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I like helping people - I know what it's like to feel lost and confused.

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Contacting an ex after a year apart?

Q.   A guy I dated for 5 years dumped me via text a week before we were supposed to move in together. I loved him so much and truthfully still do. My question is why every few months he will send me a casual facebook message just saying that he hopes ...

A.   16 April 2012: Well first off I'm truely sorry to hear about how this turned out. I know you may not like my answer, but truth is you shouldn't show your weakness and chase after him. Remember he ended things with you for a reason and if he really wanted to... (read in full...)

He didn't tell his ex he is TAKEN so she keeps texting him

Q.   My boyfriend and I have been together for 6 months now and we have a great bond. I trust him fully and trully. He is very honest with me and tells me everything about him and his only ex. They have been together for 2 years and so. He thinks that ...

A.   29 December 2011: I'm afraid this is a bad sign. You can tell that you don't want it to be - but it is. This is gonna be long, but I have experienced this before... I went out with a boy for a couple of months, and he would always bring his ex up in the conversa... (read in full...)

I don't have any female friends to interpret this girl, so can you lot shine some light on this please..

Q.   Hi all :) I have a friend who ive known for a good 5 years, although last 3 years we only meet every few months due to university. I went out with with her and few friends on a night out. When we got back home from the night out, i went into h...

A.   29 December 2011: It seems to me that this girl genuinley really likes you. :) She rang you saying she was with another guy - she probably wasn't at all. When girls see something they like they sometimes tend to play hard to get. Therefore she probably said thi... (read in full...)

I want ex back she said she loved me but 5 days later she's with another guy

Q.   I love my ex to the core...thing is for the past 6 months i have been pestering her to get back to me....she says she cares about me but doesnt want to get back because she thinks i will lie again or hurt her again...she says she feels there is no ...

A.   28 December 2011: 2 people can still love or feel for eachother and not be together. I still care about my ex and always will, because he was my first love, but I've moved on and I'm with someone else now who makes me so happy it's unreal. However that doesn't mea... (read in full...)

Do you think I should text him again?

Q.   I and my crush were texting each other before, just having normal conversation. But one day i texted him and he said "who is this" and i was like "its cailyn i thought you saved my number" and he didn't text me back. We didn't talk in class th...

A.   28 December 2011: I wouldn't text him. You've text him before and in my eyes he seems quite ignorant. Plus he may have texted everyone saying happy christmas, I send it to all my phonebook. Don't go chasing after him because there could always possibly be that fear ... (read in full...)

I just need to get away from my abusive husband once and for all and I don't know how to do it!

Q.   I've been married for 4 yrs now, separated for almost a yr. First let me start w/a not so brief story. My husband and I dated for less than a yr but from the 1st day we crossed paths in an elevator at work he pursued me and found a way to g...

A.   18 July 2011: Stop worrying about what everybody wants. What is it YOU want? Look at how much you have been through? Don't you deserve happiness?? You are a brave lady. Unfortunatley you're life doesn't sound like it has been good to you. Sometimes at fir... (read in full...)

I want to break up with this lying cheat, but what do I tell him?

Q.   I've found out that my boyfriend is a lying cheat. However, I found this out by looking through his phone and now I don't know how to confront him because I don't want to reveal that I went behind his back!! What do I do?? Should I just tell him ...

A.   18 July 2011: Well clearly you have evidence that you have seen with your own eyes that this guy is cheating. Say you had a gut feeling as he was acting like his attention wasn't fully on you, therefore you checked his phone to see if there was anything... (read in full...)

Really romantic love songs?

Q.   Does anyone know any really romantic love songs??...

A.   18 July 2011: Selena Gomez - the way I loved you Josh Golden - my hand is yours to hold Chase Coy - if the moon fell down / never change Jake Coco - the best love song I ever wrote ... (read in full...)

After all boyfriend has done to me I don't know why I'm still holding on!

Q.   Hello, and thank you... First of all I'm very much still in love with my bf but I'm starting to give my head a shake. After all he has done to me, I don't know why I'm still hanging on. Its been a roller coaster ride from the beginning....

A.   4 May 2011: This is the behaviour of a controlling relationship. Leave him. He is stopping you from having freedom which you should still have in a relationship. He is stopping you from seeing your friends. You must still always have friends by your side. if ... (read in full...)

My b/f keeps pushing me away. Why doesn't he just end things then?

Q.   My boyfriend has been acting strange for the past couple of weeks! He keeps pushing me away more and more.. The other day he told me he is tired of me and told me not to come over to his place. He needs to focus on himself and not the relationship. ...

A.   4 May 2011:  Usually behaviour like this is a result of uncertainty. He is giving you mixed signals and it isn't fair on you. It seems to me like he's not sure of who he is or what he wants, but on the other hand it seems to me that something about him is stil... (read in full...)

No boys have any interest in me!

Q.   I'm 13 and never had a boyfriend. All my friends have had atleast one and everyone says I'm not ugly and I'm interesting to talk to but no boy has seem to have any interest in me!! Is there something wrong with me??!!?? Help!!...

A.   2 May 2011: You are fine. You are 13! You have many things to experience in life yet! Never mind boys, your so young for that. This will all come to you in the future. You have so many experiences and life changes ahead of you for the future to concentrat... (read in full...)

Is it okay to hangout with a guy I recently met and know is interested in me, even though I have a boyfriend?

Q.   The other day at work, I met a guy (not affiliated with my place of work) who seemed very friendly and genuinely nice (and cute, too!) After a little bit of talking, he asked me out on a date, to which I declined and stated that I had a boyfriend of ...

A.   2 May 2011: There is nothing wrong with females and males being friends. I have a lot of male friends, which my boyfriend doesn't like, but I get on with males more than females. So he has to accept it. It's not like you accepted a date with this guy. Y... (read in full...)

Why do women need to constantly be in contact?

Q.   My girlfriend wants some sort of daily contact, but me I'm fine if a go a week w/o so much as a text. Why do women seem to need to remain in constant contact?...

A.   2 May 2011: Being a female myself, I can honestly say not all girls are like that. I have a boyfriend, but I mostly wait for him to ring me because I don't wanna come across as annoying. However I do ring him on the odd time. If this is how you feel abo... (read in full...)

Should I be mad that my boyfriend wants to "hang out naked" with another girl?

Q.   My boyfriend and I are currently having a fight over this. I'd like to know if I'm wrong to be angry about it. Last night we were in a hot tub with some friends of his (male and female both). He had done a fair bit of drinking and wanted to take his ...

A.   2 May 2011: Thats out of order. If my boyfriend did and said that to another girl, I would flip left right and centre. How dare he be like that right infront of you? :-/ It's not like you don't let him have female friends anyway. It seems to... (read in full...)

My husband was cheating with my best friend and he left me for her!

Q.   My husband was cheating on me with my best friend and I think it is fair to say that I am devastated. I love this man with all my heart. We have been together 7 years and he is now in a relationship with this woman. How can they do this to me? Why ...

A.   2 May 2011: I am very sorry to hear about your situation. I bet you're absolutley heartbroken. Firstly, these two people are not worth anything, you are so much better than them. They both went behind your back and betrayed your trust and they were meant to... (read in full...)

Should a guy really forgive a girl for being rude because she is on her period?

Q.   Is a woman's cycle really a reason to forgive her sudden bitchiness? ...

A.   2 May 2011: During a hormonal stage females can get moody, mardy, and aggressive easily. It's just the way their body is, and I'm not just saying it because I'm a female. Sometimes I shout at my boyfriend not meaning to whilst I'm on my period. It's just ... (read in full...)

My children or the woman I love?

Q.   Hi. I am in love with another woman and I am married. But I no longer love my wife of 12 years. It has become a marriage of convenience. We have two young children who mean the world to me. If my wife and I separate, I would not see my chi...

A.   1 May 2011: It seems like you're stuck in a very difficult position. For starters, your children should ALWAYS come first. However, that doesn't mean you have to stay in a relationship at the expense of your happiness. But you do have to understand and take... (read in full...)

Hot for teacher! What to do?

Q.   Hello right I have a mega mega problem. I am 1000000000000000000000% in love with my teacher and have been for 2 and a half years but I'm 13 he's 40 he's married and has a kid. So there is no way on earth that we will ever be together. And I'm only ...

A.   16 April 2011: Truth is here I think you're living in a bit of a fantasy world. He's old enough to be his father. I don't think a teacher would risk everything he's been through to fulfill this career for a girl as young as yourself. Look in the real world, he h... (read in full...)

She wants to be friends, I want to move on

Q.   It's been almost 2 weeks since my ex and I broke up. We decided mutually to break up, even though she brought it up and that I still loved her, I lied and let her go because I didn't want her keep going with me. Okay can't be arsed to tell the sob ...

A.   26 March 2011: Well, it sounds like she hasn't exactly treated you as well as you should have been. 1- cut contact with her, delete her mobile number, email, everything. 2- find a new hobby to take up your time so it takes your mind off her. 3- go out somewher... (read in full...)

I spent a year getting over my ex-bf...and now he wants me back! What should I do?

Q.   My ex boyfriend and I were together for 20 months. He was my first long-relationship. When we broke up he told me that he had been cheating on me and was bored of us. After our breakup him and the girl he cheated on me with got together and they ...

A.   26 March 2011: Do not get back with him. He cheated on you, how do you know that you'll be able to trust him again? Also, he ran off with this woman, which showed he didn't care how it would have left you feeling. Also, sending threatning texts is immature, he ... (read in full...)

We have been talking for 3 weeks but never have met, yet now he says he loves me! What is going on?

Q.   So I joined this dating site a few months ago and went out with a lot of weirdos, than I started talking to this guy on the site who seems the most normal of them yet. To make a long story short, we exchange numbers and start talking on the phone ...

A.   16 March 2011: Well to be honest, you have never met, so I find it kinda wierd how he has told you he loves you when you've only been talking online. He may have been a bit drunk? or maybe he doesn't really love you, he just loves how close you two are becoming.... (read in full...)

I hate staying at my boyfriend's house.

Q.   Me and my boyfriend keep arguing lately. He lives away at uni in a house with a couple of his male friends. I've been to stay there a couple of times and I really disliked it. His mates always seem to be getting drunk and my boyfriend makes us sit ...

A.   15 March 2011: It's okay sweetie. I had a boyfriend once where I had to always hang at his house with his friends. They were all rough chavs and I didn't fit in at all and I certainly didn't feel comfortable, so I deffinatley know how you feel! I told him straight ... (read in full...)

I'm 16 yet from time to time I long for a baby. Can I get over this?

Q.   Hey. So I'm only 16 but sometimes I get like really hormonal and obsessive about having a baby. Its not all the time, but when i do get it its like unbareable - like I just want a baby so badly. Its really scary and upsetting - why do i feel like ...

A.   15 March 2011: I know she isn't planning on having one. I'm just trying to talk her out of it if she is getting to the stage where she's ready to plan for one at this age. Nothing wrong with that.... (read in full...)

I'm 16 yet from time to time I long for a baby. Can I get over this?

Q.   Hey. So I'm only 16 but sometimes I get like really hormonal and obsessive about having a baby. Its not all the time, but when i do get it its like unbareable - like I just want a baby so badly. Its really scary and upsetting - why do i feel like ...

A.   14 March 2011: Right. Firstly, there are way too many teen mothers wondering about the place. It's ridiculous. They don't think it through properly. Babies are people, not an accessory. Babies need full time care 24/7. There is no choice and no way out of it, i... (read in full...)

I hate staying at my boyfriend's house.

Q.   Me and my boyfriend keep arguing lately. He lives away at uni in a house with a couple of his male friends. I've been to stay there a couple of times and I really disliked it. His mates always seem to be getting drunk and my boyfriend makes us sit ...

A.   14 March 2011: Let him know that you really don't like it. Sit him down and make him listen, this isn't fair on you. Tell him that it's not his mates you want to be spending time with - it's him. Let him know that you don't really feel like you fit in with them, ... (read in full...)

I had a falling out with them and I just want to forget I ever met them, but why are they still in my head?

Q.   Hey, well i sorta need abit of help erm im 14 years old and i suffer from depression it was pretty bad and i situation happened about 2 months ago where i had to be hospitalized. But since then i have made a massive improvement and am slowly p...

A.   11 March 2011: If they were such good friend they would have been with you at your time of need, not falling out with you. Where were they when you needed them? By the looks of it, you would have been there for them, but they didn't for you. Even when you were ... (read in full...)

My boyfriend has a checkered past, should I be worried?

Q.   My boyfriend has had a checkered past with other women. He went through a phase of lots and lots of flings. Had several going at once. One of them was a married woman who stays in contact with him. Should I be worried? Thanks!!...

A.   11 March 2011: Yes. You should be very worried. Why does this make you any different from the women before? How do you not know that he won't do the same to you? This is a sign of someone who is not willing to commit, they like their fun. And if he can do it to ... (read in full...)

My ex- boyfriend keeps stalking me

Q.   So i recently broke up with my boyfriend who i was dating for 2 years. I am really worried because even though we are not together anymore, he keeps sending me messages and calling me in the middle of the night. I think he is a nice guy but he ...

A.   11 March 2011: Block his number so the calls will stop. If he continues to harrass you in any way, then get the police involved. He might be finding it hard to deal with the break up of this relationship, but his obsessive behaviour isn't fair on you. I had an ex ... (read in full...)

He lied to me again..

Q.   I have been hanging out with this guy for a couple of months now, and we have been having an amazing time, I heard a rumor that he slept with my friend, I confronted him about and he SWORE to me he did not, explaining everything, and I just got it ...

A.   9 March 2011: Get rid of him. There is no use in being with a liar. Because if you ever got in a serious relationship with this guy, how would you know if he ever tells the truth?... (read in full...)

My boyfriend makes me happy and treats me well, but it feels like something is wrong. Please help!

Q.   Please help, I'm sooo confused. I've been with my boyfriend 2 years this month and things between us are good. I care about him a lot and I can't see us breaking up anytime soon but sometimes I just get so confused. I don't think I feel about hi...

A.   9 March 2011: Maybe this is because you're only young and you have the time to settle down during the rest of your life. You will never get these years back. However, is it worth throwing away someone who makes you happy? I'd take a break. Make sure you re... (read in full...)

I am having an affair with my friend's wife! Is it okay to keep on with this relationship?

Q.   I am having a relationship with my friend's wife. She is a wonderful lady but her husband is a real jerk. My relationship started 10 years ago when her husband left overseas for work. Then we just talked over the phone and had lunch. Subsequently ...

A.   9 March 2011: Absolutley not! You're being awfully selfish. This is someone else's wife and you should have kept well away. End it with her. It's not fair, you very much have just ruined a marriage. Also, I hope the other man bins her off too. Cheating... (read in full...)

Have not talked to my boyfriend in 4 days

Q.   Let me give some background. Two years ago my boyfriend and best friend had a falling out. My best friend told my boyfriend that he better not hurt me or she would try and find someone to beat him up. I can understand why my boyfriend doesn't like ...

A.   9 March 2011: I think your boyfriend is quite selfishly putting you in a very awkward position here. Firstly, falling out with your friend over a boy is totally out of order. If you guys split up for some reason, where will your friend be then? And also, yo... (read in full...)

How do you know if a boy is jealous?

Q.   How do you kow when a boy gets jealous? I have a boyfriend and I was wondering if hugging and talking to other boys makes him jealous? (I hug them because I've known them since preschool and I squeeze them really hard to hurt them. Like playful ...

A.   9 March 2011: You're not doing anything wrong. If he gets jealous over you hugging male friends then thats his problem, not yours. There is nothing wrong with a hug. You are still respecting your relationship and being faithful.xxx... (read in full...)

My ex boyfriend has a new girlfriend so why does he follow me?

Q.   My ex boyfriend and i broke up about a year ago. He got with a new girlfriend right away and is on and off with her. About 6 months ago he cheated on her with me. But he got back together with her and acted like a total douchbag begging and pleading ...

A.   9 March 2011: It seems to me that he basically wants to rub his new relationship right in your face. This isn't fair on you. However, you had a lucky escape. This man is a player, and you are better off without people like that. Whenever you see him again, just ... (read in full...)

I'm almost 17, and STILL being treated like a little kid!!

Q.   Hey. Thank you for all you people who are taking your time to help me, I really do need answers. I'm 17 in a couple of days and tbh I'm quite confused. I've been with my boyfriend for ages (8 months) but he's still not allowed in my bedroom. Even...

A.   1 March 2011: Ahhhh yes I understand now. Thats a good answer, thankyou :)... (read in full...)

I'm almost 17, and STILL being treated like a little kid!!

Q.   Hey. Thank you for all you people who are taking your time to help me, I really do need answers. I'm 17 in a couple of days and tbh I'm quite confused. I've been with my boyfriend for ages (8 months) but he's still not allowed in my bedroom. Even...

A.   1 March 2011: Who says I want to have sex with my boyfriend? I want him in my room to have privacy because when were in the downstairs room people always come and sit with us and we don't get time alone. I don't go round to my boyfriend's house because I don't ... (read in full...)

I'm fed up of feeling sorry for myself, but cant seem to forget about him! Help!

Q.   This isn't a question. I am just going through a difficult patch and was wondering if anyone had any advice. I fell in love with a guy towards the end of last year (October/November time). He made it very clear that he didn't want anything se...

A.   28 February 2011: Hello sweetie. First off, bless you. I know how hard it is coming to terms with the fact that the person you love doesn't want you. It hurts, it really does. I know it may feel like you're never going to get over him, but trust me sweetie, ... (read in full...)

I'm straight...is this normal?

Q.   I am 23 female and straight. But i'm only turned on by lesbian porn, is this normal???...

A.   28 February 2011: This is completely normal. Quite a few straight girls watch lesbian porn. It's nothing to be worried about. It's mainly just about lust.xxx... (read in full...)

Popular girl is getting in my face about her ex, what do I do?

Q.   I really like this guy at my school and we talk all the time online but he has a really really pretty ex girlfriend who, until recently, he was still in love with, but they still talk everyday and she flirts with him loads even though she doesnt ...

A.   28 February 2011: Well there are two options here. 1- You can ask this boy out. You like him and want to make a go of things, but this means it will cause a hell of a lot of trouble from this girl. Also, you have to consider the fact that he may go running ... (read in full...)

I'm not scared..but I still stop it, why?

Q.   Heey:) I'm 13 and the other day I had a boy round my house, and we were bored so he wanted to play nervous, a game were you touch eachother in certain parts, and he went up my shorts and in my nickers then I stopped him before he could do anything...

A.   28 February 2011: Hey hun. Firstly it is simply because you are just not ready for that sort of thing yet. It is a big and nerve racking step to be touched 'down there'. You have to be confident with yourself first and then you have to make sure you feel ready, y... (read in full...)

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