This seems petty, but I am sincerely and exorbitantly bummed out (with some jealousy and hurt feelings to boot) that MY best friend didn't choose me to be her maid of honor. I'm clearly the next-in-line bridesmaid, but I haven't as of yet achieved many positive feelings about the honor I've received, but would like to, and as quickly as possible.
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posted by lovingkindness
on May 13, 2013 -
54 answers
Folks I know get published! Yay them! Go them! But shamefully,
it.. the ...the flames, flames...on the side of my face...breathing...heaving breaths. How do I tame my inner envy monster?
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posted by angrycat
on May 2, 2013 -
24 answers
Started dating a great guy, he became my boyfriend probably a month and a half ago. A few weeks into the relationship we were talking and it turns out that he has a "dating coach" and he still meets with her in weekly phone calls because he enjoys her advice. This rubbed the wrong way and googling her, I found she's also totally hot. It just creeps me out that this totally hot woman has so much impact on my boyfriend's life.
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posted by ponytime
on Feb 2, 2013 -
51 answers
I have a few new couple acquaintances that are on their way to becoming friends. Here's the trouble. As I get to know them more, i realize that there is a common thread about most of them. They are all quite pre-occupied with "how do i make more money" in life.
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posted by gadget_gal
on Jan 27, 2013 -
11 answers
Mr Mutant & I are moving home soon, decamping to a larger home in the suburbs. We have what appears to us to be a complicated cat family strategy and need advice as follows.
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posted by Mrs Mutant
on Dec 8, 2012 -
12 answers
Setting: My wife is (IMO irrationally) jealous, and thinks that a co-worker of mine likes me. There is nothing there, and I have told her she is worrying needlessly, but she is still suspicious.
Complication: A position recently came up at work, in an area I prefer over my current job and with better job security. BUT, this co-worker is on the team.
Resolution: ???
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posted by Arandia
on Jun 14, 2012 -
67 answers
Help me figure things out! I just ended a casual relationship and I'm worried that I will only continue to stop connecting to people due to my deep fear of rejection.
The extended explanation is quite long, but I've been needing to vent to a group of strangers for a while so bear with me while I rant my cerebral crazy.
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posted by bengalibelle
on Mar 26, 2012 -
18 answers
Do you have a friend who seems to have it all -- financial stability, always the center of attention, people jumping into bed with them at the drop of a hat, to the point that it seems just plain unfair? Do you get jealous? If so, how do you maintain the friendship? If not, why do you think you don't feel any jealousy? (Particularly interested in answers from the early-twenties age range.)
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posted by scaryblackdeath
on Mar 13, 2012 -
24 answers
Sister in law just got engaged. I'm not super excited. How do I fake it 'till I make it?
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posted by kat518
on Feb 18, 2012 -
43 answers
Is it a poor idea to let your partner have sex with other people, knowing that you will be hurt by it? Will it be more likely to help or hurt our relationship if he indulges in his fantasies with other women – and is this a reasonable compromise for someone to make?
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posted by labandita
on Jan 22, 2012 -
107 answers
My friend is sick. Really, truly ill. How can I support her while constantly dealing with my broken-brained issues regarding body image?
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posted by kataclysm
on Aug 23, 2011 -
21 answers
am i being a crazy shrew? am i asking for too much? what is reasonable because i just don't know anymore.
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posted by memi
on Jun 12, 2011 -
49 answers
Please help me help my friend find the source of a story she remembers. I don't know why, but she really, really wants to find it, so I'm hoping the hive mind can help. (story after the jump)
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posted by kestralwing
on Jan 11, 2011 -
6 answers
I have been with my girlfriend for what will be 4 months total as of October 4th. Still feels like the “honeymoon” period. Though, neither of us have had the best lives, so meeting each other was a blessing to say the least. Life changing in a lot of ways.
The only issue that seems to ever come up doesn't even directly relate to us or our relationship. It's her one friend of 3 years.
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posted by jolynntech
on Sep 24, 2010 -
21 answers
Just found out the boyfriend probably has an 8 year old son. Why am I so jealous? How do I let it go instead of ruminating on it?
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posted by thebeagle
on Aug 11, 2010 -
38 answers
My new girlfriend is still friends with her old girlfriend... how do I not let my jealousy eat me alive?!
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posted by DorothySmith
on Nov 26, 2009 -
13 answers
What's the best way to stand up to my mother about Christmas and to handle her jealousy about our better relationship with my partner's parents? She's determined to make the holiday season into a zero sum game with my partner's mother
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posted by Flitcraft
on Nov 22, 2009 -
42 answers
