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The Relationship Forum is provided for visitors who are seeking advice and support from the community in relation to relationship issues. The aim of the forum is to help you to understand and explore your situation by talking to others who may be going through, or have experienced a similar situation. The Relationship Forum is moderated by a team of counsellors with lots of experience of helping couples as they work things out in their relationship. They facilitate the forum, providing guidance and additional help wherever needed.

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My husband is in love with another woman

posted Sat 25, May 2013 at 7:00am

My husband started an affair about 4 months ago. Our sex life had been in the doldrums and then I got breast cancer last year so we had hardly had sex at all for a while. He did not go looking but ...

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I don't know what to do!

posted Fri 24, May 2013 at 9:47pm

I am so confused more confused than I've ever been in my life. I don't think I'm in love with my partner anymore but I can't tell him I want to leave when he asks me what I want to do. We have a yo...

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Sex/Intimacy & romance, Affairs & Jealousy, Getting on Better with my Partner, Making a Commitment

Is he gay

posted Fri 24, May 2013 at 5:57pm

Hi, I have been with my boyfriend 10 months. My boyfriend says he has ED, since the beginning of our relationship he has been open with it with me. He will not go the doctors about it even though h...

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Sex/Intimacy & romance

I can't get my girlfriend to be sexually active

posted Fri 24, May 2013 at 10:38am

Hi, I'm a 25 year old man with some issues with my girlfriend. I'm posting here because I don't know if I'm crazy or if my girlfriend is. Or maybe we both are. I'm a deployed vet of 2011 and be...

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Finding Time for Each Other, Sex/Intimacy & romance

Struggling to get over a break up

posted Fri 24, May 2013 at 9:55am

I was hoping somebody could help me, I am only 18, I'm different to most 18 year olds in the fact that i have just wanted to settle down. I have been with my girlfriend for the past year its the ha...

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I think I like another guy.

posted Thu 23, May 2013 at 7:19pm

Hi, I've been with my boyfriend for over two years now, but before we even start dating I was madly in love with that other guy. We were what people call ''f*ck buddies'', but as time pass we f...

Tags: love,triangle,complicated,first,buddies,friend,feeling,for,another,guy,boyfriend
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Sex/Intimacy & romance, Affairs & Jealousy, Getting on Better with my Partner

I love my gf so much but she can't trust me

posted Thu 23, May 2013 at 1:07am

I love my gf and I admit sometimes I can be annoying I have a bad habit of staring at every single girl especially if she is blonde I don't realise I am doing it but I will stare at a girl for a wh...

Tags: love,ex,relationship,marriage
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Affairs & Jealousy, Getting on Better with my Partner, Making a Commitment

My girlfreind recently dumped me and I dont know why.

posted Wed 22, May 2013 at 9:03pm

I'm 15 and my girlfriend and I had been going out for a few months when one day she dumped me, we got back together the next week but she was acting differently, recently she started running away f...

Tags: school,need help,young,first love
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Affairs & Jealousy, Getting on Better with my Partner

My Fiancé wants me to sell my home because he now hates it.

posted Wed 22, May 2013 at 3:24pm

Hello There, I need help. I have been with this man for 2 1/2 years, we had always planned to live in my house and eventually buy something else in about 5 years interstate when my 16 and 14 ye...

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Money, Getting on Better with my Partner, Making a Commitment

Advice...marriage stuck in a rut

posted Wed 22, May 2013 at 11:28am

Hello First time Ive ever done anything like this so hoping someone can help me as I feel terrible. Ive been married 6years, have a 21 month old daughter. Husband and I have been a tad unhappy l...

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Can a man who beat his girl become normal again???

posted Sat 26, Nov 2011 at 4:33am

Hi First of all, just wanna precise that english is not my native tongue so I may do some mistakes in my writing, sorry about that. But still, I need advices so here I am. It s 2 years since I ve...

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Making a Commitment

Confused

posted Tue 8, May 2012 at 12:04pm

just recently finished with my boyfriend off 2years i dont no if ive done the right thing! we always get on so well an we love eachother alot but there were different issues with his behaviour that...

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Larry Flow

posted Tue 20, Nov 2012 at 4:11pm

I cheated on my girlfriend with his best pa; she became hurt and went and poisoned herself but was saved by a doctor. I wish to marry her, but do I quit her because of the poison she took? because...

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Broken up/On a break with boyfriend...potential to get back together?

posted Fri 4, Nov 2011 at 12:44pm

Hi there, My situation is very confusing and could really use some help and perspective to see what's going on. I started university over a year ago now, and met possibly the most amazing uniqu...

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Sex/Intimacy & romance, Making a Commitment

Insecurity

posted Sun 6, Nov 2011 at 6:32pm

I've been with my boyfriend for nearly 9 months now. Although I liked him for 2 years before we got together. Anyway we're really well suited but the problem is I seem to just go on at him for no r...

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Getting on Better with my Partner

Help me..... Is this all my fault.......

posted Mon 14, Nov 2011 at 6:58am

I dont know...... whats going on in my life. I want to share these thoughts because i feel really lonely and i dont have anyone to share my thoughts. I cant even share with my boyfriend because he ...

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Girlfriend has Affection Issues

posted Wed 16, Nov 2011 at 6:53pm

Hi... Sorry, but this is a big one: My girlfriend, from what I know of, has had some very bad relationships in the past where they have either cheated or just walked out on her without any expla...

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Finding Time for Each Other, Sex/Intimacy & romance, Getting on Better with my Partner, Making a Commitment

Sh!t or get off the pot. Is there something wrong or am I just crazy?

posted Mon 21, Nov 2011 at 6:47am

I need help. My girlfriend and I have been dating for 6 years. We live together and spend most of our free time together. Lately I haven't been feeling quite right about our relationship. I'm i...

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Getting on Better with my Partner, Making a Commitment

My controlling relationship is bringing me down

posted Thu 1, Dec 2011 at 8:11pm

Hi, I have been with my partner for over 2 years now but just over a year ago I made a mistake and was unfaithful to him whilst he was abroad. I feel disgusted with what happened and would never ev...

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Affairs & Jealousy, Friends & Family, Getting on Better with my Partner

how do I improve my sex life?

posted Thu 8, Dec 2011 at 9:38pm

Hi i am 21 year old girl and my boyfriend is 22 we have been together for 7 months now. Our sex life was good at first but its kinda getting bored for my boyfriend in my opinion. I am not very exci...

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Sex/Intimacy & romance, Affairs & Jealousy, Getting on Better with my Partner

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Having an affair but can't leave marriage

posted Sat 31, Jan 2009 at 9:57am

I really need someone to put my life back on track, to turn me back into the mother and wife I once was... a year ago, all that matters to me was my family whom I took pride in and would do a lot f...

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Sex/Intimacy & romance, Affairs & Jealousy

What do I do now?

posted Wed 21, Apr 2010 at 4:17pm

I have just recently split up with my husband of 10 years, we have been together for 13 years in total. We are very lucky and have 2 wonderful children together. Throughout our married life we re...

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Affairs & Jealousy

7 months on and don't feel any better after betrayal....

posted Mon 16, Mar 2009 at 10:07am

.....if anything I feel worse as the more I think about it, the more deception I see! My husband had been seeing a friend of mine behind my back for months and he was also e-mailing a woman off ...

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Finding Time for Each Other, Affairs & Jealousy, Getting on Better with my Partner

Is sexual attraction and friendship enough?

posted Sat 15, Sep 2012 at 1:17pm

Hi everybody, ive been on here before in search of advice....im back again lol So im 23 male, and have been seeing/sleeping with a girl who i have alot of history with, we go back along way lots...

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Sex/Intimacy & romance, Making a Commitment

My boyfriend doesn't initiate or want sex.

posted Wed 11, Mar 2009 at 6:19pm

I've been with my boyfriend for almost 7 months now. We love each other and get on amazingly well. However...he doesn't initiate sex with me. In the day he can be all over me, hugging and kissing m...

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Sex/Intimacy & romance, Getting on Better with my Partner

Found my boyfriend wanking

posted Mon 8, Dec 2008 at 10:18pm

<p>Help - I don;t know what to do.&nbsp; I just found my boyfriend wanking over a girl online.&nbsp; He was using his webcam and it eas obvious they were both at it.</p> <p>Please help, I feel so ...

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Affairs & Jealousy

My Wife's secret affair with her boss!!

posted Mon 10, Aug 2009 at 11:46am

Hi all..Ive just discovered my wife is having a sexual relationship with with her Ex boss, this has torn my world apart completely. When she started working for this company 5 years ago she was war...

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Affairs & Jealousy

I have a boyfriend but can't stop thinking about someone else. Help.

posted Fri 6, Feb 2009 at 8:32pm

Hi there. I have been with my boyfriend on and off for almost 6 years. He is my first love and i care greatly for him. The problem is someone ive known for many years also, we have always had a spa...

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Finding Time for Each Other, Getting on Better with my Partner

Fancying someone else

posted Tue 9, Sep 2008 at 2:15pm

<p>I'm married and want to keep my relationship going but there is someone who I fancy. I havent done nothing with her but we do flirt and I do enjoy her company. Sometimes i find it difficult to n...

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Affairs & Jealousy

Life after an affair.... help needed...

posted Sun 24, May 2009 at 10:14pm

2 years ago I got involved with a married man (dont judge me!) We both fell 'in love' deeply... anyway LONG STORY cut short, his job role changed within work and became more demanding, she found ou...

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Sex/Intimacy & romance, Affairs & Jealousy
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