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My boyfriend has disappeared and I am very worried.

Q.   Hello, I am having a difficult time and I need some advice. First, I have been in a relationship with someone and it hasn't been long, only two months. We got along great and talked all the time for hours. We have always been able to work out any ...

A.   8 February 2014: As someone who has dated online and had long term relationships from online dating, I can tell you one thing for certain. If a guy wants to meet you or be with you, he will find a way. Unless you live 2000+ miles apart, why would you wait a... (read in full...)

Can I climb out of this rut? And get my life back into some semblence of Progress?

Q.   This might generate some flack because this isn't technically a relationship question, but I'm so deep in despair that I don't know where to turn!! Please, pretty please, can you help me? I'm in despair! It's that I have had all these high hopes...

A.   15 September 2013: And PS: if you are not comfortable with you and your life, Facebook will be the vain of your existence because you will constantly see people you end up comparing yourself to. Avoid this as much as you can, as nobody's life is perfect.... (read in full...)

Can I climb out of this rut? And get my life back into some semblence of Progress?

Q.   This might generate some flack because this isn't technically a relationship question, but I'm so deep in despair that I don't know where to turn!! Please, pretty please, can you help me? I'm in despair! It's that I have had all these high hopes...

A.   15 September 2013: Ok so it's established that you believe you can't, and that's your first mistake. If you don't believe in you, who will? Second, have you applied to substitute teach? Sometimes that is the only way to get into a good full time job in a district? ... (read in full...)

Boyfriend will not acknowledge me on facebook

Q.   I have been with a man for 1 year ..we get together every other weekend as my 10 yr son goes to his fathers house. I have travelled with this man and still I find it troubling he wont ackowledge my relationship status on facebook, I am getting upset ...

A.   25 February 2013: OP...I get where you are coming from. Something so trivial, so why wouldn't he just do it if it means THAT much to you, because you mean so much to him. Does he tell his friends and family about you? If not, then, then my advice, get out quickly. ... (read in full...)

Do I need a friend like this? How do I drop her?

Q.   Friendship dilema. Hi. I have been friends with a couple of girls for 20 years. They are mostly fun to be with - but one is a bit more cheeky, gobby and rowdy than the other. When we are out she always think she knows it all, tries to show yo...

A.   31 January 2013: Let me get this straight, you've known AND been friends with this person for 20 years; and you'd rather just let that go than say anything that might help your friend see a problem and possibly address it so that you could continue your friendship? ... (read in full...)

Why do these women feel the need to be secretive?

Q.   Why do some women save a guy's number under a females name...

A.   31 December 2012: 2 reasons instantly come to mind. 1. Jealous boyfriend who has no real reason to be jealous, but she has male friends she wants to keep and she can't/wont't be honest with her boyfriend. 2. She is a cheating girlfriend or at the very least ... (read in full...)

Why did he change his relationship status and then go back and change it again the same day?

Q.   Why would my friend change his FB status to engaged and then change it back to in a relationship two hours later??? Haven't asked him yet but curious about what you guys think. Doesn't this strike you as being very strange? How can you make that ...

A.   13 December 2012: Maybe it was just an accidental click... (read in full...)

I ended the relationship after the "where are we going" conversation! Did I do the right thing?

Q.   Dear Cupid, I've been in an exclusive relationship for almost three years (both of us over 45). We see each other five times a week, taking turns sleeping at each other's home. My home is a lot for me to take care of (large yard and pool), n...

A.   27 November 2012: You both are over 45. Presumably you've made it clear at some point earlier in you 2.5 year relationship that you desire marriage, yes? If so, then 2.5 years is long enough for someone to know if he wants to marry you or just try something out. ... (read in full...)

Is it common for people to be in a relationship and signed up to online dating sites?

Q.   I have noticed this kind of question comes up a lot on this website. Is it very common for people to be signed up to dating websites whilst in a relationship. I have found my boyfriend to be doing it and lying about it. when he is not able to lie, ...

A.   21 November 2012: My ex-boyfriend would go one a free one. When I caught him, he said he just liked talking , and he wasn't going to meet them or anything. He tried to convince me that the girls he talked to we're just online friends; but I'm not stupid... It's a ... (read in full...)

My girlfriend and I are at a cross-roads and unsure where to do and both of us seem unwilling to budge.

Q.   My GF and I have been together for nearly 4 years. She lives in her own place (with a mortgage) and i live at home (due to other reasons but i can now afford to move out etc which i am looking to do so). I've talked with my GF about this and the ...

A.   31 October 2012: My boyfriend and I went through a similar situation. He owns a home and I own a home. Mine is about 2x the size if his and in a more central location yet he wanted me to sell my place and move in with him. Said because my place would never feel ... (read in full...)

I'm terribly upset about the way my sister-in-law treated me 2 years ago and the fact that my husband did not stand up for me.

Q.   2 years ago my husband's mother died. At the funeral my husband's sister mostly ignored me, made me feel uncomfortable or made fun of me. I have had no dealings with her since. My husband did nothing to stop this going on. Since then a wedge has ...

A.   23 September 2012:  6 years ago I was involved in a very similar situation, only it was my mom who was being treated unfairly by her sister-in-law at my grandmothers's funeral and my dad did not say anything to his sister. My parents had been married for 35years ... (read in full...)

Boyfriend on an unexpected break what can I do?

Q.   I have posted several times over the past 3 years during my relationship. The last post was regarding an engagement timeline. We did end up setting up a timeline with the goal of living together by the end of July and engagement around the end of ...

A.   4 September 2012: Honestly I have to say that I have already considered the what-if if he comes back and wants to move in. And since he decided to take this break he knows that he can't come back without a ring. I don't see this as an ultimatum as he is the one ... (read in full...)

Boyfriend on an unexpected break what can I do?

Q.   I have posted several times over the past 3 years during my relationship. The last post was regarding an engagement timeline. We did end up setting up a timeline with the goal of living together by the end of July and engagement around the end of ...

A.   3 September 2012: Yes I have spent more than 4 days at a time with him, generally on vacation though. We both own our own homes and have jobs that require long hours so scheduling time is sometimes tricky. Which is why I thought a compromise of moving in would ... (read in full...)

Should I set a proposal timeline? Or just wait and see what happens?

Q.   I have posted to this forum a few times before and here I am again. I am back with my boyfriend and we are in couples therapy together (his idea ) to work on our communication issues and work towards our common goal of marriage ( he tells me that ...

A.   4 April 2012: I want to be married because I would like a child and while I am fully aware that I don't need a husband or boyfriend to do that, it is something I believe in strongly. If we decided together not to have kids, I don't know that marriage really ... (read in full...)

Should I set a proposal timeline? Or just wait and see what happens?

Q.   I have posted to this forum a few times before and here I am again. I am back with my boyfriend and we are in couples therapy together (his idea ) to work on our communication issues and work towards our common goal of marriage ( he tells me that ...

A.   4 April 2012: FA: So what do I do? How long do I wait while he works this out? He says he loves me very much and wants to be together, yet he can not do what he basically begged me to do and that was take a huge risk and leap of faith. I did it. I came back ... (read in full...)

Should I set a proposal timeline? Or just wait and see what happens?

Q.   I have posted to this forum a few times before and here I am again. I am back with my boyfriend and we are in couples therapy together (his idea ) to work on our communication issues and work towards our common goal of marriage ( he tells me that ...

A.   3 April 2012: It's not that I need to be married right this minute but we both own our own homes and honestly without that kind of commitment I can't see selling my house and giving up that stability for someone that when we met said he did see himself getting ... (read in full...)

Boyfriend is depressed - what to do now?

Q.   I have been dating this man for about 5 months. We met over the internet and he had just relocated to my city for a new job. At first he seemed to good to be true..such a great guy, no drama, steady job...just what I needed. Things were going ...

A.   27 July 2009: He and I have both talked about our past... he was divorced after a year of marriage (his wife betrayed his trust by trying to get pregnant without telling him). And 6 years ago his father committed suicide. One of these things alone would be ... (read in full...)

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