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Archived questions from: July, 2005 (see latest in The ex-factor category)

The ex-factor: Help and advice

My partner and I have 5 years of history, but his wife is still in the picture...

This question has 2 answers - newest was posted 7057 days ago

31 July 2005 (F) - I have been in a relationship for 5 years now. I am divorced, my partner is still married but not living with his wife. We both have children but not together. There is no sign that he is going to divorce his wife, his usual reason is money and ...

Not sure where my ex and I stand. Should I wait around or go with someone else?

This question has 2 answers - newest was posted 7055 days ago

31 July 2005 (?) - hey, Me and my boyfriend split up, yet we maintained 'everything' you get in a relationship. This has been kinda painful. He hints that he likes me but I dont know if we would ever get back together. The person who I have been confiding in recen...

We have business to sort out and I don't know how to act around my ex...

This question has 1 answer - newest was posted 7056 days ago

30 July 2005 (F) - My boyfriend who broke up with me because of another girl is coming home, so we can basically have closure. We own a lot of things together and are beneficiaries on each other's insurance policies. So we need to sort that out. We were supposed...

My ex wasn't a good role model for our son and we haven't spoken for years. Now I can't stop thinking of him...

This question has 1 answer - newest was posted 7058 days ago

30 July 2005 (F) - confused This guy whom I haven't dated for over 12 years has recently came back into my life unintentionally. I was talking with a mutual friend and she told me about him. When she mentioned him, my heart skipped some beats and I was suprised...

I finished with my ex in March, but I've regretted it since, because he's moved on with someone else...

This question has 1 answer - newest was posted 7059 days ago

29 July 2005 (F) - I have been with my boyfriend for 6 years. Two years ago we went through a bad time and we broke up for a couple of months. I didn't know but during that time he met someone else. We got back together but he didn't call it off with the other girl ...

He slept with his ex when he was away. Is that cheating, or not?

This question has 2 answers - newest was posted 7059 days ago

29 July 2005 (F) - My boyfriend and I have been together for 7 months. He had a previous relationship that was on and off for 7 years. I am completely in love with him, and if he asked, I'd marry him. The problem is that he has been across the country for the past...

She's taking her ex to the wedding. Is this a red flag?

This question has 5 answers - newest was posted 6942 days ago

28 July 2005 (M) - My girlfriend is attending a wedding with her ex boyfriend without me. She feels too uncomfortable to include me. What should I be thinking?...

I dumped my abusive ex. So why is he back, texting me how much he loves me?

This question has 3 answers - newest was posted 7058 days ago

28 July 2005 (F) - I split from my ex over 18 months ago. He was abusive and I couldnt take it any more. Him putting me in hospital was the final straw. Now I'm recieving email and text messages from him telling me how much he loves me and wants me back. I'm under a ...

Am I wrong for wanting my girlfriend to get rid of old romantic keepsakes?

This question has 4 answers - newest was posted 6933 days ago

28 July 2005 (M) - I was watching my girlfriend cleaning out her closet/junk drawer and I happen to notice some things. Things like old pictures, cards, and letter from ex-boyfriends that she still keeps. I can't say I don't care but it is bothering me. The way I see ...

It wasn't until 5 months after we broke up that I realised I want my ex! Why now?

This question has 2 answers - newest was posted 7063 days ago

25 July 2005 (M) - Hi, I finished with my girlfriend of 18 months in February after feeling it had run its course. She was totally in love with me and wanted to move in together but I just didn't feel the same and felt it was the best for both of us to end it. She ...

My family don't like my ex, but should I forget that and try to patch things up with her?

This question has 1 answer - newest was posted 7063 days ago

25 July 2005 (M) - I met a great girl last December and for the first 5 months everything was great, even though we lived 80 miles apart. We have both been through a lot in the past 5 years ie she has been married and divorced and left without a penny, raped, a...

My ex and I are back together as friends. Now how can I show that I'd like it to be even more?

This question has 1 answer - newest was posted 7065 days ago

23 July 2005 (M) - After nearly four years with my girlfriend we split up two years ago. In those two years we didn't see each other at all. Recently we got back in touch and have been getting on very well. She is having a lot of problems at the moment and I am helpi...

Once or twice is one thing... but my boyfriend has called me his ex's name three times!

This question has 10 answers - newest was posted 5698 days ago

23 July 2005 (F) - My boyfriend has mistakenly called me by his ex-fiance's name three times and I wonder if I should be concerned that he is not over her. He says that he has no feelings for her and that his calling me by her name was just a mistake because he was ...

Ten years ago, I split with my ex, but I still have strong feelings for him!

This question has 3 answers - newest was posted 7046 days ago

22 July 2005 (F) - Hi, I have been having dreams about my ex from college. He was my 1st proper boyfriend at the age of 16-18. I loved him so much, and the only reason we split up was because he moved away to study. I didn't want to hold him back. He is 3 years ...

My ex's friend is interfering and I worry she could affect our reconciliation...

This question has 1 answer - newest was posted 7065 days ago

22 July 2005 (M) - Dear Cupid, I've just moved out of our home that I shared with my girlfriend of 3 years and her teenage son. Because of constant conflict between myself and the teenager I agreed to move out of our home so that we could work thru our issues. ...

My 35-year-old boyfriend makes my troubles go away, but I want my old boyfriend so much!

This question has 4 answers - newest was posted 6953 days ago

21 July 2005 (?) - Hi, I have been with a 35 yr man for 2 weeks now. I'm only 18. Before this 35yr old there was another man who is also the same age! The one I'm with now is so caring. He buys me flowers & when I'm with him all my troubles go away. But then ...

Broke up 5 years ago, but my ex and I still have phone and text sex!

This question has 1 answer - newest was posted 7066 days ago

21 July 2005 (F) - My ex and I broke up 5 years ago and have both had other relationships since then. Despite our other partners we have been having text and phone sex for throughout the 5 years since we split. I know that none of my relationships since him have ...

Why does he continue to call me when he's in a new relationship now?

This question has 2 answers - newest was posted 7067 days ago

21 July 2005 (F) - About 5 years ago my boyfriend moved in with me and we have 2 children together (1&2). Aout a year and half ago we were not getting along and he said he was leaving so I locked the door behind him and didn't let him back in. He went to his sister's...

I feel inadequate because my ex isn't beating up on his new girlfriend like he did on me!

This question has 4 answers - newest was posted 7068 days ago

20 July 2005 (F) - I lived with a man 22 yrs my junior. He is very controlling and power driven. He became violent and I have a permanent restraining order against him. I didn't want to care for him anymore so threw him out. He has another woman now who is carin...

We broke up, but my boyfriend still wants to sleep with me "to say goodbye"...

This question has 8 answers - newest was posted 6146 days ago

20 July 2005 (F) - Hi, My boyfriend and spent 3 years together...went through a miscarriage and lived together for a year. He worked overseas and after I lied to him about someone breaking into his car...he sought solace in a girl he met in his work place. Since ...

All I want is a clean break from him, but he just keeps begging me to take him back!

This question has 4 answers - newest was posted 7069 days ago

19 July 2005 (F) - Hi, I was in a relationship for just over 3 years which was really stressful but has recently ended. I found out that he had been seeing another lady after about 18 months & we broke up. He kept calling, sending emails & txts and eventual...

We connect on so many levels, but she's still not over her ex!

This question has 2 answers - newest was posted 7048 days ago

19 July 2005 (M) - I’ve been dating a woman for 4 months and it has been amazing and passionate. We seem to have connected on almost every level: physical, intellectual, emotional, etc. We never addressed it directly, but it seemed like we were both feeling something ...

Is he blaming me for the grief he feels about his wife?

This question has 2 answers - newest was posted 7069 days ago

19 July 2005 (F) - I took your advice, and I am there for my boyfriend who has moved to TN. He came up for the weekend, we had a wonderful time. He invited me to come down and stay for 4 days which I booked yesterday. Last night he was very depressed. I tri...

Now that I'm with someone else, my ex wants to see me more than ever...

This question has 2 answers - newest was posted 7069 days ago

19 July 2005 (F) - Hi, OK this is hard. I recently split from my boyriend of 17 months. The only problem is now I'm in a new relationship but my ex still wants to spend time with me. It's driving me mad. I still care about him but when we were together I only saw...

I accidentally found something he wrote about his ex. Now I feel bad for mentioning it...

This question has 2 answers - newest was posted 7069 days ago

19 July 2005 (F) - I always assumed my boyfriend had a thing for his ex. He denied it but I couldn't shake the insecure feelings. He's o/seas for 3 weeks currently. I've recently moved into his flat and I accidentally came across something he'd written about finding ...

Doing everything I can to keep depression in check, but I still think about and want my ex back!

This question has 1 answer - newest was posted 7070 days ago

18 July 2005 (?) - Hello, story for you! My fiance broke up with me a few weeks back, and it hurts more than anything. Me and her were meant to be together forever, I know it. I've never felt love as immense as this! She keeps texting me saying she misses me ...

Back after 3 years, my ex is giving me some odd texts...

This question has 2 answers - newest was posted 7070 days ago

18 July 2005 (F) - I have a boyfriend of just over a year. We get on really well and he treats me perfectly. My mother is dying of cancer and he is a rock for me. I was involved with someone who is 7 years older than me who I was deeply in love with and he said he...

Everything about this man says he's my soulmate, but a tiny voice inside me is warning me he might leave again...

This question has 6 answers - newest was posted 7070 days ago

18 July 2005 (?) - I love this man: As we were dating, he moved to another town where he met this other girl who fell pregnant with his child. He came back told me what happened and that he was going to marry her. I was devastated, but I picked up the pieces and carr...

Just one phone call from my ex and it's like nothing ever changed!

This question has 4 answers - newest was posted 7070 days ago

18 July 2005 (F) - I had from a boyfriend from out of town for 3 years who lied to me since he was married. I found out and broke up and made it impossible for him to contact me, (change numbers and address) I was so heartbroken and lost my job, very depressed and I ...

My boyfriend says nothing is happening with his ex, but I'm sure it is!

This question has 4 answers - newest was posted 7071 days ago

17 July 2005 (F) - My live in boyfriend is cheating with his ex. He says he's not cheating. Everything that I say is wrong and it turns into an arguement. Please I need help. I love him but it is hard to even think he is with her. How do I prove to him that I am rig...

My ex rang me a month after our break-up to tell me she was dating someone else...

This question has 1 answer - newest was posted 7070 days ago

17 July 2005 (M) - My girlfriend of seven years and I have recently broke up. She initiated the break up by saying that we were just too different. In the beginning she said we had so much in common. A month after the break up she called and told me she was dating s...

Even though he's an ex, we're still friends. What does it mean?

This question has 1 answer - newest was posted 7071 days ago

17 July 2005 (F) - I'm a sixteen year old girl and there is this guy that I am best friends with. However we have dated off and on again. It's now been 10 months since our last 'relationship'. He's also had other relationships since then. Most people can't still be...

Our months together suddenly vanished when he received an email from his ex...

This question has 1 answer - newest was posted 7072 days ago

15 July 2005 (F) - hi, I'm 28 years old. I am a stable, funny, talented, adventurous, artistic woman. For the past 7 months I have been seeing a wonderful, loveable, musical, handsome 20 year old. Young yes, but damn handsome and truly loving. He moved out here t...

My kids have chosen to live with their father, and I'd like us to be together as a family... just don't know if I can stand my ex!

This question has 2 answers - newest was posted 7071 days ago

15 July 2005 (F) - I'm 54 years old, and I left my husband about four years ago. We haven't filed for divorce, we're just separated. I have a 24 year old son, and a 19 and a 16 year old daughter. My youngest is rebelious and depressed, and wants to move in with ...

What can I do to win her back? I treated her badly in the past...

This question has 6 answers - newest was posted 7069 days ago

15 July 2005 (M) - I have been dating this women for 3 years and grown up with her all my life! Things were great for the first year and a half. Then I cheated on here and disrespected her on and off for about a year while she hung on to me. I was trying to work on it ...

Should I give my ex-husband another chance? He says he's changed...

This question has 4 answers - newest was posted 7071 days ago

15 July 2005 (F) - My husband and I are separated for 18 months after 23 years of marriage. It was an abusive marriage due to his anger. He now says that he has changed with the help of God. He says he loves me and wants to be a good man to me. He wants us to get ...

My one-night-stand is making me question my long-term relationship!

This question has 2 answers - newest was posted 7071 days ago

15 July 2005 (?) - I need to know other people's perspectives on this problem. Don't be judgemental, just put yourself in my shoes. Two years ago my bf broke up with me and I went on vacation (4 hours east) and met a guy at the bar. I took it to be a one night st...

Accidentally saw my son's father and I didn't know whether to hate him or love him..

This question has 2 answers - newest was posted 7073 days ago

15 July 2005 (F) - I feel so stuck between love and hate. I haven't seen my son's father in almost four years and out of the blue I see him at the grocery store. I wanted to cry, yell, ask so many questions, but I just couldn't get up the courage. I still love him...

Our relationship is on hold while my boyfriend and his ex get counselling!

This question has 5 answers - newest was posted 7073 days ago

14 July 2005 (F) - I have been dating the same guy for 10 months. We enjoy each other very much but have agreed that it is non-commital relationship. His ex-fiancee left him over a 1 1/2 years ago. She showed up unanounced on Father's Day and announced that she wants ...

How can my boyfriend and I get past the troubles we've had in our past?

This question has 1 answer - newest was posted 7074 days ago

14 July 2005 (F) - My bfriend and I went out for 2 years then broke it off...we did a lot of damage to the relationship. 3 years later we're back together and things have been going great for the last 3 months, however, we hit a bad patch one night when the ...

He cheated at least a dozen times, but now my ex wants me back. Do I leave my current boyfriend for him?

This question has 2 answers - newest was posted 7075 days ago

13 July 2005 (F) - I was in a 7 year relationship marred by continuous affairs by my man. I know of at least 12. I lived with him on three occasions but always moved out becuase I found he was cheating. He always came back to me, always said he loved me. I paid...

When I think of my boyfriend losing his virginity to his ex, I get sad and angry...

This question has 16 answers - newest was posted 6300 days ago

13 July 2005 (F) - I've got a problem that I can't seem to get over. I love my boyfriend more than I could explain, but I can't seem to get over his past. A few months before we got together he lost his virginity to a girl he didn't care about. I can't stop thinking...

We had a physical relationship, but she left me and decided to marry someone else...

This question has 4 answers - newest was posted 7075 days ago

13 July 2005 (M) - hi well I know this sounds funny but I need help.. I happened to get involved with a friend of mine and we shared a physical relationship. Then all of a sudden she decides to get married to someone else, who is a well known person but happened...

My ex seems way too close to her gay friend. Is she using him to get back at me?

This question has 3 answers - newest was posted 7071 days ago

12 July 2005 (?) - Hi all, I'm in desperate need of help here as its really affecting my everyday life! To keep things short, my girlfriend and I broke up a month and a half ago. The reason for the break up was because we were arguing too much(it was basicall...

Six months after we broke up, I still worry about my ex and other guys...

This question has 3 answers - newest was posted 7077 days ago

9 July 2005 (M) - Hi, In February me and my girlfriend split up after 2 years. The split happened whilst we were in university together. We were friends for two years to begin with then we decided to have a relationship and go to the same university becau...

I saved my marriage, but now I'm... miserable.

This question has 2 answers - newest was posted 7080 days ago

8 July 2005 (F) - Aunt Agony, I wrote a couple of years back regarding a lost love that returned to me after many years. I'm married with kids, and you advised to tend to my marriage. My husband discovered the relationship which was very emotional, however not phys...

My ex keeps calling me. What's going on in his mind?

This question has 9 answers - newest was posted 6026 days ago

8 July 2005 (F) - My ex often call me recently. What is he thinking? What should I do? We're broke up for a month with good memory. Recently, he often calls me. I have no clue what he is thinking. Is he still love me? I think I still love him but I don't want to be...

My new boyfriend feels threatened by the friendship I have with an old, old flame. Am I in the wrong?

This question has 2 answers - newest was posted 7074 days ago

8 July 2005 (?) - An old friend who lives far away, called me last night when I wasn't in. He and I have been friends for many years. He and I were engaged and in love about 20 years ago but he wasn't ready to commit and we split-up. From time to time, he calls me. ...

My dreams are full of an old boyfriend and I feel guilty about it...

This question has 6 answers - newest was posted 6133 days ago

8 July 2005 (F) - I am feeling incredibly guilty because I have been dreaming of an ex-boyfriend for about a month. Let's just say the dreams are not all platonic and it has caused me to begin thinking about him in 'real' life. I am married for less than a year...

I think things went wrong right after I got with my friend's ex... Help. How do I fix things?

This question has 3 answers - newest was posted 7080 days ago

8 July 2005 (F) - I recently spilt with my boyfriend of 2 years (my choice) and got with someone else. We got on really well but then he dumped me due to problems with his ex. Anyway it all got sorted out and we said we would give it another go in the future. Whilst...