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Archived questions from: August, 2012 (see latest in Breaking up category)

Breaking up: Help and advice

My BF came back to me after he left me, and is now nervous around me. Why is this?

This question has 5 answers - newest was posted 4276 days ago

31 August 2012 (F) - Hi all, My BF left me for a while - about 6 weeks. we were having problems. Anyway he called me recentley and I had missed him terribly. Anyway, I stayed over with him last night ,and he was all over me, and actually looks and is acting really ...

Why did he run back to his Ex?

This question has 1 answer - newest was posted 4278 days ago

30 August 2012 (F) - Me and my boyfriend of two years split up during our relationship his ex caused problems and strained our relationship because of it. We split up over a month ago and we've both carried on with life like we should of, moving on is expected and ...

How can I handle my abusive toxic Ex? Makes out he cares to my mother. Then abusive tirade at me,

This question has 3 answers - newest was posted 4277 days ago

30 August 2012 (F) - My ex bf of nine months dumped me in a text message after I had a nervous breakdown. After the breakup we kept having arguments and he blocked me from phones, emails and facebook. I then went on to have an early miscarriage. I didn't know I was pr...

We connected and now zilch. Do you think I should try and speak to him or just let him go?

This question has 1 answer - newest was posted 4279 days ago

30 August 2012 (F) - I met this guy on a night out when I was a bit drunk I'm 23 and hes 27. I’m always louder and more confident when I’ve been drinking and we hit it off. He asked me to meet up again and we got on really well, although he mentioned that he hates ...

My girlfriend wanted to take a break and now it's been over 2 weeks. How do I know if it's over or if she will come back?

This question has 5 answers - newest was posted 4279 days ago

29 August 2012 (M) - I need help interpreting an email from my GF I am currently on a break with. Some background: My girlfriend of 2+ plus initiated a break about two weeks ago. Since we live together I've been staying at my mother's house while she finds a new apar...

Open relationship mess.

This question has 2 answers - newest was posted 4278 days ago

29 August 2012 (F) - I'm 27 and got married at the age of 19.I've been with my husband since I was 14 years old, it was the first relationship for both of us. He really loved me alot, treated me like a pricess, spoiled me and gave me everything I wanted. I loved him and ...

Should I stick with him and try to make things work or leave him? He seems a good guy but I have trust issues.

This question has 2 answers - newest was posted 4279 days ago

29 August 2012 (F) - Hi people. I really sort of regret asking for help since I always feel asking for help is like begging for attention.. But I really can't deal with this problem alone so I hope you beautiful people can give me a hand.. I've been in a relationsh...

Very very confused about an old flame.

This question has 1 answer - newest was posted 4279 days ago

29 August 2012 (F) - Hi all, it's been a while since I posted on here, but I really need some help/clearance. I used to casually date a guy for about 5 months (we were never together) when I first started dating him he had just been dumped by his long term girlfriend. I ...

I love him but I hate him. There is nothing I want from him but yet I continue to play the fool in this relationship.

This question has 1 answer - newest was posted 4279 days ago

29 August 2012 (F) - I'm not sure what I feel for this guy anymore. We had been dating for almost three years and both did the other pretty dirty. There was a lot of trust issues, and emotional abuse on both ends. When we were together I didn't even really like him. ...

When I said we should break up I was trying to get his attention, but he took me seriously!

This question has 6 answers - newest was posted 4272 days ago

29 August 2012 (F) - Dear cupid, I m desperate! I ve been with this guy for 3 years,it was a distance relationship and this year i was finally about to move to his country and move in with him!I was searching 4 schools and jobs there,and it was all more difficult c...

I destroyed his trust and now he is very jealous and controlling.

This question has 4 answers - newest was posted 4279 days ago

29 August 2012 (?) - hey so i am in a very promising relationship with my boyfriend we have know each other for 10 years and are very smitten and in love , but sometimes he gets really jelous if other boys like me or even talk to me he has rules like i cant wear short ...

Should I leave my daughter with a family I trust while I go away to university?

This question has 3 answers - newest was posted 4280 days ago

29 August 2012 (F) - When I was 16 I got taken advantage of by my then-boyfriend #Don who was a few years older. I got pregnant and had my little girl #Rosa but Don walked out on us. My parents kicked me out and Rosa and I went to live with my friend #Troy and his ...

She is bipolar and said she can't be in our lesbian relationship anymore because it's wrong. What do I do?

This question has 2 answers - newest was posted 4280 days ago

28 August 2012 (F) - me and my best friend started (same sex) started a sexual relationship we never argured or fighted everything was lovely w plan to move in togehr and start a family then she lost her job and got depressed about bills and stuff. She is bipolar she ...

I'm dating a guy but he still has his dating profile up and says he is single!

This question has 9 answers - newest was posted 4279 days ago

28 August 2012 (F) - Okay so this is gone and past and i am completely over it but i was in a relationship for 2 1/2 years.. i moved in with him and gave everything to this guy and was honest and true to him and he had another girl for 1 year and a half of it and ...

My ex girlfriend don't stop texting me.

This question has 4 answers - newest was posted 4280 days ago

28 August 2012 (F) - my ex girlfriend keeps texting me wanting to meet up one minute and then not so nice texts the next but doesnt seem to quit even though i never reply. she knows it is over and i no longer want to be in touch. was with her 3 months approx and she ...

Tattoos of each other's names. Now we've split up, should I get mine covered?

This question has 8 answers - newest was posted 4278 days ago

28 August 2012 (F) - Me and my boyfriend have recently split up we both have tattoos of each others names I booked to have mine covered over but they can't do it til after Christmas my ex is having a tattoo done Christmas time when I asked him is he having my tattoo ...

I love him so much. I don't want to play mind games, what does all this mean?

This question has 3 answers - newest was posted 4280 days ago

28 August 2012 (F) - Ok I need help my befriend walked out 2 weeka ago due to stress etc, only now we have started talking anyway he came over to see our kids and stayed a while like he usually does. He was complaining of neck pain so I massaged it for him with oil he ...

Is there a time frame for recovering from a broken marriage?

This question has 4 answers - newest was posted 4280 days ago

28 August 2012 (F) - Hey - I'm moving on from a long failed marriage and while I am not interested in any affairs and relationships at the moment I do realise that in time I'll feel the void. Is there an average time it takes to get over things and feel alive again and ...

Why do I feel nauseous? Do I regret my decision to break up?

This question has 1 answer - newest was posted 4279 days ago

28 August 2012 (M) - Hello I'm an 18 years old dutch boy. Two months ago i broke up with my girlfriend. I'm not sure why, i just felt that we were not right for eachother. We never had fights, but i knew that somewhere in the future we would have problems. Someti...

Week after we broke up she was sexually active with a new guy. What does this say about how she cares about me?

This question has 7 answers - newest was posted 4280 days ago

28 August 2012 (M) - My girlfriend and I share a child together, and had plans on becoming married. Later in our relationship I cheated on her by conversing with other females when things weren't going good between us. When we got into an argument and I pushed her and ...

We broke up he wants to get back together. What if he comes back changed?

This question has 5 answers - newest was posted 4280 days ago

28 August 2012 (F) - Hi all, just wondered if u cud help. My by has split up with me yet again (we had just got back together) he used to do this all the time but up untill last time hadnt for a year. I have now realised that I am acting like a door mat and so asking ...

My ex told his sister that he would date me. How do I get it across that there's no chance for us again?

This question has 8 answers - newest was posted 4280 days ago

27 August 2012 (F) - So here it goes.. My ex and I have not spoken much at all since I broke up with him last December. We had a roller coaster relationship, on again off again for almost 2 years. He was my first boyfriend. I did everything for him, I was the only ...

Should I not play a song about my ex since people might think I'm not over her?

This question has 6 answers - newest was posted 4281 days ago

27 August 2012 (M) - I've not been writing songs for very long, and I find it quite hard to find "inspiration", but I wrote a few songs about a breakup from a serious relationship, back when it happened (about a year ago now) and have only recently got into a situation ...

I got him off drugs, got him a job and now he leaves me!

This question has 5 answers - newest was posted 4281 days ago

27 August 2012 (F) - Where do I begin,my life's just been a roller coaster ride..when I was 15 I started seeing this guy from my class and we dated all through secondary and high school and rolled into the same university for further studies in new jersey..he was basket ...

We broke up after five years. He's dating again, and I'm having a hard time handling it,. Need some advice please!

This question has 3 answers - newest was posted 4282 days ago

27 August 2012 (F) - My boyfriend(now EX) and I have been dating for 5 years. The past 4 weeks have been rough, hes been shady and Ive just felt like he was up to something. I guess my gut was right because he was hanging out more with one of his guy friends and today I ...

Is he starting to realize what hes missing?

This question has 5 answers - newest was posted 4280 days ago

26 August 2012 (F) - My ex and I just started being friends again after two months of not talking after he ended our complicated relationship for another girl. We've hung out three times this week. We're both graffiti artists so the other two days we'd paint and he'd ...

Don't want to be in this relationship anymore, but I've lost all my friends and I'm scared to break up with him!

This question has 1 answer - newest was posted 4282 days ago

26 August 2012 (F) - I'm starting to feel "off" with my boyfriend and just generally doubting my relationship. This will probably be a pretty long question because I kind of want to get as much detail in what the relationship is like so I can get the best possible ...

It turns out the girl that my boyfriend hooked up with whilst we were on a break is my sister! We've only just realised this, what next?

This question has 3 answers - newest was posted 4277 days ago

26 August 2012 (F) - When I was 18 I moved from my city to move to newyork to join university I have been here for 5 years now,and I'm done with education and I got a job back home and I decided to move back to my family..I love them way too much to live separately..I ...

Fallen out of love with my girlfriend and don't know how to tell her

This question has 3 answers - newest was posted 4282 days ago

26 August 2012 (M) - Hi and help. I have been with my girlfriend for 3 years now and a wonderful three years we do not live together but it is getting to that stage that she wants to. We spent last week on holiday together and although it was good i think i have sta...

I'm afraid that by visiting my ex's dad in the hospital I lost my boyfriend for good.

This question has 1 answer - newest was posted 4282 days ago

25 August 2012 (F) - Hey there! I'd more so like to ask of other perspectives about my situation rather than ask what to do. It starts with this guy, "Dan", I am head over heels for. I am 18 and he is 22. (I'm only mentioning this for detailed purposes as age ...

I met my soul mate online but he just broke up with me via text because his mom told him to!

This question has 20 answers - newest was posted 4279 days ago

25 August 2012 (F) - Dear Cupids I am at my lowest point ever I hope you can understand everything I have to say , and would really like your opinions of how to go about this. I met this guy online ( i know I was also one of the ones that said never ...

My baby's father has cheated on me and come in and out of my life for years. I met a new stable guy now. Who should I choose?

This question has 3 answers - newest was posted 4281 days ago

25 August 2012 (F) - Hi everyone,i love all my confidential friend because they always support me when needed.I need more help than ever,i have been in a relationship for 5 years,i love the guy so much,he was my first and we are very confident to each other.At a certain ...

Married one year. He disgusts me and he will not sleep with me. What should I do?

This question has 6 answers - newest was posted 4282 days ago

25 August 2012 (F) - My husband and I just passed our 1 year anniversary ... However he disgusts me. I can't stand to be around him, he won't even sleep with me.. So I resent him for that. He won't take showers for days, doesn't even change his underwear, won't brus...

We broke up but I want to remain close friends

This question has 7 answers - newest was posted 4283 days ago

25 August 2012 (F) - Hello everyone, To make it short and simple I want to start by saying my boyfriend and I have been going out for 5 years. We've had our ups and downs in the relationship but always knew how to steer it back on the right track when things were goin...

Just can't shake this bad love story..

This question has 6 answers - newest was posted 4263 days ago

25 August 2012 (F) - Hi, I don't do this much but I have no one to talk to. Just over a year ago I met a man. I don't believe in love at first sight but I was instantly attached to him. After a few short encounters I got to know him better and found out he was twice my ...

The girl I love and my ex are going on holiday together

This question has 2 answers - newest was posted 4277 days ago

25 August 2012 (M) - Where do I begin? I've recently split up with my girlfriend of 7 years as I'm in love with someone else. Everything is a mess, our lives are all so interwoven and it's been the process of many years. There has always been something betwee...

I found my mother in bed with my boyfriend

This question has 3 answers - newest was posted 4283 days ago

25 August 2012 (F) - I feel desperate and I really need someone's help. It happened yesterday, I came back from a holiday with my dad (mom and dad are separated). We returned a little earlier than we were going to and I found out my mother was sleeping with my...

What could be his reasons for not wanting to go?

This question has 1 answer - newest was posted 4283 days ago

25 August 2012 (F) - I posted recently about my current situation, I have decided to leave my boyfriend and take our daughter back to California with me. Both of us to get a fresh start. I am wondering what is his reason for wanting to stay where he is at? I told him ...

My friend of many years ago. Help me understand? What is her problem? Why does she use people and copy me?

This question has 1 answer - newest was posted 4283 days ago

25 August 2012 (F) - I met this friend of mine over 20 years ago. The only thing we really had in common was that we were both painfully shy, neither of us really had any friends and we lived in the same neighborhood. We later made friends with another girl and she ...

What do I do to get through this break up?

This question has 4 answers - newest was posted 4284 days ago

25 August 2012 (F) - I feel like my life is over. After 4 years of love everything is over. He says that the door to his heart is closed and he has no more love for me. I am devastated. I really thought he was the one... My soulmate. I wanted to marry and have kid...

He performed oral on me and then we broke up. What happened?

This question has 5 answers - newest was posted 4283 days ago

25 August 2012 (F) - He kept telling me how much he wanted me in his life and wants to tell his children and siblings about me but only told siblings and they wasnt happy about it {or he's white and Im black} but he said he didnt care how they feel he cares about me. I ...

I've never met anyone so straightforward about their perviness!

This question has 5 answers - newest was posted 4283 days ago

25 August 2012 (F) - We're both 30 and newly started dating and I think he is perfect... for the most part anyway. He showed me a collection of photos of near-naked celebrities. It's so disturbing, it's making me insecure cuz he admitted that he's obsessed with nice ...

Ladies: What does it feel like to not be over a relationship?

This question has 8 answers - newest was posted 4282 days ago

24 August 2012 (?) - What does it feel like to "not be over" a previous relationship for girls? I met someone 4 months ago. We've only met 5, may be 6 times during the first 2 months. Since then just texts and a seldom phone call. At first I thought she had ...

Is this really a 'break'? Or is this essentially a 'break up'?

This question has 14 answers - newest was posted 4284 days ago

24 August 2012 (M) - My GF initiated a 'break' five days ago. She insists she loves me and sees a future with me but has lost her sense of identity during our 2+ year relationship and thinks a 'break' is the only thing to do to regain her sense of self and save ou...

My ex boyfriend is a professional liar and cheat. How do I tell both new ladies about each other, without leading back to me?

This question has 10 answers - newest was posted 4281 days ago

24 August 2012 (F) - I am an ex of boyfriend who is professional liar and cheater... I left him after 18 months, but then I was shocked to accidently find secret accounts, dating site membership. Membership to secret email...(he left his IPAD open accidently in bathroom...

How can an ex lover and ex Boyfriend successfully become a friend? Or am I wasting my time caring about him?

This question has 5 answers - newest was posted 4284 days ago

24 August 2012 (F) - I have a Ex-boyfriend who I still have feelings for AND miss. When I first started him he was very generous AND kind as he still is. I was scared to get too close to him because we were very different with out race, religion, AND race. From p...

His behavior has changed, and now I'm confused.

This question has 1 answer - newest was posted 4285 days ago

23 August 2012 (F) - Hi can you please give me some advice/guidance me and my ex had been together just touching 6 years and Planned to Marry next year that all changed two weeks ago he has seemed depressed for a few weeks strained from work snappy arguments not ...

Why am I starting to feel like this after being broken up 5 months?

This question has 1 answer - newest was posted 4285 days ago

23 August 2012 (F) - I don't really know what is going on with me, my ex and i have been broken up 5 months after being together 16 months we have a 1 year old. and he got married to a girl he was dating a month. anyway i've never felt this way EVER! yesterday i had ...

Why am I so vulnerable after my break-up and how can I not show it?

This question has 1 answer - newest was posted 4285 days ago

23 August 2012 (F) - hi guys im pleased to say that im finally on a gud path to getting over my ex,bt its strange to me because it really took me six months to decide to be without him,now i feel like it was the best thing i could have ever done for myself,it gets ...

I uprooted my life for my ex-girlfriend, and have lost it all. Now what?

This question has 2 answers - newest was posted 4286 days ago

22 August 2012 (M) - Several years ago, I moved from a different city and state to be with my girlfriend, who I was dating long distance at the time. We met one weekend while I was visiting my hometown, and hit it off very well. After a year of long distance dating, I ...