Will taking the saying "it's better to have loved and lost than to have never loved at all" too seriously lead a person to self-sabotage, specifically when they know the affair is doomed from the start? [more inside]
posted by afabulousbeing on May 7, 2009 - 27 answers

Love, intimacy, sexual frustration, distance, inaction... help me deal with the complexities of it all. [more inside]
posted by curagea on Jul 31, 2008 - 19 answers

Met girl abroad, corresponded for several months, met again, got together, started living together as soon as I got back to the states. Now I've moved across the country, and she's set to follow soon. I'm not sure I want her to. What do I do? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Oct 22, 2007 - 42 answers

My girlfriend wants to spend more time together than I do. [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Jun 19, 2007 - 18 answers

Can it be fixed? Long distance heartache question [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Feb 10, 2007 - 15 answers

Is this long distance relationship fair to her? [more inside]
posted by coreb on Oct 2, 2006 - 29 answers

My seventy-seven year old grandfather, maker of pierogies and violins, will have his bladder removed this Friday to help stop the spread of cancer. What can I do to keep him positive? [more inside]
posted by furtive on Jul 5, 2006 - 15 answers

My ex-girlfriend is visiting me for about a week in July. [more inside]
posted by Raze2k on Jun 6, 2006 - 23 answers

I am in love with a long time friend. Do you think it would be emotionally/ otherwise risky to go visit her? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Oct 11, 2005 - 46 answers