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Archived questions from: August, 2012 (see latest in Big Questions category)

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How can I boost my self esteem?

This question has 1 answer - newest was posted 4468 days ago

31 August 2012 (M) - I've been having this challenge of self confidence to go after girls that I like. I always feel they will turn me down and hence I will be ashamed. Now I need a wife to marry but my greatest enemy of low self esteem is at it again. Pls help me....

When do I ask where we are in a relationship?

This question has 2 answers - newest was posted 4468 days ago

31 August 2012 (M) - I've started seeing a girl that I've been good friends with over the last 6 months. We've only been seeing each other for about 6 weeks and been official for a few. However, we are both working abroad as teachers and our contracts end in about 5 ...

My ex now flirts with me and claims he married his new wife for the wrong reasons

This question has 7 answers - newest was posted 4468 days ago

31 August 2012 (F) - im 23 years old and a single mom. my sons father and i didnt work out because we had a lot of resentment towards each other during the pregnancy. now that we have gone through court and its been a few years for us to mature some we realize the mist...

Why doesn't my mom want me to sleep in the nude?

This question has 11 answers - newest was posted 4469 days ago

31 August 2012 (F) - Dear Agony Aunts, I'm a 14 year old girl. I like to sleep in the nude but my mom doesn't want me to. She never gives me a reason, she just objects. I started sleeping naked over the summer when it's super comfortable. What would she find wrong o...

Is my husband controlling? Now the children are copying his style of communicating too.

This question has 5 answers - newest was posted 4469 days ago

30 August 2012 (F) - Is my husband controlling? We have been married for 21 years and he always wants to know where I am and what I am doing, even what time i will be home. I never go anywhere without one of the kids! He talks to me like i am a child, telling me what...

Father or not? Should I remain focused on a legal resolution? Or arrange the paternity test through the Courts now?

This question has 5 answers - newest was posted 4469 days ago

30 August 2012 (M) - [Mod note: is there some reason you haven't had a DNA test done to establish paternity? Get that done and most of the problems go away. So please advise as to why you haven't ordered a paternity test.] OP follow up: She just gave birth this month a...

If I choose love over my dreams, wil regret it?

This question has 6 answers - newest was posted 4470 days ago

30 August 2012 (F) - Used to date this guy for 2 years, 7 years ago. We broke up because i moved to another country to study in the university but everytime i go back to my home town we hook up. I still love him a lot and he says that he still loves me too. My dream was ...

Having an affair with a married woman.

This question has 21 answers - newest was posted 4470 days ago

29 August 2012 (M) - Hello, Thanks in advance for your help in this matter. Her's my issue: I have known this woman for several years online. We planned on meeting in person a few times and it fell through each time. We live in different cities and the timing just wasn...

Is it fair of him to ask me to find another home for my cat??

This question has 12 answers - newest was posted 4471 days ago

29 August 2012 (F) - My boyfriend and I have been together 8 months, I'm 25 he's 27. Things have moved pretty quickly, but we are very happy and talk about the future openingly, and we are definitely in love. We currently live separately, but have talking about getting ...

Can someone please tell me what has religion got to do with marriage??

This question has 3 answers - newest was posted 4471 days ago

29 August 2012 (F) - Can someone please tell me what has religion got to do with marriage?? I'm indian and I find it so wierd in my community people see this religion as an important factor its ridiculous.. My cousin whose hindu liked this muslim guy they dint get ma...

What's with men and the way they talk about girls?

This question has 8 answers - newest was posted 4471 days ago

29 August 2012 (F) - My boyfriends best friend was coming home for the first time,I have never met this guy and I wanted to create a good impression cuz he is my boyfriends best friend..so I woke up made lunch,cleaned the place..and then his friend came over we had ...

Should I leave my daughter with a family I trust while I go away to university?

This question has 3 answers - newest was posted 4472 days ago

29 August 2012 (F) - When I was 16 I got taken advantage of by my then-boyfriend #Don who was a few years older. I got pregnant and had my little girl #Rosa but Don walked out on us. My parents kicked me out and Rosa and I went to live with my friend #Troy and his ...

Can someone with bi polar live a normal life with treatment

This question has 6 answers - newest was posted 4463 days ago

28 August 2012 (F) - i just had my bf bakeracted . He is bi polar and has run out of his meds since moving back here . He had and appt for this week but i was scared that he wouldnt make it till then so after him trying to hurt himself last night i had him locked up . I ...

I had an abortion two weeks ago and feel lonely and depressed ever since

This question has 4 answers - newest was posted 4472 days ago

28 August 2012 (F) - I had an abortion two weeks ago, and Im feeling so alone. I got pregnant by this boy I know, and when I told him all he said was get rid of it and I didn't hear off him after (still haven't to this day as he blocked me on Facebook and blo...

My boyfriend is upset at the priority I give my career

This question has 2 answers - newest was posted 4472 days ago

28 August 2012 (F) - I'm a final year medical student,and my life just gets crazier each day..but I'm to be done with school coming december when I have my finals.. I don't go out,nor drink or smoke I meet my my friends very rarely and they always complain I don't gi...

22 Great Articles from Great Aunts and Uncles on this site. Can you add to the list? Do you have a favourite article on DearCupid?

This question has 28 answers - newest was posted 3042 days ago

28 August 2012 (F) - Articles written by other Aunts and Uncles on DearCupid. Which ones are your personal favourites and which ones helped you the most? I often find it hard to find the best articles on DearCupid. I know there are some great articles on the site, bu...

I now have my dream coming to reality but I am so scared of the work life!

This question has 1 answer - newest was posted 4473 days ago

28 August 2012 (F) - Hey all basically i just graduated and after two failed interviews i obtained this job in the local authority that i really really wanted. Its social work child protection. Thing is, i have already spent 6months in a similar setting as a stu...

I applied for the police dispatcher job but I don't know what to expect from it. Anyone hear familiar with the job?

This question has 2 answers - newest was posted 4472 days ago

28 August 2012 (F) - I just posted another question about work place drama with a coworker but wanted to ask this separately as it isn't directly connected and didn't want the last question to be too long. Well problems with work has had me looking for a new job. I...

32 yrs old always failed in relationships

This question has 4 answers - newest was posted 4473 days ago

27 August 2012 (F) - Hi there, I am a 33 years old girl who recently went throught a breakup. I was dating this guy only for 2 months but we had planned marriage and future. But due to some issue, he broke up with me. I am in a mess. I have always had failed relation...

I think I've made a pretty considerable error in judgement within the last few months in regards to my living situation, and I'm looking for some advice on how to deal with it all.

This question has 1 answer - newest was posted 4473 days ago

27 August 2012 (M) - I think I've made a pretty considerable error in judgement within the last few months in regards to my living situation, and I'm looking for some advice on how to deal with it all. I recently finished my undergrad studies and walked quite hap...

My boyfriend is on chat rooms, dating sites and looks at porn

This question has 8 answers - newest was posted 4472 days ago

27 August 2012 (F) - im in a long term relationship, im sort of happy but my man keeps looking at porn and going on chat rooms and has put himselth on dateing sites. he will hide what he is doing on the laptop by clicking of iit when i stand up or go near it. I on...

How can I get a visa to live in Turkey?

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27 August 2012 (F) - my bf wants to marry me and he wants to take me in turkey to live with him and i apply for visa here in hk but for some reason the i cant complete the needed requirements to get a visa,my friend tell me to tell my bf to get me visa there in ...

Dad does not know if we are sexually active. But if Dad turns him in, will there be consequences if we were sexually active? My mom does not mind.

This question has 12 answers - newest was posted 4472 days ago

27 August 2012 (F) - I am currently 15 years old and I'm dating a 21 year old I've known for 3 and a half years, we've been together for 6 months and my mom approves but my father doesnt. if my dad tries to turn him in will it work since Mom approves and he doesnt know...

I need to study and I don't know how!

This question has 4 answers - newest was posted 4471 days ago

27 August 2012 (M) - I don't know how to study and i'm facing great exam next year, my problem is that when i'm studying i wont understand what i'm read, i will just be looking at the book, without understanding anything. please tell me what to do....

It was his Ex who caused all these problems. Yet even though he knows that he blames me. What should I do?

This question has 2 answers - newest was posted 4473 days ago

27 August 2012 (F) - My boyfriend of over a year has changed lately. He is not now how he used to be. He was once a lovely and caring boyfriend. Now he is not like he used to be. He started changing his attitude when we had this big fight the night before I was supp...

Years ago he was my foster Dad. No blood relationship. No legal adoption. Can we now legally have a relationship? I am pregnant to him

This question has 5 answers - newest was posted 4473 days ago

27 August 2012 (F) - I grew up in foster care bouncing from home to home and shelter to shelter. When I was 16 I was placed with foster parents that were very close in age 23 and 25. I remained there until I aged out of the system at 18. While living there my fos...

He's engaged, his fiancé is pregnant, but WE have feelings for each other. What should I do?

This question has 10 answers - newest was posted 4473 days ago

27 August 2012 (F) - I have a friend who is engaged to be married but is very unhappy in his relationship. We have recently discovered that we have strong feelings for eachother. The issue is his fiancee is 5 months pregnant (unplanned). We would never act on those ...

Your Choices Today Become The Past You Have To Share Tomorrow

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26 August 2012 (M) - Your Choices Today Become The Past You Have To Share Tomorrow By Frank Kermit, Relationships Young adults tend to discount how the choices they make today will impact their futures tomorrow. At least, when it comes to relationships. The bes...

How can I be less lonely?

This question has 4 answers - newest was posted 4473 days ago

26 August 2012 (F) - I have a serious problem of loneliness for two years,maybe more.I am 24 years old,all my friends (and old boyfriend)went to study abroad and gradually forgot about me.With my best friend haven't talked for a year since our vacation together,1 year ...

Does anyone have any good job ideas for me?

This question has 2 answers - newest was posted 4472 days ago

26 August 2012 (F) - im 18 years old and im starting college tomorrow, im excited but also kinda nervous because i dont know im going to do, i always hated school and hated studying but im pushing myself to go to college to make something of my life. I didnt pick my ...

How do you "fight in a loving way" with your significant other?

This question has 3 answers - newest was posted 4458 days ago

26 August 2012 (F) - Hi, I have a burning question that I am starting to think that sabotages my relationships. How do you fight with your significant other? I'm trying to learn from the past and some advice that I read in the past as well but I don't think I'm...

Dating a guy who says he loves me but he is divorced with a child, so will I always be the second choice? Should I continue seeing him?

This question has 8 answers - newest was posted 4473 days ago

26 August 2012 (F) - Hi dearcupid I need some advice before moving further with the man I'm dating. He's really nice and we get on so well, he has already told me he loves me after 6 months. It was a meeting through friends, but not planned or anything. I am worried ...

It turns out the girl that my boyfriend hooked up with whilst we were on a break is my sister! We've only just realised this, what next?

This question has 3 answers - newest was posted 4469 days ago

26 August 2012 (F) - When I was 18 I moved from my city to move to newyork to join university I have been here for 5 years now,and I'm done with education and I got a job back home and I decided to move back to my family..I love them way too much to live separately..I ...

Is he ever going to change, or is this going to be it forever?

This question has 1 answer - newest was posted 4476 days ago

25 August 2012 (F) - I have been with my boyfriend for three and half years now, but last year and half I've been extremely unhappy. Me and my partner don't do anything together, no dates, outings, holidays, anything! Only time I see him is when I go to his, we sit in, ...

Is this shaping up as another failed relationship? Or does he just need some space to be sure about us?

This question has 3 answers - newest was posted 4476 days ago

24 August 2012 (F) - Hi there I have been seeing a guy for a couple of months, we have been on some amazing dates. We did sleep together, but was not straight away and that was all good too. As soon as things started to get even better he has withdrawn and not aske...

But he's had the same Gf for 4 years. So what can I do? He's older than me. There is an attraction between us.

This question has 5 answers - newest was posted 4476 days ago

24 August 2012 (F) - Hey guys, i've got a situation that i'd really love some help with. So i've been getting to know a guy recently whos quite a lot older than me (im 17). However, our personalities just click.. He makes me laugh, and we just get on so well. We have ...

He's moving overseas for work, but I want to keep the door open for later. Do you think this will work?

This question has 5 answers - newest was posted 4476 days ago

24 August 2012 (F) - I'm looking for advice and to hopefully hear some success stories where people reunite after some time. The situation is that I met a guy while he was in the process of moving overseas for a job contract that will last 15 months. We dated for 2 m...

Is escorting legal and if what are the requirements to become one in Turkey in specific ???

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24 August 2012 (F) - Hi I'm 22 year old female and I'm from Syria I have a turkish boyfriend and am planning to live in turkey but I didn't finish my education I just have my high school diploma and I can speak 4 languages as am living in the arab world we don't r...

What's my Coworkers problem?!

This question has 3 answers - newest was posted 4476 days ago

24 August 2012 (F) - Ok so I have been working at my job for 2 years now and so has my coworker. When we first started working there and started to get to know each other our relationship was pretty good. She would even invite me to hang out with her outside of work. As ...

My ex boyfriend is a professional liar and cheat. How do I tell both new ladies about each other, without leading back to me?

This question has 10 answers - newest was posted 4473 days ago

24 August 2012 (F) - I am an ex of boyfriend who is professional liar and cheater... I left him after 18 months, but then I was shocked to accidently find secret accounts, dating site membership. Membership to secret email...(he left his IPAD open accidently in bathroom...

How can an ex lover and ex Boyfriend successfully become a friend? Or am I wasting my time caring about him?

This question has 5 answers - newest was posted 4476 days ago

24 August 2012 (F) - I have a Ex-boyfriend who I still have feelings for AND miss. When I first started him he was very generous AND kind as he still is. I was scared to get too close to him because we were very different with out race, religion, AND race. From p...

Text I need help becoming a better person

This question has 4 answers - newest was posted 4473 days ago

24 August 2012 (F) - I need help becoming a better person. My mom has progressive MS and my brother is autistic and at home. And I rarely take them out anywhere or do stuff for them. I just never feel like it lately. Writing this makes me cringe, but it's true. For a...

My social anxiety and loneliness is killing me... Any advice?

This question has 4 answers - newest was posted 4477 days ago

24 August 2012 (M) - I just feel so alone right now. So tired of seeing happy couples everywhere I go. I feel like all I need right now is a girlfriend who I can share my life with. Sure this reeks of desperation but I can't hide the truth. It seems like all the ta...

How can we move on from being lovers to being friends? We are going to be separated by such a big distance in December

This question has 1 answer - newest was posted 4475 days ago

23 August 2012 (F) - Hi, A few of weeks ago this guy and I ended things (on mutual terms), because I was leaving the country where we both live as expat and student. He will leave to go back to his country in Dec. It started out as just a fling, but we saw each oth...

Kind empathy please. How can I stop my parents pressuring me into marriage?

This question has 8 answers - newest was posted 4476 days ago

23 August 2012 (F) - Hi dear cupid..i m 18 yrs old. my question is about my family..ok here's my question Daily my parents are forcing me to discuss marriage..they deal with me like a puppet..whenever i put my views my father started abusing and my mother she looks at...

Do I give the LDR a chance? Am I being too pessimistic? Or could this work?

This question has 2 answers - newest was posted 4476 days ago

23 August 2012 (M) - So here I am one more time asking for advice, so far it has work great the last times. Long story short, Im 34, she is 21, I live in North America, She lives in west Europe, we meet thru friends and have been dating for about three months, she was ...

I have a fear of tattoos

This question has 3 answers - newest was posted 4477 days ago

23 August 2012 (M) - I wanna ask you people about somethink that bother me about 4-5 years. I have tattoo-phobia.. I hate tattoos. I'm just like, scared when i see person with tattoo, especially someone close to me. I'm afraid that my best friends will someday put tatto ...

I uprooted my life for my ex-girlfriend, and have lost it all. Now what?

This question has 2 answers - newest was posted 4478 days ago

22 August 2012 (M) - Several years ago, I moved from a different city and state to be with my girlfriend, who I was dating long distance at the time. We met one weekend while I was visiting my hometown, and hit it off very well. After a year of long distance dating, I ...

I feel like I'm losing my identity.

This question has 2 answers - newest was posted 4479 days ago

22 August 2012 (?) - i feel numb with my boyfriend but i have felt like this befor and it got better but i feel guilty for feelin this way because i know how much i love him and he loves me but sometimes i feel suffercatede by him , like today he was fingering my then i ...

I used to be confident, happy and more sociable but now all I want to do is avoid being around people as much as possible.

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21 August 2012 (F) - 2 years ago I persuaded my boyfriend to move to my town so that we could live together and be together, knowing full well that things weren't going very well but thought it woud bring us together. It didn't work and I found out that he was quite ...