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Dear Cupid: Relationship help and advice

I want my ex back 8 months of being apart but she is seeing someone else. Should I wait around?

This question has 3 answers - newest was posted 4324 days ago

18 January 2013 (M)

age 36-40 - Hey, Me and my ex split up about a 8 months ago, after being together for 4 and half years, for various different reasons. One, she had slept with another guy while we were on a break where we had a mutual agreement to not do such a thing. Another, she had wanted me to make ... (297 words)

4 year relationship falling apart. I feel stuck stressed and drained and I hate feeling this way!

This question has 3 answers - newest was posted 4323 days ago

18 January 2013 (F)

age 30-35 - Ok, so here is the thing. Me and my boyfriend just celebrated our four year anniversary and we have several issues that I need help on so I would greatly appreciate anyone who takes the time to read all of this and respond and I am really sorry its such a long read. On the... (1219 words)

Should you add someone on facebook if they have a girlfriend/boyfriend?

This question has 1 answer - newest was posted 4323 days ago

18 January 2013 (F)

age 26-29 - Me and my two friends all like someone in college (not the same guy) My friend (A) added the guy she likes on facebook, he's single and since she added him they have spoken once but both always make eye contact around college. My other friend (B) after alot of persuasion ad... (165 words)

I like this guy but don't know what to think. Is he friend zoning me?

This question has 2 answers - newest was posted 4324 days ago

18 January 2013 (F)

age 30-35 - I started my new college four months ago and in my class there was this guy who has caught my eye. So, after a few lessons; acknowledging that we were both in one class, I added him on facebook and asked him a question about an assignment for our subject (to be able to start... (829 words)

Husband swears he didn't call a prostitute but the phone shows differently. He has a story, should I believe him?

This question has 4 answers - newest was posted 4323 days ago

18 January 2013 (F)

age 36-40 - I don't trust my husband after past events, so I check up on some of the things he does like check the call log and emails on his phone. The other day, I seen that he made a blocked call to a number I didn't recognize. So I googled the number and it was for a prostitute! I was ... (556 words)

After 40 years of being married to an alcoholic, I am leaving him. People tell me not to, why not?

This question has 5 answers - newest was posted 4319 days ago

18 January 2013 (F)

age - I have been married for 40 years to an alcoholic, He quit for 12 years and started drinking again, and he has gotten worse. I should have left him years ago,but I like so many others stayed for my two kids. THis was a bad decision, because for the most important years of ... (193 words)

what's a good amount of time to spend with your significant other?

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18 January 2013 (M)

age 51-59 - Would just like some opinions please! what's a good amount of time to spend with your significant other? My gf and I saw each other a lot when we first went out and now a year later, she seems happy with maybe a once a week / let's watch a movie and have sex thing. I would ... (150 words)

Why is it that straight men don't take two gay womens relationship seriously?

This question has 4 answers - newest was posted 4323 days ago

18 January 2013 (F)

age 36-40 - so i have a very sincere question that i've been wondering for years. it's troubling me greatly. i have been out of the closet for over ten years now, and have dated nothing but really feminine women who don't "look gay" (despite being VERY MUCH SO). my problem is this. why is ... (279 words)

Having doubts about my relationship. Is it because I no longer a doormat?

This question has 2 answers - newest was posted 4324 days ago

18 January 2013 (F)

age 30-35 - I've posted on here previously but I'm in such a state with myself lately, I really need further advice, I'm so confused and low and at a total cross roads with where my life is going. I've been with my boyfriend 3 years, we're both nearly 20 years old. During school we... (527 words)

Her view: Do as I say, not as I do. Is it worth it, at all, to have a big talk with her about her own inconsistencies?

This question has 3 answers - newest was posted 4323 days ago

18 January 2013 (M)

age 36-40 - My girlfriend and I have been dating for a little more than 2 years. We've been living together in a new city since last summer, and I've had to sacrifice things to make it happen. We started out as just friends for 3 years before we decided to move forward. In the beginning... (346 words)

I had sex with my supposedly straight friend and now he's ignoring me

This question has 4 answers - newest was posted 4323 days ago

18 January 2013 (M)

age 30-35 - Hi, I've never really done this relationship advice thingies but it couldn't hurt right? Ok we'll here's the deal. A few nights ago, I slept with my "supposed straight" friend when he was drunk. I didn't force him into anything and asked him if this is what he wanted. And so ... (118 words)

I'm confused about my feelings for my best friend

This question has 1 answer - newest was posted 4324 days ago

18 January 2013 (F)

age 26-29 - My mother's cousin's son and I have been best friends for three years. It's getting close (less than a year) to the time when we will be going our separate ways to go to college, and I'm extremely upset. I don't think I love him, but I can't imagine life without him. We're ... (107 words)

Is it weird that I get attached to people very quickly?

This question has 2 answers - newest was posted 4323 days ago

18 January 2013 (F)

age 30-35 - Hey everyone, Lately I'v been thinking about how I am,and conclusion I'm a little wierd..cuz I get too attached to people it being first,I may know you for a day and I expect that it would last for a long time and I'm referring to friendship,when I meet someone new I feel lik... (77 words)

My husband left me to go to the states while I wait for my visa. I miss him!

This question has 2 answers - newest was posted 4324 days ago

18 January 2013 (F)

age 30-35 - i got married two month back and a two weeks ago my husband left me and went to states and i am here waiting for my visa to come. the problem is that i miss him alot. i spend most of the day looking at his picture and crying.we videotalk on a daily basis but this is not enough. ... (77 words)

My boyfriend creates all my present. Is he cheap?

This question has 5 answers - newest was posted 4324 days ago

18 January 2013 (F)

age 36-40 - My boyfriend has a strange attitude toward gifts. He has never bought me anything, but rather creates all his presents for me himself. I don't have a problem with handmade things. They are wonderful and thoughtful. My problem is, the quality of my boyfriends handmade present... (161 words)

Husband sent a "lets have sex" message to a colleague

This question has 9 answers - newest was posted 4322 days ago

18 January 2013 (F)

age 41-50 - My husband went out a few weeks ago with his friends to a concert. In the morning he was a bit hungover, but got up, went to the washroom and then hid his phone. I felt bad for snooping, but I wondered why he hid his phone so I found it and looked at it. He had sent a chat ... (127 words)

Did he think I was too hard to get?

This question has 2 answers - newest was posted 4323 days ago

18 January 2013 (F)

age 26-29 - Hi guys, I'm 17 years old and I really would like if someone could help me. There is a boy in my school who I never really noticed before until now when I realised that he stares at me everyday, goofing around near me and trying to get close to me as possible. Unfortunately ... (155 words)

Should my wife and I try swinging?

This question has 4 answers - newest was posted 4324 days ago

18 January 2013 (M)

age 41-50 - My wife is keen for us to move in the direction of swinging, really soft-swinging, at least at first. What she has in mind is us each doing stuff (everything short of penatrative sex) with other couples. She is also keen for each of us to do flirty heavy petting type stu... (517 words)

My boyfriend shows no intimacy or romance when he initiates sex. What can I do to change things?

This question has 6 answers - newest was posted 4324 days ago

18 January 2013 (F)

age 30-35 - I really don't know what to do about my situation, and would really appreciate some advice. My sex life with my boyfriend is really getting me down. I really want intimacy and to feel like my boyfriend desires me sexually, but this is usually how it goes down... We'l... (183 words)

Moment of silence for Dear Abby

This question has 10 answers - newest was posted 4323 days ago

18 January 2013 (F)

- I think we should have a moment of silence for the passing of our fellow agoney aunt Dear Abby.... (19 words)

I'm confused by her actions. Would you describe her actions as disrespectful?

This question has 2 answers - newest was posted 4324 days ago

18 January 2013 (M)

age 30-35 - Okay first off let me thank you guys for taking time out of your day to listen to me ! Well me and this girl let me call her A and my name C. Okay so i started talking to mid december and we had a blast talking to one another and even see each other everyday and she tol... (168 words)

What are the right and wrong things to say to a friend who is depressed?

This question has 5 answers - newest was posted 4310 days ago

18 January 2013 (F)

age 41-50 - I live in a place where there are some small private hospitals and that is where my friend is now. My friend is getting wonderful support from her Doctor so I know she is in good hands. We have been friends since school and I have supported her many times through her many ... (461 words)

What can I expect as far as possible symptoms as a result of ceasing to take birth control pills?

This question has 2 answers - newest was posted 4324 days ago

18 January 2013 (F)

age 30-35 - Been on microgynon 30 for about 3 years now. I've slowly become fed up with it, took it to lighten periods and ive become unorganised(joining packs together without breaks, missing them) and I've decided to come off it now as I hate pumping my body with hormones and its ... (250 words)

So what's my next move? The guy at work I'm very very attracted to? Or my Bf of one year?

This question has 4 answers - newest was posted 4322 days ago

18 January 2013 (F)

age 36-40 - hello, i work in a medium sized company, 7months ago a new guy joined our team of 6. He is really good looking, attractive, polite ect ect. we do get on really well and i feel attracted to him, he is very much my type to be honest. The thing is i'm in a relationship. I ha... (124 words)

Don't I deserve to be treated right? Just brokeup with ex and am pregnant by my ex. But like this other guy.

This question has 8 answers - newest was posted 4324 days ago

18 January 2013 (F)

age 36-40 - Not even a week a ago I got out of a long relationship with someone who was using me for everything like money and sex it was a 9 year off and on relationship. He is the father of my seven year old and now my unbornchild. I know I am already over him. Now I am talking to a... (308 words)

The more I try, the more I think he will hate me. How do I handle my depressed LDR boyfriend?

This question has 2 answers - newest was posted 4324 days ago

18 January 2013 (F)

age 36-40 - how do you help someone you love that seems depressed? im in a LDR at the moment with my boyfriend and whenever we talk on the phone etc he can be lovely and cheerful one minute but if i say one thing wrong or something he doesnt like he will get annoyed and irritable? (... (227 words)

Do I get out of my troubled relationship now or stick it out till August?

This question has 7 answers - newest was posted 4324 days ago

18 January 2013 (F)

age 30-35 - Hello, I've been dealing with some issues lately and I've decided to turn to the internet for help. I've been dating this guy for nine months as of the 17th of January. Let's call him Ted (that's not his real name). Ted and I have known each other for four years, but didn... (1197 words)

Why does he stare at me but won't talk to me?

This question has 1 answer - newest was posted 4325 days ago

18 January 2013 (F)

age 30-35 - Dear cupid, I am totally a shy and reserved girl. I met a guy once in achurch community festival he was the one who approached me introduced himself and I did the same...i carried on with my work still in festival and I caught him staring at me several ti... (435 words)

Can anyone pls explain how someone can be in love and then just lose feelings overnight?

This question has 11 answers - newest was posted 4324 days ago

18 January 2013 (F)

age 30-35 - Can anyone pls explain how someone can be in love and then just lose feelings overnight? I joined on line dating. Not to date, not to cheat, but because I was bored because he would rather be out football training, than be home with me. He doesnt see it that way, because it's ... (113 words)

Cheating lying ex still calls me up - why???

This question has 3 answers - newest was posted 4324 days ago

18 January 2013 (F)

age 36-40 - So i'll start from the beginning. we met through the internet... sounds dubious. i wasn't sure about it myself either... but we did have mutual friends in the real world so it made it a little easier to connect with each other. we hadn't met but we would talk regularly which ma... (701 words)

My parents are going to push me to have an arranged marriage and after seeing how theirs turned out, I don't want this!

This question has 2 answers - newest was posted 4324 days ago

18 January 2013 (F)

age 30-35 - Hey everyone, My parents have completed 23 years of marriage and. U may think 'wow' but noo,never once in my life I'v seen the love,I think they were together for me,it was an arranged marriage,they weren't in love,they were supposed to fall in love after marriage but that did... (211 words)

Why does my opinion mean less to my GF than others?

This question has 9 answers - newest was posted 4324 days ago

18 January 2013 (M)

age 41-50 - My girlfriend and I are coming up on our first year, and we began living together about eight months through. I'd have to say in all honesty that we are as opposite as night and day....I spend a lot of time in intellectual pursuits and (just to make it clear, this is my own ... (399 words)

My boyfriend's ex is back and she wants him back!

This question has 2 answers - newest was posted 4324 days ago

18 January 2013 (F)

age 30-35 - Hey everyone, My boyfriend was in a relationship with a woman for over 8 years and then came the big 'break up' my boyfriend went into depression,I dint know him then,I mat him abt 2 years ago thru a friend and I found him charming and attractive and made an effort to become f... (238 words)

I like 2 guys who are friends. How should I proceed?

This question has 1 answer - newest was posted 4324 days ago

18 January 2013 (F)

age 36-40 - Hi all, My best friend is dating a guy on our soccer team at college. I spent a lot of last semester in the boys' suite hanging out with my friend and her boyfriend. Because of this, I got to know a few of the players well. My problem is this.. I've liked one of the ... (276 words)

My friend and I are both interested in the same girl - what should I do?

This question has 2 answers - newest was posted 4324 days ago

18 January 2013 (M)

age 26-29 - Ok, so i got kind of typical question, but i haven't been able to find a good answer, as it is kind of different. Ok, so i like this girl who is a junior, she's cute, but i have a friend who also likes her too. Now my question is: would she be interested I'm me (a freshman) ... (126 words)

Should I break up with my LDR partner whilst visiting him, or on the phone?

This question has 4 answers - newest was posted 4323 days ago

18 January 2013 (F)

age 30-35 - I've been thinking about breaking up with my bf for a while now. We've been together for over 2 years, and while there isn't anything specifically wrong, and we get on great, but I just don't feel right about it, and I know I dont want to be with him. The trouble is I don... (311 words)

I don't have the strength anymore - should I end this relationship???

This question has 3 answers - newest was posted 4325 days ago

18 January 2013 (F)

age 36-40 - Hi, I am in a relationship with a guy for more than five yrs now I am not married yet.... We fight often now he gets angry on me for silly reasons shouts at me in vulgar language calls me slut ...he has even beaten me several times and I havent complained it to... (217 words)

Can you explain to me how someone can suddenly lose feelings for a person that they said they were in love with?

This question has 3 answers - newest was posted 4325 days ago

18 January 2013 (M)

age 30-35 - My girlfriend and I have known each other for 5 years and we decided to date it only lasted 4 months and those 4 months were great we fell in love and I thought she was the one . But about a week ago she broke up with me and told me that her feeling for me were lost / she ... (130 words)

I'm having trouble sleeping and need some advice!

This question has 6 answers - newest was posted 4324 days ago

18 January 2013 (F)

age 30-35 - I need serious help falling asleep. I have gotten into a really really bad pattern and it is destroying me. I'm a very deep sleeper and once I'm asleep I can be gone for a good 8 hours but recently I just can't get there. I used to go to bed about half 9 and then read fo... (436 words)

I really like this guy who works at my campus starbucks. How can I get to know him?

This question has 2 answers - newest was posted 4325 days ago

18 January 2013 (F)

age 30-35 - Dear Cupid, There's this guy that I've always thought to be pretty cute at my campus starbucks. Of course there's no sure way to know if he likes me (i mean he probably sees lots of attractive women every day and probably smiles at all of them and remembers how they like ... (212 words)

Is my new Bf asking too much? He's upset because I don't want to sell my old wedding ring.

This question has 4 answers - newest was posted 4324 days ago

18 January 2013 (F)

age 41-50 - I am currently going through a divorce. My ex and I have been separated for a year and a half. I started dating my boyfriend 6 months after my separation started. I have recently fallen on hard financial times and lost my job. My current boyfriend has lent me money and ha... (135 words)