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Archived questions from: August, 2018 (see latest in Troubled relationships category)

Troubled relationships: Help and advice

Should I keep talking to him even though I feel like he likes my older sister but knows he can’t do anything about his feelings and is using me to get rid of them?

This question has 1 answer - newest was posted 2066 days ago

30 August 2018 (F) - Hello! There is this very attractive guy i met almost two years ago. When i met him he had a girlfriend and wasn’t really looking for anything. He recently came last month again and i became very attracted to him. This guy is the same age as me and ...

My boyfriend has depression and acts like he wants nothing to do with me

This question has 2 answers - newest was posted 2061 days ago

29 August 2018 (F) - My bf and I have known each other for about 11 years. We have been living together for the last 4 or 5 years. When we first started dating, we were both just happy and excited to be together...really enjoyed each others company. He used to ...

How do I deal with a clingy roommate?

This question has 4 answers - newest was posted 2067 days ago

28 August 2018 (F) - I am having some issues with my roommate. I live in a large,expensive city. I’ve been here for a few years and really like it. I love my job and have a lot of friends. Because I am a teacher and paying for graduate school, I needed to sav...

I don't know what to say. I just feel lost and alone.

This question has 9 answers - newest was posted 2045 days ago

28 August 2018 (M) - My relationship is ending. I feel like I'm losing my best friend, my person. I know I should "man up" but the grief is overwhelming right now. A 7+ year relationship is ending and I don't see any way that I can ever move on. The woman I fell...

He's messing around with that other girl, he's the one that moved out leaving me paying all the bills when I'm unemployed and yet somehow I'm at fault?

This question has 3 answers - newest was posted 2067 days ago

27 August 2018 (F) - Hi guys, this will be a long one so please bear with me... I moved abroad around 3 years ago for work. Two years in, I met Jay who I thought was, as tacky as it sounds, the one for me. I had never had this connection with anybody before and there...

My partner betrayed me by breaking our swinging rules

This question has 2 answers - newest was posted 2068 days ago

27 August 2018 (F) - Me and my partner tried swinging it was his idea. Before I drank alcahol I told him what I was and was not ok with and that he should respect my wishes. He said ok. I got drunk and he broke all the rules (sex and kissing) I had discussed with h...

5 years with my partner but don't know if I want to spend the rest of my life with him

This question has 4 answers - newest was posted 2068 days ago

27 August 2018 (F) - I’ve been with my partner for five years now and I honestly do love him. However recently I’ve started thinking that I don’t know if I want to spend the rest of my life with him. We currently live together but I’ve been wanting to move house for ...

Is it possible for someone to be so self-centered and selfish that he doesn't even realize he's in the wrong?

This question has 6 answers - newest was posted 2065 days ago

27 August 2018 (F) - Is it possible for someone to be so self-centered and selfish that he doesn't even realize he's in the wrong? Here are a few examples : 1. I believe in bringing the kids to travel internationally to visit different countries and cultures to 'see...

11 years together and partner cant say anything nice about me?

This question has 4 answers - newest was posted 2069 days ago

26 August 2018 (F) - This may seem really trivial, but I just wondered what people thought. My partner doesn't do romance well and although he says he loves me, that's about it. Doesn't really say I'm pretty or anything like that. I'm the kind of person that need...

His mother is undergoing chemo and he doesn't have much time for me

This question has 4 answers - newest was posted 2070 days ago

26 August 2018 (F) - I have been friends with my boyfriend for 5 years and we always knew we had feelings for each other but it was not the right time. we have been a couple for the past 4 months. and I drive an hour to go see him few days a week because it is easier ...

My paranoia has driven us apart

This question has 5 answers - newest was posted 2070 days ago

26 August 2018 (F) - My boyfriend and I have been together for 2 years. Sadly I have a problem which I've had for a few years, Where I suffer with paranoia. This has affected our relationship greatly, and has pushed us apart. We've now been on break (his idea) for now 3 ...

I feel like I am forcing myself on him.

This question has 5 answers - newest was posted 2070 days ago

26 August 2018 (F) - Im in a long distance relationship that would be three years in November. My boyfriend has been in school abroad, he’s graduated now and is back home.Sometimes things are great, sometimes they are not. So I thought that now that he’s back, and ...

My boyfriend's mother doesn't like me

This question has 3 answers - newest was posted 2069 days ago

25 August 2018 (F) - I have been in a relationship for a year and a month only to turn out that my boyfriend’s mother doesn’t like me, gets disrespectful with me and tells the other family members shit bout me which isn’t true, when all I’ve been to all of them is ...

I'm afraid that having a transgender friend means he's stringing me along

This question has 3 answers - newest was posted 2070 days ago

24 August 2018 (F) - I am in a long distance relationship for a year and a half planning to move in with him. I’m pregnant. My boyfriend is very handsome cares a lot about his appearance. Well I put kisses baby and he put kisses mami then a transgender guy from his...

Will my married lover ever come back to me, even as a friend?

This question has 8 answers - newest was posted 2067 days ago

24 August 2018 (F) - I am 45 with a teenage daughter. My husband is good but has no time or interest in me. I tried all ways to get him interested in me, but he is keen only in earning more money. He is not bad but a very very boring man. But he is a great dad. I ev...

Turnng 30 and getting itchy feet about passionless relationship

This question has 7 answers - newest was posted 2068 days ago

23 August 2018 (F) - Hi, I don't know what to do or how to feel. I have lived at home with my parents until not long ago. I was always a good kid and studied hard and didn't go out partying. I've bought a house and moved in with my partner of 10 years. I have bee...

My brother owes me money!

This question has 4 answers - newest was posted 2071 days ago

23 August 2018 (M) - Okay, I'm not sure if this is the right place for this but here goes. I'm really needing some sound advice here because I really feel myself at the point of no return and I don't know what to do or want to fall out with anyone. My little broth...

After 2 months away my boyfriend wants us to take a break

This question has 5 answers - newest was posted 2072 days ago

22 August 2018 (F) - My boyfriend and I have been dating for 6 months and he just got back from being away for 2 months on a family vacation. Ever since he got back, things have not felt the same. Everything was pretty much really awkward. So, we talked and at first we...

My profile was on a dating app...

This question has 8 answers - newest was posted 2073 days ago

21 August 2018 (M) - I have a long term partner of many years , with whom I'm really happy. About a year ago we were chatting in bed about dating in general, and how hard it must be to meet someone suitable, etc.We'd just been watching one of our favorite TV programs...

I’m not a sex doll with a bottomless purse and no needs of my own!

This question has 3 answers - newest was posted 2073 days ago

20 August 2018 (F) - I've been with my bf for 3 and a half years. Recently we are not getting along. I had a great job but I found out they were going to replace me so I quit. I tried to find a new job and I couldn't find one for 2 months. Which meant my partner had to ...

I'm about to move in with my boyfriend, but worry he might change his mind.

This question has 5 answers - newest was posted 2073 days ago

20 August 2018 (F) - Hi all, So I’ve been with my new boyfriend for nearly 6 months, it’s all going brilliantly, he’s everything I’ve wanted and we get on so well, I’m 28, he’s 30. He’s been with a lot of girls for one night stands and his longest relationship is ...

Do people change? He wants me to accept he has and wants to have another baby!

This question has 7 answers - newest was posted 2075 days ago

20 August 2018 (F) - After years of my husband being very neglectful , toxic, drunkard and bullheaded.. i decided to stop caring and do my own other things.. Now that he has realized that i might leave the relationship...he says he agrees with me about everythi...

He sucks! Why am I not good enough?

This question has 5 answers - newest was posted 2073 days ago

20 August 2018 (F) - Hi! I’ve been married to my husband for 7 years now. Prior to him I had a couple long term relationships that ended on “good” terms, by that I mean it wasn’t a bad break up. Kinda like we knew it was done when it was done. Anyway:... I’ve never been ...

I feel very betrayed and hurt.

This question has 7 answers - newest was posted 2075 days ago

19 August 2018 (F) - Hello, So I’m writing this because me and my boyfriend a we’re having trouble and he broke up with me. However, he said he would give me a chance to work on things and see whether we would get back together or not. I thought we were working on ...

Does my wife really believe we need this money this bad?

This question has 9 answers - newest was posted 2074 days ago

18 August 2018 (M) - I'll try to keep it short. My wife picked up a small second job cleaning/taking care of an elderly man (80's) 20 hours a week. She heard of this guy through a customer at her waitressing job. Guy is paying her $20 an hour under the table. Pr...

Did I just get used for sex?

This question has 11 answers - newest was posted 2074 days ago

18 August 2018 (F) - So I've known this guy for a while and last week our texts turned sexual and he said do I want to meet with him. So we met we were kissing, we held hands we had a good time. Then he asked if I wanted to have sex with him I said I couldn't because I ...

After 28 years of marriage I just feel sad.

This question has 5 answers - newest was posted 2074 days ago

18 August 2018 (F) - M Y husband and I have been married for 28years. We have 3 children. We had our own cleaning business which went bankrupt. Whilst working in our family business I also had a 4 day a week external job. He now has a casual care taker job. He works ...

He has a gambling problem and sneaks around. I’m pregnant and wondering if I should just leave him now?

This question has 10 answers - newest was posted 2074 days ago

18 August 2018 (F) - My husband and i are newly married for a year. I just know that he has a very bad personality and character. He lied a lot before since i know him but i brushed it off just because i love him. Now we are married i just know that he has gambling ...

He keeps asking for nude pictures!

This question has 8 answers - newest was posted 2074 days ago

17 August 2018 (F) - Hi everyone. I'm in a 2yrs long distance relationship with this guy never met him, although the time I would have met him wasn't convenient because of my exams and he traveled back bcos of work. we chat everyday, he tells me he loves me n can't wait ...

I am neglected and forgotten by family and friends! How do I accept this?

This question has 4 answers - newest was posted 2074 days ago

17 August 2018 (F) - I've had a very difficult childhood, i suffered from physical and emotional abuse by my dad, I've been bullied, people always made fun of me and the way i am by calling me a weirdo (because i was doing art that represented my feelings). I've lost ...

Am I having these doubts because the honeymoon phase is over and we've been together for 8 years? Or am I with the wrong person?

This question has 8 answers - newest was posted 2078 days ago

16 August 2018 (F) - I am really struggling with myself at the moment. I don't know whether my doubts are justified or if I'm just having some sort of quarter life crisis. I have been going out with my boyfriend for 8 years now (since we were 16 and at school!) and ...

She likes slaps and I like kisses. We have a baby girl but I don’t see how this will work!

This question has 8 answers - newest was posted 2079 days ago

16 August 2018 (M) - More than a year ago, I started dating a girl who I was exactly smitten by but wanted to see how things would progress. I was introduced to her via a friend so I really wanted to see where things would go. During the first few weeks, we got on ...

How long after hooking up do I wait before texting him?

This question has 6 answers - newest was posted 2079 days ago

15 August 2018 (F) - I went out with a guy I've known for a while but we started talking differently recently so last night we hooked up and one thing led to another. He said he would be busy this week with work and he suggested we maybe hook up on Sunday. So how long ...

Any advice please I’m pregnant and I feel like he doesn’t care

This question has 4 answers - newest was posted 2081 days ago

15 August 2018 (F) - My boyfriend stemmed to be happy that I was pregnant until I pushed him away and deleted my Facebook and Instagram for a break. He hurt me I had enough I deleted social media so he doesn’t know how I am since we are long distance. He literally knew ...

My parents are so overprotective that its affecting my dating

This question has 3 answers - newest was posted 2081 days ago

14 August 2018 (F) - Hi there, I hope I don't get judged by what I'm about to say. I'm not sure how to feel about this but what I do currently feel is like a mixture of being a little angry and annoyed. I'll try to keep it short. So just before my boyfriend was du...

I’m pregnant and my boyfriend lies and goes out with other women, what do I do?

This question has 2 answers - newest was posted 2082 days ago

13 August 2018 (F) - A year ago I met my boyfriend, we got to know each other for two months he lives 3hours away. When we finally met up we had so much chemistry and smiles it’s still like that. We’ve been official for a year now and I just found out I’m pregnant. And ...

I’m sick to my stomach that he had a lap dance on a stag weekend!

This question has 15 answers - newest was posted 2078 days ago

13 August 2018 (F) - My boyfriend recently went on a stag do to Prague and whilst he was there he went to a strip club and the whole group paid for a lap dance off of 2 dancers. Before he left for Prague, I told him that it would really upset me if he got a lap dance ...

He’s not reassuring me in the way I’d hoped! What should I do?

This question has 5 answers - newest was posted 2082 days ago

13 August 2018 (F) - Please bear with me, this is a long one. I met a guy six months or so ago and the chemistry and attraction was completely instant. I’ve never felt like this before ever. We currently have a long distance relationship where he lives 270 miles away ...

My not going to my sister’s hen do may we’ll end our already strained relationship!

This question has 9 answers - newest was posted 2079 days ago

13 August 2018 (F) - I need some advice about my sister's hen party. I live 4 hours drive from my sister and she has invited me for her hen weekend. I agreed to go several months back. The weekend involves overnight away, spa, drinks, meal out so is going to cost £2...

Toxic sibling or am I too sensitive?

This question has 6 answers - newest was posted 2081 days ago

13 August 2018 (F) - Everyone has always told me that I'm too sensitive and what my brother does is normal sibling behavior. I can be oversensitive, but I'm really weary when my brother comes to visit. Its almost like he has 2 personalities, a nice one and a mean one. A ...

How do I get past this abusive false relationship and move on?

This question has 5 answers - newest was posted 2081 days ago

12 August 2018 (F) - I left an emotionally abusive relationship. I thought we were head over heels in love but it was just false. He lead me on and tried to use me financially and to help him with his kids. I fell for it for about 2 months. Tried to work things out but ...

He says that showing him my sex organs is the sign of true love!

This question has 10 answers - newest was posted 2081 days ago

11 August 2018 (F) - i am in a long distance relationship for almost 5 months. now he is forcing me to show my sex organs. he says that this is the sign of true love. if i don't, that means i don't trust him. he even told me that from next year on, when i will stay in a ...

How can I stop being mad at my parents ?

This question has 7 answers - newest was posted 2080 days ago

11 August 2018 (F) - This is a family question not so much a love question. My cousin who I consider to be a sister has fallen ill and is here in this country by herself - her parents abandoned her - I have been named the guardian under hospital records and I have ...

Should I confront him about this or should I let it go if we talk normally again?

This question has 5 answers - newest was posted 2081 days ago

10 August 2018 (F) - So I have been a little upset this week, because my boyfriend of 7 months, which is older than me (he is 46) I am 30, has not text me this whole week, on Tuesday he just send me a video through Whatsapp, I rather a ''Hi my love'', not a video. ...

If he can’t make time for me, is there any point in this relationship?

This question has 3 answers - newest was posted 2081 days ago

10 August 2018 (F) - I have been in a relationship with a man for 3 months now. He has a child from a previous relationship who is 1year old. He has the child most of the weekend and works all week, as do I. We have very little time to spend with one another and I don’t ...

Do females feel it is important to work when married?

This question has 9 answers - newest was posted 2079 days ago

9 August 2018 (M) - Do you females feel like it’s important to work when married? My gf has only managed part time job, and few years later we are low on money and still not living together. She lost the job and now found another part because no one will accept her ...

I got involved with a coworker who spun a web of lies. Now he wants to be civil and I feel confused

This question has 2 answers - newest was posted 2084 days ago

9 August 2018 (F) - Hello all, I got in a relationship with somebody from work, he'd been unhappy in his relationship,they have two kids less than 5 years old together. Initially we were friends, he brought me out of my shell when I returned to work after m...

Do I deserve to be treated this way because I cheated?

This question has 6 answers - newest was posted 2083 days ago

8 August 2018 (F) - My boyfriend and I have been together for 16 years. Out of the past 10 years I have supported him fully. I am the only one that works, pays the bills, mortgage, cooks, and does all of the housework. We also have a child together that is only a ...

How to get rid of these feelings and truly move on?

This question has 8 answers - newest was posted 2087 days ago

8 August 2018 (F) - Dear Aunts and uncles, Please don't judge me for this post. I genuinely need some good advice. My stomach feels empty and my throat feels tight. I feel so wretched. It started three years' ago. This guy at work started flirting with me. I am i...

We are engaged but I don't think I'm the one my fiance wants to be with

This question has 4 answers - newest was posted 2087 days ago

8 August 2018 (F) - Hi I’ve been with my fiancé now for 4 years I feel like the relationship is on its way out I’ve had so much to put up with while we’ve been together we got engaged because he didn’t know what to get me for Christmas and his mum suggested it I only ...