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Archived questions from: October, 2017 (see latest in Family category)

Family: Help and advice

Should I tell my dad's new wife he's cheating on her?

This question has 9 answers - newest was posted 2382 days ago

31 October 2017 (F) - my dad is a horrible person and a big cheater. i recently caught my dad out cheating on his new wife. No mistake about it-it was a sad site. my dad has moved on and he has his own family--and his new wife has tried hard to be nice to us--even...

I'm dating someone who has a twin brother and when the brothers and the sister-in-law get together, they make me feel very left out

This question has 9 answers - newest was posted 2387 days ago

30 October 2017 (F) - I have been dating an identical twin for the last 4 years. We have been doing well except when it comes to spending time with his brother and his sister in law. When we are all together, I am always to one that is left out. I always get left out of ...

I suffer from social anxiety and it bothers me that he leaves me alone with his mother!

This question has 5 answers - newest was posted 2390 days ago

29 October 2017 (F) - I am in the best relationship I have been in, but there is one little issue... My boyfriend is 24 (I am 22). He is German and I often travel to Germany to be with him, usually staying 1-3 months at a time. The rest of the time I travel a lot for...

Do I tell my son she's cheating?

This question has 16 answers - newest was posted 2360 days ago

29 October 2017 (F) - My son's wife is cheating on him. Both she and my son are 29 and have been together for just over 9 years. I received an e-mail about 4 years ago from someone who has sent me evidence that she has been cheating on him for the past 5 or 6 years w...

I have nowhere else to live my mother and stepfather have offered me to live with them but my stepfather is a nudist and walks around naked most of the time!

This question has 11 answers - newest was posted 2390 days ago

28 October 2017 (F) - Dear Cupid, I am a 44 year old single woman (and a virgin) and have nowhere to live because of various events in the past 2 years. However I am welcome to live with my mother and step dad, who are generous and considerate generally speaking. ...

Why doesn't my mother believe what I am telling her?

This question has 7 answers - newest was posted 2391 days ago

27 October 2017 (M) - I''m a male who has aspergers syndrome, something I had when I was born which is considered a form of brain damage, ive had some form of therapies to help and been to doctors, my parents are at the end of their tether with me. I forget things a...

What is my best course to date my cousin?

This question has 3 answers - newest was posted 2387 days ago

27 October 2017 (M) - I’m in love with my cousin. We haven’t seen each other in 3 years her mom is my aunt and she has been going through a custody battle but she finally won. Anyway, when we were younger we would swim together and I was ten she was 9 and she would flash ...

He's left me yet again but what wrong have I done to be treated like this?

This question has 4 answers - newest was posted 2391 days ago

26 October 2017 (F) - I need help please I Feel patheticI met this guy two years ago. He was great he was always guarded we went out on dates for three months didn't sleep together til then. He was great to my son. I have a Lil boy. I ended up moving in with him, and it ...

Am I being played here, or does he really associate being my boyfriend with one day marrying me?

This question has 6 answers - newest was posted 2395 days ago

24 October 2017 (F) - My ex-boyfriend of 6 months broke up with me last month, we had a pretty amicable breakup (he told me that we have a good thing and it was hard because he loves me but he just doesn't see himself married to me one day and tbh I don't either since ...

What is it like being a stepdad?

This question has 3 answers - newest was posted 2395 days ago

23 October 2017 (M) - Hi I've got to known this girl for 1 year and she has daughter that's 5 years old, what's it like being stepdad? My parents say just be dad from start that way you see him grow in stages as you have a full dad title ...

Given his past, do you think that this man would be a good parent to my daughter?

This question has 5 answers - newest was posted 2398 days ago

20 October 2017 (F) - I recently left an abusive marriage, and have been seeing a man from work for almost a year. He moved in with my kids and I over the summer. He has always been very sweet and caring to all of us, but the relationship isn't perfect, though I love ...

Family squabble upsetting my new relationship

This question has 3 answers - newest was posted 2398 days ago

18 October 2017 (F) - My boy friend and I r relatively a new couple. He lives with his twin brother and a friend. I was staying in their place for the first time and just to clarify. Before that night me and his brother were getting along real well that I would call him ...

I'm being taken for granted and wonder if I should marry him!

This question has 3 answers - newest was posted 2401 days ago

18 October 2017 (F) - I have been with my bf for 9 years now and we both dicided to get married, and we had registered. Just lately I have been very uncomfortable with my fiancee, i dont fee like i am being loved, i am only his comfort. It has been probably my faul...

I'm struggling with taking care of my ailing mother!

This question has 4 answers - newest was posted 2389 days ago

15 October 2017 (F) - I'm struggling right now. I'm feeling guilty and I just don't know what to do. About 8 months ago my mother suffered with gout. During the time she suffered from anxiety and depression. She found it hard to get out of bed. She self diagnosed herself ...

Family problem has just got worse

This question has 6 answers - newest was posted 2401 days ago

15 October 2017 (F) - Hi, I posted previously about a fall out I had with my sister due to her not being able to take responsibility for a flat she shares with me and also that I didn't want her drug addict boyfriend round. Anyway she has taken it to extremes and I ...

Torn between my man and my family

This question has 7 answers - newest was posted 2401 days ago

15 October 2017 (F) - I understand that this is a difficult topic for strangers to give me advice on, but worth a try. I came on holiday to Australia from England 4 years ago and met a man. Being only 25 at the time i took the 'go with the flow approach' and we have had...

How to tell him I don't want children?

This question has 8 answers - newest was posted 2406 days ago

13 October 2017 (F) - My boyfriend and I have been together for two and a half years, he is 32 and I am 24. We are moving in together in a few months (into his house), but I am worried about out future- I don't want to have children. I have several reasons for the fact...

My mother in law is an egoist and evil woman!

This question has 7 answers - newest was posted 2406 days ago

12 October 2017 (F) - I hate my mother in law. She is an egoist and evil woman. She is a cynist and speak badly about me behind my back. She keep posing a sullen face whenever im around. She used to be nice woman several years ago. But since this recent year, she changed ...

Does this age gap between us matter?

This question has 8 answers - newest was posted 2387 days ago

11 October 2017 (F) - I am 27years old and the love of my life d one I wanted to marry is 37years old by age.we both love each other so dearly and he is a man every woman would wanted as a husband because he has d attribute he is loving,caring,calm,hard work and lastly ...

We are getting married soon and I'm tired of family living with us

This question has 5 answers - newest was posted 2408 days ago

11 October 2017 (F) - Hello, I've been with this man for almost 6 years we have a solid ground relationship as to knowing to take care of the important things like bills and kids. He proposed to be in 2016 and we haven't actually started planning our wedding together, ...

Am I falling for the wrong guy?

This question has 2 answers - newest was posted 2406 days ago

11 October 2017 (F) - I liked my brother's friend for 1 year.I never seen him or talk to him before.But I developed feelings for him when my brother tell about him.I started to talk to him a few days ago without telling my brother.I told him that I like him.He said he ...

I overshared family information about my heritage with a professor and am now feeling very anxious

This question has 4 answers - newest was posted 2406 days ago

11 October 2017 (F) - I overshared information a week ago with my university tutor and have had severe anxiety since! I was showing my tutor some of my work for the class which included a reference to Aboriginal Australians. I then blurted out that my father is ...

My son's father is in jail. My 6 year old is starting to ask questions. What should I tell him?

This question has 2 answers - newest was posted 2408 days ago

10 October 2017 (F) - Aunties and uncles here is my question.. I have a son who is fixing to be 6. His father has been in jail since he was 2. He doesn't get out until 2020. He is in fir a 2nd sex charge. My question is pretty vague I guess.. I'm jist not sure what to ...

How to move on after a bad relationship?

This question has 6 answers - newest was posted 2408 days ago

10 October 2017 (F) - Hi my name is Danielle and I am 24 years old I am currently single and living with my parents. I am writing this because I do not know how to go on and to move on with life. About a year ago I left my ex boyfriend.. I thought we were soulmates and ...

Why do I put up with my sister in law's rubbish?

This question has 7 answers - newest was posted 2409 days ago

10 October 2017 (F) - Hello all, Could someone please tell me the meaning of when something is on the up and up? I am so angry right now and thank goodness I love my husband enough to put up with his family's crap albeit we do have arguments before I go out with t...

I can't wait to get married - but family issues putting a dampener on it.

This question has 8 answers - newest was posted 2408 days ago

9 October 2017 (F) - Hi, I'm looking for some advice. My fiancé and I are engaged and are soon to start planning our wedding. I have an extremely difficult mother, and because of that she has pretty much damaged all family ties I have with aunts/uncles/cousins. ...

I'm pressured to get married how can I cope?

This question has 5 answers - newest was posted 2409 days ago

8 October 2017 (F) - Is it too late to have kids in your 40"s . I am 31 and single and not dating - I have chased men for the last decade and have only LAnded on abusive men. I don't know why family puts pressure on me to get married and do things by the book but they ...

I want to build better relationships with my family

This question has 5 answers - newest was posted 2409 days ago

8 October 2017 (M) - I have an unusual issue that I've not really heard of many people discussing on this site before, I've asked questions in the past and received good advice but never on this topic. Basically, I feel like I don't really have a great relationsh...

I need advice on a difficult stepchild!

This question has 6 answers - newest was posted 2411 days ago

8 October 2017 (F) - Hi all, I could really do with some advice on a difficult stepchild. I've been with my partner 2 years and I'm pregnant with my first. He has a 5 year old son from a previous relationship. At the beginning of the relationship he had great time for ...

Other people have forgiven him, so why cant our children?

This question has 20 answers - newest was posted 2400 days ago

6 October 2017 (F) - One year ago my husband of 23 years was arrested, he had been looking at underage pornography. 45 counts of category a amongst other. Myself and our family were totally shocked as he had always been a very good person who helped all the family and ...

Should I move out?

This question has 4 answers - newest was posted 2410 days ago

6 October 2017 (F) - Hello, everyone! I am here to ask something and hear your opinions. I am a romanian girl which moved to Germany about 5 years ago. I am in school and to be honest, is going pretty well. But my problem has got nothing to do with my school. I turned ...

My boyfriend said he wouldn't call me names again, but is this method still not acceptable?

This question has 4 answers - newest was posted 2414 days ago

5 October 2017 (F) - Me and my boyfriend have been together for a year, and in some cases it has been hard for me, having come from a emotional abusive relationship before hand, my insecurities are all over the place, and occasionally find it very hard to trust. But ...

This married man is only interested when his family are out of town

This question has 5 answers - newest was posted 2413 days ago

5 October 2017 (F) - Hello here, the thing is I met this married guy around august 2015,though he didn't tell me he was married until almost a month and then I was already in love with him I don't know why but I remember all I could say to him was know problem and don't ...

Should I attend my Son's wedding?

This question has 13 answers - newest was posted 2411 days ago

5 October 2017 (M) - I am a dad who doesn't get along well with his only son. He is getting married in a couple days and have chosen a non cleric, non blood related family member to officiate the ceremony, a man I totally despise and have never gotten along with. I like ...

I don't trust my husband and he thinks I am cheating!

This question has 2 answers - newest was posted 2414 days ago

4 October 2017 (F) - Are I met my husband 5 years ago back when I was in high school it's been tough throught out these years... I have 2 kids of my own and he has 2 of his own ever since we got engaged and moved in we've been working a lot his baby mommas call him all ...

How do I handle his awful younger sister who assumes she's one of my bridesmaids?!?

This question has 8 answers - newest was posted 2414 days ago

3 October 2017 (F) - Hello everyone, I am not sure how to ask this question. My boyfriend and I are getting married (yay!!) but have one small problem. I hate, and I mean *hate* his younger sister. She has been an absolute mess to deal with our entire relationshi...

Help me fix this situation with my sister

This question has 5 answers - newest was posted 2414 days ago

3 October 2017 (F) - I have a serious issue with my younger sister. I recently left a violent and abusive relationship and rented a flat I really wanted after three months of hell going through turmoil and alcohol. Anyway, as the flat has 2 bedrooms, I asked my siste...

How do I go about being just her cousin again?

This question has 3 answers - newest was posted 2416 days ago

2 October 2017 (M) - I am just 20 and I hate to be called inexperienced because I have been in two solid relationships before. I grew up in the city of Abuja. so early this year I went to my hometown with my dad where I met my first cousin once removed. after a while we ...

Will men care if I live at home?

This question has 9 answers - newest was posted 2416 days ago

2 October 2017 (F) - Will men care if I don't have my own place? I am 31 years old and I have been hit with a financial hardship in life at the moment. For the first time in my life I am trying to not care what people think and focus on solving my financial situation ...

My boyfriend flirts with his employees and it's annoying me!

This question has 10 answers - newest was posted 2415 days ago

1 October 2017 (F) - I've been exclusive with this guy for the last few weeks, its going OK but I get really jealous when he flirts with his employees (he runs a v popular Indian restaurant and has a lot of really pretty Indian girls working there). He moans at me...