Broken heart / long story filter. My best friend and my love interest got together, though they both knew of my feelings. My friend wants my forgiveness, but I'm still pissed. She was my confidante and I trusted her. Now I don't think I can trust her again, and I have fantasies about her getting her heart broken. How can I move on from this? Should I let them back in my life? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Dec 5, 2009 - 30 answers

How do I tell my friend the truth in a way that she can hear it, then take what she can from it and do what feels right to her? [more inside]
posted by Hydrofiend on Nov 29, 2009 - 29 answers

Help! Can I salvage this friendship even after experiencing the searing pain of rejection? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Nov 23, 2009 - 13 answers

I am madly in love and don't know what to do. Should I tell her? [more inside]
posted by Takeyourtime on Sep 2, 2009 - 27 answers

I'm in love with my friend. I'm going to tell him, but not for a few months. A) What do I do in the meantime? B) Any dos/don'ts for when I tell him? C) How do I both hope for the best and keep my expectations in check so I don't get hurt if he's not interested? D) Any way I can feel him out for signs of interest? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Apr 1, 2009 - 42 answers

Is it wrong to leave a mostly-ok 10-year relationship because you've found someone new that you're passionate about? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Mar 28, 2009 - 65 answers

I am looking for opinions on my lifestyle of multiple casual relationships.. Is it healthy to be inherently against a committed relationship because you enjoy the company of new people quite frequently? [more inside]
posted by Macallister Vagabond on Jan 19, 2009 - 29 answers

I'm looking for movies about love that are not of the Titanic type. That is, they are about two people who learn to love each other over a long period of time. Maybe at first they don't particularly like each other - or they are just together by necessity, or they are just friends and never think about love. Any ideas? [more inside]
posted by vizsla on Jan 3, 2009 - 53 answers

I see the world, and all in it, as something vicious and ready to attack me, and that influences far too much stuff in my life. Help. [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Dec 8, 2008 - 30 answers

I fell in love with my best friend; love was unrequited; decided to cut contact with her to try and get over her (hasn't worked); now I want to have her back but only if she wants to date; how do I do this without being a jerk? LONG explanation ahead... [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Dec 2, 2008 - 37 answers

How to maintain self-respect without trashing a friend? [more inside]
posted by puckish on Oct 25, 2008 - 15 answers

Is it possible for friends to develop a relationship that's more than friendship even if one of them is happy with the way things are right now? [more inside]
posted by hadjiboy on Sep 13, 2008 - 41 answers

Is it worth telling my best friend, who just got engaged, that I'm secretly in love with her? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Apr 17, 2008 - 118 answers

I have two best friends. I was about to confess my love to one, when he told me he was dating the other. Coping mechanisms? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Feb 19, 2008 - 15 answers

How do people go about bringing honest communication into their friendships and relationships? [more inside]
posted by gregb1007 on Sep 21, 2007 - 18 answers

Is it possible to remain friends with someone you're in love with? [more inside]
posted by jstef on Sep 10, 2007 - 45 answers

What's the difference between strong friendship and romantic love? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Aug 20, 2007 - 22 answers

Is it too pathetic to ask an ex who wants to be friends to quit calling me because I’m still stuck on him? If not, how can I do it and maintain a shred of dignity? What do I say? [more inside]
posted by poxuppit on Feb 27, 2007 - 32 answers

How do you communicate to a good friend that you love them? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Dec 13, 2006 - 49 answers

Mix CD time - Songs for a dear friend that has to go get biopsied tomorrow.... [more inside]
posted by Bageena on Dec 4, 2006 - 21 answers

My friends got together last year and are full-on with the pda. (more inside) [more inside]
posted by sweetkid on Jul 20, 2006 - 42 answers

Two friends agreeing to marry each other if they are single by a certain age: does this really happen in real life? [more inside]
posted by divabat on May 20, 2006 - 47 answers

Lovefilter: how do I get over a girl while remaining close friends? [more inside]
posted by scarylarry on May 14, 2006 - 37 answers

"When someone shows you who they really are, believe them the first time". Is this right? Here's why I'm Asking: [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Jun 30, 2005 - 20 answers

"I think of you.. more as a friend." A girl I really, really (seriously) 'like' sprung that one on me yesterday. Her explanation was rather strange in general: apparently I'd make a great boyfriend, but she'd make a lousy girlfriend, and she's saving me from myself. Is this low self-esteem, or plain lies, or what? And what the heck should I do about the whole thing?
posted by anonymous on Oct 13, 2004 - 55 answers