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Archived questions from: July, 2012 (see latest in Family category)

Family: Help and advice

We had a very emotional and nasty breakup and haven't spoken since.

This question has 10 answers - newest was posted 4512 days ago

31 July 2012 (M) - My ex-girlfriend and I dated inconsistently for over three years. We also lived together for most of that time period. Throughout that time period, we had some rocky times, but also some amazing ones. However, the major problems were her twin ...

I know the truth, still he tries to blame our son!

This question has 6 answers - newest was posted 4525 days ago

31 July 2012 (F) - My husband of many years has been on the internet chat with numerous girls, but one in particular for years.....I just found out this information of late. My problem is he will not admit to it....he blames it on our son...and calls me sick in the ...

Dad will disinherit me if I marry my guy. Is my Dad just being paranoid about my Fiance? Or does he have a point?

This question has 5 answers - newest was posted 4526 days ago

31 July 2012 (F) - Hi! Last night I told my estranged father I'm getting married in the Fall. He threw a fit and said if I do he will disinherit me and we won't talk anymore. When I asked him why he said that if we got divorced I'd have to support him financially ...

She lost the baby and she is crying and very upset. How do I comfort and support her?

This question has 6 answers - newest was posted 4525 days ago

31 July 2012 (M) - When we found out she was pregnant, it was a shock, she was excited but i was not so keen as i didn't ever see myself having kids. I got used to the idea and got excited and we went to look at baby clothes on the weekend and we had our first 12...

Ex lives the good life while I struggle to make ends meet for myself and our child. Should I take him to court?

This question has 7 answers - newest was posted 4527 days ago

30 July 2012 (F) - I was with my partner for 3 years, we have a two year old child together. I called it quits due to arguing and him not trusting me. So we have been apart for 2 months now, and I am trying to be civil for our child, I have been trying to arrange a ...

My ex and I have a daughter together and although he has contact with me, he doesn't even try to see her. Whats going on?

This question has 2 answers - newest was posted 4527 days ago

30 July 2012 (F) - My ex who happen's to be my child's father has not been in my life for the past 5 years. No contact from him what so ever. He came back around as he was in the middle of getting a divorce from his wife. His first contact was to try to have a second ...

My dad's family do not speak to their sister, they haven't for years! Is it too late to patch things up?

This question has 1 answer - newest was posted 4527 days ago

30 July 2012 (F) - So my dad and my two uncles (his brothers) have a feud with my aunt (their sister). This is the story (or as much of it that i know). When i was a baby (so about 15 years ago) my aunt kind of went off the deep end. She would call my dad and uncle...

My husband disrespected me, should I go back to him?

This question has 2 answers - newest was posted 4528 days ago

30 July 2012 (F) - My husband is 4 years older than me, we got 3 kids together he's a great father and a loving husband, he's such a nice guy, meaning he's always out there somewhere letting other women cry on his shoulders whenever they in need for someone to talk ...

How do I pull her up on her behaviour without hurting her feelings?

This question has 5 answers - newest was posted 4527 days ago

30 July 2012 (F) - My parents have been on rocky waters for the past few years. They married young and have found it hard to keep the passion a live. They have been separated for a couple of years but hadn't verified it exactly. They still live in the same house. ...

How do I deal with my boyfriend's sister who hates me

This question has 3 answers - newest was posted 4527 days ago

29 July 2012 (F) - hello aunts! i need some advice on how to deal with boyfriends sister who hates me. she's four years older than my boyfriend, we barely know each other because my boyfriend and her were never too close. last time we met was four days ago on a ga...

My ex-girlfriend left me for another guy and I then trashed her place. Is there any hope for reconciliation?

This question has 6 answers - newest was posted 4528 days ago

29 July 2012 (M) - My ex-girlfriend and I dated for almost four years. We had an incredible bond, and shared a close life together. We also lived together, up until recently. Years ago, I left her for someone else, due to communication issues, but then we got back ...

I didn't have money so I stole formula for my baby, am I going to go to jail?

This question has 3 answers - newest was posted 4528 days ago

29 July 2012 (F) - I am a twenty three year old female, I got caught for shoplifting yesterday and now I have to go to court. I am very scared, I've never been to court before or in the legal system at all. I didn't have any money and my daughter needed formula. D...

I am scared because my online friend says he is coming to take me back to the States!

This question has 14 answers - newest was posted 4528 days ago

29 July 2012 (F) - Dear Aunts, What am I supposed to do when my boyfriend of 3 years whom I met online decided to come meet me, when everyone in my family thinks that I shouldn't be with him. He is someone that I met on facebook. Although we don't meet on a regula...

My ex fiance's sister is sending me cryptic messages!

This question has 1 answer - newest was posted 4529 days ago

28 July 2012 (F) - I'm a little confused about a certain situation and not sure how I should react. My ex-fiance's sister recently posted personally to me on fb that if I observe something (didn't say what) I will obtain great wisdom and also, that if I pray t...

Is this possible? Could I do it? Want to cut verbally abusive brother out of my life but family frown upon it?

This question has 4 answers - newest was posted 4526 days ago

28 July 2012 (F) - prior to a question id asked the other day http://www.dearcupid.org/question/my-brother-is-verbally-abusing-me-and-ive5.html Well i took the great advice , thanks guys for that, decided to cut my brother out of my life. However in doing so, i've h...

My feelings for him are strong. His actions indicate he doesn't care. What should I do?

This question has 4 answers - newest was posted 4529 days ago

28 July 2012 (F) - I know i need to split up with my boyfriend, he is constantly out with his friends even though he has no job. We have a child together and when he is out im stuck in the house myself with no one to speak to, it has gotten so bad that it has driv...

Religious differences. Parental interference. I love him so much and I know he loves me too. What do I do!?

This question has 10 answers - newest was posted 4512 days ago

28 July 2012 (F) - I'm in love with my guy friend who has been brought up in one religion and me in another religion. I have started to question my beliefs about 2 years ago... now I identify as agnostic. A few months ago I told my parents about my love for my frie...

Sex only 4 times in 5 years? But no affection? Gives his Aunt more affection. Should I leave?

This question has 4 answers - newest was posted 4521 days ago

28 July 2012 (F) - My bf of five years has only had sex with me four times He also only shows affection to his aunt I'm staying with him but his aunt is the one to get the kiss when he comes home Is it normal he does kiss hold or touch me and I sleep in his bed I c...

My brother is verbally abusing me and I've had enough. What should I do now?

This question has 3 answers - newest was posted 4530 days ago

27 July 2012 (F) - just a quick moan, fed up with my younger brother. Hes always been a bit high strung, on his high horse, strong opinionated etc but hes such a hypocrit! Last year he got a 30k pay off from work and pretty much blew the lot on daft nights out, clot...

Tried for 18 months. Still not pregnant. What else can my husband and I do to make it happen? Please help?

This question has 3 answers - newest was posted 4530 days ago

27 July 2012 (F) - hi, we are trying from 1 and half year with my husband, we are trying for pregnant and i want to get pregnant soon, within 1 month.please tell me what else to try?....

How can I kick my cousin to the curb?

This question has 3 answers - newest was posted 4530 days ago

27 July 2012 (M) - I've have a cousin that i'm very close with but,for the past few years she's been doing some really out of pocket shit to me.I've been wanting to cut her out of my life for a while now but,i've been too afraid to.For the past few years our ...

Please help, I don't know what to do upon meeting my boyfriend's kids!

This question has 5 answers - newest was posted 4530 days ago

27 July 2012 (F) - My boyfriend and I are planning a play-date between his kids and my godchild (since I don't have kids). I'm nervous about meeting his kids, they're very pretty little girls, one is 9 and the other is 2. I just want them to like me, even a little. ...

How to deal with a meddling sister of a boyfriend?

This question has 2 answers - newest was posted 4531 days ago

26 July 2012 (F) - How to deal with a meddling sister of a boyfriend? My question is due to the fact that my boyfriend's sister who has never had a baby and is younger than me yet assumes she knows everything there is to know about me and my pregnancy. I am abou...

My 17 year old brother wants to take responsibility for a child that isn't his

This question has 10 answers - newest was posted 4530 days ago

26 July 2012 (F) - My little brother is 17. About 3 weeks ago, he started dating a 16 year old who is 7 months pregnant. The baby's father left her when she told him. My brother has known the girl for about a year now and has told me that he intends to put his name on ...

Is my sisters marriage in trouble?

This question has 7 answers - newest was posted 4517 days ago

26 July 2012 (F) - My sister is 29 and just became an anesthesiologist She makes about 100k and her husband makes 150k as an accountant. They both make pretty good money and live pretty well. My sisters husband Chris has Always had a hard time fitting into our family ...

How do I start to get over this? I am still affected by my parents infidelity and how it made me feel as a child

This question has 2 answers - newest was posted 4531 days ago

26 July 2012 (F) - My question is regarding cheating parents. A few years ago, my father cheated on my mother. I am considerably younger than my siblings AND when this infidelity occurred, I was placed in the middle of the drama because of my age difference. Althou...

I need a job to help my mom pay the bills!

This question has 3 answers - newest was posted 4532 days ago

25 July 2012 (F) - please help.am going crazy i im in dire need of a job am the first born my brother has finished school and i see how he is stressd at home am stressed too im so broke my mum is a single mum she is really suffering to bring food for us and also ...

My boyfriend says we can no longer be together because my family dislikes him

This question has 2 answers - newest was posted 4532 days ago

25 July 2012 (F) - so hurt, my boyfriend and I have been together, for 3yrs now, and we just moved to Ohio. we get along with each other pretty well, most of the time. But there's this big issue, that keep us from going any future, in our relationship like marriage. ...

I'm really concerned about the way my mother's boyfriend is treating my younger brother.

This question has 5 answers - newest was posted 4532 days ago

25 July 2012 (F) - My mum and her partner moved in together 6 months ago, I'm going to be honest I've never liked him. This weekend I've spent the weekend at their house and I'm apalled by the way that he treats my brother who is 13 and I'll try and list some ...

I am upset that I am being criticized for my parenting!

This question has 11 answers - newest was posted 4532 days ago

24 July 2012 (F) - My daughter is about to be a year old next week and does not walk nor try to. She just crawls and she goes to the furniture and stands up on it. She was born 2 months premature and her doctor always said that some things she might do a little bit ...

How do I know he's genuine? And, also, how can I regain the trust of my mom?

This question has 5 answers - newest was posted 4532 days ago

24 July 2012 (F) - I've been really close friends with this guy and we just started going out about a fortnight ago. I was kind of accidentally suggestive last week, meaning just to be playful, but things got slightly too physical and I regret them. My mom knew som...

I need to get out of the rigid, male dominated world that I am trapped in and pursue my dreams, but I'm helpless!

This question has 2 answers - newest was posted 4533 days ago

24 July 2012 (F) - This is not a love question really but perhaps am writing it now because I really need help maybe some comforting words or even encouraging ones Am an 18 years old girl from the Arab world I have 2 brothers !! As an Arab girl am certainly not be e...

I'm at my wit's end and don't know what to do, anymore.

This question has 2 answers - newest was posted 4532 days ago

23 July 2012 (F) - I'm really at my wit's end, i don't know what to do anymore. I've been together with my boyfriend for 1,5 year now. I'm 25, he's 28. Everything was going great until a few months ago. Here's what happened: my mother never really trusted him (there ...

I think she is manipulating me!

This question has 7 answers - newest was posted 4534 days ago

23 July 2012 (M) - I've been married for 4 years. My wife and I have an 18-month old daughter. We had our ups and downs when we were engaged, but we worked it out. Lately, I feel like she's being emotionally manipulative, and purposely trying to confuse me. ...

My dad won't come to my wedding!

This question has 7 answers - newest was posted 4534 days ago

23 July 2012 (F) - Hi, I recently got engaged to a wonderful man and we are planning a wedding for spring 2013. I've been with my now fiance for about 6 years now, so I feel like my dad should have had this coming. To put it into perspective, my dad had a cold u...

She loves me more than I care for her...can this work out?

This question has 4 answers - newest was posted 4534 days ago

23 July 2012 (M) - Okay short and simple but really need your views on this. I met this girl and we started dating. Things were going well until she met my sister who did not like her very much and from there it pretty much went downhill. This girl loves me t...

How to tell if women are interested in a married man?

This question has 4 answers - newest was posted 4534 days ago

23 July 2012 (M) - I am moving away from my wife due to work for 6 months. She realizes that as a type of a male I am, it will be hard to abstain from the natural urge of sex. So she told me that if I really need to have sex I can do so as long as it does not turn...

My parents did not accept the man I did like. Will I never find the right man?

This question has 2 answers - newest was posted 4527 days ago

22 July 2012 (F) - Hi.i am 29 yrs old female from India.my older sis in 33 yes old she got married when she was 27 to ths guy she liked.mu family loved their family and they r happy together so everything worked out good for her.i started dating a guy 4 yrs back tht ...

My daughter has blindly accepted a woman as her sister who may or may not be her sister

This question has 2 answers - newest was posted 4535 days ago

22 July 2012 (M) - A 38-year old woman approached me through a private FB email stating that she is my daughter. I did have a one-occurrence sexual encounter with her mother. The mother approached my wife (we had been married only a few months) and I when the child ...

I feel like the third wheel in the relationship

This question has 2 answers - newest was posted 4534 days ago

22 July 2012 (F) - This is kind of an awkward situation for me. My boyfriend has a four year old son. Well anyways, he brings me his ex's house with him to visit his son. I find it rather awkward to be hanging around an ex of his all of the time. I don't really talk ...

I feel trapped by my circumstances - Do I stay in a country where I am unhappy, or do I leave without my child?

This question has 5 answers - newest was posted 4534 days ago

22 July 2012 (F) - Dear All, I feel trapped in a complicated situation - I feel as though I am only living half a life. I am a black-British woman (50yrs old) living and working in Austria for 10 yrs. My then husband (white-British), son and I moved...

Is he bragging or telling the truth about my Mother?

This question has 17 answers - newest was posted 4534 days ago

21 July 2012 (?) - ok, some advice please. i'm 19 yo male currently at home for summer from uni. At home is my mum who is single and divorced and my younger brother 15. Last night we had a party at the house for my mums 46th birthday. About 25 people came and it w...

Manipulative, controlling husband now doing the same to the kids!

This question has 11 answers - newest was posted 4535 days ago

21 July 2012 (F) - Hi, I've been to the forum before and it's really helped a lot since I am I'm the course of splitting from my husband of over 12 years whose been manipulative, controlling and not social at all. We have kids (9 and 4). Now my husband will leave ...

Our date nights are boring, and not what I like to do!

This question has 4 answers - newest was posted 4536 days ago

21 July 2012 (F) - Im having some issues with our date nights. My bf and i live together and have two children. When we have a date night, whether we have a bby sitter or not we tend to do the same things. We either go out to a movie go out to dinner rent a red box ...

He says I am becoming obsessive and we need a break!

This question has 4 answers - newest was posted 4536 days ago

21 July 2012 (F) - I need advice... and fast! Me and my boyfreind have hit a rough patch, its like im the only one trying in the relationship, hes been stressed and i know that but he doesnt show me he cares anymore, i asked him 2 call me twice! at different times ...

Friend's parents are divorcing. Which parent should she go with?

This question has 2 answers - newest was posted 4537 days ago

20 July 2012 (F) - My best friend needs some advice… Her parents are splitting up, and her Mum is moving to Newcastle (177 miles away from where she currently lives). So she can either stay with her Dad, or go with her Mum. She gets on better with her Mum than her...

Depressed g/f lied and told therapist that I abuse her! I can't trust her now at all!

This question has 2 answers - newest was posted 4533 days ago

20 July 2012 (F) - I have a very complicated issue and need advice and an outsiders point of view. When my gf and I got together (2 years ago) she was open about the fact she was on anti depressants. I was ok with this as it seemed she was dealing with it. A few ...

Is it worth trying to get her back?

This question has 1 answer - newest was posted 4536 days ago

20 July 2012 (M) - my girlfriend just recently broke up with me.we were together for 9 yrs and we have three girls.the reason for the break up was that when she was working she started talking to a guy who worked at the same place.and other people that worked with her ...

What should I do or do nothing?

This question has 4 answers - newest was posted 4534 days ago

20 July 2012 (F) - well i met this guy on line back in march of 2012 and thought he was the cutest guy i ever saw in my life i'll be honest. he lived in harlem n.y and i live in jackson t.n we both connected because we both made music and networked all the time ...

Were my mum's actions to pull out the house sale justified?

This question has 4 answers - newest was posted 4537 days ago

20 July 2012 (M) - I have been renting a room in a house share for about 5 years. I am living with 5 other people and at times i didn't like it but i didn't have a choice. I have always worked full time. All my friends were getting on the property ladder and getti...