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Archived questions from: May, 2023 (see latest questions)

Dear Cupid: Relationship help and advice

I do not like the way my girlfriend just took off and I found her dancing with a guy

This question has 1 answer - newest was posted 535 days ago

31 May 2023 (M) age 30-35 - Hi all, was celebrating a birthday on the weekend, I had my GF's bestfriends fella in my ear all night asking for advice, by the sounds of it his relationship isn't that great, and my GF had the same with her best mate, very annoying, how ever towards the end, I was trapped in ... (268 words)

How do you deal with a family member who's always bragging?

This question has 2 answers - newest was posted 538 days ago

30 May 2023 (F)

age 41-50 - Hello How do you deal with a family member who's always bragging? Every get together we have all she does is brag. It's pretty annoying, she seems insecure that she needs to do that. I usually bite my tongue, but I'm human and can only take so much. Any advice? Th... (64 words)

I messed up at work and I need to undo the damages

This question has 4 answers - newest was posted 539 days ago

28 May 2023 (F)

age 36-40 - So I sent a text to a coworker friend who is also kind of my indirect supervisor calling her out and saying some not so nice things out of anger that I work with and actually value and enjoy their friendship. It is almost vital we get along at work due to our responsibilities ... (268 words)

Boyfriends past behavior has made me feel like I've checked out of the relationship

This question has 2 answers - newest was posted 542 days ago

27 May 2023 (F)

age 30-35 - I'm unsure if I should leave my boyfriend of 6 years. We're very different people but it works. We have very similar values and I think that's why we've been together for so long. He's a lot more of a going out to clubs type than me, whereas my downtime is a lot mor... (811 words)

My husband thinks I want sex just to get pregnant and he's not wanting sex now

This question has 2 answers - newest was posted 526 days ago

26 May 2023 (F)

age 30-35 - Hello all, I'm so bothered and unhappy at the moment. I hope to be fine soon. So, I am married and have a 2 year old daughter. I discussed having another baby with my husband and he said its fine. Though he doesn't seem so interested in having another child yet I guess... (181 words)

I want to end things but think that would be stupid

This question has 2 answers - newest was posted 542 days ago

26 May 2023 (M)

age 18-21 - I'm in a relationship, where I'm older than her for 3 years. Even in my past relationships, I've had the feeling of being uncomfortable, like I'm having trouble breathing. I DO love her, we've been together for 3 months, and she loves me a lot too, I guess. I do love her, it's ... (137 words)

Niece behaves badly but family thinks it’s ok!!

This question has 6 answers - newest was posted 540 days ago

26 May 2023 (F)

age 36-40 - I would like to know if anyone in here has experienced similar to what I’m about to post. I’m completely flummoxed how everyone in my family seems to think this is ok…. My niece (my brothers daughter) is almost 6 years old and as she is the only child and grandchild (on ... (831 words)

Am I selfish for taking two out of three of my vacations to adult only vacations

This question has 4 answers - newest was posted 540 days ago

25 May 2023 (M)

age 36-40 - I have a brother, a sister-in-law, a niece and a nephew. I am single and I usually go on vacations as a solo traveler. Last two summers, my brother and his family invited themselves on my vacation. They then did things and tried to get me to babysit. This summer, I decid... (155 words)

Mother in laws inappropriate comments make me uncomfortable

This question has 1 answer - newest was posted 503 days ago

23 May 2023 (M)

age 51-59 - My mother in law is 80 years old and has some cognitive decline. Doctors say it is early stages of Alzheimer’s. She has two daughters (one of them my wife) but they don’t take great care of her because they say she was a bad mom, verbally abusive, self-centered, left them alo... (409 words)

Its been 2 days since I texted her with no response

This question has 2 answers - newest was posted 542 days ago

23 May 2023 (M)

age 41-50 - have a question. Recently I met a woman who is older than me by 8 years. I am 44 and she is 52. We had 3 dates. The first one at a coffee shop which went well. After two days she invited me out to dinner followed by movie where she held my hand and was cuddling me. After the ... (285 words)

Long distant lies

This question has 1 answer - newest was posted 548 days ago

22 May 2023 (F)

age 36-40 - Hi all. So my partner of 7 yrs has moved abroad for work so that we can save for a house as his new job has much better pay. He has a major problem with lying and its nearly ruined us. He's been abroad for 8 weeks now. A few weeks b4 he left he got beat up apparently mugged and ... (399 words)

Questioning our friendship as she behaved oddly

This question has 3 answers - newest was posted 545 days ago

21 May 2023 (F)

age 41-50 - I’m probably overthinking this but it’s upset me and made me a little paranoid…. The other weekend my husband and I went to London for his Birthday - we were going to have a nice dinner, watch a show and see some of the attractions. Whilst I was there my friend (... (501 words)

Friends daughter took advantage & now we don’t want to spend time with her.

This question has 4 answers - newest was posted 545 days ago

21 May 2023 (F)

age 36-40 - ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?My husband and I took my friends 11 year old daughter out shopping a few months ago , my friend has problems with her mobility she was unable to do much with her, so we thought we’d take her out for the day whilst my friend rested at hom... (554 words)

Want to leave my fiancé because of his rough family!

This question has 4 answers - newest was posted 543 days ago

21 May 2023 (F)

age 30-35 - ? ? ? ?Firstly I know this is going to come off as me sounding rude and snobbish but I need to vent. I’ve been with my fiancé for 4 years- we are due to get married next year but I’m having second thoughts because of his family. His family are quite rough, they ... (640 words)

Friend repeat

This question has 1 answer - newest was posted 549 days ago

21 May 2023 (M)

age 36-40 - A good friend of mine broke up with his ex around 1.5 years ago. He has been struggling with getting over the relationship and often is hurting and perhaps also dismantling his ex. I've often supported my friend who is also an amazing kind person but also extremely emotional. ... (213 words)

Emotional friend demands loyalty with ex

This question has 1 answer - newest was posted 549 days ago

21 May 2023 (M)

My sister-in-law's toxic drama is getting extremely difficult to bear

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20 May 2023 (F) age 51-59 - Hi and thanks, So, my sister in law is pretty annoying. I try hard to avoid her and bite my tongue always. However, it's gotten extremely difficult. We have children the same age and they're now 29 and she's been always competitive since they were small. Whenever... (304 words)

How do my boyfriend and I make time for each other when we barely see each other because of our professional lives?

This question has 2 answers - newest was posted 548 days ago

20 May 2023 (F)

age 26-29 - Me and my boyfriend that live together for a year and a half together almost for two-hardly see each other anymore.as of recently we have both been working a whole lot 50 hours a week each with one day off together, as for the other days I get up at 430am every single day and ... (142 words)

Bi repeat

This question has 3 answers - newest was posted 545 days ago

19 May 2023 (M)

age 30-35 - Why do so many girls claim they're bi when none of them actually act on it? I mean, try showing your so-called bi girlfriend a sex movie and she gets all offended bc you're "cheating in front of her". Isn't she supposed to like it if she likes girls? I've even tried getting ... (125 words)

Why do they claim they are bi?

This question has 2 answers - newest was posted 546 days ago

19 May 2023 (M)

Long delay in reply to texts

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19 May 2023 (M)

age - I ran into an old friend I knew when she was married. She is now divorced for a few years. We went on a hike with a group and hit it off. I never got her number but she asked a mutual friend to give me her number. so I contacted her after a few days and suggested we go on ... (195 words)

Striking a balance between self and others

This question has 3 answers - newest was posted 550 days ago

19 May 2023 (F)

age 36-40 - Dear all, If we shouldn't try to please others or think what others are thinking of us, isn't being genuinely interested in the other person and trying to build up a conversation sort of doing the same mistake ? There are loads of self help books about making friends which te... (89 words)

Girlfriends mom won't move out, and I don't want to move in

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17 May 2023 (F)

age 30-35 - My girlfriend and I are in a long distance relationship and the plan had always been for me to move in with her after I graduated. About a year ago, due to some hardship, her mom moved in with her on what was supposed to be a temporary basis... A year later, she is now on the ... (289 words)

Why would my mother and her siblings choose such partners?

This question has 1 answer - newest was posted 550 days ago

17 May 2023 (F)

age 36-40 - This is something that's been bothering me and I'd to get some insight please. My mother has 3 other siblings... An older sister and two younger brothers. My mom's parents, my grandparents, were good people. I haven't seen much of them but I hear mum talking very fondly of t... (195 words)

Can you go back to a friendship after developing attraction?

This question has 1 answer - newest was posted 548 days ago

16 May 2023 (F)

age 30-35 - My boyfriend and I have been together for 7.5 years and have had a group of the same friends for most of that time. One friend in particular is someone I have become a lot closer to in the last couple of years. This person came out to me as a trans girl two years ago, and has ... (404 words)

5 months into the relationship and the sex has completely died down

This question has 2 answers - newest was posted 529 days ago

16 May 2023 (M)

age 30-35 - Hello everyone, been in a relationship around 5 months being seeing each other about a year, and I don't know why but the sex life has completely died down, from every other day to once a month, I don't understand why, and I don't know how to approach for a talk, she just seems ... (100 words)

He will never be home

This question has 2 answers - newest was posted 546 days ago

14 May 2023 (F)

age 30-35 - Me and my boyfriend have been together about 4 months shy of three years, we moved in together about 2 years ago. He owns his own business and does well financially the only downside is he has no health insurance or benefits like someone who would work for a company, but just ... (215 words)

Images of him with my friend haunt me

This question has 2 answers - newest was posted 552 days ago

13 May 2023 (F)

age 18-21 - Me and my boyfriend have been dating for around seven months now and I am totally in love with him. After we first met and had been ‘talking’ for a few months I completely freaked out and started ignoring him for around two or three weeks. During this time he was very upset and ... (231 words)

Family drama first

This question has 1 answer - newest was posted 555 days ago

12 May 2023 (M)

age 30-35 - I am feeling torn. I have some family drama that I am doing my best to stay out of. Long story short, my eldest sister and my brother in law moved to my mom’s home due for convenience and allegedly it was only going to be a short period. I don’t live in the home, but I visit my ... (307 words)

Ex is happy and seems to be rubbing it in my face

This question has 2 answers - newest was posted 556 days ago

11 May 2023 (F)

age 30-35 - So this is really bugging me. I no longer like the guy to me he’s now unattractive and so arrogant but he treated me really badly and now he gets to be happy and it’s like he’s rubbing it in, how do you just be ok? So I was seeing this guy for 3years, I was loyal, I spoke t... (810 words)

Is she or is she not pregnant?

This question has 3 answers - newest was posted 558 days ago

10 May 2023 (M)

age 36-40 - i have long distance relationship with 22 years old Ukrainian girl , we chat every week when i have my weekend. and we liked each other, and we planned for our meeting and she asked me to make her mother quickly suddenly, she disappeared from 19 April and back again at 6 May b... (348 words)

Dumped by text

This question has 3 answers - newest was posted 558 days ago

9 May 2023 (F)

age - BROKEN HEARTED OAP My partner of 4 years has just dumped me by text. He is a builder and we have had an up and down relationship. He has done work for me and I have paid him for it. Mates rate, which I thought was only fair. Unfortunately his work was not that good; an... (281 words)

Is my sister hitting on my boyfriend?

This question has 1 answer - newest was posted 559 days ago

9 May 2023 (F)

age 30-35 - Me and my boyfriend have been dating for about a year. My older sister has been a source of drama for our relationship since the beginning. At first she use to be flirtatious with him when I wasn't around,always trying to impress him and get his attention with revealing ... (901 words)

I want to seduce my male cousin

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7 May 2023 (F)

age 36-40 - I am a 36 year old female and my cousin is 38 male. I have wanted to fool around with him sexually since we were kids and it just never happened bc we didn’t spend enough time together. He’s staying at my house without his wife for a death in the family. I want to seduce him so ... (63 words)

Does former FWB want more this time?

This question has 5 answers - newest was posted 561 days ago

7 May 2023 (F)

age 26-29 - Hey there! So I used to be friends with benefits with this guy about a year ago but then I started to catch feelings for him and somehow we drifted apart. Now, months later, we ran into each and started keeping in touch again. He is still very attracted to me and I am to him ... (390 words)

Widower’s dilemma

This question has 6 answers - newest was posted 561 days ago

7 May 2023 (M) age 41-50 - My wife passed away three years ago and the loss helped me get closer to her family, particularly her sister, who herself is divorced. We’ve started hanging out together socially and we seem to get on really well, with similar tastes and interests. She recently told me... (207 words)

Infatuated with friend's girlfriend

This question has 4 answers - newest was posted 561 days ago

7 May 2023 (M) age 22-25 - Hi just looking for some advice. I've become infatuated with my mate's girlfriend. I literally can't stop thinking about her. It should make me feel like a piece of shit and a terrible friend but in all honesty; he treats her like dirt and she deserves so much better than him. ... (1481 words)

FWB 2 repeat

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7 May 2023 (F)

Her family thinks I did something wrong

This question has 3 answers - newest was posted 561 days ago

6 May 2023 (M)

age 41-50 - Good morning Shortly, i had pretty neighbour and we liked each other, then we had sex for fun Suddenly we found out that she is pregnant and later we found that they was twin! We was happy and she introduced me to her family. Later when she was 39 weeks, she died suddenly... (127 words)

Rude charity worker tried to make me feel guilty. Am I at fault?

This question has 5 answers - newest was posted 552 days ago

2 May 2023 (F)

age 30-35 - So for around 2 years I’ve been donating regularly to an animal shelter. The lady that worked there was lovely- she often came to pick items up from my home (I don’t drive) and we’d have a nice chat. On occasions when I wasn’t home I’d leave the items on my porch and she’d ... (543 words)