I met a guy online and I'm interested in him. The feeling seems to be mutual, but I feel like we're stuck in an awkwardly unclear moment that leaves at least one of us (me) in limbo. How can we crawl out of this limbo and progress to something meaningful?
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posted by lilacp
on May 23, 2013 -
27 answers
I'll be in Montreal and Longueuil, Quebec, Canada for two weeks. What budget-friendly things should I do there?
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posted by GlassHeart
on May 12, 2013 -
17 answers
I live in a major east coast city and my boyfriend of almost two years lives in a much smaller city 2.5 hours away in another state. We are both in our late 20s. We see each other almost every weekend - he has a car, and I take the bus. We have lived like this for the entirety of our relationship. Our relationship is great and we're very happy together - we agree we want to live together, get married and have kids. We've known this from pretty early on in the relationship, but have always struggled with figuring out how to close the distance gap. At the New Year, we agreed that by the end of this year we would have figured out how to be in the same place if we were not there already, but the same arguments are flaring back up.
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posted by meb123
on Apr 17, 2013 -
30 answers
I have been getting annoying and possilby disturbing calls from an old friend. I looked up the number and it's registered as a cell phone with an out of state area code. However, since it is a cell, the person could still be placing those calls from the local area. I called my phone provider and unsuprisingly, they couldn't help. Is there another way to find out the physical location of the caller?
posted by youdontmakefriendswithsalad
on Feb 5, 2013 -
5 answers
Hoping for advice, encouragement, discouragement, honesty, etc. I just ended a marriage (shy of one year) last year and am newly single as of four months, I was in a 6 year relationship which ended because I realized my ex was not faithful and continued to question our marriage.
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posted by love2much
on Jan 29, 2013 -
12 answers
I like him a lot, but I have PTSD don't feel like I have much to give in a relationship. He wants to wait, but I'm not so sure.
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posted by proximacentauri
on Dec 22, 2012 -
7 answers
Is it more important to be near family or to follow career developments? Snowflakey existential question that needs review.
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posted by anonymous
on Dec 18, 2012 -
15 answers
Can you really be addicted to a certain kind of sadness?
Ugh...I hate that song. My boyfriend has serious intimacy issues but is trying to work on them. I feel intermittently insecure/frustrated/sad/angry and I don't know how much longer I can take it...
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posted by entropy33
on Nov 4, 2012 -
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My serious partner and I are not going to see each other for about two months, and its causing intense depression for me. Is this period of long distance in my serious relationship an opportunity to work on improving myself and fixing the mental health issues it triggers? Or is the difficulty I'm having a sign that I'm not cut out for this kind of relationship? Help me think this through and make the right decisions!
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posted by supernaturelle
on Sep 12, 2012 -
15 answers
Proposed a long-distance "meeting" trip with someone I've been interested in dating for several months. I agreed to pay for everything but now I'm feeling awkward about the entire thing. Details inside.
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posted by audio
on Sep 5, 2012 -
31 answers
I keep having bouts of self destructive behaviour in a relationship. 23/M Best ways to stop it?
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posted by anonymous
on May 18, 2012 -
8 answers
Dating dilemma - The type of people I want to date always seem to live in New York. I'm happy in my small town and don't want to move. How do I best approach this?
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posted by audio
on Apr 17, 2012 -
55 answers
Help my SO and I solve this intricate PhD two-body problem. Options galore!
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posted by kuju
on Mar 26, 2012 -
35 answers
Relationships in which the woman is older (8 years). Will this work for us? Do you know any couples like this? Advice? Please share.
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posted by BeaverTerror
on Dec 7, 2011 -
54 answers
Help me find a substitute for World of Warcraft to serve as common ground and entertainment for myself and my long-distance boyfriend.
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posted by rachaelfaith
on Nov 7, 2011 -
26 answers
I am really attracted to someone I know I shouldn't be, when I'm not single and I know he is not the kind of person I should be interested in. We see each other almost every day of the week, and I'm in a new city with not many other friends. How can I find my way out of this feeling?
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posted by anonymous
on Oct 21, 2011 -
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A friend and I have just discovered we've both harboured a mutual, long term attraction for each other. Perfect! Only problem is she's in a long time, very long distance, online relationship. How is it appropriate to approach this, or not?
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posted by anonymous
on Jul 10, 2011 -
24 answers
my boyfriend goes out of town to deal with difficult things, I miss him: I need to keep these feelings 'normal and healthy' as opposed to 'irrational and demanding'
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posted by anonymous
on Feb 21, 2011 -
17 answers
He lives on the west coast. I live on the east coast. Its the most passionate relationship I have ever been in, except we never talk when we're apart. Do I try or do I move on?
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posted by anonymous
on May 27, 2010 -
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Boy meets girl. Girl has a bf. Boy and Girl hook up anyways. Boy has feelings for her, Girl says she does too but cant do anything about it till she moves back to same city.
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posted by anonymous
on Apr 7, 2010 -
35 answers
The woman I am romantically interested in has had an extremely taxing couple of years. Her long term boyfriend disappeared and committed suicide last year, and now her chief support/best friend/roommate has been given only 2 months to live. Both of her pets have cancer and will die soon. And me.. well, I'm moving out of country for at least 4 months in about a week >< Her family is all living overseas until mid summer. She says she doesn't think she can handle the pain and doesn't think she can live after the impending death of her friend. She basically has no one to turn to and I want to be a support for her without trying to replace her past. The question: How can I show my care for her without coming off as a looter during a vulnerable time?
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posted by anonymous
on Jan 26, 2010 -
19 answers
Long-distance single parent dating filter: if we really, really like each other, why is there this problem?
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posted by anonymous
on Jan 22, 2010 -
24 answers
How can I explain, to a younger person seeking my opinion, that I don't feel that long distance relationships work? I want to speak honestly but without hurting their feelings.
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posted by trojanhorse
on Jan 2, 2010 -
32 answers
Long distance dating between 2 single parents possible? I'm asking for my sister (who doesn't know I'm asking) because I want her to be happy but don't know if these relationships ever really work.
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posted by anonymous
on Nov 15, 2009 -
18 answers
several years ago I met a man and we had a brief relationship. We've maintained a friendship through other relationships. We have both always been honest about our attraction to each other but live a few hours drive away from each other. Recently my circumstances changed and as it happens we are both available. We both are interested in seeing each other and he said he'd be willing to move as an eventuality if things work out. As it stands with our jobs it works out so that technically we could see one another twice a month if we wanted to. I have a few questions for the hive, what are ways people in a long distance relationship can stay close, Has anyone out there had a successful transition after moving in together, and has anyone not tried and regretted it?
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posted by anonymous
on Oct 5, 2009 -
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I'm involved in an internet romance that is takeing a major toll on my direction in life and frankly makeing me feel nervous. I need advice in regards to how to be realistic with this relationship.
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posted by audio
on Aug 15, 2009 -
48 answers
My ex-boyfriend is moving out of the state and things feel unresolved. I don't want to regret not expressing my thoughts, but am worried my unloading on him pre-move is unfair.
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posted by anonymous
on Jun 4, 2009 -
24 answers
My partner and I have broken up because of a move but have decided to correspond with one another through handwritten letters. Please help me be a better letter writer!
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posted by SkylitDrawl
on May 16, 2009 -
18 answers
I'm graduating. I'm leaving my girlfriend and will be far away from her, and we both don't have the option to be close for the next two years. Hence, it's ending. Any advice for feeling better?
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posted by anonymous
on May 12, 2009 -
14 answers
Will taking the saying "it's better to have loved and lost than to have never loved at all" too seriously lead a person to self-sabotage, specifically when they know the affair is doomed from the start?
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posted by afabulousbeing
on May 7, 2009 -
27 answers
What to do when the degree of lonliness is too much? I am in a long distance relationship which is starting to get to me. I'm trying to make friends here but it's very hard to do in the DC metro area. Do you guys have any suggestion in keeping one occupied?
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posted by LilSoulBrother85
on Feb 5, 2009 -
7 answers
My long distance marriage is starting to crumble. I don't know what to do. Any comments would be of assistance. Long story inside
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posted by midwestguy
on Dec 8, 2008 -
62 answers
Sigh* here goes fellow MeFi(ers). It's time for another backstory, thank you in advance for your patience. You guys are the best.
So my girlfriend of a little over 2 years just broke up with me. The first year we were in college together, the second year I graduated and she was still in school. We were long distance for about 200miles. Surprisingly, that long distance worked because we got to see each other almost every other weekend.
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posted by anonymous
on Dec 4, 2008 -
11 answers
My girlfriend and I are going to different universities in the fall - hers in Peterborough, mine in Hamilton. What should we do about long distance phone calls?
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posted by ndicecco
on Jun 18, 2008 -
14 answers
Me and three friends are flying out to drive across America, mainly following the old Route 66. I have two main questions:
1) What's worth seeing on this route?
2) What should we be wary of?
Also, any other advice is more than appreciated.
posted by bobbyone
on May 23, 2008 -
20 answers
Need help planning a 2-3 week road trip in spring for a new place to live.
We're starting out in Michigan.
2 spots we know we want to hit are Colorado and Oregon (Portland area).
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posted by mrflibble
on Dec 4, 2007 -
5 answers
So, how you do contend with massive, hemorrhaging, overwhelming emotion? This is also sort of a LDR question too.
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posted by bluenausea
on Sep 11, 2007 -
10 answers
Relationship Filter: How do I stop myself from tallying stuff up then try to make myself dismiss it because I don't want to make our relationship into a scorecard but not being sucessful and end up feeling confused and emotional? And how do I talk about it with my boyfriend?
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posted by spec80
on Apr 11, 2007 -
25 answers
Yet another RelationshipFilter: This is the story of Jack and Jill...
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posted by ASM
on Mar 22, 2007 -
74 answers
My seventy-seven year old grandfather, maker of pierogies and violins, will have his bladder removed this Friday to help stop the spread of cancer. What can I do to keep him positive?
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posted by furtive
on Jul 5, 2006 -
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