Entries Tagged as 'Breaking Up'

Advice: Is it my fault that we broke up?

January 25th, 2008 · 4 Comments

I met a guy last year who had been separated for six months after being married for nine and had two kids. He was upfront about this on the night I met him. I’d approached him in a pub by telling his friend I liked him. The following day he rang me constantly, which was [...]

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Tags: Breaking Up · Breaking Up/Moving On · Love and Relationships · Mr Unavailable/Emotionally Unavailable · Relationship Advice

Advice: Help me understand how my emotionally unavailable man has been treating me

January 19th, 2008 · 11 Comments

On Thursday, Astelle wanted to know why her emotionally unavailable man (Mr Unavailable) kept returning her contact when he wasn’t interested. In a follow up to the advice I gave her, Astelle has some more questions
1. Is it Astelle he doesn’t want or he doesn’t want any woman?
He doesn’t want any woman. Emotionally unavailable men [...]

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Tags: Breaking Up · Breaking Up/Moving On · Commitment · Commitment-Phobia · Love and Relationships · Mr Unavailable/Emotionally Unavailable · Understanding Men

Advice: How do I let go of my Mr Unavailable?

January 2nd, 2008 · 16 Comments

Ashley broke away from her Mr Unavailable a few months ago and started to date again, however she has found that she has been really missing him whilst she is on dates and thinking about past relationships where there was “real chemistry, attraction and fun”.
Her Mr Unavailable works in the same company, has two kids [...]

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Tags: Breaking Up · Breaking Up/Moving On · Love and Relationships · Mr Unavailable/Emotionally Unavailable

Advice: He had his dating profile active and we’re in a relationship

September 27th, 2007 · 7 Comments

I met a guy from an internet dating site in March. We went out from about April until August. I took my profile off almost immediately, but his profile was still on the site, I gave him the benefit of the doubt and I didn’t want to mention it initially, but finally he [...]

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Tags: Breaking Up · Breaking Up/Moving On · Control Freaks · Dating · Love and Relationships · Mr Unavailable/Emotionally Unavailable · Online Dating · Relationship Advice

Can’t We Just Be Friends?

July 31st, 2007 · 8 Comments

It’s not long after the words have been uttered that render your relationship over that some form of request for friendship will be made. It’s almost as if we have all received some sort of relationship training that makes people the world over trot out the words as a form of consolation that hopefully dilutes [...]

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Tags: Breaking Up · Breaking Up/Moving On · Dealing With Your Ex · Love and Relationships

Why You Shouldn’t Confront Your Ex

July 20th, 2007 · 3 Comments

Ex’s tend to throw up more questions than answers. It’s better to get over the desire to confront your ex because it’s a futile exercise which may end up leaving you even more in the dark, or angrier, more hurt, or any number of negative things, but it rarely gives you closure.
It stands to reason [...]

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Tags: Breaking Up · Breaking Up/Coping · Breaking Up/Moving On · Dealing With Your Ex · Love and Relationships

Advice: Should I Confront My Ex?

July 19th, 2007 · 4 Comments

“My boyfriend recently broke up with me, after we were together for two years, with first year not so serious. He wanted to be with me but I wasn’t as interested, but the second year we played house. I would go over there cook him dinner, clean, decorate (buy all of it).I was the perfect [...]

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Tags: Breaking Up · Breaking Up/Moving On · Dealing With Your Ex · Relationship Advice

Advice - Should I let a sleeping ex dog lie?

July 16th, 2007 · 2 Comments

“My ex of almost 5 years ago is currently single and sniffing around. I ran into him recently which is not hard where I live, and he was all googly-eyed over me.  We have not had much contact in the past 5 years due to the fact he ripped my heart out and we both [...]

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Tags: Breaking Up/Moving On · Dealing With Your Ex · Love and Relationships · Relationship Advice

He Loves Me Not, He Loves Me?

July 4th, 2007 · 3 Comments

One thing I have never understood is the guy that realises he loves you after you leave him or better yet, after you leave him for someone else. Not only have some of my girlfriends experienced this phenomena but I have as well. These guys are in a league all their own. They are notorious [...]

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Tags: Breaking Up · Love and Relationships · Mr Unavailable/Emotionally Unavailable · Understanding Men

Your Past & Exes On Dates

July 2nd, 2007 · 3 Comments

I remember being on a date with an ex and him asking me what my previous boyfriends profession was. “He’s an IT contractor” I replied and I noted that a dark look passed over his face. Later after a few drinks he whined “I’m just a lowly mechanic in comparison to your rich ex. Why [...]

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Tags: Dating · Dealing With Your Ex · First Dates · Love and Relationships