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Dear Cupid: Relationship help and advice

I kept secrets and lied to my gf so she dumped me! I can't bear to be without her..what can I do?

This question has 2 answers - newest was posted 6885 days ago

13 January 2006 (M) - My situation is that when I was 18 I went to medical school – I had always wanted to be a doctor. However I lived at the time alone with my mom and I am an only child. I basically found living away from home difficult – but I tried to stick out the course but it wasn’t working ... (687 words)

I've experimented with my sexuality and regretted it. I think I'm straight, but how do I explain my past to a girlfriend?

This question has 1 answer - newest was posted 6886 days ago

13 January 2006 (M) - A few questions here...tried to make it as short as possible. I'm a 19 year old male in college. I remember all throughout high school questioning my sexuality. Early on I thought I was gay because I only liked guys. By graduation, though, I noticed the girls were much more ... (353 words)

Which would be worse: a boyfriend who can't show affection, or no boyfriend?

This question has 5 answers - newest was posted 6850 days ago

13 January 2006 (F) - My boyfriend says he loves, me but rarely shows affection or sex. We're 22, been together 4 years. It's hurting me. When I talk to him he just says he's not affectionate. I don't want to end it but I'm unhappy, but will also be unhappy without him.... (50 words)

I fancy my best boy mate, but I just don't know how he feels!

This question has 2 answers - newest was posted 6885 days ago

13 January 2006 (F)

- I'm 16 and can't stop thinking about my best friend. I'm a girl, he's a guy, and I just like him so much. But my ex-boyfriend, who still likes me, is also one of his really good friends. Plus, he's been out with one of my girl mates 5 times, and another girl mate asked him out, ... (128 words)

He talks to me for 2 minutes, then goes chat to people online until the early hours of the morning! Is he still interested?

This question has 2 answers - newest was posted 6885 days ago

13 January 2006 (F) - I have been with my boyfriend for two years and everything is going great except we don't seem to talk as much as we used to and recently its getting me down. we're currently in a long distance relationship as we are both at uni but while he seems to only talk to me for a ... (96 words)

Get to the edge... But can't get over it.

This question has 2 answers - newest was posted 6765 days ago

13 January 2006 (F) - i have sexual feelings but cannot reach orgasam its not my partner he gets me to the point where i am going to come but then all feelings go away this is really stressing me out i have fancied this man for over 12 months he is great in bed and now i am dating him i still think ... (108 words)

Married for 15 years but have a schoolgirl-like crush on a younger colleague... Is this cheating?

This question has 4 answers - newest was posted 6886 days ago

13 January 2006 (F) - I have been married for 15 years to my highschool sweetheart and have a great marriage and we have to small kids under 7. I love him with all my heart and could not imagine a life with out him. But, there is a guy who I work with alot and I had a dream about him of a sexual ... (272 words)

I'm not sure I can be "just friends". Breaking up just feels so surreal...

This question has 1 answer - newest was posted 6886 days ago

13 January 2006 (M) - Hi there, I need some help/advice. My girlfriend broke up with me a week ago, after being together for 15 months. She said she didn't feel the same. She still has feelings for me but doesn't know if it's better being apart or even if she wants to get back... I feel I let h... (198 words)

We want to have sex...are condoms enough to prevent pregnancy?

This question has 6 answers - newest was posted 6885 days ago

13 January 2006 (F) - Basically I'm 18 and having my first relationship but my mum keeps calling me a slut and saying that she just knows I'll end up pregnant. I'm very upset because I love my b/f so much and he's so kind and sweet and now I feel like I'm going to have to break it off because I'm ... (160 words)

I am lusting after my "brother-in-law" and am terrified he knows it! Any suggestions on what I should do?

This question has 2 answers - newest was posted 6518 days ago

13 January 2006 (F) - I am lusting after my "brother-in-law" and am terrified he knows it. I have been with my boyfriend for several years so I am a part of the family. I have been lusting after my boyfriend's brother for some time and am afraid he can see it. I am nervous around him and w... (147 words)

If a husband has cheats more then once, will he do it again?

This question has 14 answers - newest was posted 5621 days ago

13 January 2006 (F) - Dear cupid,if a husband has cheated on me more then once, will he do it again?... (16 words)

I helped her out... So should I *ask* her out!?

This question has 2 answers - newest was posted 6878 days ago

13 January 2006 (M) - I am 25, shy and a virgin. I feel I would like to ask a female co-worker out but unsure if she has any interest in me at all. My crush started when she dropped papers on the floor and I helped her pick them up - a few weeks later I dropped something and she helped me. Si... (86 words)

He's moved back in with his wife!

This question has 6 answers - newest was posted 6885 days ago

13 January 2006 (F) - I have been dating this guy for about a month, at first he told me he was divorced, now he just blirted out he moved back in with his wife. I am in shock, how can I get over feeling so used and lied too?... (45 words)

So I get friendly texts from a few women friends... I can't understand why my wife makes a big deal of it!

This question has 15 answers - newest was posted 5998 days ago

13 January 2006 (M) - My wife and I just separated and I can't make sense of it. We had the best relationship but a couple of years ago I got close (not sexual) with someone else, mainly lots of sexy texts/e mails and a couple of dates- when my wife was pregnant and we've never got over it. S... (253 words)

We flirted, danced and drank together, but then he started with someone else! Should I make him jealous?

This question has 2 answers - newest was posted 6884 days ago

13 January 2006 (F) - I really like this guy from my college course. We get on so well, always laughing and joking together! We went out as a college group and I got pretty close to him on a night out. After a few drinks and we were dancing pretty close and I think he wanted to go further but I ch... (250 words)

My husband tells me that he doesn't find me physically attractive. That hurts!

This question has 2 answers - newest was posted 6885 days ago

13 January 2006 (F) - Dear Cupid, My husband made a statement to me last night, he said if physical appearance was the reason for lovng me I would be long gone by now. It's not the first time he has hurt my feelings like that. However, he finds porn stars very attractive and when I ask about his ... (86 words)

She's a wonderful woman now... but when we go out, I worry about her slutty past!

This question has 2 answers - newest was posted 6854 days ago

13 January 2006 (M) - Hello all, as you can tell by my posts I am new to this board. I came across it while surfing trying to find some advice. Anyways, I thought I would post here. I see there is a lot of posts here in regards to accepting a girlfriend's past, but I am having difficulty doing it ... (809 words)

What's the difference between him "loving" me and being "in love with" me?

This question has 4 answers - newest was posted 6884 days ago

13 January 2006 (F) - I found out recently that my husband was having a relationship with a girl on the internet. Although he says it was just for fun, he has now said that he loves me but is not "in love with" me like before. What does this mean?... (48 words)

Did I do the best thing, cutting off contact when she went back to her ex?

This question has 2 answers - newest was posted 6886 days ago

13 January 2006 (M) - Hi. Need some positive reinforcement. I'm 30 years old (single, kinda good looking, some would say a catch) and was seeing a girl of 24. We live 150 miles apart, so only saw each other a few times but talked and txt every day, several times a day for three months. We'd know... (252 words)

I have to be the centre of my boyfriend's world, or I get really depressed and paranoid!

This question has 5 answers - newest was posted 6886 days ago

13 January 2006 (F)

- I jump to conclusions far too easily. I'm really suspicious of my boyfriend. If he doesn't tell me I'm gorgeous every minute of the day, I immediately think that he doesn't like me and that he's going off me. And if he's not on msn for a day or two I think he's blocked me. And ... (109 words)

Why do I hate my boyfriend's ex and kids? He doesn't even see them any more!

This question has 117 answers - newest was posted 4387 days ago

13 January 2006 (F) - My long-term boyfriend was married with 3 kids before he met me. When he met me, he left his wife and kids for me, because he was unhappy with her, and knew straight away that I was his soulmate. This was 19 months ago... The thing is, I feel so much hate towards his ex a... (124 words)

All my relationships go wrong! Last time, he left because I refused to sleep with him. Is it me?

This question has 2 answers - newest was posted 6886 days ago

13 January 2006 (F)

- Something is really bothering me... I don't have a boyfriend. I have had relationships in the past but it's always gone wrong because they've either just wanted sex or lied etc I recently started seeing a new guy and thought everything was great...until I refused to sleep... (342 words)

Molested as a child, it's affecting the my sexual relationship today... Help!

This question has 3 answers - newest was posted 6868 days ago

13 January 2006 (F) - I am a 23 year old female and my relationship with my mate is on the brink. When I was four years old I was molested by my family member and it went on for two in a half years. I relive some moments like it happened to me yesterday. I try to be sexual with him but it is as... (187 words)

My gf cheated on me and we worked it out. But I keep thinking about it..so how do I get past this?

This question has 1 answer - newest was posted 6886 days ago

13 January 2006 (M) - Hi, I have been seeing my girlfriend now for 6 months and I really love her, however about a month and a half into the relationship she cheated on me when I went away for a week. She promised never to do this again and I do believe her but I cannot get it out of my head somet... (139 words)

I have a bf already, but this other guy likes me and I don't want to lead him on...what should I do?

This question has 1 answer - newest was posted 6886 days ago

13 January 2006 (F) - Okay, I’ve been with my boyfriend for a year and a half and I love him very much. Last September, I met this guy in school, we had a class together and we started to become friends. A few days ago, I found out that he has feelings for me and wants to hook up eventually, but he ... (153 words)

I haven't done the things he thinks I did. Can our relationship problems be resolved?

This question has 1 answer - newest was posted 6886 days ago

13 January 2006 (F) - My fiancee and I recently broke apart and he has suspicions that i have been unfaithful with another family member. Although this is not the reason for the split, it has come out here, recently. He knows how i feel about marriage and vows, so how can i get him to understand ... (74 words)

I still love him and want to try again, but he is very cold and refuses contact. Should I just give up?

This question has 2 answers - newest was posted 6873 days ago

13 January 2006 (F) - i have been dumped after a 3mth romance,it was very intense,so intense i left my job,my home,and family to move in with him, with the promise he would support me,until such a time i would get a job, we went on holiday, xmas, new year and involved ourselves in each others ... (213 words)

His ex gf stays at his place off and on! How should I deal with this?

This question has 3 answers - newest was posted 6884 days ago

13 January 2006 (F) - I am an intelligent 27 year old (never married) female. I've been spending a lot of time with a man (31, never married, has a 7 year old daughter) lately. He has been wonderful. Last night he told me that one reason we haven't gone to his house (in the month we've been ... (173 words)

He thinks I'm complaining so how do i make him see I feel neglected without him?

This question has 1 answer - newest was posted 6886 days ago

13 January 2006 (F) - ive been in a relationship with this guy 5months i know i love him and want to be with him but things have changed somemuch between us the past month, im really worried that things are not going to last! since the day we got together we moved straight in together as i was just... (157 words)

He always cheats so I left him. Am I right to leave or are his relationships acceptable? Am I insecure?

This question has 5 answers - newest was posted 6886 days ago

13 January 2006 (F) - 2½yrs ago I found e mails between my husband and a female friend declaring their love etc. Also lots of calls in the middle of the night to his cell phone. He denied any sexual relationship and said it was a silly fantasy world he was in at the time. I was 7 month pregnant ... (212 words)

My boss is married and a father but I love him! Is this just a fantasy?

This question has 2 answers - newest was posted 6883 days ago

13 January 2006 (M) - My boss is nice, straight, married and a father, but I love him. I didn't mean for this to happen, but when I started I picked up on a lot of subtle sexual energy directed towards me. I flirted with it and openly told him that we have an unusually close and playful ... (104 words)

I'm gay and this guy I like is straight and I confided in him. He's telling everyone about what I've done with other guys.

This question has 1 answer - newest was posted 6886 days ago

13 January 2006 (M) - there is this boy @ skool who is straight and i really like him, bt i have told him i am gay and what i have done with other lads and he thinks its ace, we share personal secrets by txt and we neva tlk in skool so what should i do, i really like him, and also he has been tellin ... (71 words)

Is it wrong of me to break up with him for doing exactly what i did, which was cheating?

This question has 2 answers - newest was posted 6885 days ago

13 January 2006 (F) - I very recently found out that my boyfriend has cheated on me, not from him, but a reliable source. He doesn't know i know, but i am seriously considering ending the relationship over this and a few other things. My problem is i have previously cheated on him once before, but ... (71 words)

He wants me to stay but I could go to university...what do I do?

This question has 6 answers - newest was posted 6886 days ago

13 January 2006 (F) - Please help, my boyfriend and I have been planning to go to University together for over a year, we're now accepted to the same university and looking for houses, and yesterday he told me he's not going and wants me to stay with him, I know I will because i love him, but I am ... (82 words)

After heartbreak I thought finally this was the man of my dreams... Until I walked in on him snorting cocaine.

This question has 3 answers - newest was posted 6886 days ago

13 January 2006 (F) - Dear Cupid, I am a 36 year old single woman. I have not been able to find happiness since I split from my long term partner due to his alcoholism. I have been dumped twice by commitment phobic men and just as I was getting disillusioned met someone else. He is a very kind hea... (255 words)

I love a married woman...

This question has 66 answers - newest was posted 3776 days ago

13 January 2006 (M) - "am in love with a married woman and she show me that she also loves me what can l do to bring her more close to me ??... (29 words)

We broke up a year ago. Now I found out he is in a new relationship and it has killed me... Why!?

This question has 4 answers - newest was posted 6886 days ago

13 January 2006 (F) - Well me and my ex went out for about 4 months. It's been a year since our breakup. In that year, I was totally over him...Until now. All of the sudden, I like him all over again. I found out that he's in a relationship and it kills me. It's been a long time and I still can't ... (65 words)

I have cunning plan to get back with my ex-girlfriend... Tell me: Will it work?

This question has 13 answers - newest was posted 6075 days ago

13 January 2006 (M) - I submitted an inquiry about my girlfriend of 2 and a half years breaking up with me. She said "I don't think I can rekindle the feelings I once had for you, no matter how much you change." But I am determined to prove her wrong. I have thought very long and hard about this, ... (822 words)

My mom, 50, told me she's having an affair with a guy, 25... How do I help her?

This question has 2 answers - newest was posted 6886 days ago

13 January 2006 (M) - My 50 year old mother is having an affair with a man who is 25. I am the only person she trusts enough to tell and I don't know what to say to her. The problem is, that she loves her husband (My stepdad) very much but she is young at heart, she acts 25 but her husband is over ... (170 words)

I beat myself up so badly after I was nasty to my last girl... I'm now scared to take things further with the new one!

This question has 2 answers - newest was posted 6886 days ago

13 January 2006 (M) - Hi, i broke up with my girlfriend of 5 years about 10 months ago now, and it hurt very badley i lost her, but this was due to me being not a very nice guy, id never been physically violent to her, but i had a horrible temper and shouting was all i ever had to do to upset her, i ... (470 words)

Should I be trying harder with the (married) girl I met and fell in love with (online)?

This question has 2 answers - newest was posted 6886 days ago

13 January 2006 (M) - I met a girl online last January year that I quickly became good friends with. I thought she was very attractive, we shared the same sense of humor, but unfortunately, she has been married for 10 years and has 3 children. So I kept it strictly as friends and nothing more. ... (882 words)

Should I stay in the relationship with the cute "sex-girl" who had an affair?

This question has 2 answers - newest was posted 6886 days ago

13 January 2006 (M) - My Girlfriend of 7 years confessed to me she was in love with another man and was in a relationship with him for 6 months. She said she was not getting all that she needed from me. That I was all physical, but not spiritual and intelectual enough! She stopped seeing him, ... (159 words)

Could it be second time lucky?

This question has 2 answers - newest was posted 6886 days ago

13 January 2006 (M) - i think i'm in love with this girl but she turned me down the last time i asked her out, we have so much in common so how should i talk to her about it or ask her out again?... (40 words)

I broke up because I could find someone better than him. But I couldn't...

This question has 3 answers - newest was posted 6886 days ago

13 January 2006 (F) - I broke up with my boyfriend a year ago after dating for almost 5 years, because I thought I could find something better. After numerous dates and seeing whats out there, I realized I love him. I wanted him back after 3 months apart, he didn't want me back then because he was ... (115 words)

Any tips on mending a broken heart?

This question has 3 answers - newest was posted 6886 days ago

13 January 2006 (M) - hi, need a bit of advice.... just come out of a 4 year relationship,not by my choice, and i hurt like mad. all i want to do is shut my self away from friends,work,everything. dont quite know how to deal with this. please can anyone tell me wots the best way to mend a broken ... (56 words)

We decided to just be friends... But now he is ignoring me. What does it mean?

This question has 2 answers - newest was posted 6782 days ago

13 January 2006 (F) - I recently came out a relationship with a guy, as we couldn't be together as he had a girlfriend. He always said he wanted to be friends and it was great for a while. Now we find it difficult to make conversation on his part and when we went out with mates he spent the whole ... (117 words)