Relationships Forum: Advice on Love, Marriage, Friendships, and Family Issues

Let me preface this by saying, this isn't about moving on. This breakup was messy and painful, and I know when I was not healed and when I finally felt healed, and it was a very gradual process. So, 10 years ago, I was in a bit of a situationship with a girl. She was 18 at the time, I was 20 at the time. We had been friends for 5 years. We never dated, but we talked almost every day. Of no...

I've been dating this woman for over a year and a half. Overall has been a great relationship and we've had a lot of fun. She recently got her own place after living with a roommate for years and we discussed me moving in, but both decided the time was not right both financially and logistically. Well, she recently lost her job and was going through a bit of a rough patch, so I spent a l...

So my story is very sad. I'm 34 male and never dated or even went on a date in my life. This damages my mental health a lot and causes lots of sadness and depression. I'm 6ft tall, born in England and very muscular from lifting weights all my life for the last 17 years. So I'm above average attractiveness according to AI around 8/10 in terms of physical attractiveness. I...

I have been married for 13 years, and during that time I've had many years of conflict* with my in-laws (parents and siblings). For the past few years, we have (for the most part) been polite and see each other during Christmas (we live in different states). During our entire relationship, though, none of my in-laws have ever tried to get to know me. No one in the family has ever even texted ...

My boyfriend and I met on a dating app and have been together a little over 3 years, living together a little over 2 years now. He still texts a woman he met on the dating app before me. They went on a couple of dates and had sex, but ultimately decided the 2 hour driving distance between them was too much. However, when he texts her, it is often flirting or even what would be considered sexting. ...

My husband does not talk to me properly since 2 years of marriage. Forget about physical relationship, He avoids sex and has never given me an orgasm. he does not even want to have an emotional relationship. We also have a son. My husband does not even perform his duties as a father properly. He is also in debt. My mother-in-law always fights with me. My sister-in-law is jealous of my beauty and w...

Husband had a night away with work during the week. Told me the night before but he knew at least 2 weeks before he had to stay away. He has stayed away for 1 night each year for 12 years to do with work. I believe him when he tells me this. It’s to take his customers out for the evening for a meal and drinks. I knew the night away was coming up and I was wondering when he was going to tell me...

We have been married for 3, together 5 years. We're in our 30s. My spouse randomly won tickets to a hockey playoff game on the other side of the state for the middle of the week. He invited a coworker (they couldn't go) as well as a couple guy friends (also couldn't go). He briefly mentioned he is going with Kate (30F), an old college friend who he has seen once last winter and ...

I met my husband 8 years ago online in a Facebook group. I was in the middle if a divorce and so was he. He was in india and me un the usa. We talked as friends and helped each ither through our divorces. We remained friends and became closer and fell in love and after 3 years I decided to travel to India to meet him and see if this could actually become more. He proposed and we started k1 visa p...

I learned accidentally a couple months ago that my (F23) boyfriend (M22) has a fart/burp fetish. He doesn’t care for the smell, only the “sound and vibration” from them. He says it started with the live action Scooby Doo film. I feel uncomfortable to fart around him and try to leave the room when I can. Whenever I do fart a “good fart” as he says, he gets aroused and he let...

I met this man 9 years ago. And I've loved him ever since. He was my former boss. Like literally my boss, I was his assistant. I know he has been in relationship since we met for the first time. Time flies and my love for him grows deeper. He didnt care of me at first, but since 1,5 years ago we've gone differently. He told me he's attracted to me. He told me I've changed to be...

My story goes as follows: I met my husband when he came into the office I worked for do to his taxes. It was love at first sight for me. I still remember what he was wearing and what his hair looked like but it was the way he carried himself that immediately sent me head over heels. He walked with so much confidence and power words can’t even describe. At first I thought wow, this guy must be an...

Was with a girl for 2 years. I was her first relationship, she was my 4th.First year was perfect, second year we ended the distance. We lived 50-60 minutes away by subway. I lived with my parents and she lived alone. I told her I will visit her every other weekend, weekdays I work 2-8 so no and i want one weekend to be at home. She said seeing each other for 2 days every 10 days is little. Some we...

Hi all, this is a long and convoluted story, thanks for reading if you have the time, though the heading here gets the basic idea across. My question is if you think I should try to do anything here or just let it lie? Chapter 1: College, post-college, establishing relationships I'm a woman in my 30s but the story begins about 10 years ago when I was in college, where I knew two people,...

Need help with how to deal with my husband’s communication. We have been married for 26 years. As long as everything stays surface level he is fine. The second it gets deeper he gets defensive even if it’s the first time talking about it. He decides when, how long and if it can be revisited. He tells me”say what you have to say”. If I want to revisit the topic, he will tell me “we’ve a...

I suppose most of what I'm asking is in the title, but I'll give you some context. I'm pretty young, I'm just starting university this year straight out of high school. I've never been a massively social person and generally got on well with many people but never really made very strong connections. I moved schools a lot as a kid and there's a pretty big age gap betwe...

So I met this girl last year and got close to her really quick (we are both freshman right now) tbh I was very openly homophobic (I didn't want people to know I liked girls) and she was bi but I didn't know until this year and I used to vent about my boy problems and all my trauma to her I mean I regret it so much but I think I was just desperate for any type of attention back then T...

My girlfriend and I have been together for about 18 months. When we first got together I had to take her to another state where we now both live together. But, at first I had to stay in our original place to get things cleared up so we were apart about 2 months. She had to go down with her family. We talked every day and night. But, after a couple weeks she would disappear for 20 to 30 minutes...

So someone i used to work with years ago recently messaged me out of the blue, we communicated for a week and did tentatively talk about meeting up but I started to get weird vibes so backed off a little. Ive recently come out of a relationship and have been enjoying my own company so the thought of this potentially being a date did freak me out so I politely messaged him to explain and let him do...

My fiancé (M31) gets weird around my (F27) friend when she’s around. After she leaves there are often conversations or arguments about things she mentioned or said. All related to an ex I no longer associate with. The ex is a guy I dated for about 3 months. For context, this guy sucked pretty bad. He was friends with a guy I dated previously (not smart on my part, I know. But he gave the cl...

So my husband talks loud when just talking normally and he shouts loud when we have had an argument. He does not always do it but when he does I get embarrassed when out with him and I think he needs to get his hearing checked but he doesn’t seem to think there’s a problem. He is 59. And when we have an argument, he shouts so loud. The house we live in is attached to next door so any loud n...

My boyfriend has only had one other ex-girlfriend. This was around 2023–2024. She cheated on him a lot, so they eventually broke up. We met in April 2025, became close instantly, and started dating on June 10. Everything was going great until January. We were spending way too much time together, which caused a lot of small fights, and I was often mad at him. I was not being the best girlfrien...

My father said when he was alive, I would end up a spinster. I did not answer him back and say there snd took it. I was at his and my mother’s house at the time reading a paper and he just came out with it. Looking back I must of been a fool to let him say that about me and if only I had said to him, He would have ended up a ba joker if he had not met my mother. Of course I once asked my husb...

My husband has gone for an interview today but has been offered it if he wants it. The job is in the north of our country. He has been in his current job 12 years and drives quite far sometimes 3 or 4 hours to one place but it’s not all the time. Mostly it’s a hour to 2 hours. He is fed up with his current job and driving all over and he turns 60 this year so not getting any younger. Now th...

F(22me) M(23) Met January 20-21 2025 My brain and I are weird lol I made this sorta list and talk about my feelings to process this. Overall I would say it's trying to sort out whether the core issue is a lack of commitment and effort. Main patterns: I appreciated his support during serious moments When I was in the hospital three times in the past year, he stayed or picked me up even...

He broke up with me.A misunderstanding happened between us something that would have been completely avoidable. He asked for space one weekend and since he had never asked for that during our 2 year relationship and he hadn't told me anything about his week i assumed he didn't want to see me because he was upset and was keeping a distance. I called him to talk things through and asked if...

Long-term friendship ended over incompatible emotional needs – was I always harmful? Context: I had a close friendship that lasted about 8 years (started in 2017). It was never romantic, but emotionally intense. For a long time we were in daily contact and shared a lot. He did an Erasmus thanks to my advice (in a period that was very difficult for him), we shared visits across Europe in our ...

I've (30m) been friends with this girl (25f) for around 10 months now. We met at a cosplay event,kept in touch online and would meet up at conventions whenever they happened. Around October last year she had kinda had a bit of a personal crisis after breaking up with her ex, so I comforted her and I feel like we ended up becoming really close.  At some point during this time I began devel...

Hi everyone, I have this friend I’ve known (~11 years) and I can say she is my closest of friend. As someone who moved a lot as a child, I didn’t have the chance to make a lot of connections or friendships so when I met her, I latched on super tightly and began to feel really attached (texting everyday). It’s been like that for the entirety of our relationship but now since we’ve gone o...

I’ve been working at the same place for over three years. When I first started there, I was in a long-term relationship that was already slowly dying. At work, there was this beautiful girl who immediately caught my attention. But I never made a move, because I was still in a relationship and I did love my girlfriend at the time. Later I found out this girl has two kids from two different fat...

Hi Everyone, I am here because I feel like I can't tell anyone I know any of this because when I have, it has made me feel even worse. I want outside perspective. I have been with my husband for almost 9 years (married for 1 and a half). Over the years he's lied to me about things, some trivial, some not so trivial. I also began to feel unappreciated and lonely watching him spend wh...

Hii i'm here because i don't have anyone to really talk about this to.. So there is this former classmate i had (he left for the states last year) we weren't friends or anything at that time. But he started DMing me around the beginning of 2026, at first i knew he was joking and shi cuz i said like why are you messaging me and like i barely know you etc etc, he told me he wants a...

I am a divorced mom of two young boys.I’ve been with my boyfriend, also divorced with two kids, for two years. Our relationship has had its ups and downs, but we’ve managed to work through our issues because we love each other and understand relationships take work. We’ve talked about marriage in a few years, so I guess you could say we are fairly committed. We are both each other’s first...

So went no contact almost 3 weeks ago. It wasn't an actual proper break up he just kind of avoided after I bought up some issues and then we texted a little bit after not like before though. I ended up telling him that he doesnt care and let's just leave it at that and never got a reply since, I havent reached out either although I so badly want to and have been so sad and a littl...

So I'm in a situation which I'm not too sure how to handle. I'm in a long distance relationship which is hard enough as it is. We originally had a plan that he was going to start the process to live with me. So he started saving money for that process. And then 2 months down the line of making that decision. He started making comments that he was "cheeky" and had trea...

I’m looking for outside perspective on whether my reaction is disproportionate or whether the dynamic itself has become unhealthy. I’m in a relationship where I consistently try to communicate and work through issues, but my partner tends to withdraw instead of engage. One way this shows up is by blocking or removing me on social media during conflict rather than talking things through. Thi...

Sorry guys but I had to get to the point of posting this. Around the summer a new girl joined my group and relatively immediately, she learned from the others about my foot fetish. At first she took it strangely, she wanted us to go to the beach on separate days and then in the fall for house gatherings, she flat out told me that she will always wear socks around me because she doesn't like f...

Yesterday i had a massive row with my older sister, out of anger i locked her in her room, i only meant to keep her there for an hour or so, then my phone went and i got distracted went out with friends and forgot about my sister, a few hours later my parents came home and found my sister locked up, she missed going out with her boyfriend, my parents went made now they say they are going to give m...

F(30) In 2017, I was studying abroad and was in a relationship. I was generally happy and content with my boyfriend. Ours was not a dramatic or cinematic beginning we were introduced by a friend, gradually connected, and started dating. There were a few things I wanted in the relationship that he did not provide, but they were not deal-breakers. He was a year senior to me. Parallel to this, some...

Been with my BF for almost 3 years, we live together and have known eachother since school. Ive been feeling like we are at different stages of life recently especially since we have moved in together. Its like he is stuck at 15. I feel more like his mother than a GF. I recently found he'd been msg random people on socials sexting them and sending and asking for nudes. He tried to den...

I’ve been in love with my sister’s ex-boyfriend for several years. I can even pinpoint moments when I felt this going all the way back to when I was 15. I’ve tried denying it and pretending I don’t feel this way towards him, but it’s inescapable, and so is he. I can’t distance myself from him because outside of him being my sister’s ex, he’s practically been around since I can ...

Interested in others perspective. Tried to converse with my 60 year old sister about an argument I had with my adult daughter last evening. I just wanted to vent. I was hoping for empathy. Perhaps some understanding and emotional support. She listened. She responded with 'I don't care her age if it had been me I'd have pulled her pants down & smacked her hard o...

So my husband has had an account with LinkedIn. He set it up for jobs but told me he had not used it for a long time. Now he gets emails from LinkedIn to say he has messages in his account. He told me he has not used it in years so I’m worried he has been and getting messages from people who know him. He said it’s not a dating app and it’s for work. When you type in his name it comes ...

My ex fiance and I, both in our 50’s are not friends on Facebook. I have started posting public stories on Facebook. Normally if you are not friends with someone you have to go to their page to even see if there is a story posted. My facebook page is set to professional mode which allow me to see anyone who views my stories. I have noticed that he has been viewing my stories eve...

Hey everyone, I’m A (early 30s). I’ve been talking to a Japanese woman, S, for a few months. We met three times in Japan, and our last meetup was a full day at Universal Studios. It honestly felt amazing, she was warm, laughing a lot, very comfortable around me, wore matching hats, took lots of photos, and we even talked about going again. she seemed genuinely excited for December when I�...

My ex who I suspect is a dismissive avoidant and I were together 3 years. He lived with me for over a year, engaged for 2 years. He left 2 months ago. He has a LARGE contractors bag full of clothing. 4 lLARGE kitchen bags full of clothes. 7 pairs of shoes, other personal items not from me and mail that he gets here. It’s not just a few things, it is A LOT. I have packed them into anot...

I don’t know why my hubby needs so much data on his private phone. He has 13 mb and pays £11 a month. He said he uses it when he is doing his game which is a crossword one and downloading stuff to listen to in the car. I’ve said to get it reduced because it’s s lot of money a month and it would be saving money but he gets all defensive and says he just wants something for himself. Ive ...

Been talking to a marriage counsellor on and off for a long time. I have trust issues with my husband so been talking about this mostly nearly every session. I don’t think my husband respects me and this is because of the times we have been out and he has looked at other women. Been abroad and he done it when we were having a meal and looking at another woman on the other side of the room. ...

Hi everyone, I recently started seeing someone, and we really liked each other. Things were going well, and I felt a strong emotional and physical connection — closer than I’ve ever felt with anyone before. A few days ago, I panicked over a snap I received from a guy I used to loosely know online. I lied about how I knew him and only later told the truth — that we met through a livestrea...

I want to just add to my post that my husband never seems to be interested when I tell him if I’ve been feeling tired. So a day ago I told him I had been feeling tired in the day and he said he had been feeling ok. He did not ask at all about why I felt tired just that he was ok then today I had felt tired again in the afternoon and I told him and like last time, he did not ask me why I felt l...

I would like two topics answering please. The first one is that our youngest adult son likes to ask myself and husband how our day was at work. I say the same thing each time which is, it was ok or not bad. My husband usually says the same. Me and my husband don’t bother asking each other about our work day and with our child it can be annoying when I want to just say sometimes to him that it w...

I’m a 40-year-old woman, married, with a ten-year-old son. Two years ago, I was a stay-at-home mom, trapped in a quiet fog of self-doubt. I questioned my identity, my worth, and the direction of my life. It felt as if I had slowly faded into the background invisible even to myself. One day, seeking answers, I posted online: “What’s the true purpose of life?” One reply changed everythin...

I’m a 40-year-old woman, married, with a ten-year-old son. Two years ago, I was a stay-at-home mom, trapped in a quiet fog of self-doubt. I questioned my identity, my worth, and the direction of my life. It felt as if I had slowly faded into the background — invisible even to myself. One day, desperate for answers, I started a thread on peoplesproblems.org asking, “What’s the true purpo...

I’m going to try to keep this short as I am kind of startled by all this and have a tendency to rattle. GF and I (both mid 20s) have been together for about six years now. We met during our first year at uni. However, our relationship has been in something of a rut as of late. I've talked about this with my mates because I couldn't make sense of it, and they said it's normal. Afte...

I have met somebody for the first time in a long time and we’ve been seeing each other fairly consistently for about seven months. During this time it is become clear to me that he has several health conditions which affects the quality of his life on an ongoing basis. We are both retired, and I am widowed after having taken care of my husband who passed from cancer. Therefore, maybe I’m a lit...

I've had a bit of a difficult and complicated situation with both my girlfriend and a long time close male friend. It started when we started dating and one night she met me at a bar after we had gone on date the day or two before. We were talking at the bar and my friend approaches us as we were talking and basically barges into the conversation and quickly asks for her social media. I ca...

My birthday is coming up and I’ve wondered if my husband should have taken the day off. Two years running I have been away on holiday for my birthday with my husband and the year before I had a night away with my husband. my birthday this year will be at home and I wished it wasn’t. We just come back from a week away and I wished he was off but it’s a week day and he is in work. I said ...

Husband came home in the afternoon and said, Can I ask you a favour. In the morning we had ignored each other because the day before we had been arguing over things and it all just made me upset and I started shouting. I was shouting loudly when we were having a walk and he slepted down stairs from me like he has done many times in the past. He didn’t make my breakfast or sandwiches which he us...

So I have a problem with our son being here. Our son is living with us after giving up his job when he went travelling for four months. He has been living here 3 months already and I’m fed up with it all. He works part time and getting some benefits. he is not paying us any rent at all so his washing is done. He is having hot showers each day, He is using the electric and gas and my husband sa...

So I have been with my husband for almost 14 years. Here Lately he been drinking himself stupid every single day and I feel like he is just in a downward spiral. I don't want to leave because Ive been sick for the past 5 yrs and he has been there for me. I know I might sounds a little ungrateful, but I'm not. I love him and just don't know if I stay by his side while he self-destruc...

A week ago I was taking a picture from my father's phone and accidentally deleted it. When I went to restore it from the recently deleted folder, it was filled with approx 20-30 pictures of completely naked women engaging in sexual acts. I was shocked and closed it instantly. I then later went back to it and saw that these were screenshots of videos on porn sites and they were for sure from h...

I know this behavior is not normal, but I cannot talk to my friend about it because it will destroy our friendship. Here is the story: She was widowed in her early 50's several years ago after husband lost his battle with cancer. She has one adult daughter who is married with a toddler and another baby on the way. In the years since her husband passed, she has grown more and more attach...

I've lived in my flat block for a number of years now and one of my neighbours caught my eye early on into living here and was instantly attracted to them. For my own reasons I never pursued anything and put this attraction to one side and maintained a causal neighbourly relationship and did my own thing. Over the past 6 months our sons have become really close friends and often play toge...

So there’s a guy I’ve been friends with for 4 years now. I never really saw him in a romantic light until a situation happened about 4 weeks ago. We were both at a party and at that point, all my other friends have gone home and it was only me and him left. I went up to him and he put his arm around my shoulder and we danced together with his cousins and his cousin’s partners. After like 30 ...

I separated from my husband 3 years ago after being together for 14 years and married for 9 of those, we have an 11 year old son. (We are not divorced) he has now told me he regrets his decision. In the run up to our split my husband suffered mental health problems and had a break down. I tried to be as supportive as possible but the same time I was desperately trying to rekindle the intimac...

Hi all, I recently separated from my co-parent after a long period of feeling emotionally erased and subtly controlled. It wasn’t an explosive or overtly abusive relationship — but over time, I found I was losing more and more of myself. I became isolated and emotionally brittle. Close friends began voicing concern about me and the relationship. The control wasn’t loud. It came through sh...

I reconnected with an old friend after years of not talking. We were super close as teens, but our friendship back then was immature and sometimes messy, like a lot of friendships are at that age. We’ve reconnected more than once over the years, and most recently, it felt like we had both grown and were in a better place. We were talking again, sending memes, having normal conversations. Then...

Hi, I'm 16 years old and I'm in a tough situation with my former friend group that I'm lost about. For some background, I was in a friend group with 3 other people. I'll refer to them as Thing 1, Thing 2, and Thing 3. Thing 1 and I have been friends for 12 years. Our moms have been friends for that long as well. Thing 1's mom is also abusive. She's broken Thing 1&#...

I’ve been on an emotional roller coaster this week and I feel like I’m losing my mind. I have discussed this with friends to a point but out of a massive fear of judgment here I am. So there are 3 people-S, D, and T. I’m S(32f) and I’ve been with D (33m) for 5.5 years. And I love him, I do but the one thing that could break us is money. D and I had a long conversation about it tonight ...

Hello all. I am looking to share my story, as I don't have many people to talk to and I am looking for some help.. So, I am 33 year old man and I have a best friend with benefits that is a 37 year old woman. We met each other before 2 years and immediately we had such a strong connection and everything felt so real. Our bond became so strong with every talk, text, meeting, with every hug...

I was dating this guy whom I met a few months ago. Everything was going great until I did not come see him one day and I think he ghosted me. Now I’m lost and confused and don’t know what’s to do. I really like him. I have called and texted him and I haven’t gotten a reply. What am I supposed to do?...

I'm looking for opinions as to an incident that occurred over the weekend and the aftermath and to question did I handle it incorrectly? On Saturday night myself and my husband were on a night out with our mutual friends a guy and a girl they aren't a couple although the guy likes her. Halfway through the night I witness our friends dancing and the guy go to grab her throat she pus...

I’ve been in a relationship with this man for eight years. We have three kids together and still are not married nor engaged. He cheated on me three times and has always messaged other women inappropriately. Didn’t matter that I was pregnant either. He drinks every single day and stays up till 5-7a.m. Recently he has said that he no longer has the desire to message other women, and it’s goin...

Long story.. As my marriage was ending I technically cheated on my abusive ex husband with a man I met far away in another city. This man was also married. We entered into an affair and fell deeply in love with each other. It was VERY intense and intimate. (I will spare the details. This was not a simple, casual or normal situation; if you read my whole story please assume this man is truly my sou...

Hey all! Im just gonna jump STRAIGHT in. I feel smothered… or even slightly constrained. I’m 21 but I’m being treated like a teen? I know they care about my safety but it gets to a point… So my family has these rules about my dating life that I gotta follow other then that I’m free to do whatever I wish with my life. Doesn’t sound too bad right? Well that’s also what I thought unt...

I’m looking for some honest feedback on my situation to understand if I’m being unreasonable or missing something. I’m happily married with two kids (7 and 10), and I love my wife deeply. I handle most of the laundry, weekly cleaning, cooking, and changing bed sheets, while we split grocery shopping and dropping off/picking up the kids fairly evenly, depending on our schedules. My wife takes...

Relationship issues. Feeling betrayed. Family back stabbing. Feels like I am on one side of the table. Whilst the rest are sitting on the other side supporting each other. I speak but I am not heard. I am present but I am not included. I'm a leper. Until they want or need something from me. I wish to turn the table on them. ...

So, I used to date this guy let's call Keeran and we broke up a couple weeks ago but we've still been in contact (ik bad but here we are). Whilst dating, he always said he was unable to kiss or really touch me in clubs bc it made him uncomfortable. Sucks but I have to respect that. However, the other night we were out and he had to pretend I wasn't who I actually was to some people,...

I have been married for almost 15 years now, and over time, I have become just generally unhappy. I have considered looking into separation and more, but I am scared of what comes next. I have abandonment issues that have led to a PTSD diagnosis and am terrified of being alone. I feel trapped with no clear path. I am hoping someone here can give me any advice on the topic. It is not fair to me to ...

Hello all! I'm a 25 years old male. Let me give you a quick summary of my past and then I'll talk about today. I was diagnosed with OCD when I was 12 or 13. I was afraid of going to hell and in order to deal with this uncertainty I asked people lots of questions, looked up religions that can give me the guarantee that I'll go to heaven or at least I'll be ok that nothing bad...

So the guy i am dating had a fling a 2 years ago. ( they met before we started dating) They met at our college and they worked in a study group together. Our mutual friend that was with them told me that he approached her a few times to ask for question about homework and study and then she invited him to be in their study group and he said yes. Apparently the study group lasted for about a week. ...

I'm an 18 year old girl who's never been in a real relationship before. I tried dating a guy when I was 16, but it didn't work out since we never really acknowledged each other irl and our conversations basically fizzled out. I'd like to call it an attraction I had that didn't work out. Anyways. I'd always had a crush on this guy I'd been friends with since I was...

Hey! This is my 1st post. Umm I'm a normal (mostly) 40 year old mum of 3. I have a partner. We've been together solidly now for 6 years (on and off for many years before that( but that's a whole another story. Basically since having our twins 5 years ago, we have hardly had sex. I mean when I say hardly ever, the last time was about 2 months ago. So yea, basically never. It'...

This guy and I dated during the summer, but we weren't getting along. So we stopped dating and were friends with benefits for a month. That ended in January because, again, we were not getting along. Recently, he and the guy had been texting. He told me he had a "spicy" dream about me. And I asked him if he wanted to have casual sex with me. He said, "That's a complicated ...

Hi! I work with people and have to be service minded. I'm married. I made the mistake in the past when asking my husband for advice on how to deal with flirtatous customers. He has a jealous streak which I feel goes away and it can be long periods of time or short periods. Something triggers it that has nothing to do with me. It makes me sad. To me he is sensitive and he reads all sorts of...

Hi. I'm eighteen, and my pops lives in another country than the one I'm in; he fled some years ago (when I was pretty little) because he didn't want to show up-to court. He was in a position of power and sexually assaulted many women. It's haunted me. We talk on the phone, and he visits once every few years. I feel - as a woman myself and someone moral - like I'm a tra...

I have just discovered that my husband of nearly 20 years (together 25+) is having an affair with a women he has been gaming with online. He doesn't know that I know. I am absolutely shattered and have no idea what to do next. My priority is to protect our 2 children. I have always been aware of how manipulative my husband can be, so really need help to know what I can do to protect m...

Me, 18F went through a breakup pretty recently about two months ago. The breakup was pretty messy and I really wanted to stay with him for a little while but eventually I got over him after finding out he moved on. (I'm not settling for that) And I've recently been talking to a new guy who is 19, he's very sweet and we both actually like the same games, music, interests ect. I'...

Where do I start.... Ex wife is a psycho & hates me, youngest child told her a pack of lies, which led her to come to our home & attack me.. eldest child lives with us & has done for nearly 2 years now. Eldest child is turning 18 soon. Ex wife now thinks she can organise a surprise 18th birthday for son that lives with us & expects us & my partners family to go! Partner hasn�...

I am a divorced 44F and my partner is 51M. I also have a daughter aged 7. We have been together for 6 years. He is a freelance designer. I am also self employed and an undergrad student as well. I work very hard to maintain a reasonable lifestyle for me and my child. He has always been "tight on cash". But he doesn't always actively seek out work as he says he values a "peac...

So I posted back in July. I wish I had listened. Shit happened. I will recap now. And I need help. I will go crazy................. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I want to share my story, hoping it will give me some clarity and peace of mind. I met someone...

TLDR: Friend joined our social circle 6 months ago. Things were great until a few weeks ago. Friends are now distant and cold toward her, but nobody will explain why. Relevant background (Names changed just in case and ages if that helps contextualize it.) I moved across the US 3 years ago for work. After a few months I joined a gaming group that was two married couples. Jason and Dani (M25...

I’ll try and keep this as short as I possibly can. But basically. I am married. 4 children. Been married 2 years. I started talking to someone online via a fake profile. This person I knew years ago. A lot of years ago when I was a teen. He cropped up showing interest so that’s when I made a fake profile. We spoke on and off. I never met him. Even though he asked to. I never did. It w...

Hi. I met someone one day off a gay dating site. A day after chatting, we arranged to meet 2 days later, but ended up meeting up a day later for a few hours, then they wanted to see me everyday, so went saw each other 12 days in a row. They stopped overnight here, about 4 /5 times. I stopped there once and net his mother/ sister, he's lived up here for 2 years, apparently escaped an abusiv...

Me (31, female) and my friend (30, female) had a fight over text messages. Background: I am sine a year and a half and especially currently in bad health. I get my work done and some of my household tasks, but after that, I’m usually exhausted due to severe pain and other symptoms like dizziness, brain fog, and concentration problems, which can even lead to panic attacks. On weekends, I mos...

Hi For the last 2 years, my husband’s sister and her husband have decided to not acknowledge me. I am unaware of any wrong doings or offences for this. We were never especially close family members but seemed to get along for the last 35 years. However, a campaign of terror started has started in the last 6 months, such as shouting vile language at me, driving past me extremely slowly and...

Hi all. What's brought me to this forum is the desire to seek 3rd party advice / opinions on my predicament. In my Immediate family there is my dad, sister, nephew and myself. I'm 33, sister is 44 and nephew 25. Over the last several years I've grown tired and angry at my sisters and nephews lifestyles. My sister is drama orientated, an alcoholic and general emotional mess a...

Hi all! I am not sure of these types of updates are allowed on here or not. I kind of lost track of the time and the last thread expired. @SOULMATE How's everything? So life update - I have since finally moved out of my hometown to another city for work. And then to another city again within the span of 5 months to pursue a part time course in science. I always wanted to go into scien...

Hey everyone. I'm brand new here so sorry if this is too long, but here goes. I've been wondering lately if my husbands best friend for decades has feelings for me. He is married too and has an adult daughter. He (best fiend) is a very reserved person and not touchy feely at all. My husband has shared with me he doesn't like hugs etc much but her does hug my husband. Well, after a f...

I'm having relationship issues with my long term partner. I've realised after 30+ years just how immensely different we are. I very much admired many of his attributes. Such as his intelligence and excellent writing. I believed he admired my imagination and strong opinions. I have always been a bit of a muso and romance movie buff. I use to walk around the house singing...