One for the ladies - should I get my unemployed girlfriend some nice jewelery, or some nice green cash? [more inside]
posted by smoothvirus on Dec 1, 2009 - 41 answers

My girlfriend is extremely outgoing while I enjoy quite evenings at home. How do we keep both sides happy and satisfied? [more inside]
posted by Sentus on Oct 25, 2009 - 22 answers

Do you tell your boyfriend about (unjustified) feelings of jealousy, or just get over them on your own? [more inside]
posted by BusyBusyBusy on Oct 21, 2009 - 33 answers

I am in what is, for all intents and purposes, a great relationship. But there is one recurring issue which to me is a big deal, and I’m out of ideas of how to deal. This is going to be a bit long… [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Sep 15, 2009 - 32 answers

How do I express the need for more 'me time' with my girlfriend? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Sep 11, 2009 - 34 answers

Fetishes and relationships: Help me find objective, balanced, third-party information for my girlfriend. [more inside]
posted by zeek321 on Aug 2, 2009 - 11 answers

Shmoop Filter: My boyfriend always sings me this Harry Belefonte song while changing the words to "Yes, Lorena, my sweetheart from California." I'm trying to figure out what songs work with the name "Claude" swapped in. [more inside]
posted by Juliet Banana on Jun 23, 2009 - 22 answers

My girlfriend is a negative person. Either she changes her attitude or I'm going to leave her. [more inside]
posted by deeman on Feb 4, 2009 - 47 answers

What are some less known romantic/fun/sweet/cool things to do with/for your significant other? I know the question is somewhat vague, but please see the extended explanation for a few example that I have in mind. More would be great! [more inside]
posted by harwons on Dec 24, 2008 - 6 answers

Am I fair in blaming a snail's-pace relationship on my weak ability to show affection? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Jul 15, 2008 - 24 answers

Relationship-filter: How can I save the relationship that has slowly headed south until yesterday it reached breaking point? More details inside. [more inside]
posted by mdavis1982 on Jul 12, 2008 - 33 answers

My girlfriend gets very sad whenever I leave for a day or two. We have been going out for many years. Is this normal? Does she need help? What can I do? Does she need friends? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Jul 11, 2008 - 37 answers

GirlfriendFilter: I'm here, she's there. She's out having fun and I'm not. How do I stop feeling jealous? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Jun 25, 2008 - 19 answers

Relationship Filter: Should I get back with my girlfriend? We broke up last night : ( [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Jun 7, 2008 - 21 answers

So, my girlfriend and I have been in a long-term (almost 4 years) relationship with one another but, unfortunately, about a year and a half ago our sex life ground to a halt. [more inside]
posted by AsRuinsAreToRome on Jun 5, 2008 - 67 answers

What is my relationship lacking that I feel the urge to stray every now and then? I've been in a relationship with a 20 year old girl for 3 years now. I'm 23. We started dating when she was 17. [more inside]
posted by iceman7 on Apr 12, 2008 - 12 answers

I’m an early-30’s guy, seeing an early-30’s girl who I think I could be with long term. She is unquestionably an awesome person, and I appreciate the fact that she brings a different perspective and background to the relationship than my own. As with many things, these differences can be a double-edged sword. Read on, below... [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Dec 8, 2007 - 50 answers

Is keeping myself out of a relationship the right thing to do at this time in my life or self denial of a life pleasure? [more inside]
posted by blackout on Nov 25, 2007 - 15 answers

Relationshipfilter: How frequently is too frequently to talk to the ex? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Oct 30, 2007 - 45 answers

I'm extremely intimidated by my girlfriend, and I'm afraid my resulting weird behaviour is gonna ruin our relationship. Have you been through this? How did you deal with it? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Sep 19, 2007 - 21 answers

This last June I picked up the phone and called a friend I went to high school with... I literally hadn't seen or spoken to her for 12 years (since 1995). We went out for drinks and since then we've been spending time together about once a week (maybe a little less), having dinner together and things like that. A little over a month ago I told her that I really like her and asked if there’s any chance that maybe she felt the same... here’s what she wrote back to me in an email: [more inside]
posted by wiseduck on Aug 28, 2007 - 55 answers

How do I get my girlfriend to "know her own feelings" about me? [more inside]
posted by macsigler on Jul 19, 2007 - 55 answers

I'm soon to be 22, and I've never had a relationship... I seem to very consistently turn all my dates and potential girlfriends into girl friends and my therapist, family and friends seem to be running out of ideas. Any suggestions? Of course, complications and some potentially funny stories inside. [more inside]
posted by StrikeTheViol on Jul 7, 2007 - 43 answers

How can I help my girlfriend to 'get over it' beyond being the good person I am to her? ('it' being my past, her crazy conspiracy theories, etc.) [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Jun 27, 2007 - 39 answers

How do you move past loving someone who is no longer in love with you? (assuming time and space apart are difficult?) or deal with you love for them until they're ready for you? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Apr 12, 2007 - 19 answers

How to maintain a relationship where we've had lots of time together when I start as an associate at a law firm in NYC, and will have very little time? [more inside]
posted by lorrer on Jan 21, 2007 - 3 answers

I am 33 years old and I was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes about two years ago, with an initial blood sugar reading of 350. Currently, I have it under control with the help of Metformin, Glipizide, and Avandia.....I have also have now been in a monogamous new relationship with my girlfriend for about 2 months ......My dilemna... [more inside]
posted by TwilightKid on Jul 5, 2006 - 7 answers

I'm looking for creative gift ideas for my girlfriend's birthday. Preferably ideas for things that could make a "long distance" package... [more inside]
posted by coolin86 on Jun 17, 2006 - 9 answers

Do my boyfriend and I have a chance at long-term happiness if we lack a hot "spark" when it comes to our sexual attraction for each other? [more inside]
posted by VegasAnna on Apr 20, 2006 - 63 answers

She's not sexy. [more inside]
posted by the giant pill on Nov 26, 2005 - 97 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

Well, it seems like the relationship is over, it's over, it's oooohver. What, if anything, can I do to distract, deflect, defer, deal with the pain? How do you say good-bye? [more inside]
posted by barnone on Sep 26, 2005 - 21 answers

How can I convince my g/f to be less exclusive ? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Sep 26, 2005 - 30 answers

I have just started to be attracted to a friend I never had feelings for before, in an insidious and subconscious way. But my girlfriend and I are living together, and she's pushing hard for marriage. [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Jul 13, 2005 - 23 answers

How do you know your relationship is worth fighting for? Or, how do you know when to call it quits? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on May 11, 2005 - 25 answers