How can I create a healthy lifestyle in my relationship? Also, how can I support my boyfriend’s weight loss? Is this possible? We are in our mid-to-late-twenties, he is a few years older than I am.
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posted by anonymous
on Aug 2, 2012 -
23 answers
A year ago, I moved across the country for a new job, and unfortunately, I ended up hating it and quitting recently. Now my lease is about to expire, and I have a job opportunity back in the city I left (3,000 miles away). I would go back, but I've just started a new relationship and don't know what to do...
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posted by three_red_balloons
on Aug 2, 2012 -
23 answers
I've started to date again after the end of an eight year relationship. The good news is I've met an amazing woman and we're starting to develop a more serious relationship. The part I (male) need help with is that it turns out she was physically, sexually, mentally, and emotionally abused in several previous relationships over the course of about 15 years. How do I support her as a new relationship partner? Can you recommend any good resources for me to read?
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posted by anonymous
on Aug 1, 2012 -
11 answers
Asking for a friend - How do you deal with a recent ex who's really not taking it well, and going out of her way to drag everyone else into the breakup too?
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posted by lizbunny
on Jul 23, 2012 -
28 answers
How do I keep my sanity, the little dignity that I have left, and not completely ruin my daughter's life?
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posted by andariel
on Jul 22, 2012 -
47 answers
I feel like my marriage is falling apart. It's not because we don't love each other, but I don't know what to do.
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posted by anonymous
on Jul 21, 2012 -
37 answers
What can I do to make my geographically-distant fiancee feel more emotionally close to me?
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posted by Scientist
on Jul 21, 2012 -
16 answers
Help me reconcile the fact that my BF doesn't want to get married and I will have to return home due to visa restrictions. (long)
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posted by winsome
on Jul 20, 2012 -
49 answers
For most of my life I've been a bit of a cold self-interest-maximizing unfeeling robot. Lately I am feeling things and it's amazing. But it's hard to manage this and make sense of it. Has anyone been there?
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posted by anybodys
on Jul 18, 2012 -
7 answers
My daughter's infatuated with her online friend who turns out to probably be MUCH older than she. Looking for guidance on handling this situation.
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posted by barc0001
on Jul 18, 2012 -
49 answers
My boyfriend is moving in 10 days. We will not be continuing our relationship after he goes. How do I enjoy our last bit of time together without constantly mourning the end of the relationship?
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posted by greta simone
on Jul 13, 2012 -
24 answers
Relationshipfilter : is this a recipe for disaster, or do I need to learn to accept more risk?
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posted by HopperFan
on Jul 12, 2012 -
33 answers
Help me navigate this mine field of teenage drama and screwed up relationship between teen and adult.
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posted by lpcxa0
on Jul 8, 2012 -
27 answers
My SO and I are ending the LD part of our LDR with a 4-day road trip home. Please help us still be a loving and functional couple by the end of it.
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posted by thewestinggame
on Jul 7, 2012 -
12 answers
My wonderful boyfriend gets stuck on one topic of conversation for days at a time and has trouble talking about anything else. How do I kindly get him unstuck next time before he drives me insane?
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posted by pineappleheart
on Jul 4, 2012 -
26 answers
How can my girlfriend and I rekindle our relationship after a few months of rockiness?
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posted by Autumn
on Jun 28, 2012 -
14 answers
How do I get over my mainstream ideals and let this friendship be its awesome self?
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posted by buteo
on Jun 24, 2012 -
29 answers
He's into being dominated; I'm not into dominating. He wants to visit a dominatrix; I'm terrified about what it might do to our relationship, but also worried about our sans-dominatrix relationship more generally. Help?
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posted by sock puppety puppet
on Jun 22, 2012 -
26 answers
I think I may be interested in exploring an open relationship at some point down the line, but where do I meet others like me?
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posted by anonymous
on Jun 18, 2012 -
19 answers
Broke up with my girlfriend, but want her back. She's moving away. Some inter-faith drama as well. Thoughts?
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posted by kilbasar
on Jun 17, 2012 -
35 answers
I've been with my boyfriend in an exclusive relationship for 2 months, including dating time. Since early in the dating phase, I have noticed unusual behaviors from him. It has bothered me enough and I have made a plan to discuss with him. When he is out with me, he wouldn't answer his phone. Of course, he answers calls from his mom, sisters, friends...but there is a certain call he wouldn't answer. Without looking to see who's calling, he said "it's not important." But then (more than 1 hour later) he would check the voicemail/text and replied by text. My gut tells me it's from a girl and they could be going out together. Lately, his phone is always on vibrate. I see him only once a week due to distance and because I'm busy.
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posted by fish123
on Jun 17, 2012 -
62 answers
What can I do to cope with relationship (adult) separation anxiety/missing someone strongly? It happens after just one day without seeing my partner. I don't want to get clingy or go through so much ickiness so I need some coping ideas!
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posted by hungry hippo
on Jun 13, 2012 -
11 answers
How do I get my coworker to back off and remain in the friend zone that he so desperately tried to put me in? Now that I don't want him, he wants me! He never told me about his girlfriend, brought her up one day, lied and said he broke up with her, and now he's in my face. I don't see him in that way anymore though. How do I get him to see that?
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posted by lastcall17
on Jun 10, 2012 -
18 answers
Dear MetaFilter: I need advice on serodiscordant dating. (That is, when a HIV- guy starts seeing a HIV+ guy.)
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posted by anonymous
on Jun 5, 2012 -
10 answers
Are my boundaries "normal" or oversensitive, and should I apply them to this person I am soon to meet? Supersnowflakery within.
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posted by thrasher
on Jun 3, 2012 -
18 answers
The background: I normally don't have trouble dating but that's because I maintain an emotional detachment that makes it easy to plan and strategize - thus making calculated and well-planned decisions. Love, on the other hand, is something I almost never experience - but I seriously have it
bad right now. It's impairing my judgment and it's become clear that I need help.
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posted by wolfdreams01
on Jun 2, 2012 -
19 answers
how to you embrace different or opposite opinions from yours, instead of being offended or upset or pressured by it?
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posted by akomom
on May 23, 2012 -
8 answers
My wife of 14 years never tells me she loves me. She never initiates sex. She never holds my hand, kisses or casually touches me. No pillow talk. No thoughtful little gifts. I do all of these things for her as often as I can.
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posted by anonymous
on May 22, 2012 -
43 answers
Four years ago I married a great guy. We've been together a total of eight years. Sometime around when we got married...maybe a little before, I stopped wanting sex with him. I dreaded it on our wedding night/honeymoon. At first I thought it was just a phase, something to do with wedding planning burnout and general nerves. Four years later, it's even worse than it was. Otherwise, we have a good relationship, I think. We have everything in common, a shared worldview, good communication. Because of the sexual issue, we have talked numerous times about separating. I guess what I can't figure out is, why this has happened, and if our entire relationship is worth ending over it.
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posted by anonymous
on May 20, 2012 -
80 answers
My friend-with-benefits rarely texts me or asks to see me. So I think he's probably not that into it. But then he spends hours fixing things around the house for me. What would explain this?
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posted by anonymous
on May 17, 2012 -
39 answers
[Psycho Filter] - I love him. He loves me. We intend to get married next year. YAY! But it feels like a
really long time away. Help me to be patient and enjoy the anticipation and build up, because right now I am suffocating in a world of "OMG CAN WE PLZ GET MARRIED YESTERDAY!" eagerness.
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posted by gwenlister
on May 16, 2012 -
28 answers
About three weeks ago, we moved into a fantastic new apartment; we are renting. Last Friday, the water heater in the apartment across the hall burst causing extensive damage to our apartment. What are our rights with respect to rent and reasonable expectations regarding quality of life following this incident? Extended explanation inside.
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posted by JuniorBCat
on May 11, 2012 -
7 answers
He is an old friend of mine, and I recently helped him out by getting him a role at our company where I am senior developer.
Issue is buddy demonstrates a supremely arrogant streak, and loses his temper during discussions about architecture – when the approach under discussion is not his and tends to pout for the afternoon or storm off. This has come to a situation where I want to terminate his contract and will also probably terminate a very old friendship.
Catharsis below the fold...
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posted by the noob
on May 11, 2012 -
22 answers
