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Dear Cupid: Relationship help and advice

I don't understand his lack of communication.

This question has 5 answers - newest was posted 4514 days ago

11 August 2012 (F)

age 51-59 - My husband and I have been separated for three years and are currently going through a divorce. We have no children, and just before my divorce began, I met a man about 20 years older than me who asked me out. I wasn’t looking for anyone, but we hit it off. We have several ... (555 words)

He says if I really loved him I would go back to him ...

This question has 2 answers - newest was posted 4515 days ago

11 August 2012 (F)

age 36-40 - Me and my boyfriend broke up around two months ago. But, we work together and he keeps beging me to take him back. Funny thing is that he broke up with me. We had been together for four years, I managed to get him off drugs and he stopped partying so hard and he started t... (689 words)

My rib area hurts and is sensitive to cold. Why?

This question has 3 answers - newest was posted 4514 days ago

11 August 2012 (F)

age 30-35 - I have pain in my left rib area under and to the side of my breasts. It hurts randomly when I move, and is sensitive to cold. I thought it was due to sleeping in the hotel bed during vacation but it still hurts now that I'm back home. During my two days of vacation I woke up ... (97 words)

I never get turned on. Is there something wrong with me?

This question has 4 answers - newest was posted 4515 days ago

11 August 2012 (F)

age 30-35 - I am almost 20 and wondering if something is the matter with me. I don't really get sexually turned on, ever. "Hot" pictures or videos don't do it for me - I've heard other women talk about how pictures of attractive men make them need to go and "take care of things" and I have ... (191 words)

I think I'm her Rebound, and shes talking to her EX! What should I do?

This question has 4 answers - newest was posted 4515 days ago

11 August 2012 (M)

age 30-35 - I have been dating this girl for about a month and a half now, and it was going pretty good until recently. First things first, I want to make it clear that I met this girl two days after she broke up with her ex, and started dating her about a month after. Additionally, her ... (512 words)

I caught my g/f flirting online twice and now I'm paranoid about everything she does

This question has 1 answer - newest was posted 4515 days ago

11 August 2012 (M)

age 41-50 - Hello Everybody! Really need some help here! A few weeks ago I caught my girlfriend flirting with guys online. TWICE! I basically told her it was over. Anyway we broke up and she constantly text me, emailed me, and phoned me to tell me how sorry she was. After about a... (237 words)

My fiance cheated on me because he jumped to conclusions, please help!

This question has 6 answers - newest was posted 4513 days ago

11 August 2012 (F)

age 36-40 - My fiance were supposed to get married april 2013. I was planning a surprise trip for his bday in october. I have a male friend who is a travel agent and since it was a surprise, went through him to buy the tickets book the hotel. I paid him cash and he got everything all ... (204 words)

My mom and my ex were talking behind my back! Is this a violation of privacy or am I making a big deal out of this?

This question has 8 answers - newest was posted 4514 days ago

11 August 2012 (F)

age 30-35 - Dear aunts and uncles, I have this issue and I am not sure how to handle it. I am 22 and live with my parents, but I pay them rent and utilities.That said, I had a boyfriend that I recently broke up with, but my family does not know, they just know things are not going well bet... (314 words)

Should I get involved with a relationship or should I just stay focused on my career?

This question has 3 answers - newest was posted 4515 days ago

11 August 2012 (M)

age 30-35 - i am 20 year old and not in a relationship.when i see committed people i also feel that i must have a gf.But i am not ready to get involve in a relationship with girl because first i wanted to build my career first. but i think many times in a day that i also should have a g... (95 words)

Living with boyfriend is draining me financially but he's happy where he's at!

This question has 1 answer - newest was posted 4515 days ago

11 August 2012 (F)

age 30-35 - Whats wrong with me? Im having some serious issues with myself right now and I don’t know what to do or what Im even doing. For starters I feel like im not good enough for my boyfriend. Hes popular, funny, full of confidence and the tall, dark and handsome in appearance.... (956 words)

Wanted to ask for her number but felt discouraged.

This question has 5 answers - newest was posted 4515 days ago

11 August 2012 (M)

age 36-40 - There's this girl that I talk to from time to time. We have a few laughs here and there whenever I visit her department. I can really see myself getting into this girl. Yesterday morning while getting off from work, I saw her clocking in. I started to small chit chat with her ... (359 words)

Is it unreasonable to ask my husband for this one thing to make my sexual experience better for me?

This question has 3 answers - newest was posted 4515 days ago

11 August 2012 (F)

age 36-40 - i'm at a point where i don't know what to do. i'm not really enjoying sex and even though i get the urge to i never really have, it's quite literally an anti climax. it's not my husbands fault, he's very ready and willing but i can't orgasm through intercourse, in fact it's ... (273 words)

Should I leave my psycho wife for the woman I truly love?

This question has 8 answers - newest was posted 4515 days ago

11 August 2012 (M)

age 36-40 - I have no idea where to start. I am a 24 year old married man who just passed his 2 year anniversary. I am married to a somewhat sweet woman, but she isn't very open with her feelings which kills me. She has a very strong personality which throws me in loops sometimes. ... (1566 words)

He says I scare the hell out of him!

This question has 6 answers - newest was posted 4515 days ago

11 August 2012 (F)

age 51-59 - What does it mean when the man your interested in says to you, "you scare the hell out of me"?... (20 words)

I need to lose weight but I cant afford the gym

This question has 7 answers - newest was posted 4514 days ago

11 August 2012 (F)

age 30-35 - Me and my partner of six years have recently split up it was both our choice. And I knew the years I have been with him I had put on weight slowly but yesturday I stepped on the scales and the number I saw was shocking! 15 stone, I felt like crying. The thing is I fit into size ... (143 words)

I'm worried she is starting to dump me!

This question has 3 answers - newest was posted 4512 days ago

11 August 2012 (M)

age 26-29 - Well I have been dating this girl for 5 months now and it was a strange relationship, she had met me in February and started taking a liking to me whilst she was in this other relationship with a guy. Then 2 months later she dumped him and a week later she started going out ... (173 words)

Any ideas for gifts?

This question has 2 answers - newest was posted 4515 days ago

11 August 2012 (F)

age 30-35 - Need some ideas and advice!! By girlfriends birthday is coming up and it's a big one. She'll be 30! I want to get her something special but have no idea what! We are already planning to go on a little glamping holiday and will have a nice dinner whilst on holiday somewhere ... (181 words)

I have a crush and I don't know what to do?

This question has 2 answers - newest was posted 4513 days ago

11 August 2012 (M)

age 22-25 - ok, i have had a crush on this girl since 3rd grade, and she has no clue and finds me to be weird. i also feel awkward whenever i am around her and am always unable to tell her i like her. i am in 8th grade now, and she is in most of my classes. anyone know what i should d... (85 words)

How can I stop my ex asking me for money?

This question has 12 answers - newest was posted 4515 days ago

11 August 2012 (M)

age 41-50 - hi. my ex girlfriend keeps asking me for money for fags and food because i live at home and have no bills to pay and she has her own place with bills and rent but isnt working, she on benefits. she is an ex who i have never lived with and wasnt together long, about 5 months. i ... (158 words)

I have a controlling boyfriend!

This question has 3 answers - newest was posted 4515 days ago

11 August 2012 (F)

age 41-50 - I had a major blow out with my bf last night he said my mother was a b**** I thought that it was out of line my mother doesn't approve of our relationship but she has never involved herself in any fight or anything!His mother passed recently and I never said anything bad to her ... (182 words)

We broke up but are still FWB. So why was he so outraged at the thought of me dating others?

This question has 5 answers - newest was posted 4513 days ago

11 August 2012 (F)

age 36-40 - My ex-boyfriend and I have not been in a relationship together for about two months, but we continued to sleep together and hang out. Technically since I’m single I thought it was ok to sleep with other people. I mentioned it to him and he was furious. A little over an hour... (162 words)

My timing has always been off. I think my married friend has feelings for me. How can I best handle this situation?

This question has 5 answers - newest was posted 4515 days ago

11 August 2012 (F)

age 51-59 - I find myself in love with someone who is married. he and I have known each other for 15 years and I felt something the first time I met him, but I was engaged. When I got separated he had just gotten married....and so on...timing is awful. I was never sure if he had feeli... (190 words)

Issues between the co-worker and I. So how do I avoid attending her birthday lunch being organised?

This question has 6 answers - newest was posted 4515 days ago

11 August 2012 (F)

age 41-50 - My co-worker and I been working in the same dept. for a long time. We get along ok all these years and I consider her a friend at work. Few months ago, she made a "very offensive" comment about me to other colleague. I was very upset and offended by that. I was hurt because... (315 words)

I asked her out in 2010. She refused. Since then she will not speak to me. Is it now time to confront her on her Ostracism of me?

This question has 5 answers - newest was posted 4515 days ago

11 August 2012 (M)

age 26-29 - My friend stopped talking to me after she rejected me, I'm not sure what to do My friend said no when I asked her out. It makes sense that she stopped talking to me too. I guess I expected it when it happened, but that was December 2010. I mean I don't know if that's exactly a... (142 words)

Will using a dildo make first time sex any easier?

This question has 7 answers - newest was posted 4502 days ago

11 August 2012 (F)

age 30-35 - I want to use a dildo before i have sex for the first time to avoid pain, possible bleeding and so that he'll be able will fit (and not know that i'm a virgin). Some of my friends had bad experiences with their first time- like their BF got a penile fracture (seriously). ... (95 words)

What else could I have said or done when he was unable to perform? We'd been partying and he was drunk.

This question has 4 answers - newest was posted 4515 days ago

11 August 2012 (F)

age 30-35 - I tried to hook up with this guy i've been seeing but he couldn't get it up. We'd been out partying, so it was pretty late and he was drunk. The foreplay went on for ages. I just want to know if there is anything I could do (if it happens again)? I thought about going ... (150 words)

Ladies: Is it right that I be treated like I have the plague for being a socially inept, shy and awkward 42 year old virgin?

This question has 8 answers - newest was posted 4350 days ago

11 August 2012 (M)

age 51-59 - Hi, I am a socially awkward, socially shy, 42-year-old virgin and am wondering how ladies across the spectrum would view such a situation? I can learn but should I be treated like I have the plague? ... (38 words)

Should I write this letter to my ex? My friend says no. But I think he deserves it.

This question has 6 answers - newest was posted 4515 days ago

11 August 2012 (F)

age 36-40 - I have so much to say to my ex... nothing bad. He was a gentleman til the very end and I wanted to thank him and tell him how sorry I am for not putting my all into the relationship. It will be a kind letter and let him know that maybe our paths will cross again one day and ... (103 words)

How do I tell my mother that I miscarried?

This question has 4 answers - newest was posted 4516 days ago

11 August 2012 (F)

age 26-29 - I miss-carried at 8 weeks but lied to my mother who doesn't care enough to make sure i have prenatal care. I'm naturally heavier than most females my age(17)so it has been easy to play it off. Now at this moment I'm supposed to be 35 weeks pregnant but as I said before I ... (86 words)