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Archived questions from: July, 2015 (see latest in Family category)

Family: Help and advice

I'm a parent myself but my parents are keeping me trapped and treat me like a child

This question has 3 answers - newest was posted 3431 days ago

31 July 2015 (F) - My parents have always treated me like a child and now that I'm an adult with my own child, they've gotten even worse! When friends (the ones I have left), friends I'm trying to make (doesn't work), or guys I try to talk to see this, they laugh in ...

Why do I feel bad about placing my mom in a home when I have done all I could for her?

This question has 2 answers - newest was posted 3429 days ago

31 July 2015 (F) - Dear Cupid I take care of my parent I have been doing this for some years now.My mom legs are off do to diabetes I have other sibling but I get no help.In thinking of placing her in a home but I feel really bad I feel like I am abandoning my mom ...

Single Mothers: does it ever get any easier in the absence of your child's father?

This question has 4 answers - newest was posted 3432 days ago

30 July 2015 (F) - This is a question for any single mothers out there: does it ever get easier without your children's father? My problem isn't regarding financial support, but the emotional side of the situation. My son's father has been absent since his birth. For ...

What can I do about my hunch that I should leave my great Gf?

This question has 5 answers - newest was posted 3432 days ago

30 July 2015 (M) - I've been with this girl for 5 months -known her for 8-. I was dubious of having a real relationship with her at first because I didn't feel as much for her as I did for other girls I've been in love with, but things just happened and here I am. ...

What choices are there for me to consider? I don't want my son subjected to all this tension any more.

This question has 4 answers - newest was posted 3433 days ago

29 July 2015 (M) - So I am in a situation where my one and a half year old son, fiancee, and myself are living together with her mom and dad's house so we can save money. Of course it has turned into a complete disaster. My fiancee and I now argue over things like...

I really dislike my rude in-laws

This question has 6 answers - newest was posted 3428 days ago

28 July 2015 (F) - Dear cupid, This is more family relationship advice needed. Basically, I am really struggling to get along with my in-laws. Every single one of them are just horrible people. My husbands mother is not involved because she abandoned him when h...

A request to watch over someone has turned into a big family feud!

This question has 2 answers - newest was posted 3434 days ago

28 July 2015 (F) - Okay so this is twisted and I'm stressing over it a lot. There's this guy who happens to be my aunt's husband's nephew. I met him a few months back and liked him. I hit him up and we started talking, but then I got caught and my mom and aunt were ...

We have a 6month old baby together. How can I tell him I don't think I love him now, without hurting him?

This question has 4 answers - newest was posted 3435 days ago

27 July 2015 (F) - I am currently engaged and have a six month baby with my partner but I don't think I am in love with him anymore. I love him like a brother, we are buying a house together and I still want to live with him and raise our child, but i don't want a r...

Does anyone else feel like the black sheep in their family? If so how do you deal with it?

This question has 1 answer - newest was posted 3435 days ago

27 July 2015 (F) - Hello, Does anyone else feel like the black sheep in their family? If so how do you deal with it? My family has always been close, we were all raised well and are good people. But as I have got older I am starting to feel more and more l...

If I don't have children now, is this my only chance? what if I regret it?

This question has 5 answers - newest was posted 3435 days ago

27 July 2015 (F) - Hey everyone, this is how I truly feel but I wonder whether anyone else has felt this way? I'm nearing mid 30's and my partner and I have been trying for 2 years to get pregnant to no avail. It's been a horrible, stressful time. The longer...

My fiance disrespected my family. Should I give him a second chance?

This question has 5 answers - newest was posted 3435 days ago

27 July 2015 (F) - I have cried my eyes out tonight. My fiance of 3 years disrespected me and my family. I'm in disbelief and denial. Here is the story. We are in LDR right now, sometimes the frustration is too much and mostly from his part. He has done a lot for m...

I can't stand living at home any more but my mother wants me to continue living at home. How can I stand up to her reasoning on this?

This question has 4 answers - newest was posted 3435 days ago

26 July 2015 (F) - I am 23, just graduated from college, and looking for a new job as a registered nurse. I have had a few interviews, and have a good feeling about some of them. However, some of them are quite far from where I live now, yet my mom is against me movi...

My Mum has issues with me dating an older lady!

This question has 7 answers - newest was posted 3385 days ago

25 July 2015 (M) - Mum has issues me dating older lady. She's turning 36 and I am 32. She has a daughter about 10 years old. The relationship has been good. We have dated two years and my mum is totally against it. She feels she is way older and much too mature for ...

Is my mother an alcoholic and if so what can I do about it?

This question has 4 answers - newest was posted 3433 days ago

25 July 2015 (F) - For at least the past ten years now my mom has been drinking every night. I grew up thinking it was normal (and maybe it is) to have three or sometimes more drinks a night. However, now i'm worried about it. Even when she is sick with the flu she ...

I don't feel I owe him an "official" break up. My friend says I left my bf for minor reasons. Did I?

This question has 13 answers - newest was posted 3437 days ago

24 July 2015 (F) - Is it immature to leave a long term boyfriend for minor reasons? My bf has never spent any of his birthdays with me for the almost six years we've been together. It too four years for me to meet his mum and I've never been invited to family ...

Fears about having children. I am not sure I want to bring children into this awful world.

This question has 5 answers - newest was posted 3437 days ago

24 July 2015 (M) - Dear cupid, My wife and I originally got married with having kids as a possibility but 100% sure. We have since changed our minds back and fourth several times throughout the years. She went for years thinking that we would and then just a fe...

Thinking about making him go through courts to see his child, but is that fair?

This question has 4 answers - newest was posted 3437 days ago

23 July 2015 (F) - My family and a lot of my friends say I should tell my ex boyfriend that he can't have anything to do with our unborn child when he arrives since he has made hardly any effort to be there for me when I have needed him since he started a new ...

My fiance promised we'd all move in to his house together. I can't pay the costs and he won't pay. Do I walk away now?

This question has 4 answers - newest was posted 3439 days ago

23 July 2015 (F) - I've been with my partner for 6 years. We got engaged last year. My son and I live with my dad after the death of my mum last year. The plan was to move in with my partner once an extension on the house has been completed as it is currently too ...

I'm not sure that my boyfriend is ready to propose marriage and it makes my heart heavy

This question has 4 answers - newest was posted 3439 days ago

22 July 2015 (F) - Dear aunts and uncles, Please bare with me, i'll try to make this as clear and as short as possible. My boyfriend has been talking about proposing for sometime now. We live in a conservative culture where it has to be official and have his pa...

I'm not sure who I'm meant to be and meeting my real birth mother didn't help things

This question has 4 answers - newest was posted 3438 days ago

22 July 2015 (F) - I have been adopted and I'm in care at the moment I have struggled for the past year with my identity and not really knowing who I'm meant to be, if that makes sense. It saw my birth mum a few months ago and it really hit me and I'm sort of really ...

What is the point in remaining married really?

This question has 8 answers - newest was posted 3438 days ago

22 July 2015 (F) - Hello cupid, I am a 40YO female struggling with the meaning of marriage. We originally wed 8 years ago with the thought that we might decide to have children together. Now I found out I have PCOS which makes it hard but not impossible to have c...

I think I'm more into women than men but how do I tell my b/f of 10 years this?

This question has 3 answers - newest was posted 3413 days ago

22 July 2015 (F) - I am a 29 year old woman I have been with my boyfriend for 10 years we have two kids. Well I have always had this attraction to other women an as hard as I try to make myself feel happy with my boyfriend I am not. I don't want to leave because he ...

Girlfriends anti depressants may be ruining our relationship

This question has 2 answers - newest was posted 3440 days ago

22 July 2015 (M) - I'm sorry if this is not the right place to post but I need help in understanding what my girlfriend of 3 years is going through. I don't know where else to go. Last year a death in my girlfriends family had a huge affect on her and I have b...

Double date with parents! What affection is appropriate?

This question has 6 answers - newest was posted 3437 days ago

22 July 2015 (F) - Hi! I know I ask a lot of questions but I really like having outside opinions from people other than my peers. So anyway here's my situation. So Saturday I am going on "a double date" with my parents. My boyfriend and I and then my parents will ...

Cousin issues. Should I just leave her alone, because she is family? Or reach out to her?

This question has 2 answers - newest was posted 3440 days ago

21 July 2015 (F) - Ok so my cousin and I are on very bad terms right now. We are both females. To make a very long story short, I invited her over my house that night so that we can have a little sleep over or whatever. But someone facetimed me and while I was ...

I am 14 and am feeling a lot of stress with school expectations, family upheaval and boyfriend issues. Can you help me get through all this, please?

This question has 3 answers - newest was posted 3440 days ago

21 July 2015 (F) - okay so in my family, my twin brother and I live with our cousins and they have guardianship over my twin brother and I. Just recently they have decided to relinquish that custodianship of my twin brother, but not me. It's because my brother is a li...

Now my Bf doesn't want to talk. My parents don't want me to date. Any solutions to my dating problems?

This question has 5 answers - newest was posted 3440 days ago

21 July 2015 (F) - Hi everyone, so my boyfriend and I want to hang out.. The problem is that my parents are really old fashioned and don't approve of me having a boyfriend.. So I have hide it from them and when I hang out I have to add some story to my plans to hang...

My relationship is making me feel unconscious, mentally foggy, and extremely unhappy

This question has 5 answers - newest was posted 3440 days ago

21 July 2015 (F) - I think my relationship is making me feel unconscious, mentally foggy, and unhappy and just out right not myself anymore. I have been with my partner for 2.5 years and things were great in the beginning. I thought we had the same vision in l...

I do want him back. We can't seem to break free of each other. What can I do now that it's become a friends with benefits situation?

This question has 6 answers - newest was posted 3433 days ago

20 July 2015 (F) - I'm in love with my ex. We talk several times a week, hook up regularly and have done for more than a year- basically since we broke up. He's cold and distant and at times when we meet up I feel unwanted and like i've become a "friends...

What can I do about my unhelpful Bf who is the father of our infant son?

This question has 2 answers - newest was posted 3443 days ago

19 July 2015 (F) - hi everyone hope people have some useful answers here I am so stressed with my boyfriend. He is 28 the problem is he can just be so annoying. Everytime I want to do something it can be anything like going to bath our 7 month old son, or can be g...

My ex thinks that I want to get back together with him and I don't

This question has 2 answers - newest was posted 3443 days ago

19 July 2015 (F) - I feel like a bad person right now and I feel like I just don't understand my ex or his family. We share a daughter so when she was asked to be his brother's flower girl, and I was also invited it seemed like going with my ex would be ok. I know now ...

How do I tell my Bf to find someone better? I don't think I am good enough for him

This question has 5 answers - newest was posted 3438 days ago

19 July 2015 (F) - I have always had insecurity issues and body image issues since I was younger. Also living in a house with constant mental and emotional abuse can take its toll. However I have a boyfriend and it's close to being a year for us. He is the most a...

Do I throw away a twenty year marriage because he is more interested in porn stars than me?

This question has 8 answers - newest was posted 3443 days ago

19 July 2015 (F) - My husbands obsession with Porn is driving me crazy . There is no desire when he looks at me anymore . Our sex life feel like he is in another world . He has his favourite porn stars saved on his computer.I've Tried talking to him and he sa...

My 47 year old boyfriend was texting his friend, a 15 year old girl!

This question has 8 answers - newest was posted 3355 days ago

19 July 2015 (F) - Did I overreact and jump to a gross conclusion ? my boyfriend is 47 I am 31 we have dated for six moths I recently dumped him for texting with his best friends 15 year old daughter but let me give you some background. We having been dating for ...

My mom and fiance hate each other

This question has 3 answers - newest was posted 3444 days ago

18 July 2015 (F) - It seems as if my fiancé and my mother hate eachother... My mom is a rather judgmental person rather she will accept it or not. If someone does not act how she wants or finds best she doesn't like them. Well before my fiancé and i even started ...

Breaking up was not my choice. Do I tell my current Bf that I have feelings for my ex?

This question has 4 answers - newest was posted 3446 days ago

16 July 2015 (F) - Dear Cupid, I am so confused and would really appreciate any advice. I am currently in a relationship with a really amazing guy. He's kind and funny and treats me the utmost respect. And my parents like him, which is a great bonus. But there is ...

My fiance's ex accused him of bodily harm and he was arrested. We are to get married in 5 weeks and now I'm scared!

This question has 8 answers - newest was posted 3444 days ago

15 July 2015 (F) - Please help because I am a little scared. I am due to be getting married in 5 weeks to a lovely lovely man who has 2 wonderful children who I adore. We have been together for 4 years and so so happy. However, after going through court to get...

Too many questions from over-sheltered teen

This question has 5 answers - newest was posted 3446 days ago

15 July 2015 (F) - I guess there's a lot to this question, but I'm beginning to think there's something wrong with me. Background: I'm 15 and I'm being raised by my super-Catholic (like, Traditional Pre-Vatican II Catholic, Latin-Mass-attending) Nana El and Pawp...

Based on his past actions, am I being too judgemental here, or is this a red flag?

This question has 3 answers - newest was posted 3447 days ago

15 July 2015 (F) - I have been chatting to a guy who was married for 15 years and has been divorced five years and who has two thirds of childcare responsibility as his ex wife has a mental health condition. He told me he had an affair when the two children wer...

He's acting like a douchebag and I'm so hurt. How do I forget about him?

This question has 2 answers - newest was posted 3447 days ago

15 July 2015 (F) - How do I forget about him, he's horrible to me:(? So there's this my brother's friend who I really liked and we use to talk all the time but all the sudden he stopped ringing me and would always want to argue as if He can't stand me. He says I a...

Should I be more strict in regards to visitation? Or just let it go?

This question has 3 answers - newest was posted 3445 days ago

14 July 2015 (F) - I need some advice on how to deal with a situation I'm facing in regards to my little girls dad, and how best to approach this. I had my daughter when I was 16 and her dad was 17. We have always had a good relationship even when we broke up when...

My girlfriends brother asked me some inappropriate questions about mine and her sex life. Should I be concerned?

This question has 11 answers - newest was posted 3447 days ago

14 July 2015 (M) - I met an Asian girl from Singapore a few years ago and she has been my girlfriend for three years now, about six weeks ago I met her family for the first time. The first time I was alone with my girlfriend's brother he started to ask me some ver...

Is this acceptable? Recently started dating but he wants that fact to remain a secret.

This question has 8 answers - newest was posted 3448 days ago

13 July 2015 (F) - We recently started dating and he told me he wants us to stay a secret. My family knows but he is afraid his conservative dad will be upset with him. I know I need to wait to see if this relationship is going anywhere but is this a red flag? Should ...

My older sister will need to know I'm moving out. But how do I break the news to her?

This question has 5 answers - newest was posted 3449 days ago

13 July 2015 (F) - My boyfriend and i plan on getting a place together once he gets done with harvest. We will be saving up before hand and are working. While living together both of us will be going to school, im currently attending already. The hard part is that ...

Why is my boyfriend allowing his parents to control his life?

This question has 6 answers - newest was posted 3448 days ago

13 July 2015 (F) - So...I met this guy online about 7 months ago. We hit it off as soon as we met in person about a month later, and the rest has been history, except for a few insecurities that I am starting to have. He's my age (24..25 this year), and is gr...

Am I seeing this clearly? What can I do? It looks like my boyfriend's mother wants him to emotionally fill her husbands shoes

This question has 5 answers - newest was posted 3449 days ago

12 July 2015 (F) - Hi all, This problem is like a festering wound that will not go away. I feel the relationship between my boyfriend and his mother is a bit unusual sometimes or weird. Now before I go on about what is happening I strongly believe people need to h...

Stuck in a rut. Looking for a job. Also have debts to pay. How can I get out of this rut?

This question has 2 answers - newest was posted 3447 days ago

12 July 2015 (F) - I am a 23 year old single mum, recently came out of a long term relationship with my child's dad. My child is 5 so I fell pregnant not long after leaving school, I have been a stay at home parent plus studying too. My studies have now ended, n...

Am I over-reacting to my best friend choosing to be a friend to my adopted sister who has left home?

This question has 3 answers - newest was posted 3450 days ago

12 July 2015 (F) - So my adopted sister left home and back-stabbed my family after all we did for her. Now she won't talk to us or anything like that. So I found out that my bestfriend is all besties with her now, and I can't but feel betrayed by my best friend....

My Bf treats me very well. I believe my parents are racist and old fashioned. How can I manage this situation?

This question has 3 answers - newest was posted 3450 days ago

11 July 2015 (F) - I'm 17, and my parents are very intent on me dating inside the race. I think it's stupid and I love my boyfriend. I know I'm young, and I shouldn't be using the word love lightly. But since when did age define your intellect levels, experien...

How do I deal with problems with my mom?

This question has 6 answers - newest was posted 3450 days ago

11 July 2015 (F) - My mother always disagrees with things I say. If she's having an issue with something she'll ask me and then I'll tell her what I think but then we end up arguing about it. She then goes, maybe weeks or days later, to ask my 2 brothers(I'm the only ...