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Archived questions from: January, 2008 (see latest in Family category)

Family: Help and advice

When do I start shaving? I'm too embarassed to ask my mum.

This question has 7 answers - newest was posted 5926 days ago

31 January 2008 (F) - my problem is when do i start shaaving im imbarresd to ask my mum...

I miss my family and I don't know what to do. Can anyone help?

This question has 16 answers - newest was posted 5200 days ago

31 January 2008 (F) - Well it all started two years ago and it still hurts. i need advice on how to get over it or cope with it. I moved away from my family over two years ago and I left everything and once in a while I just miss them so bad. I just dont know what to do. ...

My ex could never get over the fact I dated somebody else during a break: please help me put my family back together.

This question has 7 answers - newest was posted 6134 days ago

31 January 2008 (M) - my ex and i have were together over 4 years. we have a beautiful little girl, an engagement, 2 dogs, a house, joint bank accounts, etc. things were rough about 2 1/2 years in, we fought constantly and i split up with her, then dated another wo...

Would love to reveal my sexual orientation to my parents and friends, but I am scared of their reaction. How do I put it?

This question has 3 answers - newest was posted 6137 days ago

31 January 2008 (M) - I'm 22 and live in London UK. I have known that I'm gay since early adolescence. I started to meet guys off the internet, and go to gay bars and clubs. Up to now, the only people I have told I'm gay are other gay men, who have absolutely no ...

I'm undecided - should I give in to my brother's urges and have sex with him?

This question has 35 answers - newest was posted 5655 days ago

31 January 2008 (F) - My brother trying to seduce me. He's been trying for a long time, from time to time he was making a move on me, but now I think he's serious. When we were in early teens (13-15) we already had a kind of sexual relationship with him - we've been tou...

I can't decide.....my wife?? Or my girlfriend??

This question has 5 answers - newest was posted 6138 days ago

31 January 2008 (M) - I need help from someone who has been through this life crisis before, and has time to read my story! My wife and I married in our late 20s, thinking we both knew what we wanted, and although we didn’t have a whirlwind passionate romance, we thou...

Do I chose my family or the love of my life?

This question has 11 answers - newest was posted 6127 days ago

30 January 2008 (F) - i am a hindu girl.i am in love with a christian boy.my family is against this affair.they want me to marry a hindu .but i cant.we love each other so much.he is very sincere and loving.but then i dont want to hurt my parents.what will i do.i want my ...

Been trying to concieve for awhile..and now I have to ask--am I pregnant ??

This question has 2 answers - newest was posted 6140 days ago

29 January 2008 (F) - ok here goes. My husband and I have been trying to conceive for 18 months and no luck yet. BUT i feel pregnant this month...does that sound weird? I have a bad lower back, twinges and aches in my womb and more so towards the left around the ovary, I ...

I want him to commit more--should I get his Mother in my corner?

This question has 2 answers - newest was posted 6139 days ago

29 January 2008 (F) - Please talk me out of this, or at least give me an insight! I woke up this morning with my boyfriend's mother in my mind, and the urge to write her a letter. I think she thinks we're not going out any more and I want her to know how truly, madly, ...

His ex wife does not leave us alone (harassing me, including at work, making my bf feel insecure etc.) What can we do?

This question has 5 answers - newest was posted 6139 days ago

29 January 2008 (F) - Hi I have been dating a wonderful man since September of last year and things have been progressing really well until his ex wife met me. Instantly she chose to take him to family court and refused to let him see his kids. She is now trying to stop ...

How do I earn extra money and still have time to spend with my kids?

This question has 6 answers - newest was posted 6007 days ago

28 January 2008 (F) - Quick question. Does anyone have any suggestions as to what I could do on the weekends to earn extra money but still spend time with my children? I already work full time and my evenings and weekends are usually spent cooking, cleaning and tending ...

My mom lies to me, and treats me & my baby like we don't matter.

This question has 9 answers - newest was posted 5074 days ago

28 January 2008 (F) - My mom is really stressing me out. She lies and is a very selfish person. I have a 9 month old baby and my mom never wants to see her. She never helps me out, if she has a week off work, like this week I asked her if she was off because she ...

Mom died, and my family is turning their backs on me, what can I do?

This question has 4 answers - newest was posted 6053 days ago

28 January 2008 (F) - I rang my Mom on Tuesday and was told by my sister on Tuesday that my mom had six weeks left to live. My sister had contacted everyone else in the family but me. My mom is in the US and I live in Ireland. I gathered up my resources and rang my Mom ...

I want to move abroad with my daughter. Where do I stand legally in regards to her father?

This question has 9 answers - newest was posted 6059 days ago

27 January 2008 (F) - Hi i want to take my daughter to live abroad.Iwas not married to the father however he is on the birth certificate,how do i stand legally?...

My gf shouts at her 10 year old daughter! How do I tell my gf to stay calm?

This question has 4 answers - newest was posted 6141 days ago

27 January 2008 (M) - My girlfriend shouts at her daughter when she's been bad. As you'd expect her daughter ends up crying. I don't like it either. I'm not a parent but if I ever think she's not behaiving I turn her TV off or something like that and try my best to stay ...

Haven't spoken to my family in 10 years! Now my Aunt is trying to contact me...advice?

This question has 4 answers - newest was posted 6053 days ago

27 January 2008 (F) - Hi, i haven't spoken to my family in over 10yrs and since new year an aunt of mine has been trying to get in touch with me through a private detective. When i was 17 i realised i was a lesbian and started a relationship with a girl at school, we got ...

Am I talking too much to his parents about his affair?

This question has 6 answers - newest was posted 6139 days ago

27 January 2008 (F) - My husband of ten years had an affair with a woman for 10 months. She works 2 blocks from his office and they see each other daily. I caught him and he confessed and so did she. Both of them told me that it was over and that it was merely sexual ...

Want to give it a shot

This question has 4 answers - newest was posted 6142 days ago

27 January 2008 (F) - Okay, so I've known this guy all my life. Our parents were good friends but then when we started our different schools we never saw each other. Our parents sent each other christmas cards but we never met up as families. We didn't really know each ...

Never knew there was a problem

This question has 5 answers - newest was posted 6142 days ago

27 January 2008 (F) - Im so Confused! Nearly 2 years ago my ex of 8 years walked out on me and our son of then aged 5 with no warning. (My world just feel apart) We never argued and I thought we was really happy-even trying for our 2nd child. I just dont know what went...

Have been engaging in flirtatious conversations with my mom’s younger cousin. Would a relationship between us be legal/moral?

This question has 4 answers - newest was posted 6107 days ago

27 January 2008 (F) - OK, here is my situation…I am a college student, with a loving family. Recently I have found myself engaging in flirtatious conversations with my mom’s younger cousin. He is not married, and we have so much in common, we started out as close ...

Should I divorce to see what happens with my best friend, whom I have always loved? We're both unhappy in our present situations.

This question has 4 answers - newest was posted 6142 days ago

27 January 2008 (?) - I am totally in love with my best friend. We have known each other since we were teenagers. We dated in our teens and were each others first loves. When we broke up, we remained best friends. He moved away in his early 20's and got on with his ...

Arranged marriage ruining my life

This question has 5 answers - newest was posted 6142 days ago

27 January 2008 (F) - i am very sad crying all the tears in my body, didnt realise i could cry that much.. they just keep flooding my cheeks.. i am in love with my boyfriend, in 6months i am leaving him and going back to my own country to get married, arranged...

Death is inevitable, but ...

This question has 2 answers - newest was posted 6143 days ago

26 January 2008 (F) - I think i am depressed. Or maybe i am just feeling sorry for myself. Only i don't know what to do. I haven't had a good few years. I know death is all part of life, they always say you are born to die, but the past few years have been ridiculous....

I'm 16 and need to get on birth control. What should I do?

This question has 5 answers - newest was posted 6133 days ago

26 January 2008 (F) - Hi...im 16 and i have hade sex!and i dont wanna tell my mom. but i really don't wanna get pregnant eather. i use a condom every time but i would like 2 get on birth control! what should i do?...

Should my cousin and I stop getting physical everytime we stop together now we are older? We are both females..

This question has 2 answers - newest was posted 6143 days ago

26 January 2008 (F) - once a year i go to visit my family in mexico and i have a girl cousin there who i always share a room with. the thing is that for many years already we have started to make out and touch each other at night...we never talk about it and we just lay ...

I don't want the abortion...But they're all pressuring me!

This question has 28 answers - newest was posted 5407 days ago

26 January 2008 (F) - I'm 17 and 8-9 weeks pregnant. I have my first midwife appointment on the 25th February. My boyfriend and parents are basically forcing me into an abortion that I don't want because I KNOW that after it I will be a wreck. Sure abortion is for ...

Secretly in love with my wife's sister. I realise my marriage was a mistake. What next?

This question has 5 answers - newest was posted 5788 days ago

26 January 2008 (M) - what if you can't stand being married to the person you've married. what if after years of being married you realize that you've made a mistake. what if your marriage has turned out to be that you thought you could change the person you married, ...

His family are coming betwen us. How can I make this relationship last?

This question has 1 answer - newest was posted 6142 days ago

25 January 2008 (F) - im struggling to keep my relationship with my bf alive due to his family. first of all is he is a long distance bf which i can only see around every 4-7 weeks for maybe 4 days. also we can only speak on the phone 2 hours a day the main problems...

Should we cancel our plans to meet up because its his mums birthday party?

This question has 4 answers - newest was posted 6142 days ago

25 January 2008 (F) - im really excited about the fact ive been with my ld bf for a year. next week and we have booked time off work to see each other, only problem is his mums bday party the same time, and my bf is expected to go even though its not a big bday. and he ...

She can't see that sex is love for me

This question has 2 answers - newest was posted 6143 days ago

25 January 2008 (M) - hi I'm 54 my wife is 34 we have 3 kids in the beginning we had the best sex i ever had i love her so much it hearts dont work i have money look after kids all day we don't sleep together we have sex 4/5 times a year she dont touch me just says put ...

Tormented by love for cousin

This question has 6 answers - newest was posted 6040 days ago

25 January 2008 (M) - First off I wanna say The bible says nothing about being with a cousin as bad. Actually there are stories of key members being with their cousins. Its bad when you're with a brother or sister, thats considered incest. Anyways I am in severe agony ...

Follow the path I'm on, or change routes?

This question has 2 answers - newest was posted 6143 days ago

25 January 2008 (F) - I have been in an "exclusive" relationship with a man 18 years older than myself for 3 years. Our age difference has never been an issue for me. He is very sweet and attentive when we are together. Sex is amazing. The problem is that he was ...

My Partner has just left me with a newborn baby. How can I get through the grief and raise my two kids successfully?

This question has 7 answers - newest was posted 6007 days ago

25 January 2008 (F) - My Partner has just left me with an 8 week old baby and I'm really struggling to come to terms with this and finding life very difficult at the moment. We had been arguing for some months and had come to a stalemate situation. Several nights a...

Meeting my partner's parents.

This question has 4 answers - newest was posted 6144 days ago

25 January 2008 (F) - If I guy tells a girl who hasn't met his parents that the parents said "Don't bring a random girl home, to bring home someone then break up with them after a week is something we dont want. Bring someone long-term". He told me I wasn't a random ...

I feel she only needs me as a dad for the kids now, and I'm doubtful of her love. Should I give up so easily?

This question has 11 answers - newest was posted 6131 days ago

25 January 2008 (M) - Hey guys. My problem is I don't think my fiannce loves me anymore, we have been having problems since before christmas and it just seems like we are going round in circles. She used to tell me everthing any problems she had. I love her so much...

My best friend has broken my brothers heart twice...and I am sick of being involved.

This question has 3 answers - newest was posted 6005 days ago

25 January 2008 (F) - ok please help me on this on!! My best friend since pre-school startimg dating my older brother about 4 yrs. ago. Well they broke up a year later and since blood is thicker than water i took my brothers side on the situation needless to say they...

How can I tell my cousin how I feel about her??

This question has 6 answers - newest was posted 4288 days ago

25 January 2008 (M) - hi, I am falling in love with my cousin(my mom's brother's daughter). I am 16 and she is 18. We came close before 8 months. when we were watching movie i touch her body parts like lips, neck,waist, back, her butt, even when she was washing dish...

They wont listen to me about my options at school. What can I do?

This question has 2 answers - newest was posted 6144 days ago

24 January 2008 (M) - I Am Close To Choosing my options in school - 3 lessons that are decided on what i want to do when i am older - but my mum keeps trying to change my options. she also said that i wont be able to do a game designer course at university - wich is what ...

What shall I do?? I can't have him because his family won't permit it but I can't be without him.

This question has 5 answers - newest was posted 6124 days ago

24 January 2008 (F) - hello. I'm a 22 years old Muslim Asian girl (i'm a Malays). I'm studying in one private college in my country and it is the same place that i have met my bf. My bf is a foreign student from Arabs. We have been together almost 3 years. He is fro...

How do I tell my strictly religious mother I am pregant??

This question has 3 answers - newest was posted 6144 days ago

24 January 2008 (?) - I'm really stressing out. I'm pregnant. And I know for a fact that my mother will kill me for it. I'm not married, but I'm so in love with my boyfriend of 14 months, and we plan to get married one day. But the other night he ran out of condoms, ...

Do I stay with my partner just to keep my family together or risk giving everything up for this new guy?

This question has 4 answers - newest was posted 6143 days ago

23 January 2008 (F) - ive been with my partner for 10 years now and we have 2 children together.he was my first love and we got together when i was only 16. things havent always been good but we recently moved house away from friends and family to make a fresh start bu...

Concerned about people who sleep with those who they know are mairried.

This question has 17 answers - newest was posted 6139 days ago

23 January 2008 (?) - Why is it that advice given to a mistress is way off it seems that people do not want to hurt these people's feelings. Well as for my husband's affair there was no feelings pure anal sex is what she promised online and that turned out to be a ...

Concerned my mom is getting married too fast. What do you think?

This question has 4 answers - newest was posted 5790 days ago

23 January 2008 (F) - My mother and I live in different states, about 1000 miles apart. She began dating a new man in early December and told me how great he was and she was very happy. She continually said that they were going to take this slow. She decided to come ...

She cheated before. I think she is again! Help!

This question has 2 answers - newest was posted 6145 days ago

23 January 2008 (M) - Hi I am 40 and I've been married for 13 years and know each other for 18 I have three children 8, 6, and 4. My wife had an affair within the first year of our marriage but I somehow managed to forgive and give her my trust back. Do you give trust or ...

He was in jail for a year and has missed out time with our son. Now I want to leave. What should I do?

This question has 2 answers - newest was posted 6145 days ago

23 January 2008 (F) - ok i have a problem. i've been with this man for about 4 years but last year fot the whole year he was in jail. he missed out on the best part which is our son. now that he's out he tries to have me home all day everyday and i have to do what he ...

What do we do about visitation for the children now we are splitting?

This question has 7 answers - newest was posted 6145 days ago

23 January 2008 (F) - I have come to end of my relationship of ten years.I belive its OVER!! After ten years,and 3 kids he recently TOLD me we have no future together.I have put up with his manic depression,his affair,his mental,verbal and physical abuse.Him twisting ...

Should I start a serious relationship with my cousin?

This question has 6 answers - newest was posted 6142 days ago

23 January 2008 (M) - Dear Cupid I need help a.s.a.p. I am in love with my cousin who is 2 years older then me and I think she likes me back. I know its wrong so I tried to go out with other girls but I always compare them and I realize that no one is better th...

I'm in love with my cousin. What should we do?

This question has 3 answers - newest was posted 6083 days ago

23 January 2008 (M) - Dear Cupid I am so confuse I think.... NO I know I am starting to fall in love with my cousin who is just 2 years older then me. All I want to know is that knowing that this is wrong I still want to have a serious relationship with her. I...

I feel I have to much presure from my parents, how can I tell them to sort this out for themselves?

This question has 4 answers - newest was posted 6146 days ago

23 January 2008 (F) - Hi, I live with my parents due to financial reasons. after a series of bereavements, my mum moved out in the new year,so now I just live with my dad. they both talk to me about their problems (we have always been close) but i find it so hard to deal...

15 and wanting children

This question has 9 answers - newest was posted 6123 days ago

22 January 2008 (F) - hey guys im 15 years old and i really want children, i have a part time job in year 10. when im not working or going to school im watchen childrena and i have been since i was 8 years old id cook dinner clean the house. the ages i normaly whatch in ...