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I feel hurt and betrayed!

Q.   I am a 50 plus year old female. I am feeling hurt and betrayed. One of my very best friends, as I've spoke about before in this forum is planning on moving. She claims I am the very best friend she has ever had in her life and I feel the same about ...

A.   10 February 2015: OH...there has been a misunderstanding. I wasn't saying I was going to move 1400 miles away with my friend. When I said "We work together and I have said that if they leave I would consider getting a different job too because of all the drama at ... (read in full...)

What keeps people in marriages when they are no longer in love?

Q.   When you have been married to your husband for 35 years and are no longer IN LOVE with him but Love him as a person, is it possible to continue to stay married? What is it that actually makes a person stay in a marriage where you are NOT IN LOVE ...

A.   22 February 2012: What does OP mean anyway? LoveGirl I married my husband to get out of the house and away from my step-dad. I wasn't really "IN LOVE" with him but he was a good man, kind and funny! We have two grown boys. We have worked together in a job that requ... (read in full...)

What keeps people in marriages when they are no longer in love?

Q.   When you have been married to your husband for 35 years and are no longer IN LOVE with him but Love him as a person, is it possible to continue to stay married? What is it that actually makes a person stay in a marriage where you are NOT IN LOVE ...

A.   20 February 2012: But what about intimacy? I don't want to be with him like that at all. ... (read in full...)

What keeps people in marriages when they are no longer in love?

Q.   When you have been married to your husband for 35 years and are no longer IN LOVE with him but Love him as a person, is it possible to continue to stay married? What is it that actually makes a person stay in a marriage where you are NOT IN LOVE ...

A.   19 February 2012: Yes there is some comfort in knowing a person and living with a person for that long. They do bring qualities such as trusting them, a sense of security, two grown children, but what about NOT wanting to be with them physically? Not wanting them to ... (read in full...)

I bought a new motorcycle and my best friend was really hurtful about it!

Q.   My best friend's comment has me baffled. I emailed my best friend and told her I bought a new motorcycle. Her response to me was: "OMG!!! I am shocked that you bought a bike. DO YOU WANT TO BE KILLED???? ARE YOU NUTS????? YES!!!!! HELMETS...

A.   18 July 2011: Heck no I'm not angry with my friend at all. I may be a bit sensitive to her wording because of my brother, I'm sure your right. I love my friend deeply and no matter what she says that won't change. I know she cares very deeply about me as well. I ... (read in full...)

I bought a new motorcycle and my best friend was really hurtful about it!

Q.   My best friend's comment has me baffled. I emailed my best friend and told her I bought a new motorcycle. Her response to me was: "OMG!!! I am shocked that you bought a bike. DO YOU WANT TO BE KILLED???? ARE YOU NUTS????? YES!!!!! HELMETS...

A.   18 July 2011: No Tisha, I happen to buy the motorcycle the day before my brother's accident. My friend however didn't open up her email about my motorcycle purchase until after my brothers accident. I drive a large truck that gets 15 miles to the gallon, my ... (read in full...)

I bought a new motorcycle and my best friend was really hurtful about it!

Q.   My best friend's comment has me baffled. I emailed my best friend and told her I bought a new motorcycle. Her response to me was: "OMG!!! I am shocked that you bought a bike. DO YOU WANT TO BE KILLED???? ARE YOU NUTS????? YES!!!!! HELMETS...

A.   17 July 2011: I get the fact that she is telling me she is worried. I even really appreciate the fact that she is worried enough to say how she feels. The part where she says: "Oh well it is your life. be safe, you'll be next in the hospital". Well that par... (read in full...)

I bought a new motorcycle and my best friend was really hurtful about it!

Q.   My best friend's comment has me baffled. I emailed my best friend and told her I bought a new motorcycle. Her response to me was: "OMG!!! I am shocked that you bought a bike. DO YOU WANT TO BE KILLED???? ARE YOU NUTS????? YES!!!!! HELMETS...

A.   16 July 2011: I understand that she would be concerned, but she knows my brother was just in a major car crash a week ago and is laying in the hospital fighting for his life. I don't understand why she would sound so mean to me. How concerned can she possibly be? ... (read in full...)

I bought a new motorcycle and my best friend was really hurtful about it!

Q.   My best friend's comment has me baffled. I emailed my best friend and told her I bought a new motorcycle. Her response to me was: "OMG!!! I am shocked that you bought a bike. DO YOU WANT TO BE KILLED???? ARE YOU NUTS????? YES!!!!! HELMETS...

A.   16 July 2011: I understand she would be concerned but to say "you'll be next in the hospital" is hurtful!! Why wouldn't a best friend say something like "I'm worried about you driving a motorcycle, be careful and watch out for other drivers". Her response sounds ... (read in full...)

Disastrous visit to best friend and a hurtful remark!

Q.   My best friend and I live about 1300 miles apart. I went to visit her in Florida for a weeks vacation. Things didn't go as well as I would have hoped. The problem was her husband hung on us every minute. I could tell she was uncomfortable and I was ...

A.   30 May 2011: She is very unhappy right now with life in general, her job & her marriage. She said she should not have gotten married so young, she didn't have a chance to really live her life because she was tied down with a husband and they had a child right ... (read in full...)

Although she denies it, her actions speak differently than her words

Q.   I'm a middle aged woman in love with another middle aged woman. She is married but has told me she loves her husband but is not in love with him. I told her that my feelings went deeper for her than just friendship and although she denied feeli...

A.   13 December 2009: NO--there is a lot more. I just didn't feel the need to write it all down. But I can if that is what you are looking for. She told me she wanted to win the lottery so that "both our lives will change". She also told me if she was younger she would ... (read in full...)

Am I overreacting to her actions or does she like me but wont admit it?

Q.   Help me make sense of this!!!! Two years ago I told a friend of mine I had feelings for her that went deeper than friendship. (We are both females) She said she was SHOCKED when I told her. Now keep in mind we live 1300 miles apart and she is in an ...

A.   4 August 2009: Thank you for your response. My friend didn't want to get drunk she wanted me to get drunk, which led me to believe she wanted me to get flirty. Why else would she keep saying something to me about getting shit-faced??? Another point I should ... (read in full...)

I'm in love with her but she denied my feelings. She insists we stay friends!

Q.   Hello, I am a female in love with another female. The woman I am in love with has denyed she feels the same way. However I am convinced she does feel the same way, but because she is married and because of other circumstances she is not admitting it ...

A.   13 May 2008: I hear what you are saying and totally agree with you. However you didn't really answer my question.... (read in full...)

Is it possible she is jealous I got a housemate?

Q.   Female vs Female relationship. I am in love with my best friend. We are seperated by about 1300 miles. She knows how I feel as I have told her. She is unhappily married (no lectures please) anyway I am convinced she feels the same way about me even ...

A.   17 July 2007: The last email I sent my friend I asked her if something was wrong and that things seemed to have changed since the previous weekend. (When I informed her of my housemate) I didn't bring the housemate issue up in my email though. I asked her if I ... (read in full...)

Is it possible she is jealous I got a housemate?

Q.   Female vs Female relationship. I am in love with my best friend. We are seperated by about 1300 miles. She knows how I feel as I have told her. She is unhappily married (no lectures please) anyway I am convinced she feels the same way about me even ...

A.   16 July 2007: Thanks for answering. In my way of thinking I would think that if she is jeoulous and really is in love with me she would try to get closer to me, not try to push me away and get farther apart. I know she has very low self-esteem, she has told me ... (read in full...)

I don't want to push her, but I'm tired of playing the cat and mouse game. I need to find a way to see if she comes to me. HELP!

Q.   I'm a 46 year old female in love with another female. I am convinced she loves me as well. I told her how I felt about her and she did deny she felt the same way. I am sure that is because she has been married and is confused by her feelings. She ...

A.   29 June 2007: Interesting!!! I got an email from my gal on Thursday evening and I did not respond as you suggested and then this morning I got another email from her asking "where are you?" "Are you okay?". You may be on to something having me not respond back to ... (read in full...)

I'm a woman in love with another woman. But she is denying her feelings. Where do I go from here

Q.   I'm a 45 year old female in love with another female. She is married and loves her husband as a friend but say's she hasn't loved him for 6 years. She said she got married to get away from her step dad. We have been terrible flirts with each other ...

A.   12 January 2007: Okay I told the woman how I felt, I told her we seemed to have more than just feelings of friendship for each other and she denied it. I thought maybe she would stop communicating with me but she hasn't. She has since tried to make sure I don't back ... (read in full...)

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