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Archived questions from: July, 2016 (see latest in Family category)

Family: Help and advice

I don't think I can hide my feelings for my step brother much more. We are not blood related. What can I do?

This question has 3 answers - newest was posted 3049 days ago

31 July 2016 (F) - When I was 8 years old my parents divorced. Me and my sister decided to live with my mum. My dad met his ex girlfriend and they fell in love again, when I was 9 she introduced us to her children. Lets call them N (he is 11 now) W (he is 17 now) and ...

Will moving to another state bring me to a happier place than all the drama I've endure here?

This question has 2 answers - newest was posted 3065 days ago

31 July 2016 (F) - Hey I need some advice Lately I've been going through alot of bad things. I know it's life and everyone goes through things some point. But I feel like it's only me at the moment. I'm extremely frustrated!!!! I've never been this frustrated bef...

What's his problem? My father is rude and abrasive to me. Yet treats my sister with respect and helpfulness?

This question has 5 answers - newest was posted 3066 days ago

29 July 2016 (F) - I am a young adult still living at home with my parents. I get along with my mother, she is like my best friend and a wonderful mother and she sees what my father has been doing to me and her. My father is just horrible to me for no reason. I ha...

My mother is abusive and makes things out to be my fault when its actually her!

This question has 4 answers - newest was posted 3066 days ago

29 July 2016 (M) - I am a 22 year old male and I've had problems with my mother ever since I can remember. My mom is a very abusive person who yells and belittles me all the time, takes her anger out on me, etc. and then turns around and says I am the one with the ...

Its come down to my parents or her...whom do I chose?

This question has 4 answers - newest was posted 3067 days ago

28 July 2016 (M) - I have been betrayed by people around me all the time. There haven't been many people who supported me. My mother was sometimes abusive towards me (hitting mainly) during my childhood. I was always scared to be in a relationship due to my trust ...

My mother-in-law is terrible to my wife! Should I say something or stay out of it?

This question has 3 answers - newest was posted 3068 days ago

27 July 2016 (M) - My 73 year old mother-in-law has always been manipulative. Back when I was dating my wife 20 years ago she would guilt trip her into coming to visit for months at a time and bribe her with gifts to stay if necessary. That really hurt our developi...

I just want to be happy for my sister, not jealous!

This question has 4 answers - newest was posted 3066 days ago

27 July 2016 (F) - So this could end up making me seem like a mean person so if that happens I apologize in advance. So I got a text today from my older sister announcing that she is pregnant. We've had a rocky relationship for the past 8 years,she's made some pre...

How can I get my son to sleep through the night?

This question has 4 answers - newest was posted 3069 days ago

27 July 2016 (F) - My son is 8 months old. He wakes up EVERYNIGHT between 2-3am. Usually goes to bed between 8-9pm. .. he never sleeps through the night. Any tricks to get him to sleep through the night?...

Is it time for me to give up on finding love?

This question has 3 answers - newest was posted 3066 days ago

26 July 2016 (M) - Hello there, I am a 21 year old college student with NF1 (Neurofibromitosis Type 1). I have never had a girlfriend, kissed a girl or even flirted with a girl. My parents are still really protective over me and are really suspicious of what I do (why ...

I'm worried about my son's safety while at his father's family homes

This question has 3 answers - newest was posted 3070 days ago

26 July 2016 (F) - Im a 26 year old single mother of a 8 month old beautiful baby boy. I have never been married. The father of my child and i have recently broken up which offically ended the relationship. I have a few concerns about coustaty. Mt sons father is c...

Is there anything wrong with liking and crushing for a cousin? My cousin is hot..

This question has 2 answers - newest was posted 3067 days ago

26 July 2016 (M) - so I have this problem i don't know if it wrong or not but , i knew i had a cousin, but never knew how she looked like. Later she went to my college and saw her , but i didn't know she was my cousin, and well nobody told me or showed me a picture ...

I do love him, but was I right to break up with this man who is childish and one sided in his behaviour towards me?

This question has 2 answers - newest was posted 3071 days ago

25 July 2016 (F) - I have been with my boyfriend for over 6 years and he recently broke up with me. He has a total of 6 kids and I have only 1, all of his kids are grown except for 2 whose ages are 16 and 9. He gets them every other weekend, so I thought I would ...

I feel we have a blessed life. Yet due to his responses I ask, am I married to a narcissist?

This question has 4 answers - newest was posted 3070 days ago

25 July 2016 (F) - I am wondering if I am married to a narcissist? I have been with my husband for ten years and I have never cried so much in my life than I have in these ten years. When someone says you are lucky to have the wife you have or your wife is bea...

I'm so sick of the games that my husband's ex has been playing. When will this stop?

This question has 4 answers - newest was posted 3069 days ago

25 July 2016 (F) - When do the games stop?Do we have to grin and bear it? I have a situation where my husband and I have been married for twenty years. My whole marriage the ex has been in the picture with his family. I came along 2 years after they were divorced. ...

If I can't control my moods I'll lose him

This question has 5 answers - newest was posted 3071 days ago

24 July 2016 (F) - I don't even know where to start, I lost my mum at the beginning of the year and ever since then I feel my life spiralling out of control. Especially my relationship, I have the best boyfriend in the world and I'm not 100 per cent sure why he's st...

I'm tired of waiting for my boyfriend to come up with the dowry!

This question has 4 answers - newest was posted 3069 days ago

24 July 2016 (F) - Hey everyone....first of all I am African, so no judging please. I have been with my boyfriend for almost 2 years. When we started dating he was so excited about our relationship. He actually told after 3 months of dating that he couldn't wait to ...

Did he really want to date me? Or is it the cable that he wanted to watch? How do I hint that I want to go out with him?

This question has 12 answers - newest was posted 3070 days ago

24 July 2016 (F) - Help .... I'm dating a guy who only wants to sit on my sofa and watch tv... How do I hint to him that I want to go out ??? We have been dating a month I have known him for years he is a friend of a cousin , in one month we have only gone out 3 ...

What help is available for a man who feels "lost"? Loving wife and family, and yet I feel so very alone and isolated

This question has 6 answers - newest was posted 3070 days ago

23 July 2016 (M) - I am at the apex of my career. I have a wife who loves me and three great kids. Everyone sees a picture that is so far from what I feel inside. I feel increasing disconnected from everyone and everything. I have no one whom I can ask for help, or...

Job centre compliance officer meeting. Has anyone else ever been in the same situation? Think the ex may have maliciously tried to undermine me

This question has 5 answers - newest was posted 3074 days ago

22 July 2016 (F) - hi everyone im a single parent to 2 young children i split up with there dad as he was useless and didnt bother with them i received a letter from the dwp to go for a meeting at the local jobcentre in 2 weeks time it was from a compliance office...

Is it wrong that my distant cousin and I share passionate times together? She has a Bf.

This question has 4 answers - newest was posted 3074 days ago

21 July 2016 (M) - I love my distant cousin. We have made love and it feels like the most beautiful thing I have ever done in my life. I don't even feel guilty about it. I have had meaningless sex with other girls before but with her its just amazing and I cuddle her ...

Family inddiference getting me down

This question has 3 answers - newest was posted 3075 days ago

21 July 2016 (F) - How do you deal with family members' indifference? I can't tell if I'm being too sensitive or not. It feels like members of my family don't care about me. At what point do you give up? I visit them at their houses, yet none of them have ever gone to ...

He's the brother I wished I had!

This question has 5 answers - newest was posted 3066 days ago

21 July 2016 (M) - Here is my story, For the past two years, I went on a mission trip with my church for a week. I got to know and see the good in people but there is someone special that I met. Last year, we started to get to know one another but this year, we hit i...

Can't seem to unite our family

This question has 5 answers - newest was posted 3075 days ago

21 July 2016 (F) - I've had this problem for a long time. I left my partner 10years ago and moved back to the UK from Scotland. I left with our hen10year old daughter and often wondered if I did the right thing. It was lonely n isolated there and I don't drive he ...

We were forced to break up, and I don't know how to treat her when we see each other at school!

This question has 5 answers - newest was posted 3055 days ago

20 July 2016 (M) - Hey guys okay so I have an important question. My ex girlfriend and Iwwere forced to break up she had her phone taken away and this happened almost 2 months ago and we were pretty upset and we both said we won't give up on eachother at the time of ...

How do I get a family that hires me as a nanny to accept I need to bring along my mother who has Alzheimer's?

This question has 5 answers - newest was posted 3076 days ago

20 July 2016 (F) - Hi , Thanks for always being helpful to me. I have very complicated situation .First ,my profession is nanny . I work as nanny in family environment . I recently lost my job. I was working as nanny . I been with family more then three years. The...

I had a crush on my Teacher while at School. Should I tell him about that crush when we meet for a catchup?.

This question has 5 answers - newest was posted 3076 days ago

20 July 2016 (F) - I had a crush on my Teacher while at School. I recently came across his Facebook page and added him as a friend and we started chatting online. What have I been doing since I left School, (ten years ago). He is in his 50's now and still as han...

How can I find someone else at my age? Why is she ripping my family apart ?

This question has 3 answers - newest was posted 3077 days ago

19 July 2016 (F) - I think my husband of 12 years is having an affair. Myself and my hubby are in the same job but work at different locations. One of our colleagues told me she was concerned about how much help and time he was spending with a client. Anytime s...

How do I get him to move out? I feel trapped!

This question has 6 answers - newest was posted 3077 days ago

19 July 2016 (F) - Hi. My boyfriend of 4 years lost his job and he had no money and nowhere to go so I said he could stay with me while he sorted himself out. He got a job a year ago and is still living with me and not paying for anything except food because he pays ...

I feel he doesn't love me enough to get engaged, what do I do?

This question has 4 answers - newest was posted 3076 days ago

19 July 2016 (F) - Hiya everyone I've been with my boyfriend for 4 years now we have a 19 month old daughter together we have talked about getting engaged as we were discussing this yesterday my boyfriend said he doesn't want to get engaged but we will if I want to am ...

Were his family opposed to me? Or did he just want me for one thing? We broke up but he said we could still be FWB.

This question has 5 answers - newest was posted 3077 days ago

19 July 2016 (F) - Hi, I met this guy nearly 2 years ago, we were really good friends. He then became flirty with me and I had an attraction to him, but then he said we could just be fwb I guess I couldn't go through with this idea and we agreed to continue being fr...

Does anyone have any ideas I can try to help me with my 2 year old son? I'm concerned about his actions

This question has 5 answers - newest was posted 3077 days ago

18 July 2016 (F) - i really need some advice. im 22 years old and i have two beautiful kids. my daughter is 3 soon to be 4 and my son is just tuned 2. my kids have very diff. personalities. my daughter is very calm and very well behaved, she is amazing. my so...

Feeling trapped but afraid to leave and regret it.

This question has 13 answers - newest was posted 3076 days ago

17 July 2016 (F) - I feel like I am in a predicament. I am in a relationship of about a year and four months. We were friends a few years before getting together. Due to circumstances after a few months of us dating I moved in with him because I had nowhere else to ...

How long after a break up should I find new love?

This question has 6 answers - newest was posted 3077 days ago

17 July 2016 (F) - Hello so I just ended a relationship with someone I have been with for five years. I was wondering how long I should wait until I would get into another relationship. He was my first love but I grew out of it fast because we dated young. Things have ...

How do I live harmoniously with my mum?

This question has 3 answers - newest was posted 3078 days ago

17 July 2016 (F) - I am a 41 year old divorced woman who managed to get out of an alcoholic marriage. My ex husband just drank himself silly and ignored me. I am an Asian woman and my mum is 67. She and I are close and I try to do a lot for her. She lives in India ...

Should I be postponing things because I'm feeling lonely and unwanted as a 23 year old virgin?

This question has 10 answers - newest was posted 3078 days ago

17 July 2016 (M) - I'm having this mental block recently where not having sex has made me postpone plans about my life. I was a very awkward kid and didnt become more comfortable in myself until recently. I have one ex girlfriend but we never had intercourse just...

Boyfriend would rather talk with his mother and not me about issues?

This question has 6 answers - newest was posted 3078 days ago

17 July 2016 (F) - I am falling out of love because every time, my boyfriend and I have a problem, he tells his mom and she never gives great advice. She tells him to dump me but he is my first boyfriend. I don't understand. I thought she liked me but I guess not. We ...

I found out he's still married, but separated, he lied about his son and he's a borderline hoarder!

This question has 10 answers - newest was posted 3077 days ago

16 July 2016 (F) - Dear Cupid, I have been dating a guy for 2 1/2 years. He is older than me (I am 35 and he is 53), and when we started seeing each other he said he had been single for awhile. He has a house that is in disrepair, and approaching hoarder status. ...

How can I get my dad to keep in contact with me again?

This question has 2 answers - newest was posted 3079 days ago

15 July 2016 (F) - How can I get my dad to keep in contact with me again?. Ww get on well sometimes, and I am like my dad in some ways because we like the same things, and I even get my looks from his side of the family, but we have clashed a lot too. We can both have ...

I'm ready to be married and have a baby! He's feeling pressured!

This question has 3 answers - newest was posted 3081 days ago

15 July 2016 (F) - I'm ready to get married emotionally, physically and financially but my bf for 2 years not yet ready. first issue when we're together is our religion I'm an INC member [mod note: see https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iglesia_ni_Cristo ] and his a ...

I even feel physically sick when I hear their voices now, and that's not a joke. What are my options in this toxic situation?

This question has 2 answers - newest was posted 3060 days ago

15 July 2016 (F) - My husband comes from a very toxic dysfunctional family. They use each other, controlling, yelling, shouting, violence, immaturity but I am a calm person, trustworthy hardworking etc totally different from them. I think he is starting to real...

I need help. Who can help me with these issues? Who would accept me like this?

This question has 7 answers - newest was posted 3078 days ago

14 July 2016 (F) - I am 37 years old and i still play with dolls. I feel that they're real. I give them a name and a voice as well. I sleep with them and I'm very over protective as well. My son hates one of my dolls because he feels i give them more attention...

What to do? He says if I don't work out with both of them then he wants a divorce

This question has 4 answers - newest was posted 3081 days ago

14 July 2016 (F) - My husband had an affair, after I found out and got past the initial shock, I approached his mistress. Asked her to have a threesome. We did, it went well. It didn't take any of the pain away that I am feeling, like I guess I hoped it would. ...

I love my wife but she is causing me distress. What do I do with this woman?

This question has 3 answers - newest was posted 3081 days ago

14 July 2016 (M) - Hello this is my first time to ever post on a relationship site, but have had problems with my wife for many years and have even separated for a year and she made all these promises that things would be different. She has a problem with drinking...

How can I make his family see how possesive they are?

This question has 8 answers - newest was posted 3082 days ago

12 July 2016 (F) - Hi Cupid, My boyfriend and i have been together for almost two years now and we have a great relationship we have had our ups and downs but we always work through them and we are confident we will be spending our lives together however we have ...

Guy I'm dating is leaving for an internship, Can you please help me make sense of what is happening?

This question has 4 answers - newest was posted 3084 days ago

11 July 2016 (F) - I'm dating a guy I feel very comfortable with, we both open up a lot and there is a lot of safety, good feels, and emotional connection. However, we both know its short-lived. He's leaving for a great internship and may not move back after his inte...

Should I disown her for rejecting my name?

This question has 15 answers - newest was posted 3085 days ago

11 July 2016 (M) - This may be an inappropriate question for this site but I am furious with my daughter. She is 29 and she has recently announced that she plans to get a legal name change, and I am boiling mad. I have a mind to disown her. Even though her mom and I ...

How can foster love between my mothe and my son?

This question has 4 answers - newest was posted 3085 days ago

11 July 2016 (F) - Hello! I have a 9-year-old son. He's a very loving child, but he is also a know-it-all and he talks back a lot. I'm trying to reel this in. The problem is my mother chooses not to deal with him a lot of times. He's been this way since he could ...

Should I tell my bullying sister-in-law off?

This question has 3 answers - newest was posted 3085 days ago

11 July 2016 (F) - What do I do if my nerving bully of a sister in law comes in and says something smart about me not going to my husband s doctors appointment. Its at 11 30 my daughter attends a day support program 5 days a week her van has certain times ca...

My dad is pissed that I don't love my boyfriend anymore?

This question has 3 answers - newest was posted 3086 days ago

10 July 2016 (F) - Hello. So my boyfriend and I have a complicated on and off relationship. We have been together for four years. I invited him to my birthday party thinking that my dad still doesn't like him (my dad never said a word about liking him until last ...

How should I explain this strange relationship?

This question has 6 answers - newest was posted 3085 days ago

10 July 2016 (F) - Dear All Just wanted a quick question answered if you have the time! My husband years ago brought up his ex's son (husbands stepson) called Oliver. Oliver was/is a good kid but full of negativity and a bad attitude, but as I said, a kind ...