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Archived questions from: January, 2021 (see latest in Family category)

Family: Help and advice

My 14 year old son's friend is gay. Is it ok to allow them to sleep in the same room?

This question has 8 answers - newest was posted 1386 days ago

30 January 2021 (F) - My son, Justin, and his friend, Chris, are 14 years old. Chris has let his parents, Justin, my husband and myself that he is gay (I don't know if anyone else knows). Justin doesn't care about Chris being gay, as long as they can continue being f...

What kind of strategy can I use in dealing with my sister who drinks too much?

This question has 5 answers - newest was posted 1387 days ago

29 January 2021 (F) - I moved in with my sister about a year ago. (After she broke up with her boyfriend and needed help paying the rent.) For about 8 months she was drinking excessively (4-8 bottles of wine a week). Her behaviour was non-violent (and generally not ag...

Our relationship is "mommy is the boss" and I want to change it to "We are the bosses"

This question has 5 answers - newest was posted 1391 days ago

17 January 2021 (M) - I met my partner about 3 years ago, she has children from a past relationship (8 year old boy and 11 year old girl). We are expecting a baby in the next 2 months. The children are constantly speaking to my partner about what they are going to do/ ...

Why is my sister so cruel to me after all of these years?

This question has 3 answers - newest was posted 1399 days ago

16 January 2021 (F) - My sister and I are in our mid twenties. She is 2 years older than me. We haven’t gotten along since I was about 9 years old. This is when I started formulating my own mind and opinions and stopped allowing her to boss me around. She has always a...

We are being kicked out and need new place to live but I no longer want his mom to live with us

This question has 2 answers - newest was posted 1393 days ago

16 January 2021 (F) - Long story short I have been with my boyfriend since I was 16 years old. We had our daughter at 21 and I moved in with him and his mom. First 2 years I didn't work and took care of my daughter. For 5 years now I have been working and paying rent and ...

My parents are not accepting that we are moving across the country. I feel badly for hurting them

This question has 4 answers - newest was posted 1403 days ago

14 January 2021 (F) - Hey aunts and uncles this is my previous post http://www.dearcupid.org/question/my-family-is-mean-behind-my-back-but.html#provide_answer Update we finally have enough money to move out and will be moving to where my husband grew up which is acro...

Should I keep their affair a secret?

This question has 13 answers - newest was posted 1404 days ago

13 January 2021 (M) - My ex-wife had an affair with one of our best friends. It was very physical, and they exchanged a lot of sex talk and intimate photographs of each other which i still have. When i discovered the affair i copied as much as i could as it went alo...

How do you politely get out of a one-sided conversation?

This question has 6 answers - newest was posted 1406 days ago

13 January 2021 (F) - I'm currently living with my adult brother and 70-year-old father due to the lockdowns, and have been since March. Being in close proximity to each other has made some issues really obvious. A huge one is that my dad talks all the time about things ...

My boyfriend's strange actions have made me totally lose interest in him

This question has 5 answers - newest was posted 1407 days ago

11 January 2021 (F) - Okay.... I started dating this guy for a year. He lives at home with his Parents he’s 30 he has a son and he’s going through a divorce. This weekend I went to his house. I saw a lot that I didn’t see before. His mom babies him and he just h...

I can't stand my teenage kids anymore!!

This question has 5 answers - newest was posted 1408 days ago

10 January 2021 (M) - I can't stand my teenage kids anymore. All they do is expect everything and act entitled and I've had enough. I'm out of work right now and cannot afford much my wife works but doesn't make alot of money. I'm thinking of just letting go and not ...

My family will not get their noses out of my life even though I am 21

This question has 7 answers - newest was posted 1414 days ago

4 January 2021 (F) - I started college in fall of 2019 and my parents changed their mind last minute to say I was going to school in my hometown instead of Toronto because it was too far away and no one we knew went there. That was the point! I did two years here in ...

Would it be disrespectful to my dads new wife if I had a photo of my Mother and Father together in a photo frame on display in my house?

This question has 7 answers - newest was posted 1407 days ago

3 January 2021 (F) - Hi Dear cupid. The question I would like to ask is: Would it be disrespectful to my dads new wife if I had a photo of my Mother and Father together in a photo frame on display in my house? (when I move) My mother sadly passed away two year...

How can I be positive when inlaws are so negative?

This question has 3 answers - newest was posted 1414 days ago

1 January 2021 (F) - I would like some advice please on how to deal with negative people when you’re trying to better yourself and become more positive. 2020 took a real toll on my anxiety as I’m sure it did with many people. I became a real negative person which I ...