I'm 24 and very recently my first serious relationship (7 years) ended. Starting over with my life after my first traumatic upset and in need of some recommendations for... well, life (career, relationships, finances, the whole gamut). (please forgive the length) [more inside]
posted by znith on Nov 23, 2012 - 11 answers

I've been dating a depressive for about 4 months and just recently called things off with him because I couldn't handle all the baggage that comes with dating one - like withdrawal or detachment, in communication or otherwise. It was fine for the first couple months but when he got given longer hours at work, we communicated/saw each other less to the point where I sounded like I was practically begging him for time to meet. [more inside]
posted by brokenwitch on Nov 15, 2012 - 30 answers

I know what I need to do to move on from a break up, but why do I still feel depressed and upset about it? [more inside]
posted by neveroddoreven on Jun 24, 2012 - 20 answers

I have no idea how to be independent. I’m in my early twenties, working and living in a big metropolitan city, finally in my own apartment with roommates but I’m very reliant on my parents to get by. I was also very reliant on my ex-boyfriend, whom I still love dearly, to take care of things for me and I want to change that now that I’m single. [more inside]
posted by themaskedwonder on Jun 4, 2012 - 49 answers

I'm ending my marriage. How do I do it with kindness? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Apr 9, 2012 - 25 answers

How do you get through a breakup when you are depressed and have no support system? [more inside]
posted by lacedcoffee on Mar 17, 2012 - 14 answers

Help, I'm still depressed about a woman that stopped calling me ages ago [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Feb 6, 2012 - 13 answers

Should I try to reconnect with someone I went No Contact with? It's been a couple of months and the person is depressed and isolated. [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Nov 12, 2011 - 20 answers

I am a 28yo female feeling overwhelmed by some significant life changes. I am just over 2 months sober. My current employment contract (for a great job that I love, in a very competitive field) ends in December and there is a good chance the position will be made redundant. And 2 days ago I broke up with my live-in partner of 4 years, as despite the fact that I care about him deeply, we don't communicate that well and I feel doubts about committing to a long-term relationship with him. [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Jul 18, 2011 - 14 answers

I feel like a basket case. I'm 47 years old, and I've been in a 20-year same-sex relationship with another man. I felt like it would last forever. For several years, the relationship was sexless; we did all the normal couples things together - cooked, ate, washed dishes, stressed about the bills, laughed, cried, and took care of each other, but there wasn't much physical attraction any more. I've always been somewhat bisexual, and 2 or 3 years ago, I met a woman on match.com who was cute, seemed nice, and was accepting of my situation. We started dating (with the knowledge, and as far as he acted, the acceptance of my partner). At first, the two of them were sort of circling and sniffing, and I was afraid they would hate each other. As time passed, they became really good friends, and eventually they slept together, which was fine with me. (lots more blathering inside) [more inside]
posted by Death by Ugabooga on Dec 21, 2010 - 64 answers

How do I break up with someone who is depressed? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Sep 11, 2010 - 18 answers

My ex-boyfriend is depressed; I'm not. He ended our relationship abruptly, leaving me with unanswered questions. I'd like some perspective on how depression can affect and end otherwise healthy relationships. [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Aug 31, 2010 - 15 answers

A month ago my boyfriend had some kind of emotional breakdown. He left me, and now I'm going through hell. What to do? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Jan 10, 2010 - 23 answers

Help me cope with my loneliness and pain a month after getting dumped. [more inside]
posted by mesha steele on Dec 25, 2009 - 40 answers

Why am I such a pathetic sad-sack these days, and how can I shape up before I drive all my friends away? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Nov 14, 2009 - 15 answers

Seeking short-term coping mechanisms for being productive in school during a devastating breakup, and for comedy TV I can watch to help me through it. Long story inside. [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Nov 8, 2009 - 32 answers

Please knock some sense into me so I can get over this break up. [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Jun 12, 2009 - 22 answers

(This is a long one) I am trying to get out of a terrible relationship that keeps pulling me back in. [more inside]
posted by tingting on Jan 6, 2009 - 20 answers

I can't get out of the relationship I'm in with my girlfriend. Normally, it would just end. Parties would walk away and that would be that. But it's just not that easy with her... [more inside]
posted by runflats on Sep 22, 2008 - 27 answers

How to repair a shattered body image? [more inside]
posted by grippycat on Jul 10, 2008 - 51 answers

Help a broken-hearted bloke gain back some of the weight I've lost due to breakup-related depression. [more inside]
posted by Ted Maul on Sep 30, 2007 - 20 answers

Is it time to break up? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Aug 29, 2007 - 40 answers

I have an impending devastating breakup ahead. What can I proactively do before the bomb drops so I don't end up locked in my house for a year living on Bombay and cigarettes? This is going to be traumatic and painful and I want to shield myself from it as much as possible. [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Sep 23, 2005 - 14 answers