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I (F) upset my boyfriend and he's now being so cold with me. What do I do?

This question has 10 answers - newest was posted 3075 days ago

31 May 2016 (F) - I need advice on what to do about my boyfriend. Whenever we have an argument and I am slightly to blame, he gives me the silent treatment the next day and sometimes for a few days. He has mental health problems and I will admit that he is very ...

How can we come to some agreement? We have different views about my past sexual history.

This question has 15 answers - newest was posted 3062 days ago

30 May 2016 (F) - Hey everyone, I'm hoping you can help! I'm in a relationship with this new lovely guy, but there is one main problem; we have very different ideas about sex and relationships etc. Basically he's very traditional and believes that sex is only wh...

Do I have a chance? What should I do?

This question has 2 answers - newest was posted 3076 days ago

29 May 2016 (M) - Background: I'm a 13 yr old boy of Sierra Leonean descent(African) who lives in a south London flat, and I go to a private secondary boys school on a bursary in the center of London. I'm an only child and I never really knew my dad but that's beside ...

My Bf wants to be single again to sort himself out. How can I cope with all the uncertainty of this change?

This question has 4 answers - newest was posted 3076 days ago

29 May 2016 (F) - My boyfriend of two years decided yesterday out of no where as things are going great that hes too stressed with everything going on in his life and wants to be single to sort himself out. It was totally out of the blue and I'm utterly heart br...

Naming issues for our new baby. Are my reasons wrong? Should I reconsider?

This question has 3 answers - newest was posted 3077 days ago

29 May 2016 (F) - Hey there folks! Just need some advice. I'm pregnant due June 26th with a little boy, now to my dilemma. My partner and I tried to conceive for 9 months (been together for 3 1/2 years), I became pregnant he seemed pretty excited. He has two kids...

Feeling obsessed and desperate. Who really is my baby's Daddy?

This question has 20 answers - newest was posted 3076 days ago

29 May 2016 (F) - Hello there, I am really hoping someone can help me here with some advise and no judgment. I am 31 years old and married for 5 years. My husband and I share a daughter that is 3 years old. Last year we are having a lot of trouble in our marriage ...

I have anxiety and trust issues. What can I do to trust my BF?

This question has 2 answers - newest was posted 3078 days ago

28 May 2016 (F) - Is it normal to worry that anytime your boyfriend is out of your sight, that he is cheating on you? I worry constantly. And it is affecting my peace of mind as it is eating away at me and causing me great anxiety and stress all of the time. I h...

When my BF was younger, before he knew me, he slept with some women who, then, were in their 40s. Why didn't he tell me earlier? I'm disgusted and very upset

This question has 19 answers - newest was posted 3077 days ago

28 May 2016 (F) - My boyfriend is older than I am. It seems like he loves me very much but yesterday, I found out that he slept with a couple of some who were in their forties when he was about twenty years old ( he slept with them at different times). This really h...

I'm angry that my mother believed rumors of me cheating with a married man and I'm unhealthy because of all the stress!

This question has 1 answer - newest was posted 3079 days ago

26 May 2016 (F) - Hi, I've been having some issues after some events from a year ago and was hoping for a bit of clarity or advice. Here i go... Around the begining of last year my partner of 7 years and I decided to take a break from the relationship to ...

Should I stop cooking for my Bf after what he did? Any suggestions on how to get him to appreciate me more?

This question has 19 answers - newest was posted 3079 days ago

26 May 2016 (F) - I've been with my boyfriend for 6 years now, living together for 1 year. He can be super sweet, loyal and sensitive and we have a lot in common... but sometimes he can just 'lose it.' Though he would never be violent he has lost his temper over ...

It's a secret I've not told my long term friend. How do I reveal my autism to her?

This question has 5 answers - newest was posted 3079 days ago

26 May 2016 (M) - I've been friends with a girl from high school for many years and I have a secret I haven't told her about me. That I have autism and I can't find the right words to say or explain it to her, and as I've autism my words get cross wired and some...

He ignores me and treats me like I don't exist ever since we had a one night stand. How can I better handle this rejection?

This question has 18 answers - newest was posted 3076 days ago

26 May 2016 (F) - Hi there, I'm married with 10 childrens and had an affair with a man that has 4 Children. We go to the same church and that's where everything happened. He smiled at me all the time and then it ended up into a one night stand we met up and ha...

My introverted daughter is in her 30s and loves animals. She hates her work and hates being single. At 71, what advice can I give her that will help her?

This question has 14 answers - newest was posted 3073 days ago

26 May 2016 (F) - I'm worried about my daughter. Recently she was upset about something and she blurted out that she hated being single. She is in her 30s and a highschool teacher, and she never got married but she always seemed okay with it. Recently, sh...

I suffer social anxiety. How can I break the news to my parents that I've met a guy?

This question has 3 answers - newest was posted 3080 days ago

26 May 2016 (F) - Hey everyone, just looking for some advice and I guess some moral support :-) Brief background story: I've always been shy and introverted, and have been in abusive relationships in the past. After my last long term relationship I moved...

I feel as if I am just the girl he made pregnant. Does he really love me? I feel as if I'm second best

This question has 3 answers - newest was posted 3080 days ago

26 May 2016 (F) - My boyfriend and I have been together for over 2 years and together have two babies. We have 2 kids each to previous partners. All up we have 6 kids whom we raise together. He was with his ex for about 5 years. They were not married but were...

Help ! I need help dealing with my negative bitter mother.

This question has 5 answers - newest was posted 3080 days ago

25 May 2016 (F) - Dear All, I need help dealing with my negative bitter mother. My mother is a good woman and has been a good mother. She raised 4 kids all by herself after my father fell mentally ill. She is still married to him but unhappily and bitter at ...

How do I keep a healthy balanced perspective on my finances?

This question has 5 answers - newest was posted 3077 days ago

25 May 2016 (F) - Sorry, this isn't really a relationship question, but it's really weighing on me. I'm fairly young (or maybe 30 isn't considered that young anymore), I have no debt and as of a couple months ago had low 6 figures of savings. With all that said, I...

Am I truly being selfish? What can I do?

This question has 2 answers - newest was posted 3081 days ago

24 May 2016 (F) - Hi everyone, I'm very upset and I'm sorry this is long. I feel like I'm selfish and I don't know what to do. My mom isn't in the best of health but is pushing through. Now, my brother texts me and says my mom is really hurt cause she feels as ...

Don't want this to feel like a parent child relationship. how to make him see where I'm coming from?

This question has 5 answers - newest was posted 3082 days ago

24 May 2016 (F) - Hi, I've been with my boyfriend for three years now and its been lovely. He cares about me a lot, we have our own separate lives and we don't live together but we are moving in together in a few months. I've really excited about this but w...

I need the morals, security and companionship of religion without the dogma

This question has 10 answers - newest was posted 3082 days ago

23 May 2016 (M) - Hi there, I am hoping that someone out there can give me advice on the following, I am a 50 year old male. I have had a pretty dodgy past. From about the age of 20 I started to dabble with drugs, on hindsight I am shocked by how quickly I went fro...

Should pull her aside and ask her to refrain from further comments on my body or my weight?

This question has 9 answers - newest was posted 3081 days ago

23 May 2016 (F) - Last year I lost the weight that I gained in winter time. One of my co worker congratulated me and said I look great and not to lose anymore. However, now almost every time I see her she always makes a reference to my weight and tells me that I'm ...

Has anyone here cut ties with their own parent? Can I cut ties?

This question has 5 answers - newest was posted 3083 days ago

21 May 2016 (F) - Has anyone here cut ties with their own parent? This is going to come off terribly rude but I don't know how else to put it. My mother is a drug addict who also has mental issues, and treats me bad. After having a big argument last night over...

Any tips on how to handle grief? Maybe it was not my fault the baby bird died. But I feel guilt about it

This question has 7 answers - newest was posted 3085 days ago

21 May 2016 (F) - Hello, I am absolutely devastated. My boyfriend and I went to the mall and saw a group of people huddled together near the entrance of a shop. I overheard one of the people there going "Management knows about it." When we left the mall about a...

What's happening to me? Am I feeling all this emotion as a result of supressing my feelings?

This question has 4 answers - newest was posted 3083 days ago

21 May 2016 (M) - Hello its Military Man once again. The count down for deployment is 4 days and im starting to experience things I never really strongly felt before.....emotion. I mean Ive been hurt and understood this but I never been able to show it. Like whe...

What causes my GF to go from hot to cold towards me? Could it be depression or a mental health issue?

This question has 5 answers - newest was posted 3083 days ago

20 May 2016 (F) - I'm a gay female. I have a dilemma I need some advice about. I have been sleeping with a good friend of mine for about six months now. The problem is she blows very hot and cold on me regularly, and I don't know how to deal with it. For a mon...

How can I stop? My fiance is going to leave me if I don't stop this behavior.

This question has 7 answers - newest was posted 3085 days ago

20 May 2016 (F) - I am getting married in four months time, and my problem is this: basically I have been constantly obsessing over my partner's past, and all the things that he did wrong at the start of our relationship. I know it is irrational but cannot stop, and ...

Did he or did he not? I am 16, why did my BF lie about losing his virginity and then change his story?

This question has 5 answers - newest was posted 3083 days ago

20 May 2016 (F) - So I have been with my boyfriend who I met at a concert for a month. We are both sixteen. We hadn't discussed sex at all until now. I was curious to know if he had sex before, but I wasn't bold enough to ask outright. So when we were finally talking ...

Married 4 years and still my husband only wants 'vanilla' sex. What can I do to ease him towards more and liven up?

This question has 8 answers - newest was posted 3084 days ago

20 May 2016 (F) - I have been married close to 4 years and have always wanted to explore intimately with my husband and he is aware of this desire but seems uninterested with anything beyond "vanilla" sex. Lately I feel incomplete longing for more from him, the desi...

Yes my BF smokes but does that justify my family humiliating me and say abusive things. Is there a way to stop them doing this?

This question has 2 answers - newest was posted 3083 days ago

20 May 2016 (F) - My boyfriend smokes weed and is open about it, I have been with him for a few years now. I only smoke every now and again My sister has called me all sorts of names daily such as stoner, etc...if I question anything anyone says or say anyth...

Anxious every Friday that boyfriend will be drunk when I get home. What therapy will help me?

This question has 7 answers - newest was posted 3082 days ago

20 May 2016 (F) - Hi. Can anyone advise what type of therapy would help me. Every Friday I become so anxious wondering whether my boyfriend will be drunk when I get home I can hardly to my work. He knows I don't like it when he drinks too much and it usually ends in ...

How can I introduce the subject of more sexual exploration and trying new things, to see if she is interested?

This question has 4 answers - newest was posted 3084 days ago

20 May 2016 (M) - Myself and partner are due to get wed next year !! Wooo - Hooo !!! We have always been an extremely sexually active couple... For all the ten years of our relationship. More recently my mind has been open to even more sexual endeavors! We have a...

How should I respond to his hurtful comments during a argument?

This question has 9 answers - newest was posted 3087 days ago

19 May 2016 (F) - Hi, Just wondering if any body has had a partner who would often say hurtful comments during an argument and if so what did you do? My fiance often says things like he doesn't love me, can't see a future with me, doesn't want a child with me...

At wit's end. My husband is icing the cake of frustration. What's my next step?

This question has 5 answers - newest was posted 3086 days ago

19 May 2016 (F) - I have been married for almost four years, and of those four years, my commute to work has been 45 minutes to an hour. My husband, however, has only worked the past three years. His job is nearby, so his commute is quite short. I was recently pre...

My ex had a medical emergency and I allowed him to move back in. Now he needs surgery and I regret my weakness. Any ideas?

This question has 4 answers - newest was posted 3087 days ago

18 May 2016 (F) - I have a relationship issue. I am not one of the super young people. That is why I feel bad about asking this question. I have been dating this guy, off and on, about 5 years. In year 3, he left me for someone else. I didn't want him back, bu...

My parents forced us to breakup. Two months later what should I do?

This question has 9 answers - newest was posted 3087 days ago

18 May 2016 (F) - Hello all :) I am writing seeking some advice from you good people as I have been facing the pain of a breakup for the past 2.5 months now. I have become depressed and mentally unstable through all of this, but am working really hard to become m...

How can I deal with complex emotions and the feelings I have that my life will spiral out of control if I break up with her? Sexually she no longer appeals

This question has 8 answers - newest was posted 3087 days ago

18 May 2016 (M) - My question has so many angles I realy dont know how to sum it up. There are so many parts that need more explaining but I simply cant fit them all in. I will try to summarise. I am a 47 year old male. I come from a broken familly. I have bee...

Do I walk away? Or do I try to explain how I am feeling to my Bf?

This question has 5 answers - newest was posted 3087 days ago

18 May 2016 (F) - Hello everyone, I'm just going to jump right in with the story. So I've been dating my on off boyfriend for 2 years and anyway he's 10 years older than me and due to stupid things he's done in the past still lives at home with his dad. The p...

Why are some people so critical of open relationships?

This question has 11 answers - newest was posted 3085 days ago

18 May 2016 (F) - So I am letting my fiance have sex with another woman (who herself is in an open relationship) next week. They have already had a date and kissed etc. It's the first time he will have sex outside of our relationship. Rationally I am pretty ok wit...

I'm disappointed with my girlfriend's weight and health, any suggestions?

This question has 11 answers - newest was posted 3088 days ago

18 May 2016 (M) - So we've been going out for a few months with this girl and in the beginning, we promised each other that we'll make lifestyle changes. I used to drink quite a lot before her and also smoked quite a lot. She was overweight (she should lose at l...

I am happy she's happier but what's going on?

This question has 7 answers - newest was posted 3088 days ago

18 May 2016 (M) - I am 6 months in and my girlfriend always has had trouble sleeping, She goes to bed late and has been getting a little better going to bed at 11:00 or 12:00. All of a sudden she started going to bed at 10:00 or 10:30 and she says she's getting nine ...

How can I be less sensitive and toughen up?

This question has 2 answers - newest was posted 3088 days ago

18 May 2016 (M) - OK so I have this thing that shouldn't be a problem but it is. My teeth are a mess. Not so much an overbite but my back teeth close but my front teeth don't. They're all really crowded and I have this bottom tooth that sits way out so I look like a ...

Trying to get life back together. Does talk therapy work? Do antiDepressants work?

This question has 7 answers - newest was posted 3089 days ago

17 May 2016 (M) - 28 year old chap here who has lived life going no where for many years . I know what I should do but do not feel happiness is actually achievable for me .. yipee!! Anyway went to the docs at last and they suggested therapy or Anti Depressant's . ...

I don't know how to react or show emotions.

This question has 3 answers - newest was posted 3090 days ago

13 May 2016 (M) - What is up with me? I tend not to respond emotionally to situations but to think about the best way to respond. Recently my brother called to tell me my nephew was involved in a road accident, i was at work at the time. I asked a couple of question...

I like him but don't want to waste my emotions only to find out he doesn't feel the same way!

This question has 3 answers - newest was posted 3090 days ago

13 May 2016 (F) - I have been battling depression for a couple of years, I have never dated because I'm always too scared. I always cut them off as soon as possible. Recently I met this guy, he is one hell of a something, he is always happy and full of life, unlike ...

Is all body hair now a 'no no'!

This question has 4 answers - newest was posted 3093 days ago

12 May 2016 (F) - I am a 16 year old girl, and my problem might seam stupid but it causes me worry and embarrassment. I know my mother and elder sister have no body hair anywhere and I want to be the same but my mother has forbidden me to remove all my body hair ...

Is it Me or is it Society?

This question has 2 answers - newest was posted 3075 days ago

12 May 2016 (M) - I feel restricted by society. As a male I am told to be confident. But when I walk with my head held high, with chest out I am judged and labeled arrogant. Told that if I am submissive women will not like me. Then when I assert myself (in general)I ...

How can I cope with this? His intelligence is eroding my self confidence

This question has 8 answers - newest was posted 3094 days ago

12 May 2016 (F) - I've been married to a man for 10 years. And who is extremely intelligent. I consider him to be a genius because he has an incredible ability to learn and retain new information and skills which far surpasses any other human I've met. This could be...

How do I set boundaries? And cope with my sister?

This question has 3 answers - newest was posted 3094 days ago

12 May 2016 (F) - Hi there, I need some advice. Have any of you ever dealt with a true narcissist? My sister is one. She's made my life a living hell for the 8 years I lived with her, before I left home. She would always be in my parent's ears, whining about me, ...

Am I crazy? Is something amiss in the way he behaves with his daughter? What should I do?

This question has 6 answers - newest was posted 2594 days ago

11 May 2016 (F) - I recently broke up with a man I'd been seeing on and off for the last five years. I have always been attracted to problematic people, and this guy is no exception - he is bankrupt, alcoholic, cheated on me over and over and over, and admits openly ...

Can I get over my insecurity and jealousy in this situation? My Gf had sex with someone else shortly before we started dating.

This question has 14 answers - newest was posted 3080 days ago

11 May 2016 (M) - So this is my story, I don't know if I overreact or not. I chatted up this girl in late November last year through a dating app. We talked a bit but there was nothing going on, she said she was busy, working on a project day and night and had to...