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Health: Help and advice

Is this desperation? How can I break this obsessive cycle ? Any tips?

This question has 3 answers - newest was posted 3006 days ago

31 August 2016 (F) - How can I overcome this desperation? I have been seeing a therapist after the last couple of years of dating (jerks) led me to this - long story short and since this is anonymous I can be honest. On the outside I'm a grown woman - I try to keep ...

Think I've reached the end but can't get out

This question has 2 answers - newest was posted 3010 days ago

30 August 2016 (F) - We've been together for nine years and I do care about her. We have had great times in the past, get along OK most of the time and she has helped me out tremendously when I need it, but it's not working. Part of that is me. I went to the wrong co...

I want to have sex without a condom but I'm not taking birth control pills. Will emergency contraceptive pills after sex work just as well to prevent pregnancy?

This question has 9 answers - newest was posted 3005 days ago

28 August 2016 (F) - This is a contraceptive related question. I wanna have sex without a condom, i'm also ovulating and i'm currently not on the pills. If i use plan B pills after sex can it be equally effective ? Or will there be a chance of unwanted pregnancy....

I love her very much, but our sex life has become nonexistent. How do I rekindle her desire?

This question has 6 answers - newest was posted 3005 days ago

28 August 2016 (M) - I am 62, my domestic partner is 70. When we first got together about 7 years ago, she was very romantic and passionate. As the years went by (most recently the past year) she became less and less interested in any passion at all. She doesn't ...

My boyfriend was supposed to accompany me to the health centre, but we had an argument beforehand and I had to go alone. Was he being selfish?

This question has 6 answers - newest was posted 3011 days ago

28 August 2016 (F) - Do you think this was selfish?. My boyfriend and I have been having problems for a while. Lately, his phone has been switched off more, or I have called his phone, and he hasn't answered. He agreed to meet me at my home on Friday to go to a health ...

I've made most of the effort in our relationship, but after six years together I feel like I'm losing him anyway. How do I deal with this?

This question has 2 answers - newest was posted 3012 days ago

28 August 2016 (F) - Dear all, I've been with my bf for almost six years and I have the feeling that I am slowly losing him. I feel resentment when I think about how our lives together are right now. The first problem that causes my resentment is money. He ...

Would this be a good way to lose my virginity? How would I ask?

This question has 8 answers - newest was posted 3012 days ago

27 August 2016 (F) - Is this a good way to lose my viginity? My friends gave me advice for this: have him go down on me until i orgasm, and then we have sex and he gets off and I possibly get off more. I love the idea, but I've never had a guy go down on me either. ...

He gets mad when I do, and mad when I don't share my feelings!

This question has 3 answers - newest was posted 3014 days ago

26 August 2016 (F) - I find myself continuously letting my boyfriend know that it feels as though he would rather spend what little free time we have with anyone else doing anything else as long as I'm not around. It hurts my feelings and it feels like he pulls me in ...

I want romance and committment in our marriage!

This question has 17 answers - newest was posted 3010 days ago

24 August 2016 (M) - I'm having some emotional problems and troubles with my wife. I wanted to post the question here before I seek the support of counselling. My wife and I have been together for 7 years and married for 4. It was rough in the first couple of years ...

Intimacy question, boyfriend doesn't want to be intimate with me

This question has 7 answers - newest was posted 3015 days ago

24 August 2016 (F) - I have been with my boyfriend for 4 months who is 33. He is the one who asked me to be his girlfriend. Things are great , he is sweet and nice. However, whenever it comes to intimacy. He wants me to stay over at his place and we just cuddle. He a...

My lover is sad about leaving. It's due to a job change. How can I give him support?

This question has 3 answers - newest was posted 3016 days ago

22 August 2016 (F) - My lover's leaving to a diff state for a new job. We will still be friends but when we said bye he said he doesnt want me to miss him ..then he said he will miss me a lot and that weve gotten so close but hes leaving. We held each other for long...

How do I stop going into a panic while waiting for medical test results?

This question has 6 answers - newest was posted 3017 days ago

22 August 2016 (F) - Need help! I am terrified of tests and physicals. It took all I had to go in recently to my doctor because of prolonged menstrual bleeding. My doctor ordered ultrasounds and other tests. I went through them but panicked and cried the whole time...

I know I worry a lot. Scared of getting hurt again. How do I stop myself over-thinking things through?

This question has 2 answers - newest was posted 3014 days ago

22 August 2016 (F) - I've been talking to a new guy for quite a while now and it has been going well.. we have both admitted we like each other quite a bit and have spent some good time together. I never thought I'd get over my ex who I broke up with over 4 months ag...

Can people rise out of a depressing life to achieve good things? Or am I destined to achieve nothing?

This question has 15 answers - newest was posted 3004 days ago

21 August 2016 (F) - I'm going nowhere in life. I contrast the way things are now with the dreams I had as a young girl and I feel like a pathetic drip. I thought I was going to do amazing things in the world and leave a legacy but all I've done is fail at life and...

He treats me with disinterest. How can I get the courage to tell him to ''get lost'' ?

This question has 5 answers - newest was posted 3019 days ago

21 August 2016 (F) - So this is a bit complicated and I will try to keep it short. I used to have a thing for a guy when I was 16. I asked him out when I was 19 but he said no since he was in a relationship(which I was unaware of). Then I decided to move on and ...

I've tried medication and therapy and yet still I feel alone and miserable. How can I overcome these feelings?

This question has 5 answers - newest was posted 3020 days ago

20 August 2016 (F) - I used to be a go-er. A girl on the move I used to go out and party or be around fake friends 4 out of 7 days a week. I used to be a people pleaser and chase men relentlessly to fill the loneliness. I most recently I got so tired of getting ...

Is this marriage worth saving? 11 years together, married eight years

This question has 6 answers - newest was posted 3017 days ago

20 August 2016 (F) - When I met my husband I fell madly in love with him, I was still a Virgin he was my first love. Life was good.....two years later I realized my husband LOVES attention from females, we fought and fought about it so he called me names..... I'm j...

Am I stupid for wanting to help him?

This question has 2 answers - newest was posted 3011 days ago

20 August 2016 (F) - I have been in this relationship for 4 yrs now. And ive basically hit the wall of frustration to where I don't know what to do anymore. My guy and I used to have the most amazing fairytale relationship. Everything was perfect. Then months pa...

I am feeling grief at the loss of this long term relationship. How can I get through this grief?

This question has 3 answers - newest was posted 3017 days ago

20 August 2016 (M) - Dear Cupid. This is the first time I have written on one of these sites but I felt I need some help. I have been married now for around 31 years and whilst we generally get on the sparkle as gone. Sex life is non existant and we have now both...

When my boyfriend doesn't get what he wants, he becomes verbally aggressive. How do I handle this?

This question has 4 answers - newest was posted 3017 days ago

20 August 2016 (F) - Hi all So my boyfriend of 3 years really confuses me and upsets me at sometimes the most smallest things. He's working this Saturday and I am not. After work on Friday he asked " can I take your laptop at wok tomorrow so I can watch the foot...

Guys never hit on me and I think it's because I have a big nose. Should I get a nose job?

This question has 10 answers - newest was posted 3017 days ago

20 August 2016 (F) - I never/barely get hit on by men. I see other women get hit on men frequently, but men do not frequently hit on me. Only homeless men or guys I don't find attractive will call me beautiful out of nowhere. Once in a blue moon, I will catch a guy ...

I'm only turned on by blowjobs!

This question has 11 answers - newest was posted 3000 days ago

19 August 2016 (M) - Hi there. I'm a heterosexual man, but I've been stuck with this since I started to feel sexual needs. What I have is pretty weird: I'm attracted to girls, but the only sexual activity I'm interested in are blowjobs. I don't like women vaginas, I...

Should I be feeling so selfish for wanting to leave my husband? For me, the love has faded.

This question has 7 answers - newest was posted 3021 days ago

19 August 2016 (F) - My husband is a good, hardworking father who loves me and our children. He has also previously been physically and emotionally abusive toward me and on a much lesser scale our daughter. I know I should have left then but I wanted so badly to...

My Bf's cousin died recently, in a car accident. Now he's acting all weird. What did I do wrong?

This question has 9 answers - newest was posted 3019 days ago

18 August 2016 (F) - I have been dating my bf for the past 3 1/2 months and I love him so much and he loves me. but recently he lost his cousin in a car accident. He was acting fine all day yesterday and then my friend called me. He is gay and he lives across the coun...

Wife's vagina passes air during and after sex. Could this mean she is sleeping with someone else?

This question has 5 answers - newest was posted 3021 days ago

18 August 2016 (M) - My wife fart before I insert my penis that was for the first time after that it continues while having sex or afteer sex is she having an affair? when I tried to insert my penis her vagina fart after that it continues while after having sex or after...

Met him on a dating app, he's perfect but I'm too self-conscious to meet him!

This question has 9 answers - newest was posted 3022 days ago

18 August 2016 (F) - Long story so I'll try to shorten it as much as possible. So I matched with this guy on tinder 10 months ago. We messaged for 18 hours non stop, slept for 3 then started again. It was an incredible instant connection. If I could describe my perf...

Together for 3 years and we have 2 children together. Did he ever really intend to marry me? Am I interpreting this situation accurately?

This question has 7 answers - newest was posted 3021 days ago

17 August 2016 (F) - I need help and i'll try and keep this as short as possible. My boyfriend and i have been together for 3 years almost. We have 2 children together within this time and our relationship was very full on from the beginning with me falling pregnant...

How can I cope with the change in my mother's behavior and personality since my parents split up?

This question has 1 answer - newest was posted 3024 days ago

16 August 2016 (F) - Hi im an 18 yrs old girl,I got a problem with my mom, She's not used to wear sexy clothes when i was a kid but she changes what she wear's maybe 6 years ago? but that's not the problem,this past two years her personality changes,she keep...

Changes are making me feel super sexy

This question has 6 answers - newest was posted 3024 days ago

16 August 2016 (F) - Here is my question and issue. Why now? I just turned 40 this year and it's like my sex drive is over the top. Is this normal? I a woman who really didn't care about sex can't seem to get enough. I'm noticing different changes in my body but didn't ...

What do you think of the things that my ex said to me? I still find my ex attractive

This question has 5 answers - newest was posted 3023 days ago

14 August 2016 (F) - This is about my ex and his brother. I dated my ex for about four months last year. It didn't go well because we were both unwell at the time. I had only just come out of hospital when I met him. I was in there about my mental health problems...

Married but cheating on my husband with two other men. Exciting for me but it's becoming too much. What are my options?

This question has 7 answers - newest was posted 3026 days ago

14 August 2016 (F) - I'm a married female,no kids, who has been cheating on my husband with a single man for almost two years now... A couple months ago when I arrived at my guys apartment,another man was there with him, who he said was one of his friends from way back...

Should I be considering breaking up with my Gf since I suffered erectile issues with her recently?

This question has 8 answers - newest was posted 3028 days ago

12 August 2016 (M) - So I recently posted about trying not to get too excited when I'm with my new girlfriend. Well, tonight it went the complete opposite direction. We were at her place (she lives with her mom, stepdad, and three siblings) and things were goin...

Why can't our married friend break up with his mistress?

This question has 8 answers - newest was posted 3026 days ago

11 August 2016 (F) - Can anyone tell me why a married man keeps hanging onto his mistress for many years? She is high maintenance, is not always nice to him, is a drain on him physically and emotionally and causes him headaches and complications in his life. And ye...

My circumstances have changed a lot since yesterday. New issues - Can you help me on what to do?

This question has 3 answers - newest was posted 3029 days ago

11 August 2016 (?) - Hi there, thanks for looking at my question. I actually posted yesterday (sorry) but my circumstances have changed a lot and I'm looking for help to save my relationship - and to know if it's worth saving. I've been in floods of tears and feel as t...

I'm feeling insecure and would appreciate some insight.

This question has 8 answers - newest was posted 3029 days ago

10 August 2016 (F) - Hey there, My amazing boyfriend of almost one year has me slightly confused and saddened due to an incident that occurred last night and I would love your honest opinions...last night during sex I noticed that he was losing his erection. During t...

Would counselling and therapy help, after all this time? My son thinks so. Any advice please?

This question has 13 answers - newest was posted 2593 days ago

10 August 2016 (M) - I know this may be looking like a sort of what if situation that I am having thirty years later, but this is not the case. Trust me. I have been thinking about her every single day and night for the last two to three decades and I know that I can'...

Married for 37 years and fed up with his porn addiction. How should I deal with this?

This question has 5 answers - newest was posted 3031 days ago

9 August 2016 (F) - Hi All I am trying to make sense of discovering my husband has been looking at the x porno site on a daily basis last year. I already know that he has a problem with porn, in so far as it has ruined our sex life, as in we do not have sex, ...

Should I even tell him? How can I, considering he's married?

This question has 12 answers - newest was posted 3031 days ago

8 August 2016 (F) - I really need to talk about this. Please don't judge me. I know I'm a idiot for getting into this mess. I have been sleeping with an older married man (49). I stopped all contact with him a few weeks ago, as I missed my period. I then went to the ...

My brain isn't engaging and my focus is lost!

This question has 5 answers - newest was posted 3032 days ago

8 August 2016 (F) - I don't know what's wrong with me at the moment. I feel as though my brain isn't engaging and my focus is lost. Im almost 21 and instead of acting more mature and getting organised I feel i'm losing the plot. For example I act very irrespo...

He says he's the victim. He's smug and confident and denies he hit me. How can I get my things back from him?

This question has 8 answers - newest was posted 3032 days ago

7 August 2016 (F) - I feel hurt by my ex and don't know what to do about it. Our relationship was just 6 months but very intense. He had a serious life threatening physical illness when I was with him and I had a mental breakdown shortly after from the stress of it bu...

My worklife has become uncomfortable since I dumped the guy I was dating. He is my boss. How should I handle this?

This question has 6 answers - newest was posted 3032 days ago

7 August 2016 (?) - I started dating a guy from work. I'd been single for a while and it was nice having someone interested in me. He wanted to tell everyone, i wanted to keep it quiet. I had previously dated someone from work albeit 4 years earlier but i wanted it ...

How can I overcome the fact that I can't stand being alone?

This question has 4 answers - newest was posted 3033 days ago

6 August 2016 (F) - For the last four years all I have done is go out an party and get involved with the wrong people - even though these people are selfish- superficial and life revolves around their own selfish motives I go out just to get my mind off and not be a...

I feel like I'm not turning him on enough, and it's wrecking my confidence!

This question has 6 answers - newest was posted 3033 days ago

6 August 2016 (F) - Hi ive been with my boyfriend for 2 years and recently what ive noticed is that everytime before we have intercourse he gets himself hard instead of asking me to do it. He knows 100% all he has to do is say or just hint then im there but when i ...

He needs to understand its over and he needs to stop harrassing me!

This question has 5 answers - newest was posted 3034 days ago

6 August 2016 (F) - I left my abusive husband 3 months ago. During that time, in a moment of weakness after him begging to give him another chance, I said that we could try to make it work. For a month after that, he went dead silent and refused everything I tried to ...

Is my job not a good fit for me or is it me?

This question has 3 answers - newest was posted 3031 days ago

5 August 2016 (F) - I have struggled for the last 6 years feeling like an outsider in my profession. When I went to law school because I wanted to help people, but it was very disorienting, and I felt unsupported there. I felt that among my classmates, that I didn't ...

Should I go back to my high maintenance friends? or should I learn to appreciate non materialistic things?

This question has 5 answers - newest was posted 3040 days ago

1 August 2016 (F) - I have this need to go out all the time for the last three years I have gone out from Thursday - Sunday (yes as ashamed looking back at it partying) while have a corporate job. It was non stop glitz and glamour waisting a 100 dollars a night on...