Entries Tagged as 'Relationship Advice'

Advice: Where did I go wrong? The trap of the emotionally unavailable, inconsistent woman

December 6th, 2007 · 9 Comments

Craig asks: I am 37-year-old single male who decided to try Internet dating as thought it would be a great way to actually meet someone based not entirely on physical attraction. I’d only been on the site for a month when I made contact with a woman who had been unhappily married for twenty years [...]

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Tags: Dating · Love and Relationships · Online Dating · Relationship Advice

Advice: Why do bastards change into ideal partners?

November 23rd, 2007 · 8 Comments

Mel asks “Why is it that men can totally transform themselves into the ideal partner when they finally fall in love, or meet ‘the one’, especially, if they’ve been bastards to their previous girlfriends?
Do they really keep up their good behaviour throughout their relationship (i.e. live happily ever after scenario)?
Wouldn’t such a man fall into [...]

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Tags: Bad Boy Lovers · Love and Relationships · Mr Unavailable/Emotionally Unavailable · Relationship Advice · Understanding Men

Advice: He’s miserly with his time, money, and himself

October 15th, 2007 · 9 Comments

I’ve been dating a guy for a little over a year and when we first met he told me that he didn’t go out much. I thought that was great since I’m not really into the club/party scene, although I do enjoy other activities like dinner, movies, shopping, etc. What I didn’t realize is that [...]

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Tags: Love and Relationships · Mr Unavailable/Emotionally Unavailable · Relationship Advice

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

Advice: Saying goodbye without the anger and pressure

September 19th, 2007 · 6 Comments

I have now been with my boyfriend over a year. We live together in Japan and are both from Europe. We have managed to get over the interracial issues that we faced when we initially realised that we were attracted to each other and wanted to be together but now its a whole other issue. [...]

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Tags: Commitment · Interracial Relationships · Long Distance Relationships · Love and Relationships · Relationship Advice

Advice: Am I right not to be too quick to commit?

August 2nd, 2007 · 1 Comment

“I left my abusive marriage 5 months ago - we had been together for 11 years in total (I am 29) and he was the only guy I have ever slept with. I feel really positive about leaving him and although it was hard, it’s the best decision I ever made. I met a really [...]

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Tags: Abusive Relationships · Commitment · Love and Relationships · Relationship Advice

Advice: Can He Get Over My Cheating and Trust Me?

August 1st, 2007 · 6 Comments

” My boyfriend and I have been together for 5 years (including a couple of months that we broke up). We have a 4 yr. old daughter together, she is perfect. When I first
found out that I was pregnant, our relationship totally changed and he didn’t
seem to want to have anything to do with me. [...]

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Tags: Cheating - Infidelity · Jealousy and Envy · Love and Relationships · Relationship Advice

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

7 Tips for Saying ‘I Love You’

July 18th, 2007 · No Comments

Say it without pressure. Don’t do it because you think you have to; say it because you want to. Don’t say it because someone says it to you. Despite common belief, just because the three words get uttered doesn’t mean that you always have to hear the three words back.
Don’t say it because you want [...]

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Tags: Commitment · Communication in Relationships · Love and Relationships · 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