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ARTArticleDear Dr. Romance: I'm having trouble letting go of a guy who mistreats meDear Dr. Romance:
I'm still having a bit of trouble letting go and cutting off communication with a guy who mistreats me. I understand in my head that this is not right, but I can't seem to get it emotionally. Yesterday was his birthday and particularly difficult to not reply despite his angry words or cursing. Is there any advice you can offer or perhaps additional reading? I'm trying to cement that he is a predator as you said but still rationalize the good aspects of him.ARTArticleDear Dr. Romance: I'm in my seventies and he's 25 years youngerDear Dr. Romance
I'm in my seventies, and he is 25 years younger.we met on a senior dating site almost two years ago, and have been living together for over a year. He and my daughter went to the same high school, and he says he was attracted to me then and always compared his other relationships to me.ARTArticleDear Dr. Romance: I'm really confused about a guyDear Dr. Romance:
I'm really confused about a guy I know online from a social site, he's ten years older tha
I am. We've been in contact for several months. We now live in different countries. Recently, our chatting got intense and he told me that he likes me. We planned to meet up in another country. But he was suddenly never online and never contacted me even by email. I was really devastated.ARTArticleDear Dr. Romance: I'm struggling with dismissing bad behaviorDear Dr. Romance:ARTArticleDear Dr. Romance: If I am not strong, I cannot be an example for my childrenDear Dr. Romance:ARTArticleDear Dr. Romance: Is she bipolar or what?Dear Dr. Romance:ARTArticleDear Dr. Romance: It is your Christian duty to forgiveDear Dr. Romance:ARTArticleDear Dr. Romance: It left me feeling like a loveless phonyDear Dr. Romance:
I just found your article "Without Ego" Omg you are just who I've been looking for. For the past two years I've been reading articles about dissolving the ego and all this hubbub. For those two years I was told that I have an ego that is all about self, cannot exist with love, is self draining, and only thinks about itself, and it was inside me!!!ARTArticleDear Dr. Romance: It seems to be going in a circle.Dear Dr. Romance,
I would like your advice in my relationship with my boyfriend. We have been living together for a year and a half and known each other for 3 years. He calls me names and puts me down when i try to communicate with him and every time i want to break it off he tells me we should try again but it seems to be going in a circle.
Dear Reader:ARTArticleDear Dr. Romance: It would be embarrassing if they found out it was a wigDear Dr. Romance:
This question is a little hard for me because it is very personal. My husband and I were married for 24 years before he passed away. During our time together, I developed a severe case of alopecia which has left me with very little hair. This did not bother my husband and he grew used to me wearing different wigs. Now that I am ready to date again, how do I handle this situation?ARTArticleDear Dr. Romance: It's tuff on me waiting for her to get it together.Dear Dr. Romance:ARTArticleDear Dr. Romance: My baby momma is a lesbian and wants me to marry her.Dear Dr. Romance:
I have had baby with this girl and we are planning to marry this year. Just last we were
talking about things we do not like and the things that we like.
I said she was unfaithful before we had the baby and she said that not true but that she was
lesbian was sleeping With this lady she had started this with when she was in junior school.ARTArticleDear Dr. Romance: My ex is violent, abusive and obsessed with meDear Dr. Romance:ARTArticleDear Dr. Romance: My father opposes my inter-racial relationshipDear Dr. Romance:ARTArticleDear Dr. Romance: My girlfriend doesn't think she can handle this relationship.Dear Dr. Romance:
I am (or was, perhaps) in a fairly strong relationship for a few months now. Recently though, as the upcoming fall quarter approaches, my girlfriend doesn’t think she can handle a relationship. Between stress from school (she really wants her 4.0 this year), over-bearing parents, and the recent death of her dog, she has a lot going on. She has told me that she doesn’t think a relationship can work for her, with all the other things on her plate…ARTArticleDear Dr. Romance: My husband is curious about sex with men.Dear Dr. Romance:
My husband and I have been happily married for 9 years, and we have a good sex life. We love each other very much,and want to grow old together.
He served two wars in Iraq. About two years ago, I started being conce
ed about his sexual behavior relating to men. He used to love attracting women, go to female strip clubs and slept with some women before he met me. We were church people for a very long time, but we haven't been for a year. We are always honest with each other.ARTArticleDear Dr. Romance: My wife is reading romance novelsDear Dr. Romance
For many many years, i have been the income earner for our 4 kids and my wife while she was home raising the kids. Day in day out I was working sometimes three jobs. I got into a career that took 10-15 hrs per day for the first three years - the money was great and I thought everything was going awesome especially since everyone was enjoying spending my money on lavish things.ARTArticleDear Dr. Romance: On my death bed, I will not be in the mood to explainDear Dr. Romance: I read your newsletter "How to Heal a Rift with an Adult Child" with joy, how you simplify things for us. I already tried by email, but it got more complicated.ARTArticleDear Dr. Romance: Our sex life has been very badDear Dr. RomanceARTArticleDear Dr. Romance: Please help me before I totally screw upDear Dr. Romance:ARTArticleDear Dr. Romance: She doesn't believe that I'm trying to find a job.Dear Dr. Romance:
My wife she wil get angry very easily. Even for simple things she gets very angry. She always tells me to leave her and she wants to live her family especially with her mother. She tells me she doesn't want to live and mostly she hurts her self. The biggest problem is my job. I earn very small salary and I'm trying to get a good job but she doesn't believe that I'm trying to find a job
Dear Reader:ARTArticleDear Dr. Romance: she is in denial and wants to escape the painDear Dr. Romance:
My best girlfriend ever and I dated for about eight months, then had a long distance relationship when she went back to her home country. She just broke up with me over email and she is dating someone from her home city for the last month. I thought we were very happy and serious and our best things were chemistry and compatibility!ARTArticleDear Dr. Romance: She is verbally abusive to meDear Dr. Romance:
I am a retired police officer who found his wife sneaking around with another man 3 years ago. We have 3 kids. I cook and clean and up all night doing laundry 3 to 4 nights a week. I work two jobs to support my kids and family. I love my wife and forgave her with what happened 3 years ago, but she never forgave me for tracking her down to that guys house that very dark day when she was supposed to be working.ARTArticleDear Dr. Romance: She started pushing me away and becoming distantDear Dr. Romance:
I've been dating my girlfriend for 5 almost 6 months now. We hit it off from the very beginning and fell in love a couple months into the relationship. Both of us are independent people and level headed, but there's a deep connection between the two of us and the relationship was going GREAT until recently. She even brought up moving in together this summer and I was all for it.ARTArticleDear Dr. Romance: she wanted to still be friendsDear Dr. Romance:
I knew a girl for a long time and had a huge crush on her. I'm in my twenties, and she is a year
younger than me. I am a very shy person and would freeze up whenever I tried to tell her. We knew each other for more than a year and were good friends, so I told her, trying not to appear creepy and such. Luckily, she wanted more than friendship and we briefly dated (maybe a month), until she told me that she "didn't want to go out with with anyone".ARTArticleDear Dr. Romance: Should a grad student in her 20s date a man who's 70?Dear Dr. Romance:
We are co-workers and I've know him for about two years. He's very nice, funny and in very good shape. We've built a pretty solid friendship. We hang out a couple times a month (when I'm home from school). But, lately he's been pushing for a relationship (seeing as how I'm graduating next year).ARTArticleDear Dr. Romance: Should a Mother Push Her Daughter to Contact Her Estranged Father?Dear Dr. Romance:
If the child has not had a real relationship with her father for many years and does not see him more than 2 times per year, should a mother keep pushing a relationship with the father and child? Will it do more harm than good?
Dear Reader:ARTArticleDear Dr. Romance: Should he rent a room in his ex's house?Dear Dr. Romance,
Should a man expect a woman to want to become involved with him when he is still best friends with is ex-lover--and he is a renter in her house? He claims it is all over between them, but I don't see how he or the ex-love
should expect a woman to feel comfortable fitting into this arrangement. Please, I would love some perspective.
Dear Reader:ARTArticleDear Dr. Romance: Should I stay in this relationship?Dear Dr. Romance:ARTArticleDear Dr. Romance: Strangely, I still love this manDear Dr. Romance:
Last year, my boyfriend he broke up with me 3 days before my birthday. On the actual day, he didn't even so much as text or call to wish me a happy birthday - or even send me a card. I was devastated, esp because I really made a big deal of his birthday last year - bought him a very expensive cake, made him dinner, got him a thoughtful gift and card, etc.