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Archived questions from: 5 January, 2016 (see latest questions)

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Dear Cupid: Relationship help and advice

Is online dating for the sake of companionship unhealthy?

This question has 2 answers - newest was posted 3241 days ago

5 January 2016 (F)

age 30-35 - After college I have lived in my home town for about 18 months now. It's a great place to work and I like it, but there are not a lot of young people. I've been forcing myself to go to events and branch out. I know that it will take some time, but none of the friends I have ... (204 words)

I know I should forget him but we are in te same friendship groups.

This question has 2 answers - newest was posted 3241 days ago

5 January 2016 (F)

age 26-29 - things have been a rollercoaster between my ex and I. We've been messaging flirty for a week then an argument for a week then the cycle repeats itself. I find myself to be caring more than he does. We then decided to stop flirting and be friends, thinking that we could hold a ... (196 words)

I don't want to force him to spend time with me. What can I do?

This question has 2 answers - newest was posted 3242 days ago

5 January 2016 (F)

age 26-29 - Hi, so I met this guy about 2 years ago, we made out once and chatted for a month then went our separate ways. 2 years down the line we meet up again and start chatting again. We find out that we have some things in common and get along very well, he ends up asking me to be his ... (207 words)

What does a guy have to do to lose his virginity?

This question has 10 answers - newest was posted 3231 days ago

5 January 2016 (?) age 30-35 - What does a guy have to do to lose his freaking virginity? I've posted here a lot and I have taken everything I've been told to try and it just doesn't seem to work for me. I'm going to be 23 in April! I know I've made mistakes like going to a commuter college and doin... (290 words)

I lost the two most important people in my life in a span of 2 months. How am I supposed to rebuild?

This question has 4 answers - newest was posted 3241 days ago

5 January 2016 (F)

age 41-50 - For the most part I am a positive person and try to give off positive energy to others. But the last few months have been hell for me. I feel like I'm going to have a mental break down. 2015 was a horrible year for me. I lost my father on thanksgiving day and took it very... (411 words)

How do I leave someone alone that I know will never love me the same way?

This question has 2 answers - newest was posted 3242 days ago

5 January 2016 (F)

age 30-35 - I have been in love with this female for like 6+ months now. We used to work together and when we did she would flirt with me slick touch my hands arm. We would text all the time well mostly snap chat. I asked her one day if she was bi her response was "a lot of people think I ... (428 words)

I am the one who is hurt and yet my girlfriend is making it all about her and I want her to stop!

This question has 4 answers - newest was posted 3242 days ago

5 January 2016 (M)

age 36-40 - I have recently had a bad accident, where I tore my meniscus and strained my calf playing basketball. So the last 5 days I have been in the bed on heavy pain medicine. I told my sister to call my girlfriend and tell her what happened because I was too high off of the medicine ... (287 words)

I want my girlfriend to be happy and have a happy future but her new smoking habit bothers me

This question has 3 answers - newest was posted 3242 days ago

5 January 2016 (M)

age 30-35 - This is a bit of a long one so thank you if you manage to read all of what I have to say. About 4 months ago my girlfriend got really strong urges to try out a cigarette for the first time, this i didn't approve of but because I'd tried one myself one drunken night I couldn't... (544 words)

I'm dating a man that tells me things I don't want to hear

This question has 6 answers - newest was posted 3242 days ago

5 January 2016 (F)

age 36-40 - This is going to sound.. different. Ok so I started dating a guy who was really quiet at first. Somehow, despite the silence, we fell hard in love with each other. And now that things are becoming a little more serious, and he's talking more and opening up, just about everythi... (770 words)

Is he with me or his family? I can't decide.

This question has 4 answers - newest was posted 3242 days ago

5 January 2016 (F)

age 36-40 - I know a lot of people are going to probably tell me to leave this guy, but really I'm just wondering if there is any way that a break up could be avoidable. Even if a break up is the best thing, I'm more curious to see what the running up options might be. I have been seeing t... (479 words)

Does this guy like me as a friend or more?

This question has 2 answers - newest was posted 3241 days ago

5 January 2016 (F)

age 22-25 - Does he like me as a friend or more? I'm 16, he's 17. Lets call him Leo. We both attend the same church. And we are both black and dark skinned. It all started at a church sleepover. Leo was messing around with my friend Sarah and I. After a while Sarah and i got tired. S... (679 words)

Dare I approach my midnight supermarket girl?

This question has 3 answers - newest was posted 3241 days ago

5 January 2016 (M)

age 36-40 - I do my grocery shopping usually after midnight at one of the huge 24 hour supermarkets. At that time there are usually more workers(shelf stackers) than customers. Anyhow, the last one or two times that I went there was this girl working there. Very attractive, and while pa... (159 words)

How can I deal with my stressed out brother?

This question has 5 answers - newest was posted 3240 days ago

5 January 2016 (F)

age 36-40 - I would like to hear some opinions on a situation I have with my brother. We were very close growing up, having to deal with a mentally unstable father who manipulated everyone around him and dictated how everyone should behave, say, and do. My brother cut contact with him when ... (646 words)

I'm 25 never had a boyfriend - how do I start?

This question has 3 answers - newest was posted 3241 days ago

5 January 2016 (F)

age 30-35 - I am a 25 year old female who is pretty independent. I constantly feel different from my peers, because I'm just not similar in certain personality aspects. I have never had a boyfriend. This has never mattered to me until about a year ago when I slowly realized I was 24 years ... (865 words)

He says one thing but phone record says another

This question has 5 answers - newest was posted 3242 days ago

5 January 2016 (M)

age 30-35 - I've been with this guy for just over 4 months now. He's very insecure due to his previous 3 year relationship. We didn't meet in good circumstances as I left my boyfriend for him. It's going really well and I love him so much. He tells me he loves me, thinks he wants ... (253 words)

When's it over?

This question has 3 answers - newest was posted 3243 days ago

5 January 2016 (F)

age 36-40 - Pretty simple question really - how do you know when a relationship is over? Its been rocky from the start, one of those cant live with each other cant like without each other relationships. I feel I give 110% all the time but get nothing in return. Its her way or no way. T... (144 words)

Help me escape my loneliness

This question has 4 answers - newest was posted 3242 days ago

5 January 2016 (F)

age 41-50 - I don't know where to start since it is not a love relationship question. Several things have coincided (moved to another town and suffered from a rather long period of depression and anxiety) and I kind of lost touch with some of my old friends and abruptly cut ties with som... (541 words)

I need some guidance with this 'unhealthy' relationship

This question has 4 answers - newest was posted 2947 days ago

5 January 2016 (F)

age 51-59 - I have posted here once before, and received some great feedback! However, I wasn't ready to make changes in my life!! Now, I am asking again for help with a relationship which I consider to be unhealthy, but very addictive. I have lived with my boyfriend for over two ... (305 words)

I have a crush on a friend that I know doesn't feel the same but I can't concentrate because of him

This question has 1 answer - newest was posted 3242 days ago

5 January 2016 (F)

age 26-29 - Hi. I am 17 year old girl. I am little worried. I happen to meet a boy last year who had come from a different city. Initially we didn't talk much. After all he was a new-comer. But I slowly realised we had similar interests. And I came to know he was quite talented, had achi... (409 words)

Now we've split should I try to win him back?

This question has 2 answers - newest was posted 3242 days ago

5 January 2016 (F)

age 30-35 - Hi people... I split up with my boyfriend of 2 years on the weekend. He broke it off with me over an argument we had. I've posted questions on here a couple of times since and just need some advice now on how to deal with the situation now I understand clear why he has split up ... (392 words)

OUCH! I find I have been viewing my lovely family through rose tintd glasses!

This question has 4 answers - newest was posted 3239 days ago

5 January 2016 (F)

age 30-35 - I grew up surrounded by family. Until the past few months I believed them to be a close-knit unit, but as I get older I've discovered many of my ideas surrounding my family were rose-tinted and the underlying problems and arguments were hidden from me. The current issue st... (710 words)