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How can I stop the feeling of being in love with my teacher?

Q.   Hi, I'm 16 and i'm in love with my teacher he's way older than me, married and have kids. but how can i stop this feeling? I know this is wrong but it feels so damn right.. Have u been in the situation i am right now? I love him cos he has every...

A.   20 February 2013: If this is true love, it will still be love when you're 18. Back away, wait until then. Chances are you won't feel the way you do now, but if you do, then is the time to act. If you really loved someone, you wouldn't want them to be imprison... (read in full...)

I'm afraid my mother will be disappointed that I'm pregnant

Q.   I'm 24 years old and almost 2 months pregnant. I don't know what to do. I have a completely understanding family's and my child's father is in the picture and he's completely supportive. I haven't told my mother. I'm afraid that she will be ...

A.   20 February 2013: You're an adult, and you can choose to live your life as you see fit. If your mother is disappointed it is her responsibility to get over it. Things could be so much worse, and this child is a blessing! ... (read in full...)

Since I found out about her history I'd like her to get tested

Q.   Hello all! I come with a questions and concern. My girlfriend and I have been dating for a few months now and it's been great, I know I love her and I know I will spend the rest of my life with her. The problem is, I knew her back in grade sch...

A.   20 February 2013: Maybe she has been tested. Just ask if she has ever been tested. She probably has, and then you can relax.... (read in full...)

My daughter is being bullied because of how I dress her

Q.   Ok this is a little hard to explain and may seem a bit silly to some of you but please bare with me. I have a 12 year old daughter who has been in secondry school since september last year. Since she has been there, understandably she has develope...

A.   20 February 2013: Hello! First off, twelve is a good age for her to start picking her own clothes, so you should start to let her choose her own things. This doesn't meant hey have to be posh - there's no way that other kids can tell her clothes are from a charity ... (read in full...)

My birthday's coming up and I have no money. What can I do?

Q.   My birthdays coming up, On Friday the 22nd and I don't know what to do since I have no money and I don't have a baby sitter for my 6 month old daughter. Any ideas on what should I do? I just wNt to have a good time. Hopefully someone surprises me ...

A.   20 February 2013: Do you have a good girlfriend who could come to yours after your baby goes to bed and share a bottle of wine (or tea!) and some cake? That would be fun.... (read in full...)

He wants Anal and I do not. Should I stay with him, or just consider us as not compatible as a couple and move on?

Q.   hi, this is my query, i have been dating my new guy for 6 months now, things WERE going well, but know there are problems in paradise, ( i know some of you are gone think this is silly). But he likes anal sex, i have never tried it never had th...

A.   9 February 2013: Say you're scared it will hurt, and you're willing to try it ONLY IF he will take something of equivalent size in his anus first. He probably won't. Although you do of course run the (small) risk he says yes - but then if so, at least you'll have ... (read in full...)

I seem to be angry about something that was an issue a year ago!

Q.   Hi. I am 29, and this is my third year with my boyfriend, who is 7 years older and divorced 4 years before we met, he has 1 child. When we met we just had a good connection in terms of interests, personality, company, chemistry, everyting was there. ...

A.   9 February 2013: You need to open up to him, and tell him how hard that period was for you, and get it off your chest. Not in a blamey way - as you say, he was just getting over it and it has no bearing on how he feels about you - just tell him how much it hurt, ... (read in full...)

Considering my circumstances for next 3 years, how can I come to terms with delaying having a baby? My desire is for a baby right now

Q.   Lately I have been having day dreams about what it would be like to have another baby. I already have a 9 year old and I seriously think im getting broody. Sometimes I lay in bed thinking about that first mooment when the baby is born and you feel...

A.   9 February 2013: Your son will NEVER be too old to bond with the baby. The parents of my friend (who is 30) just had another baby (they are in their fifties) and she ADORES her new sister, she's obsessed with her. Sibling age is not a factor you need to consider.... (read in full...)

Am I over-reacting when I notice my Bf likes pics of other women on his Facebook?

Q.   This really bothers me. My boyfriend is always on Facebook liking pics of other chicks. They're not like sexy pics or demeaning pics or anything. But it's a constant thing that a chick who he may or may not know puts up a cute pic of herself and ...

A.   9 February 2013: Maybe just say in a light-hearted way "Yo, Hefner, stop liking all the girls' pictures!" and he'll probably say "what do you mean?" and you say "well, it's easy to misinterpret. When guys like my pictures for no clear reason I'm like 'what is that ... (read in full...)

In a subtle way, how do I encourage him to feel able to approach me? I want something to happen.

Q.   I really want this guy who I see every week day and have nothing in common with him other than he works at my daughters school. We have exchanged constant stares over the last year, I feel that he is aware that I like him as when I return his gaze...

A.   9 February 2013: Why don't you approach him? Start of just saying "hi" when you walk past him. Or approach him at a school event and make a joke like "I always wonder what they put in the orange squash here, but I don't think it's oranges" or "I'm thinking of ... (read in full...)

I've fallen head over heels in love with him. And he's flirted with me. But there's a catch: he has a Gf. What can I do?

Q.   Okay, so... I've met this guy about a month ago, and even though it's only been a month, I've quite quickly fallen head over heels. Like, I've never really felt this way about anyone before so he's obviously special! Now over the course of th...

A.   9 February 2013: You are not a homewrecker. Then the next most important thing here is not to betray yourself by doing something you wouldn't want someone else to do to you. You say "he's not the kind of guy to cheat" but he already is cheating with the late nigh... (read in full...)

It's been over a year now, and he's still my Bf. But how can I overcome my jealously over the girl he once saw, when he cheated?

Q.   Over a year ago my boyfriend who i care about very very much cheated on me. She is the same age as him and before i found this out i had personally always thought she was very pretty and very nice. Once i found this out i was of course very upset a...

A.   9 February 2013: Looking at your age, I think you should break up with him. Staying with a partner of 45 years after one indiscretion and settling with a cheating partner when you are so young and have so much more to experience with your life are two very different ... (read in full...)

Why can't I have both love and passion from the guy I'm going to marry... isn't that the way it's supposed to be?

Q.   Hello Aunts, I've been with my fiance for just about three years now, wedding is planned for 11 months from now. He is perfect for me in almost every way, and I for him. He was in a real bad place for many years prior to meeting me. He was stil...

A.   9 February 2013: Oh my, this is such a difficult dilemma. What I would worry is that he's not making you feel good about yourself or sexy. In fact, he's making you feel ugly and unattractive, which is never good. Skip forward a few years, imagine you've been married ... (read in full...)

He makes me feel secondary to pornstars. Is it a stupid reason to dump someone because they don't make you feel sexually desirable enough?

Q.   Right my situation might be perceived to some as someone who has got their priorities wrong but I will continue.... Is it a stupid reason to dump someone because they don't make you feel sexually desirable enough? I am sure that he cared l...

A.   9 February 2013: Bear in mind that you are saying "I FEEL like he resented the fact I didn't look like the pornstars" You have no proof that he feels like that at all, that is just how the situation has made you feel. I think it's highly likely that he doesn't at a... (read in full...)

What should I do? Ever since they've been together, my friend ignores me, and only calls or texts when she needs something. I hate this.

Q.   Hi everyone, My best friend and I have been friends for the past 5 years. We've always had a GREAT relationship until recently. We used to talk all the time and she'd always text me a few times a day. We had a ritual every week where we'd ha...

A.   9 February 2013: It's understandable that you feel like this, but cut her some slack, it's her first boyfriend! Give her a few months until the honeymoon period wears off and she'll probably be back to normal. If she's never been in love before she'll be in an ... (read in full...)

How can I have a normal conversation with my Bf? He implies I'm angry when I'm not.

Q.   I feel like I don't know how to talk to my boyfriend anymore. Every time I talk to him he thinks I'm angry or mad. I'm never actually feeling like this so I don't understand why he always thinks I'm angry. I'm usually just trying to have a norm...

A.   9 February 2013: Maybe say "I'm really sorry, I don't mean to yell" and see how he responds. It sounds like you're both really stressed out at the moment so are sensitive. Get some distance and go out and do something you enjoy together, than in a happy moment say ... (read in full...)

How do I get through this? Or at least over it?

Q.   Well where to begin? I was in love with my ex so very much to the point I did everything for him. He was my life. We were together for there years and I never felt for anyone or anything the way I felt for him ....he did not how ever feel the sa...

A.   9 February 2013: Your real problem now is not him, it is the way he has actively distorted your opinion of yourself. You need to focus on yourself, and learn to love yourself again after he devoted so much time to insidiously preventing you from doing so. You ... (read in full...)

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