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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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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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trust

posted Wed 22, May 2013 at 1:08am

hi there i met my partner on fb on jan this year and we kept seeing each other like she came up to me from wales because i live in halifax west yorkshire and we were all lovey and that and on the ...

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

Going round in circles

posted Tue 21, May 2013 at 7:37pm

I met my boyfriend when we were both 15 and just finishing school. We have been together for 6 years this year and during this time we have had no serious breaks from eachother. About 3 years...

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Sex/Intimacy & romance, Affairs & Jealousy, Friends & Family, Making a Commitment

Married, 3 kids, another interest?!

posted Mon 20, May 2013 at 3:24pm

So, long story short, I've been married for 9 years and have 3 children. My husband is amazing and seriously the guy I always dreamed of having. HOWEVER...that spark...not sure where it is, or for ...

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Sex/Intimacy & romance, Affairs & Jealousy

STILL IN LOVE BUT V'CONFUSED!

posted Mon 20, May 2013 at 3:06pm

Hi there, I have posted on here a few times before - this post is very relevant to my other called - 'overcoming the Mistake' (Please have a look if you can) My confusion is based very much...

Tags: VERY grateful of your time! Please let me know what you think,thank you!
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Sex/Intimacy & romance, Affairs & Jealousy, Getting on Better with my Partner, Making a Commitment

What to do now! im going Crazy!

posted Mon 20, May 2013 at 11:55am

in my past relationships i have always been walked over and cheated on. this has always left me feeling paranoid and found it hard to trust anybody. until nearly 2 years ago i met a guy ( who i am ...

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Sex/Intimacy & romance, Affairs & Jealousy

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Partner feels defective

posted Sun 18, Jul 2010 at 6:34am

My partner and I have been together for about 2 and a half years. We've had ups and downs, but we're very happy together. I can't imagine not being with her, she is perfect as far as I'm concerned....

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Getting on Better with my Partner

Outsiders opinion:Love vs Morals

posted Mon 19, Jul 2010 at 3:20pm

I have been in a relationship for 2 1/2 years with someone who I love dearly and even since very early on have been able to see myself spend the rest of my life with them. However we have a very b...

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Getting on Better with my Partner

Rebuilding Trust...

posted Tue 20, Jul 2010 at 3:21pm

I've been with my boyfriend for 9 months now, we've recently moved in together. We love our house and we were very happy. Everyone around us agreed that we looked so happy together and I agree, I l...

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Affairs & Jealousy

feeling very low!!!!

posted Tue 20, Jul 2010 at 8:47pm

I dont know what to do im feeling really down about things. 9 months ago i split up from my on and off partner. we had rows about some girl he had met at work. He said they were just friends but i...

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Affairs & Jealousy

Lost and just a little betrayed

posted Thu 22, Jul 2010 at 10:22pm

Well he has made his decision. 15 years of marriage is now over just like that and why? i have no idea. I have three chikdren ages 12,13 and 14 a mortgage, gas bills, school uniforms and everyth...

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

Partner finally admitted to being Bi!!

posted Sat 24, Jul 2010 at 8:50am

Hey there!! For you to get up to date you would need to read my post from Feb 'not sure what to do'. Anyway, my partner has told me he is Bi. I am actually ok with it as everyone likes differen...

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Sex/Intimacy & romance, Affairs & Jealousy

please help! this is a long one! life story! lol

posted Tue 27, Jul 2010 at 12:39am

hello, as you can see im decision lol, i really do need help with making some. the story starts from when i was 17 (now 22), i have been in and out of relationships like a yo-yo since then, and h...

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Work, Affairs & Jealousy, Making a Commitment

any advice wud help...brokenhearted n feelin like a fool

posted Thu 29, Jul 2010 at 8:38am

im 21 years old n have been wiv my partner since i woz 16 we r engaged n have a 3 yr old. things were brilliant in the begining but ova time he has slowly fallen out of love with me he wudnt notice...

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Getting on Better with my Partner

Cheated one too many times

posted Thu 29, Jul 2010 at 12:22pm

I met my boyfriend 5 years ago online - we started talking on a chat site and it was 8 weeks before I would agree to even meet him. We met up, got on fine and carried on seeing each other. At first...

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Affairs & Jealousy

what next?

posted Thu 29, Jul 2010 at 8:52pm

I have been with my partner for 16yrs and have 3 great children. The problem is that things between me and my partner have gone down hill, I want to spend time with her and do things together but ...

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Finding Time for Each Other, 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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