Every night that he comes home and winds up browsing the internet for hours, I feel like I'm going to scream. Am I a nagging worrywort, is my boyfriend mildly depressed, or both? And what's the best way to work on it? [more inside]
posted by brisquette on Nov 17, 2009 - 33 answers

How to go about the final talk, the post-mortem, if you will. [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Oct 31, 2009 - 28 answers

I feel like my life is over and I'm only 35. I feel completely stagnant and stuck, relationshipwise and jobwise. Do I need to change things or do I need to learn how to deal? Help me figure out how to be a happier person. [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Oct 28, 2009 - 34 answers

I'm a mid-20s British male and I haven't had sex for about three years. Manual Overides are barely taking the edge off these days and the horniess is getting so bad I can't think clearly. Help me get laid. Complications inside. [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Oct 4, 2009 - 31 answers

I am not a violent person. I wanted to know if anyone who considers them self nonviolent has been in a violent relationship or used violence in a relationship. [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Jul 7, 2009 - 47 answers

I'd like advice on how to overcome my fear of disapproval from others. It manifests itself as lack of confidence/assertiveness, self-consciousness, anxiety and fear of not being good enough. Looking for all kinds of techniques, suggestions. [more inside]
posted by richar4 on Mar 8, 2009 - 16 answers

[relationship filter] How to manage a "break"/"open relationship"? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Jan 16, 2009 - 17 answers

I want to stop being a relationship-machine and start having something more casual. Why do I get attached so quickly? And how do I prevent myself from getting attached so I can have more fun? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Dec 23, 2008 - 24 answers

Pursue him or leave him be? [more inside]
posted by als129 on Dec 2, 2008 - 31 answers

How bad a faux pas would it be to move out of a (multi-person) shared house with a new but lovely boyfriend, and into my best friend's house instead? [more inside]
posted by Elysum on Oct 23, 2008 - 28 answers

The type of guy I like to spend time with isn't the type I like to have sex with. What now? Probably NSFW! [more inside]
posted by anonymous on May 5, 2008 - 31 answers

I did what I was asking about in this question , and now I've lost one of my friends. [more inside]
posted by stedman15 on Feb 20, 2008 - 59 answers

What is something that you would feel comfortable telling your spouse/partner... but wouldn't want them to know, is not a good or bad thing, and won't change your relationship? [more inside]
posted by meta.mark on Aug 25, 2007 - 31 answers

I plan on breaking up with my girlfriend in the next few days. (We've been together for about half a year.) Help me avoid mistakes that could make The Talk worse than it has to be. (I realize that it's still going to suck even in a best-case scenario.) [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Apr 27, 2007 - 25 answers

How do I help relieve my boyfriend's sexual performance anxieties? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Apr 8, 2007 - 20 answers

How can I get over the heartbreak that ensues over what was essentially a no-strings fling between two friends? [more inside]
posted by the luke parker fiasco on Apr 8, 2007 - 37 answers

Any advice for a single mother venting? She's a good mom, I've seen her and her kids. Sometimes I feel like I'm the only friend who understands. [more inside]
posted by packphour on Mar 8, 2007 - 9 answers

In a nutshell, my fiancee hates my family. [more inside]
posted by aprivateperson on Feb 27, 2007 - 111 answers

In a relationship, should your priority always be towards your partner? [more inside]
posted by aprivateperson on Dec 15, 2006 - 38 answers

If the woman of my affections has been dating some other guy for a year -- a relationship she has said is "not that serious," in frequent playful e-mails to me -- what strategy is smarter? Stay in a queue until she becomes available? Ask what's up? Steal her away? Can anyone share successful or unsuccessful ploys to turn the other guy into the Baxter, when the woman involved is a pretty neat friend you'd like to avoid losing? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Oct 15, 2005 - 12 answers

Advice on dating someone significantly younger. [more inside]
posted by nebulawindphone on Feb 23, 2005 - 41 answers

Note: I'm asking the following on behalf of a friend...

How do you confront your SO about trolling for sex on the internet? [more inside]
posted by jpoulos on Oct 4, 2004 - 37 answers