I wish I could forget about the girl who broke my heart when I was a teenager, but it seems the world doesn't want to let me, because she's famous now, while I'm struggling. How do I deal?
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posted by anonymous
on May 17, 2013 -
46 answers
A few months ago I was suddenly and harshly dumped for an acquaintance. One of my guy friends still has a crush on this acquaintance and keeps mentioning her to me. How to prevent this from happening again?
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posted by Sock of Silliness
on Mar 14, 2013 -
38 answers
Do people ever reconsider after rejecting someone? Or is that a pipe dream? I asked someone out and got rejected...but things seem to remain unclear.
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posted by christiehawk
on Feb 19, 2013 -
50 answers
Help me make peace with the way a relationship ended while processing a major health scare, family issues, a new job and new city.
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posted by rockpaperdynamite
on Dec 12, 2012 -
9 answers
Help me move on from a relationship where you care for each other and nothing was wrong, but it wasn't right either. Anecdotes about finding greater happiness later are especially welcome.
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posted by lacedcoffee
on Nov 1, 2012 -
13 answers
When everything on the surface seems healed and healthy after a breakup, how do you quash obsessive thoughts and anger about an abusive ex- two years on?
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posted by anonymous
on Sep 17, 2012 -
20 answers
Everyone is leaving me! How I do deal with everyone else moving away and moving on while I'm stuck here?
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posted by gumtree
on Aug 19, 2012 -
12 answers
Why is it that some people never seem to recover after a bad break-up or divorce? You know those people...the sort of "empty shell" folks who walk around perpetually sad or simply damaged in some way that keeps them frozen in place. I ask this question on behalf of myself--as I not-so-recently went through a break-up with a man I considered to be THE ONE--but also because I knew someone who had yet to recover from their divorce after eight years.
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posted by exploringoptimism
on May 30, 2012 -
34 answers
My family and I are at a crossroads where we will soon have the flexibility to change our life to whatever extent we want. How do we decide?
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posted by altopower
on Aug 23, 2011 -
9 answers
At long last, I'm quitting a job I hate and moving on to something better. All I need is a playlist for the last day.
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posted by dr. boludo
on Jul 11, 2011 -
53 answers
This December it will be ten years since my father committed suicide. My mother, brother and I have started talking about ways to observe the anniversary, but we're not sure how.
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posted by anonymous
on Jul 10, 2011 -
11 answers
My boyfriend and I have been dating for a little more than a year and we are really good together but don't share the same "life goals." We have to break up, right? How?
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posted by anonymous
on Mar 23, 2011 -
32 answers
I was with my ex-wife for a long, long time. She cheated; we separated and ultimately got an easy divorce. We’ve each moved on, and I’m close to proposing to my girlfriend after about two years together. We’re a great pair. But I often feel unanchored, cast about by the knowledge that nothing lasts forever. Am I doing it wrong? Other divorced folks (esp. those on the dumped side)—what’s the path forward?
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posted by anonymous
on Sep 20, 2010 -
18 answers
I made the right decision here right? Or my standards too high and I'll die lonely, missed by no one?
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posted by althanis
on Aug 15, 2010 -
26 answers
I just found out the exgf - of 3-4 weeks - is engaged. Help me sort out of my feelings and make me realize this has nothing to do with me?
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posted by althanis
on Aug 7, 2010 -
33 answers
Relationship has ended, and it's probably for the best, but why do I keep remembering only the good times, and keep feeling sad and like I've made a mess of it?
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posted by althanis
on Jul 30, 2010 -
20 answers
I need to move on after a relationship with this guy for two years. He was the best thing that could happen to anyone. He brought me lost of gifts, treated me well, painted a portrait of me, made me laugh, listened to my problems, etc. In short it was enough to make all of my girlfriends totally jealous. The thing that nobody else knew about was how serious this was really getting. We talked about getting married sometime in the future, about having babies, once we even fought about whether we'd send them to boarding school or not. He had fought with his mother over me(she didn't approve cz my dad is rich and thought he'd never approve).
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posted by anonymous
on May 18, 2010 -
19 answers
I can't seem to keep any friends for more than two years. Why do I do this and how can I stop? (somewhat long, sorry)
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posted by anonymous
on Dec 18, 2009 -
11 answers
Was in love with a friend. He is not in love with me. Haven't talked to him in 3 months, but find myself constantly having (childish) fantasies of him begging me back, going into a jealous rage when I've found someone else, and basically living with the horrible regret of throwing away his one chance at happiness. Must regain sanity and purge these thoughts.
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posted by anonymous
on Sep 30, 2009 -
22 answers
The break-up was the logical, sane conclusion to my doubts about my ability to stay faithful. The relationship of a few years did not have a future in a happy marriage--I needed more experience and growth, she needed growth, period. So why, over half a year after I broke it off, am I still wondering if I made the right decision? Why can't I get her out of my head?
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posted by anonymous
on Aug 20, 2009 -
10 answers
I just broke up with my boyfriend and I am heartbroken and super lonely in New York City. How can I keep myself busy and meet new people? Help me out NYC Mefites/ breakup advice givers!
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posted by pulled_levers
on Jul 5, 2009 -
30 answers
breakup filter: It's been two months after the end of a nearly 6 year relationship (this was also my first relationship, ever). I'm still having trouble letting go, but he, evidently, is not. Help me stop comparing my now-self to my then-self, me to him, and who-he-left-me-for to what-I-was-worth-to-him.
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posted by anonymous
on Jun 21, 2009 -
21 answers
This last year was not a good one for me. I'm looking for recommendations for music and mental exercises to move on and make this next year a better one.
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posted by piratebowling
on Apr 6, 2009 -
31 answers
Dumped. She said we'd talk again, but I've come to realize that I don't want her back in my life, and would rather not speak with her again. So why can't I stop mentally preparing for a call that may never actually come?
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posted by telephasic
on Aug 10, 2008 -
26 answers
Does doing anything sex-industry-related (from taking a nude photo to actually working as a prostitute or exotic dancer) actually damn you from ever living a successful life in another area? Has anyone ever managed to be known and respected in their field without falling into "OMG SHE POSED NUDE" controversy?
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posted by divabat
on Jan 28, 2008 -
49 answers
