebook. Although we don't meet on a regula...

My boyfriend doesn't believe that I love him

This question has 3 answers - newest was posted 4310 days ago

29 July 2012 (F) - My boyfriend/sweetheart keeps saying things like "Don't say you love me when you don't mean it. You don't love me" he decides my feelings for me, and yet he tells me he loves me. I love him with every fiber of my entire being, but I don't know what ...

My boyfriend spends too much time helping another woman through her separation

This question has 6 answers - newest was posted 3166 days ago

29 July 2012 (F) - Hi. I could really use your advice to help me determine if I am over reacting in this situation. I have a boyfriend. We have been dating for about five months so the relationship is very new. But I am having a problem with his attention on a f...

I'm finding it very difficult to forget about my boyfriend's past relationships.

This question has 5 answers - newest was posted 4306 days ago

29 July 2012 (F) - Me and my boyfriend have been together almost a year. Before me he had never had a girlfriend, yet had slept around. I'm finding it incredibly difficult to forget about this past of his. Especially a certain girl who he claims he merely had a 'se...

He chose to be with somebody else, even though he doesn't like her!

This question has 3 answers - newest was posted 4310 days ago

28 July 2012 (F) - He wont go out with me because he says Im too good for him, that he wouldnt make me happy, and Id end up finishing with him. We both like each other alot, and everyone knows it. Im a model and I do get alot of attention. He is unemployed and has ...

My ex fiance's sister is sending me cryptic messages!

This question has 1 answer - newest was posted 4311 days ago

28 July 2012 (F) - I'm a little confused about a certain situation and not sure how I should react. My ex-fiance's sister recently posted personally to me on fb that if I observe something (didn't say what) I will obtain great wisdom and also, that if I pray t...

Is this possible? Could I do it? Want to cut verbally abusive brother out of my life but family frown upon it?

This question has 4 answers - newest was posted 4308 days ago

28 July 2012 (F) - prior to a question id asked the other day http://www.dearcupid.org/question/my-brother-is-verbally-abusing-me-and-ive5.html Well i took the great advice , thanks guys for that, decided to cut my brother out of my life. However in doing so, i've h...

My feelings for him are strong. His actions indicate he doesn't care. What should I do?

This question has 4 answers - newest was posted 4311 days ago

28 July 2012 (F) - I know i need to split up with my boyfriend, he is constantly out with his friends even though he has no job. We have a child together and when he is out im stuck in the house myself with no one to speak to, it has gotten so bad that it has driv...

Can't understand his reaction. Why did he make out nothing happened? We did cuddle. Did I do something wrong?

This question has 1 answer - newest was posted 4311 days ago

28 July 2012 (F) - Hello Aunts. Recently Ive been spending a lot of time with one of my male friends, I guess at this point in my life he would be my best friend as I spend all of my free time with him. We both have feelings for another but until recently neith...