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Archived questions from: December, 2012 (see latest in Dating category)

Dating: Help and advice

When a guy writes "xxxx" to you, does it mean he likes you?

This question has 3 answers - newest was posted 4348 days ago

31 December 2012 (?) - Well, there's this guy I like. I have known him for awhile. We hugged and stuff but just recently he has been talkin to me more than usual. After talking with him he put after his text, xxxx. Now I know xoxo means Hugh's and kisses but could xxxx ...

My ex said we can get back together if things don't work out with her current boyfriend, but I can't handle the thought of her giving her virginity to someone else.

This question has 6 answers - newest was posted 4349 days ago

31 December 2012 (M) - The relationship with my ex-girlfriend is a long and complicated one so I’ll try to explain it as clearly and concise as possible. (The names used are not the real names of people involved) We first started dating during our sophomore year o...

Had an amazing date with my friend but now haven't heard from him for a week. Was he making excuses when he cancelled another date? We are both in relationships with other people.

This question has 6 answers - newest was posted 4271 days ago

31 December 2012 (F) - Hi I have this friend L, we to talk to each other/hang out with friends etc. Nothing ever happened as he has a gf and I have a bf and he was moving to another country. However, we were both unhappy with our relationships and we do talk to each oth...

I'm married and had an affair with a colleague, but he decided to stay with his GF. I'm so miserable and crushed, and can't face seeing him at work.

This question has 9 answers - newest was posted 4338 days ago

31 December 2012 (F) - I am married 6 years with a young child. 10 months ago I started texting with a guy I work with, who lives with his girlfriend. We had an instant connection and starting texting non stop. We fell in love...always wanting to see eachothe...

BF loves to cuddle and I can't sleep! Is it because I'm too warm, or because he's in my space too much?

This question has 9 answers - newest was posted 4328 days ago

31 December 2012 (F) - Hi there... basically I've been with my boyfriend for nearly 3 years now really very happy together got a real good honest relationship. I have an issue he is really cuddly, I on the other hand am not so much. I do enjoy a hug now and again bu...

Need some advice on getting back into the dating pool

This question has 5 answers - newest was posted 4349 days ago

31 December 2012 (F) - My boyfriend of 3.5 years and I broke up about 2 months ago. Last year we went through some tough times, even going to therapy together. All the time he telling me he wanted to marry me and we had the same goals. I dont really believe in living ...

What's wrong with my relationship with my Gf? She seems to find fault with me all the time.

This question has 4 answers - newest was posted 4349 days ago

31 December 2012 (M) - I have been going out with this girl for a while now and have been enjoying every moment we are together. Ever since we officially became boyfriend and girlfriend, she has been shooting me down. For instance, I asked her if she wanted to hang out...

I'm not sure about her behaviour - is she a flake?

This question has 1 answer - newest was posted 4350 days ago

31 December 2012 (F) - i've been seeing this girl, and i can't lie, she's confusing the crap out of me. we met about two months ago when she started working with me. one night, a few work friends, including her, all went out for drinks, and after everyone left, she came ...

Is this a one sided relationship where I initiate all the actions to support the relationship and her? Yet her efforts to support the relationship are scant.

This question has 6 answers - newest was posted 4270 days ago

31 December 2012 (M) - My girlfriend and I are both in our 40's and have been together for 8 months. We love each other very much but it seems like I'm the one always doing the "little things": helping with her kids, shuttling them from place to place, writing her lett...

How am I going to talk to her about what happened? And what do I say when I see this guy (who has a crush on me) next?

This question has 1 answer - newest was posted 4350 days ago

31 December 2012 (M) - When my best friend's boyfriend found out I was bi, he started hanging out with me more and told me he was questioning his sexuality. That was three months ago. Last week he told me he didn't just like me, he loves me and that he was going to bre...

How can I introduce the idea of us being more than friends to him?

This question has 3 answers - newest was posted 4297 days ago

31 December 2012 (F) - I met a guy several months ago and he's honestly one of the most incredible people I've met in a long time. When we met, he had a girlfriend but we became very close friends although even then I fancied him a bit. About a month ago he broke up with ...

As the man, should I be doing the asking?

This question has 7 answers - newest was posted 4349 days ago

30 December 2012 (M) - I have a lady in my life. We are friends, good friends and I'd like to be more than friends but it hasn't reached that point. I'm old fashioned. I've always believed a man has to court the lady, that when a man wants to do something, ie go...

How do I help my b/f get over fights without always breaking up?

This question has 3 answers - newest was posted 4350 days ago

30 December 2012 (F) - Me and my boyfriend, well now ex-boyfriend have been dating on and off for the past year. He was the one who always broke it off because we'd get in a fight. How do I help him over come the fights we have without breaking it off all the time?...

How do I make sense of my boyfriend's friends and their/his actions?

This question has 1 answer - newest was posted 4349 days ago

30 December 2012 (F) - Hi, I have been going out with my boyfriend for 1.5 year. we broke up for two months because he was too scared to be open and let me into his world in case i hurt him like an ex did, keeping me at a distance, and not helping correct the thin...

Is this guy just a user?

This question has 7 answers - newest was posted 4349 days ago

30 December 2012 (F) - When dating a guy for 2years he is laying in bed with me present girl freind a ex girlfreind calls while we are in bed making love.She tells my guy she loves him and he responds back and tells her he loves her to. Then hang up the phone and tells ...

Not sure if it is a good idea to date my ex's housemate!

This question has 1 answer - newest was posted 4350 days ago

30 December 2012 (F) - I feel really stupid asking this question but would it be unfair to date my exs housemate. My ex lives with 4 other lads one of the others parents rented houses. They have lived together 2 years and i was with my ex 1 1/2 years. Anyway we have been ...

I want my BF to grow up and save $ - Am I controlling?

This question has 4 answers - newest was posted 4350 days ago

30 December 2012 (F) - So I've been with my boyfriend for two years. He doesn't have a car or a license. So I drive him to and from work and everywhere else every day except on his days off. He pays for gas, most of it, and buys a few groceries since I stay with him at h...

Eight months pregnant by him and now he's broken up with me on Christmas Eve. What can I do? LDR and he's in the military. He says I've not given him enough space.

This question has 8 answers - newest was posted 4349 days ago

30 December 2012 (F) - I met this guy almost 12 mths ago, we were in love an every was great. Now I'm currently 8 months pregnant an recently he started talking a lot less, saying he needs space and that i message him too much. Then he then dumped me on Christmas Eve an ...

Been so difficult since we broke up. Should I just cut him off and move on? Or hope we can get back together?

This question has 1 answer - newest was posted 4350 days ago

30 December 2012 (F) - My ex and I broke up about a 1 1/2 months ago. Word got around around about two weeks ago that he liked another girl but also said he didnt want to date anyone for a while. Around a couple nights ago he had contacted me saying how he had been thin...

My boyfriend is acting almost paranoid about me leaving him and its really starting to get to me!

This question has 5 answers - newest was posted 4350 days ago

30 December 2012 (F) - I've been seeing my bf now for 4 and a half months, it started really well ( the honeymoon period) but now he's started to over react to situations, and I would almost go as far as calling it paranoid about me leaving him. I no he's had bad past ...

My boyfriend likes much younger women and I'm worried about him leaving me for someone younger than me

This question has 11 answers - newest was posted 4314 days ago

30 December 2012 (F) - I have two problems which are really causing me a lot of stress. You see, I am a 22 years old and looking to get married. I've lived in 4 countries, speak multiple languages, don't drink/smoke/go clubbing, and am almost finished with university. I ...

Did my boyfriend's fear of getting caught make him react differently during sex?

This question has 3 answers - newest was posted 4342 days ago

30 December 2012 (F) - my boyfriend and i love each other very much, yet he doesn't have his own house, so usually we wait until his parents are out of his house then we go cuddle, have sex, talk and sometimes times cook and eat together while watching tv. his fathe...

I seen photos of b/f with girls in his hotel room. Did he cheat on me?

This question has 4 answers - newest was posted 4349 days ago

30 December 2012 (F) - I have been with my boyfriend for nearly two years now. we both went out on a night out with our mates and i ended up going into the place he was and seen him with girls i have never seen before. He went on a lads holiday to zante last year and i ...

My boyfriend suffers from OCD and is too set in his ways. How can I get him to change?

This question has 5 answers - newest was posted 4350 days ago

30 December 2012 (F) - My boyfriend is too stuck in his ways.. He suffers with anxiety and ocd, its really quite bad but I knew this before I stated going out with him, I just feel its getting to much for me even though I love him. He won't get on buses to go places w...

Knowing who and what is right for you....

This question has 1 answer - newest was posted 4327 days ago

30 December 2012 (M) - “How do you know someone is right for you”? If most of us knew how to answer this question, you would tend to think there would be less questions posted to this site. Answering this question successfully does depend on a large degree of self-a...

We seem to get on okay through texting but when we meet up we don't click. What should I tell this guy?

This question has 1 answer - newest was posted 4350 days ago

30 December 2012 (F) - Alright... Here goes... This guy and I met in our final year of undergrad (two years ago). At the time, I was seeing someone else and I didn't even think twice about him. Last year (last Christmas) my boyfriend and I broke up and I began talking ...

Am I reading the signs all wrong?

This question has 6 answers - newest was posted 4349 days ago

30 December 2012 (F) - He is making me mad. I think he likes me, i have been working with him for a few months. Alot of people think he is grumpy because he doesn't get involved, very task centred guy. But with me: He throws things at me, He protects me- be it from ...

How do I break up with my younger girlfriend?

This question has 8 answers - newest was posted 4350 days ago

30 December 2012 (M) - Hi I've been seeing a much younger girl now for around six months. I should have listened to everyone who said "just have fun, don't get serious, it will never work"...well now we've done the Christmas thing, her presents to me were ridiculous,...

How can I get this girl who fancies my boyfriend to back off? She's stirring between us!

This question has 3 answers - newest was posted 4349 days ago

30 December 2012 (F) - Hey guys what should I do about this girl... Me and my bf have been together for 6 months now and we are becoming serious but there's this girl who fancies my bf, but my bf likes as a mate but said he would never date her. She isn't very attra...

I am having real issues with my boyfriend smoking weed and I don't know if I am overreacting or not.

This question has 7 answers - newest was posted 4350 days ago

30 December 2012 (F) - I have been going out with my boyfriend for 2.5 years now, and in the last six months he has started smoking weed regularly. I have never liked weed for no other reason that it smells bad and is a waste of time and money in my opinion, but I have ...

How do we deal with our communication differences when it comes to expressing love for each other, be it physical or emotional/verbally?

This question has 6 answers - newest was posted 4137 days ago

30 December 2012 (M) - I am a 22 year old male, and I have been dating my girlfriend for over a year and we never had any big issued or disputes till yesterday. She invited me over to her place after going to the mall and threw me out, hurting my feelings, simply because ...

I'm just afraid that down the road, we (or mainly I) will get sick of the same ol' same ol'

This question has 5 answers - newest was posted 4342 days ago

30 December 2012 (F) - Okay so my boyfriend doesn't like to be very spontaneous or do exhilirating things I like to do... such as riding rollercoasters, ice skating, carnivals, etc. And I've grown up with all of these things as a big part of my life, and they matter to ...

Why can't my family and friends mind their own business about my dating life? How should I respond?

This question has 2 answers - newest was posted 4349 days ago

30 December 2012 (F) - Dear Cupid, it's has been nine years since I have been in a relationship and now people who I know want me to return to the relationship scene . I feel like I am not ready yet I want to do me right now I feel if I go back to being with somebody...

Her parents are unhelpful and her bi-polar is not medicated as her parents can't afford it. I care about her deeply, but what can I do about supporting her, now that I have less time?

This question has 2 answers - newest was posted 4350 days ago

30 December 2012 (M) - Bit of background information: I'm 18 and about to enter my second semester of college, my Girlfriend is 17 and in High School. We've been dating for over a year now. We started dating when I was a Senior in High School. We saw each other every ...

I'm 13 and feeling pressured by my own longings to have sex with my Bf. But I'm scared of getting pregnant. What should I do?

This question has 7 answers - newest was posted 4350 days ago

30 December 2012 (F) - okay so im a teenage girl and i kind of feel pressured to have sex,not by anyone though, i have a certain longing for it.i want to wait till im married because im still a virgin but sex is so tempting to do. And i have the guy i want to do it with ...

I'm bi-curious. Women! How would you feel if your spouse suddenly said he was bisexual?

This question has 4 answers - newest was posted 4350 days ago

30 December 2012 (M) - Hey everyone! My question is pretty short I guess, but I'd like to know the answer in different ways. Would you want to know if your HUSBAND was bi-curious/bisexual? (Would you want to know if your HUSBAND was bi-curious/bisexual years later ...

He's been a friend for a long time but his new Gf is now his sole focus. Do these "obessive" type of relationships tend to last?

This question has 3 answers - newest was posted 4349 days ago

30 December 2012 (M) - Most people say relationships calm down after a few months, people stop being clingy, they calm down and care about other things in life other than their girlfriends and boyfriends. Is this true? I suppose I have a different opinon to lots o...

I want to date. But I'm also carer for my mother and sister. How have other carers been able to juggle studies, caring and me-time or even a relationship?

This question has 4 answers - newest was posted 4350 days ago

30 December 2012 (F) - I hate starting these off but basically I'm 17, I have only ever had 1 boyfriend and that's because I'm a carer for my mum and sister, my mum has COPD and my sister has cerebal palsy. Over the past few weeks I've started developing a crush on this ...

Seeking advice as considering getting an IUD. Can you explain any issues to consider? Side affects?

This question has 6 answers - newest was posted 4350 days ago

29 December 2012 (F) - I am a 22 year old female considering getting an IUD implanted. I have had one sex partner, and we are exclusive. I am wondering, if this things are so good...why does not everyone get one? I want to get one, but I am quite tight down there...

How do I ask my boyfriend is he was/is a ladykiller?

This question has 3 answers - newest was posted 4351 days ago

29 December 2012 (F) - My brothers friend and i have recently began a relationship after a few months of fwb. We really like each other and have talked about moving in together in march after my lease is up on my own flat. My brother however has put serious doubt in...

I think my boyfriend only wants material things from me

This question has 10 answers - newest was posted 4350 days ago

29 December 2012 (F) - I've been w my boyfriend for almost 2 years and I made the mistake in spoiling him and now I feel like the only thing he wants from me is material things. We haven't been intimate in over a year and I'm lucky enough to see him once a month. I love ...

How do we tell people that I'm dating my former teacher?

This question has 4 answers - newest was posted 4350 days ago

29 December 2012 (F) - i am dating this guy who is older than me i am 18 and he is 25 we have been dating for just over 2 months and before we started dating he was my teacher nothing happened whilst i was at college only afterwards how do we tell people what wil...

I don't know how to approach women. Is there any easy way to do so?

This question has 3 answers - newest was posted 4351 days ago

29 December 2012 (M) - Hey all! I could do with some tips on how to approach people more. I don't mean to sound full of myself but I am a fairly attractive and athletic guy who shouldn't have any problem meeting women. However, when it comes to the communication si...

Feeling overshadowed by this new girl

This question has 6 answers - newest was posted 4351 days ago

29 December 2012 (F) - Hi guys, I hope someone out there can help me out as I am feeling pretty stuck on this situation. I have met a lovely guy recently who I really feel I can connect with as we seem to get on so well like a house on fire and we share common interest...

Why would he bring up the past? Does he like me or not?

This question has 1 answer - newest was posted 4351 days ago

29 December 2012 (F) - My problem is that I went out with this guy when I was younger (6 years ago) and now we are chatting and flirting again, He approached me a couple of weeks ago by asking me about a cutesy nickname he had for me when we dated before and spoke about ...

Did I make the wrong decision by not giving my ex a second chance?

This question has 6 answers - newest was posted 4351 days ago

29 December 2012 (F) - Long story short, I broke up with my boyfriend of 7 and a half years about 4 months ago. I had felt that he didnt have enough respect for me. we had almost no sex life and he didnt want to marry me , which i had come to terms with over a few months. ...

Was I justified to walk away from a man who would not commit? I'm finding it hard to move on.

This question has 7 answers - newest was posted 4351 days ago

29 December 2012 (F) - Hi all. Just two weeks ago I ended a relationship with a man I had deep feelings for. He was not willing to commit to me. He and I were seeing each other for a year but he broke it off and started seeing someone else. All the while, he contin...

What is wrong with me? Am I damaged goods?

This question has 5 answers - newest was posted 4350 days ago

29 December 2012 (F) - What is wrong with me? Am I damaged goods?:(? So my ex bf cheated on me with 2 other girls and he dumped me when I found out. He got with someone straight after and when it didn't work out he came back begging me. Of course I gave him...

How can I stop being over jealous and clingy

This question has 2 answers - newest was posted 4351 days ago

29 December 2012 (M) - Umm hello, ok lemme just go straight to the point..I have a gf, we've. Been dating for 2 months now.. She is awesome, got no problem at all, or I dnt know if its a problem. I am too clingy or should I say too jealous, when ever she tells me about ...

Am I really just stubbornly holding onto a fantasy that is never going to come true?

This question has 5 answers - newest was posted 4351 days ago

29 December 2012 (F) - A little over a year ago, I met a man who I thought was different. He treated me in a way I had never been before and accepted and loved my young son from a previous relationship in a way I could only dream of. However, here were a few issues with ...