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Archived questions from: December, 2021 (see latest in Troubled relationships category)

Troubled relationships: Help and advice

I don't know what to do about a manipulative close friend

This question has 7 answers - newest was posted 844 days ago

31 December 2021 (F) - I have recently discovered that one of my closest friends is a liar and a manipulator; there really isn’t another word for it. In the past 6-7 I’ve had some doubts here and there, but never got a clear confirmation. Until now. I’ve known her...

After my friend rejected me, I spiraled into depression

This question has 6 answers - newest was posted 846 days ago

30 December 2021 (M) - Hi, any advice is appreciated. I've been feeling lost recently. About 5 years ago when I was younger I asked my best friend out and she rejected me. Ever since I was sent into a spiral of self hate that I'm only now recovering from. 3 year...

Should I forgive him after he admitted to watching porn?

This question has 9 answers - newest was posted 833 days ago

29 December 2021 (F) - I don't even know where to start Me and my boyfriend / ex boyfriend had a lot of problems. I could never deal with his past but I kept trying. And 2 days ago he told me something new from his past, and I was so hurt that I only had one thought ...

Left out and not included

This question has 5 answers - newest was posted 846 days ago

29 December 2021 (M) - a couple of years ago, I joined a working mens club and at first everything seemed to be okay and people were wanting to play snooker with me. as the months have passed, not a single person wants to play a game and I’m always on the sidelines. they ...

If she does not like me why the friend request?

This question has 6 answers - newest was posted 846 days ago

29 December 2021 (M) - hi aunts advice needed, I work at a warehouse processing materials for shirts and badges for football teams. there is a female at work who doesn’t seem to like me, either because I’m ugly or get on her nerves. I normally don’t do social media, b...

What would best advice for this situation?

This question has 2 answers - newest was posted 849 days ago

29 December 2021 (M) - I have a question in relation to a situation that I am writing for one of my fictional characters. It’s somewhat bizarre, but… yeah. So, the character (Let’s call him Moe) is 10 years of age, and he has a sweetheart-like female friend (Daughter...

Guilt over avoiding depressed people

This question has 3 answers - newest was posted 851 days ago

24 December 2021 (M) - Dear Agony Aunts/uncles, forgive me if I seem judgemental. I grew up with a depressed mother and a father who was avoidant and often would ignore my mother's contacts and according to her had some affairs. This would make her an anxious mess. We as ...

My boyfriend and I haven't spoken in two weeks

This question has 12 answers - newest was posted 846 days ago

23 December 2021 (F) - I have been with my partner over four years though we have had many ups and downs, primarily because I feel he doesn't want commitment. He says he is committed to me, wants no one else yet he doesn't want marriage and evades the topic of moving in ...

My new boyfriend lashes out at me when he's stressed

This question has 5 answers - newest was posted 852 days ago

23 December 2021 (F) - I have a new partner after getting divorced and I have to say I really like him. We have the most amazing passionate relationship and in the last few months we’ve both admitted it’s love, we live quite far from each other but we manage it fine and...

I'm beginning to see my boyfriend as a free loader

This question has 13 answers - newest was posted 854 days ago

20 December 2021 (F) - Free rider? My boyfriend of 8 months now seems like a free rider..tell me.if am mistaken I didn't notice anything until it was time to go on vacation. We went to Cancun and all but 500$ was paid with my points all inclusive. 500$ went on my credi...

How do I handle my controlling sister in law without damaging relationships?

This question has 8 answers - newest was posted 858 days ago

17 December 2021 (F) - My husband and I have been married for almost seven years and together for almost 11. I've always had a good relationship with my in-laws...BUT. I have also always felt like I've had to tiptoe around his only sibling (a sister who is a year older ...

My fiance eats so much and takes so long before we can have sex. Why is she like this?

This question has 6 answers - newest was posted 858 days ago

16 December 2021 (F) - I've been with my fiancee for 2 years, the wedding's off due to COVID but we've been together for 5 years as a couple. She's a great girl, lovely, kind, helpful, always has some project on the go here. Sex is the big issue. It's not that she...

My boyfriend isn't enough for me anymore

This question has 6 answers - newest was posted 863 days ago

14 December 2021 (F) - My boyfriend is not enough for me anymore. I have always thought it wouldn’t matter that he’s short, cause he was in shape. Then, he got fat. Refuses to work out which I do. We don’t even look like a couple. Then he got grumpy. Is in weird angry ...

My sister is getting married. Should I move out?

This question has 1 answer - newest was posted 863 days ago

14 December 2021 (F) - Should I move out or not? I tried moving out twice this year but cancelled because I was too terrified. The reason why I wanted to move out both times is because I felt extremely stressed at home all the time. All I wanted was some peace. ...

My husband has just left me for another woman, and insists our kids meet her

This question has 5 answers - newest was posted 863 days ago

13 December 2021 (F) - I'm 38, been married to my husband, 39 for 12 years, we've been together for 14 years as a couple. We have two 11-year-old girls, Katie and Angie, identical twins. I (well, it was we a month ago until my husband moved out) live in Adams Morgan,...

I feel used by my mother

This question has 6 answers - newest was posted 862 days ago

13 December 2021 (F) - I left an abusive relationship a few years ago. I had to return my car because I couldn’t afford it. My mother gave away my dog while I was at work starting a new job. She claimed the dog tried to bite her. I had the dog for 6 years and she never ...

Should I go to husbands family for Xmas after racial incident?

This question has 5 answers - newest was posted 865 days ago

11 December 2021 (F) - My husband's family makes a huge deal out of christmas, huge dinner, tons of gifts, etc. Whenever we are there, we do all the dishes for a family of 6, and when guests come over we do all the dishes for a family of 15. Also, I clean up after all the ...

Why did I give in this time to his media request?

This question has 9 answers - newest was posted 868 days ago

8 December 2021 (F) - Hi all, I need to vent about this. I had a secret “boyfriend” when I was young. He was my first everything. I’ll call him John. This was many years ago. I was 13, he was 17. I explored why in my 20s in therapy. My mother was an abusive person a...

How would you deal with this situation?

This question has 2 answers - newest was posted 870 days ago

5 December 2021 (M) - I have been engaged to my fiance since August 2019 and our wedding's delayed due to COVID-19. Been together since 2014. My dad normally hasn't had a problem with him, but now he's had a problem with both me and him, and claims my fiance is mental...

Do I just walk away?

This question has 5 answers - newest was posted 869 days ago

4 December 2021 (F) - I’m feeling really undecided right now. I’m coming up to my 30th birthday. I have a good job, good friends and family. I have met an older man, 16 year age difference. He has a daughter 18 and a son 12 to one woman. No problems there. He has a 10 ...

My father in law is a narcissist and my husband doesn't see it

This question has 5 answers - newest was posted 863 days ago

4 December 2021 (F) - I've been in a relationship for about 6 years. We have 4 kids together. We're not married. I've decided I'm never going to marry him. I'd never take his name. So our relationship has its ups and downs, but for the last year it was going well. ...

I feel disrespected and unappreciated by my husband

This question has 3 answers - newest was posted 874 days ago

3 December 2021 (F) - My husband runs a business that has been shut on and off over the last couple of years and potentially will be again. So he's very stressed. Before that he was in a business relationship with a lazy narcissist. He said it was the worst few years of ...

Is my boyfriend just controlling or is he mentally ill?

This question has 7 answers - newest was posted 872 days ago

2 December 2021 (F) - Hi friends. This topic is a hard one to discuss and I hope you can all help me. I'm at a desperate point in my life now where I need answers or some advice on which way to go next. Please don't see me as weak in anyway because I am not. I've been ...

My husband wants a divorce but I don't

This question has 4 answers - newest was posted 873 days ago

1 December 2021 (F) - My marriage is over basically. I've been with my husband for 13 years and married 8. We have a long history of on again and off again and everytime I try to change myself but then I stopped because I let something he said or did bother me enough to ...