I feel like I'm going through a breakup - only it isn't with a person, it's with an intangible thing. I know intellectually that I'll get better, but it's just been the first few days and I'm hurting so much. How do I heal? [more inside]
posted on Jul 1, 2008 - 13 answers

Help me with gender disappointment. My wife and I just had an ultrasound and found out our baby will be a girl. I was hoping for a boy because I never knew / met my father. My dad was a completely absent f*ck-up. I was hoping to somehow fill that void by giving my son what I never had and teaching him the things I had to learn on my own. I know I will be overjoyed when my daughter is born, but right now, I am feeling quite sad. What is a good way to look at this, and what can I look forward to with having a girl
posted on Jun 23, 2008 - 68 answers

How should I deal with being given a raise, but not given the agreed upon amount? [more inside]
posted on Jun 17, 2008 - 22 answers

What are the benefits of camouflaging or down-playing disappointment? [more inside]
posted on Jun 2, 2008 - 14 answers

Help me reconcile losing my passport and disappointing my new SO. [more inside]
posted on May 23, 2008 - 18 answers

Would anyone in their right mind eat vegetable ghee, or any kind of ghee, straight from the can? [more inside]
posted on Apr 20, 2008 - 31 answers

What "can't miss" movies actually missed? I need help coming up with a list of movies that have been "Hollywood-ized". A promising film with a great story gets transformed into something worse during the film making process. Such as the ending gets changed, an obvious mis-cast of key characters, poor editing, whatever. I would like to keep the list of movies contemporary (within the last 25 years or so) Explanations for each movie listed is encouraged.
posted on Jan 8, 2008 - 74 answers

How can I learn to deal with disappointment in a healthy, adult way? or: Help! My boyfriend's babymama is ruining my life! [more inside]
posted on Dec 26, 2007 - 37 answers

I'm dealing with the fallout from coming out to my deeply religious immediate family. For years, I had prepared for their tears, their anger, their remonstrances, their appeals to the Bible, and all of those have come. What I hadn't prepared for was how disappointed I would be, and how fundamental and lonely that disappointment would be. Help? [more inside]
posted on Oct 16, 2007 - 38 answers

Is this depression, or is it something else? And what should I do to make it better? [more inside]
posted on Jun 1, 2006 - 34 answers

How do you get over specific disappointments in your life? I don't mean general depression, but dealing with the aftermath of a particular failure. [more inside]
posted on Apr 10, 2005 - 28 answers

RelationshipFilter: In a new relationship where you fell for each other rather quickly, how do you get the other person over the hump when they find out that you're not their perfect, ideal knight in shining armor?
posted on Feb 10, 2005 - 28 answers