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Archived questions from: July, 2014 (see latest in Big Questions category)

Big Questions: Help and advice

Do a lot of people misinterpret politeness as flirting?

This question has 7 answers - newest was posted 3770 days ago

30 July 2014 (F) - Do a lot of people misinterpret politeness as flirting? I hate it when I'm friendly to people only to have them act cold. I smile at people passing by while out in public. Sometimes I'll get a scowl in return, usually from women. Men just look aw...

What does the CEO want? Should I go there prepared to share a bunch of ideas?

This question has 3 answers - newest was posted 3772 days ago

29 July 2014 (F) - I wrote an email to a company to give them some fresh ideas to help in its performance. I got a call from the secretary saying that the CEO and Marketing director want to meet with me. The call was very official but friendly. I'm not sure what the...

The guy who I thought was my closest friend will not talk to me. Am I over-reacting to his actions?.

This question has 3 answers - newest was posted 3771 days ago

29 July 2014 (M) - Hi, I had a small party and my closest friend at it wouldn't talk to me at all. He spent most of the night having a great time with another friend (their conversations were completely exclusive as well, so there was no way I could join in). He...

I have a gut feeling that something is wrong between her and me. Do you think I am wrong about this?

This question has 2 answers - newest was posted 3772 days ago

29 July 2014 (M) - So I've been dating this girl for a few months now I just have a gut feeling something is wrong. I do have some trust issues and paranoia from past problems but they aren't as bad as they used to be. She's always getting facebook notifications bu...

Am I being selfish? Or is my reluctance to share information with her due to her need to compete with me?

This question has 4 answers - newest was posted 3771 days ago

29 July 2014 (F) - Hi everybody, I am a nursing student soon to qualify and I have decided that I want to go down the route of medicine. I have researched the course and contacted the university. I have paid for the upcoming GAMSAT examination and started ...

I'm the lonliest guy in the world ...

This question has 6 answers - newest was posted 3754 days ago

29 July 2014 (M) - Hello everybody, I am a 17 year old guy who is extremely lonely. I am 6'5" tall and I'm not bad looking. I just graduated high school, I have friends, I have family, but I've never had a girlfriend, and I am pretty much the lonliest guy in the w...

My B/f's having a relationship with another girl who I was led to believe was his ex, I snooped though his texts and guess what I found?

This question has 8 answers - newest was posted 3772 days ago

28 July 2014 (F) - Hey all so I've been dating this guy going on 3 months we started dating while he was in another relationship. The relationship was serious he and the girl he was with had been together a year and 3 months and they lived together. Any way I was so...

At the moment writing is his priority, I want marriage and kids in the future, do I wait or walk?

This question has 7 answers - newest was posted 3773 days ago

27 July 2014 (F) - Ive been with my boyfriend just over a year. Everything is amazing! I thought i was in love with previous partners but nothing compares to how i feel about him. Hes so much fun and just completely gets me. He is eight years older than me. I have a ...

Should I tell my wife that I'm considering a visit to see a prostitute?

This question has 9 answers - newest was posted 3716 days ago

27 July 2014 (M) - Yes, this is a weird question to ask. However, my wife of 20 years will not have sex with me and has not for more than 10 years. It is something we have talked about many, many times but nothing ever changes. She doesn't want to divorce me and I...

He likes me! But am I over thinking? What if I do later change my mind about having children?

This question has 4 answers - newest was posted 3774 days ago

27 July 2014 (F) - Hello dear cupid'ers! I'm head over heels in love and it's absolutely wonderful, this guy is officially the cats pyjamas. We have been in a relationship for around 9 months now, and we are looking at getting a place together. I know we make eac...

I am concerned about my job ..... should I mention it to my boss?

This question has 4 answers - newest was posted 3774 days ago

26 July 2014 (F) - Hi I am just looking for advice or suggestions- I recently found out that my boss (I am a nanny working in the UK) has just put their house on the market (no sign outside of house) but I saw it in the agency that it is selling with- how do I g...

Why are some straight guys so scared to try something new?

This question has 14 answers - newest was posted 3771 days ago

25 July 2014 (M) - I got a question, i'm a gay guy and I love straight men, especially buff or frat guys. I can't get enough of them. Why are some straight guys so scared to try something new? ...

Have no intention of replicating my taboo fantasies in real life. But is one of my fantasies too taboo to share with my Bf? What counselling could help me?

This question has 3 answers - newest was posted 3775 days ago

25 July 2014 (F) - To put it simply, I have a really bad kink that involves getting off on taboo fantasies. I've fantasized about strange things most other women don't such as picturing my boyfriend with another woman, and I have read incest erotica online, but NONE...

I'm already prepared to put my marriage on the line, that's how sick of his family I am. What should I do?

This question has 5 answers - newest was posted 3776 days ago

24 July 2014 (F) - In a few weeks time I am due to go and stay at my husbands parents house, they are a muslim family. I have not met them before only spoken to them by phone and skype. His mother seems to be boss and interfering and has already made som comments that ...

Why is my boyfriend so insensitive towards me?

This question has 2 answers - newest was posted 3777 days ago

24 July 2014 (F) - HI, I feel very disappointed with my bf after 3 years. I take alot of effort for him to make him feel special for bday, anniversary etc. But very seldom he does things for me. Yesterday, i reminded him about our anniversary is this weekend and...

Can alcohol really cause people to blackout?

This question has 14 answers - newest was posted 3777 days ago

23 July 2014 (M) - Hello I was wondering as people claim they had a blackout after drinking excessively and didn't know what happened, is it real or just a way to avoid embarrassment? I have actually never had a blackout or a moment even with extreme drinkin...

I have a boyfriend but he doesn't know I am already married!

This question has 11 answers - newest was posted 3776 days ago

23 July 2014 (F) - Dear cupid, im in totally mess right now, i hope you can help me more than i can help myself, im facing such a messy situation what can i do..My story goes this way, i had a boyfriend right now, we already knew each other for about a year i think ...

Should I choose loyalty or my own interest? I'd love to have kids but her condition means she cannot have intercourse.

This question has 6 answers - newest was posted 3778 days ago

23 July 2014 (M) - Hi, I am in my early 40s and in a relationship with a woman for a very long time. We really get along very well and I would be happy to spend the rest of our lives together... IF it weren't for the fact that she has a health condition for a ver...

Is there such a thing as a ridiculously attractive average looking guy?

This question has 5 answers - newest was posted 3778 days ago

21 July 2014 (M) - There have been a very very small number of guys who said they've done some kind of psychological exercises to become more attractive to girls and now they get checked out everywhere they go by a LOT of girls and don't have to say anything special ...

How do I keep from being a slut?

This question has 5 answers - newest was posted 3779 days ago

21 July 2014 (F) - I fell for this guy when I was 15, and we broke up when I was 17. I'm 19 now. When we were together I was so happy, he was my first kiss, first love and on my 17th birthday I gave him my virginity. A couple weeks later he broke up with me. For the ...

How can I ever tell my wife that due to my diabetes my ability to have sexual relations is no more?.

This question has 4 answers - newest was posted 3780 days ago

21 July 2014 (M) - I am a 53 year old man and I have lost my ability to have sex because I suffer from diabetes. I can just can ejaculate but my penis is not hard enough to sustain sexual relations with my wife. I feel guilty myself. My wife is so good, How can I te...

Is it good or bad to have a high angled Penis?

This question has 4 answers - newest was posted 3780 days ago

21 July 2014 (M) - Anyone know if a high erection angle, e.g. 11 o'clock, is particularly stimulating to women or is there not much benefit to having one? I have one and sex doesn't feel that great for me because of it, I think. But if it gets girls off particularly ...

I stress over everything. What are some tips to help overcome insecurity?

This question has 1 answer - newest was posted 3780 days ago

21 July 2014 (F) - I'm super insecure- about everything really, from my relationship with my boyfriend to my relationships with my friends, to my appearance, personality, etc. I know it's a problem, and I know it'll continue to make me unhappy if i don't try to chan...

Can anyone with dog wisdom give me some advice?

This question has 5 answers - newest was posted 3781 days ago

20 July 2014 (F) - Hi there, This is SORT of a relationship question.. We have just built a new home and we'd like to buy/rescue a dog. I have never owned a dog before so I don't know what to expect. Throughout my life I've adopted sick goldfish and restored ...

My girlfriend's little sister is going all wierd on me.

This question has 4 answers - newest was posted 3780 days ago

20 July 2014 (M) - Ok this is weird. Me and my girlfriend have been together for 4 and a half years. The other day we went to the water park with her younger sister. While there at one point the litter sister, who is 18 and I'm 20, started to tickle me underwater ...

Will I ever stop regretting that I wasted my 20s?

This question has 6 answers - newest was posted 3780 days ago

19 July 2014 (M) - Hello helpers, Recently I am coming to terms that I have been depressed some way for nearly 10 years now. I didn't think I was before I just thought life was naff and I could never be happy. But anyway over the years I have spent time with no amb...

He's a great guy but I don't feel any physical attraction

This question has 11 answers - newest was posted 3780 days ago

19 July 2014 (F) - Hi everyone, I have a little bit of a situation, please for years now I have been out of relationships because basically I would meet only "bad guys" or really incompatible people. Recently I have met this younger guy and it seems like we really g...

Am I over reacting? My husband's been having outburts that make no sense. It this the start of domestic abuse?

This question has 8 answers - newest was posted 1998 days ago

19 July 2014 (F) - I have been with my husband for five years, married for two of them. He is usually helpful, polite, funny and affectionate. In the last three years, there have been outbursts that made no sense. In the first one, he started an argument when we ...

Could marriage work for us in the future if we have different standards right now? His binge drinking was an issue in the past.

This question has 2 answers - newest was posted 3783 days ago

19 July 2014 (F) - Hello, I have been living with my boyfriend for a little over a year now and I have some questions. I need some perspective on my situation. He is ready to marry me, and I am not so sure. He asked me a few months ago and I said no because we were ...

Husband has no interest in sex and has ED. Ten years of no sex. How can I address my need for sexual satisfaction?

This question has 5 answers - newest was posted 3780 days ago

18 July 2014 (F) - I'm so sad, I don't know what to do. Me and my husband can't have sex , due to his lack of libido, and inability to get an erection . I just don't know what to do. I'm in such a despair , about this. Time to time, I feel I can't go on like this. I ...

I'm older now so how and where should I meet this guy I used to talk to online? What's a way to make it safe and get to know him better in person?

This question has 4 answers - newest was posted 3780 days ago

18 July 2014 (F) - Hello everybody. Hope we are all well! A quick question really, if anyone is able to let me know their opinions? Right, I'll try and keep this as short as I can. Basically, a few years ago I did meet a guy online. We hit it off, yeah, bu...

Socially and emotionally Ostracised at home. Need to feel better about me and find a job so I can move out. How can I cope better?

This question has 8 answers - newest was posted 3782 days ago

18 July 2014 (F) - In short details: I'm 18. No friends (I have no way to work on that until September; I only have a couple of online friends). No family except mum, dad and sister. Emotionally neglected at home for eleven years. Seen three counsellors but ...

What can I do? I have conflicting feelings about my relationship and it's scaring me.

This question has 3 answers - newest was posted 3783 days ago

18 July 2014 (F) - Thanks very much for taking the time to read this. I've been struggling with my conflicting feelings about my relationship, and as time goes on and I grow more and more attached to my boyfriend, my feelings just conflict more and more. I used t...

I was left in the dark and he chose to be uncommunicative when we broke up. What went wrong? How to deal with it?

This question has 3 answers - newest was posted 3784 days ago

17 July 2014 (F) - Advice needed on how to deal with being left in the dark. I was seeing someone, it wasn't really going anywhere serious but I liked him .Our last conversation wasn't great- by text - and ended with a question from me. And no answer from him. Being...

I can't get a Bf, but is it because I think boys judge girls on their looks?

This question has 9 answers - newest was posted 3784 days ago

17 July 2014 (F) - I had a crush on this boy for about a year, (he was 18) and we have been friends for about 4 years. I thought it was time for me to tell him how I feel, it took a lot of courage but eventually I asked him out. He said he'd get back to me.. He came ...

Do you have any idea how I can work on self worth issues to make me feel like I'm deserving of love for who I am?

This question has 5 answers - newest was posted 3784 days ago

17 July 2014 (F) - Hi all, I have significant issues with self worth and self esteem. I have never been to a therapist to discuss thid but as I get older, I'm finding these issues are negatively impacting other areas of my life. I have struggled with eating di...

Bf has a short fuse and says he has PTSD and as a result I walk on egg shells. What can I do about this situation?

This question has 5 answers - newest was posted 3763 days ago

17 July 2014 (F) - My boyfriend said he has PTSD and he doesn't take any meds for it. He did take meds for a couple months but he didn't like the way it made him feels so he stopped taking. He was in the army and he said he started feeling that way I guess after he ...

I'm absolutely miserable at my job, what should I do when there are no tasks needing doing?

This question has 8 answers - newest was posted 3784 days ago

16 July 2014 (F) - I've been working a 9-5 summer internship/job for the summer - I do get paid, but on the downside, I'm absolutely miserable. I ask my supervisors for work, but they really don't have anything for me to do. When they give me work, I accomplish it, ...

My parents hate my boyfriend who was also my ex...and now I'm 6 weeks pregnant. How do I break this news to them?

This question has 5 answers - newest was posted 3782 days ago

16 July 2014 (F) - When I was 15 I met a guy and started dating him, he was everything a parent didnt want their teenage daughter dating. Part of me liked him because he drive my parents crazy. He was older (20 yrs old) had run away from home , lived with friends,...

Preparing for a job interview and I'm very nervous. How do I go about it?

This question has 4 answers - newest was posted 3784 days ago

16 July 2014 (F) - I have an interview for a Youth Worker job tomorrow afternoon. I'm very nervous. I haven't had an interview for ages.It wasn't my idea to do this kind of work. The Jobcentre put me forward for it. I am a shy person, so I hope I would be ok working ...

Meeting my LDR boyfriend's family for the first time. Does this mean that he's thinking long term with me, or conceptualizing marriage?

This question has 7 answers - newest was posted 3784 days ago

16 July 2014 (F) - Hi Dear Cupiders, I've been involved in a long distance relationship (LDR) with my boyfriend of 10 months. I'm African American and he's Nigerian. We're both committed and love each other dearly. After the multiple visits to and from NYC and Atl...

Married 50 years. What do I do now: start over or live the rest of my life like this?

This question has 10 answers - newest was posted 3785 days ago

15 July 2014 (F) - Well where do you start, I just reached my 50Th wedding anniversary, I said* reached( not celebrate) because my husband said if I take you somewhere you will just just start a argument, which is not true as I paid for a trip to Vegas and he didn't ...

Been hiding my pregnancy for 5 months. How do I announce it to my family?

This question has 6 answers - newest was posted 3785 days ago

15 July 2014 (F) - I have been hiding my pregnancy for about five months. I haven't told anyone except for a few friends. I've finally decided that I'll tell my family. i finally feel ready to face the consequences. i feel strong enough to bear the negative reactions. ...

He ignored my facebook request and now is staring at me at work. Awkward! What's going on?

This question has 6 answers - newest was posted 3785 days ago

15 July 2014 (F) - Hi everyone! I'm in an embarrassing situation! I recently started at a new job 5 weeks ago. Everybody's lovely but there are a large amount of staff that rotate, so you can often go weeks without working with certain members. Anyway I'm tryin...

Are people more likely to speak their minds when they are drunk?

This question has 8 answers - newest was posted 3785 days ago

15 July 2014 (F) - So ive got the inevitable question. Are people (espeically guys who are kinda of shy but just in general as well) more likely to tell their true feelings, and speak their mind when they're drunk or after even drinks? Is it true what they say th...

What happens to humans if they don't get hugs at all and is it normal to feel down after having a good time?

This question has 6 answers - newest was posted 3787 days ago

15 July 2014 (F) - I recently received a hug and a kiss on the cheek from someone kind of well known I admire. I met her after an event with few other who were waiting. A few of us gave her cards and I gave her a few yellow flowers to say all the best, she was ...

I have been invited to spend time with my Bf's elderly grandmother. What can I do there so don't feel like a freeloader?

This question has 12 answers - newest was posted 3786 days ago

14 July 2014 (F) - I'm going away for the Summer, to my boyfriend's grandma place. She's quite the old lady (90 I think) and lives in a very, very small town by the river (the whole town has about 20 houses). She owns a farm, so I'll be getting home cooked meal...

In Love: At what point can I make a move on my University Lecturer? After I finish my MA?

This question has 8 answers - newest was posted 3782 days ago

14 July 2014 (F) - First post in here, I really need help. I'll get straight to the point; I'm in love with my university lecturer. He's introduced me into a whole new world of my subject area that has inspired me to carry on my education and we can have conversatio...

What's the best way to approach a woman? Need tips please

This question has 4 answers - newest was posted 3787 days ago

14 July 2014 (M) - Hello everyone, I'm 24 year old young man who is afraid to approach women. I'm not inexperienced in terms of a relationship or anything like that because I've had serious relationship and they've gone pretty well until they just fade out, and ...

Is it salvageable? If yes, then how do I salvage my relationship?

This question has 2 answers - newest was posted 3783 days ago

14 July 2014 (F) - Hi, I am a 28 years old woman, I met this guy online (he's 38), we are living in different country. I was in a relationship when he first contacted me, but only told him that when i was about to break up with my ex. After 6 months I came to ...