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Family: Help and advice

Why do people who know your struggles try and tear u down?

This question has 5 answers - newest was posted 2062 days ago

25 April 2019 (F) - Hi everybody. So 2 years ago I was diagnosed with depression and body dysmophia i also suffer from social anxiety but i started medication and got myself out to the gym and i feel great 80% of the time which is amazing for me. Anyways, my body ...

How do you stop wanting something that you can never have?

This question has 6 answers - newest was posted 2066 days ago

25 April 2019 (M) - I guess I’ll start with a bit of a background. My cousin is the son of my aunt, my father’s sister, now he’s 18 and I’m 18. We spent a lot of time together when we were children because our families lived very close each to other. We were great ...

My partner is giving his children extra money and I'm not happy about it

This question has 7 answers - newest was posted 2064 days ago

23 April 2019 (F) - So I have been with a man for a little over 2 years now. He has two children from a previous marriage. He pays child support for these children. Everyone gets along, there are no hard feelings about anything. On the children's most recent ...

My SIL is trying to cut me out of her children's lives saying I am the reason she has bad relationships with them

This question has 5 answers - newest was posted 2068 days ago

23 April 2019 (F) - Hi all, I am really struggling. Since the day they were each born, I have been like a second Mom to my nieces. I have such special relationships with each of them, am the Godmother of #2 and I love them like they were my own kids. Throughout their...

What's wrong with me? I've always been conditioned to want certain things out of life but none of them fit my idea of my most honest self

This question has 7 answers - newest was posted 2069 days ago

21 April 2019 (F) - How can I accept who I am? for the last 30 years all I have been conditioned to want is 1. Get married 2. Buy a house 3. Make babies and compete with your neighbor to show who is happier - fancier - richer etc . My family is quite dysfunc...

How do I avoid talking about my family when it comes to dating?

This question has 3 answers - newest was posted 2072 days ago

19 April 2019 (F) - How can I avoid my family or topics of my family now that I am back into the dating game ? My family is highly dysfunctional and untrustworthy; both my parents verbally abused me when I was younger and nothing was ever good enough. To this ...

He broke up with me and now I'm pregnant

This question has 19 answers - newest was posted 2069 days ago

17 April 2019 (F) - Hello all! I’m in a tough situation.. So last week my boyfriend broke up with me because of pressure from his family. Here’s the gist of it: We started dating a year and half ago. I’m bi-racial, half black and half Hispanic. He’s Indian. When we ...

Supplemental: My ex is now posting horrible things about me

This question has 4 answers - newest was posted 2075 days ago

17 April 2019 (M) - Hi everyone, I did post my question earlier this week and i did get good feedback so thank you to those who did help, but I do feel as if I left out a lot of information and it is quite a confusing situation I find myself in so I’d like to give this ...

Do I go meet my grandmother knowing my mother may get upset?

This question has 3 answers - newest was posted 2075 days ago

15 April 2019 (F) - I have never met my mum's mum and she recently sent me a message saying to come to see her in her home city , I'm not sure if I should , as my mum hasn't seen her in over twenty years and I don't even know her and if my mum finds out I feel as ...

Adult son's fiance is too old for him

This question has 22 answers - newest was posted 2070 days ago

14 April 2019 (M) - My wife and I have been aware of our son’s dating preferences since he left home for college. He prefers older women. We believed it was a phase and did our best not to get bent out of shape. We have met several of his older girlfriends over the ...

Is my mother trying to create drama in my life for her amusement?

This question has 5 answers - newest was posted 2077 days ago

14 April 2019 (F) - I've come to realise my mother may perhaps be creating drama in my life to fuel her amusement, however, I could be wrong. I'm 22 years old and my mother is my go-to person for advice for everything. Many incidents have occurred where I feel she is ...

I don't know whether to ask my father for financial help or go overseas for further studies

This question has 3 answers - newest was posted 2078 days ago

14 April 2019 (F) - Dear Cupids, I have a life dilemma. I am 31 and still living with my parents. I am an intuitive person and I understand its time for me to move on to my own apartment. Unfortunately though the salary i make per month cannot sustain me into ...

I think I am being manipulated into being Plan B

This question has 7 answers - newest was posted 2065 days ago

14 April 2019 (F) - My ex who dated me for almost 5 years suddenly blocked me on whatsapp and 3 weeks later sent me a break up letter. I did not react but I cried and still cry. I went online 2 days ago and saw that his ex wife has new pictures in his new house wh...

LDR wont introduce me to his teenager son which means we cant spend some weekends together

This question has 4 answers - newest was posted 2078 days ago

13 April 2019 (F) - I have been in a long distance relationship for 4 months He is 68yrs old has 15 yr old alternate wknds I am 62 one son 28 lives away he wont introduce me to his son so we can spend wknds together Am I being unreasonable? I work f/t m-f ...

Will he take me back even though I have acted like a nutter?

This question has 3 answers - newest was posted 2076 days ago

13 April 2019 (F) - I posted once before - see http://www.dearcupid.org/question/everything-was-perfect-until-he-lost-his-nan.html Since then it’s all been pretty messy.. I went a little psycho for a while, kept trying to contact him etc to which he completely ignor...

I have neve wanted children, husband is being pressured to adopt his orphaned nephew

This question has 17 answers - newest was posted 2077 days ago

13 April 2019 (F) - My husband and I are both 29 and child free by choice. His sister and her husband, both 40, passed away in a car accident two months ago. They left behind a 9 year old who is currently living with my husband's parents. Long story short, his paren...

My mother threatens to cut me off over the clothes I wear

This question has 20 answers - newest was posted 2066 days ago

10 April 2019 (F) - I'm a 31 year old woman who lives and works away from my parents. My parents were never the overly controlling kind, although my mother is kind of very conservative when it comes to certain things. She doesn't approve of partying or wearing ...

I'm anxious about wanting a baby soon because of how my life has been but my boyfriend is in no hurry. What do I do?

This question has 7 answers - newest was posted 2081 days ago

9 April 2019 (F) - I am about to turn 26 and I'm freaking out about my age. Technically I know I'm still very young, but I'm scared about having kids too late. This is getting concerning for my boyfriend, and I'm trying not to bring the topic up too often now. My m...

How can I resolve these emotions with my parents?

This question has 6 answers - newest was posted 2079 days ago

9 April 2019 (F) - How can I put this bad episode in my life past me? I am in my early thirties and am living at home hiding my life from my family and everyone around me . I grew up in an old school Italian family where appearance was everything . My parents ...

Does anyone have any advice on dating a divorced man with 2 young children?

This question has 9 answers - newest was posted 2075 days ago

9 April 2019 (F) - Does anyone have any advice on dating a divorced man with 2 young boys (2 and 3 years old)? He's 6 years older than I am and from the moment we met, there was an instant connection. He treats me much better than I've ever been before and I believe ...

Father-to-be thinks his life is now over - will he change?

This question has 5 answers - newest was posted 2084 days ago

8 April 2019 (F) - My finance and I are expecting our first child very soon. We have been together for 10 years and previously had a miscarriage which was very hard. Through out my pregnancy, he only goes through phases where he is interested in it. I get no add...

I still resent the way my husband proposed to me.

This question has 13 answers - newest was posted 2081 days ago

8 April 2019 (F) - I wanted to see if I’m being sensitive or not, I can’t get over the fact after 6 years of marriage with two kids of how my husband proposed. We’ve been dating for 5 years before he propose and the way he did it makes me sad till to this day. I see ...

My boyfriend keeps trying to compete with my wealthy family.

This question has 2 answers - newest was posted 2084 days ago

7 April 2019 (F) - I'm confused about this man who likes me. I come from a wealthy family, and i promise that I never brag about it. Basically, this man who's interested in me told me that he likes me. But, he keeps telling me how independent he is, how many ...

My older boyfriend wants me to pretend to be his daughter.

This question has 21 answers - newest was posted 2082 days ago

4 April 2019 (F) - I dont think age should matter in a true loving relationship. My dad thinks otherwise and so I have moved out and anto my bf's place a few months ago. Although he is about 10 years older than me he is just so adorable. I like so love him to pieces ...

My husband is selfish, I am thinking of enlisting in the military.

This question has 4 answers - newest was posted 2086 days ago

3 April 2019 (F) - My husband would not let me see his cell phone last night. I wanted to see the pictures from a birthday party, he said "No, I would go through his phone" and if I trusted him then I wouldnt have a issue with it. I am a stay at home mother 3 kids, he ...

Social media, should we comment face to face on what we see on facebook?

This question has 4 answers - newest was posted 2087 days ago

3 April 2019 (F) - Am a long time facebook and instaG/twitter user, and like many of us have “friends” and “followers” who are not really friends. Like colleagues, aquaintances, even family/siblings I never see and who do not comment on my posts.. So.. regar...

We have 3 children already and I'm exhausted. How do I tell my husband I want an abortion?

This question has 10 answers - newest was posted 2085 days ago

1 April 2019 (F) - How do I tell my husband I want an abortion. We have three kids together already and frankly, I'm exhausted. I'm a stay at home mom and often find myself being the sole caregiver because he's working. Hes said in the past that hes pro-choi...

Is it wrong to not get along with your inlaws?

This question has 2 answers - newest was posted 2090 days ago

1 April 2019 (F) - Is it wrong to not get along with your in-laws? We've been married for three years, and in that time, it's come out that his father is sort of, I want to say bi-polar. He has crazy mood swings where he gets angry then turns around and does somethin...