Is it time to leave this relationship? I have been married for 25 years. My husband is an anxious, controlling, rigid person who has used approval and affection (and sex) as a means of control. There has been no emotional or physical intimacy for at least 10 years, since I rebelled and refused to be dictated to any longer. I have stayed mainly to insure that my two children would receive the educations and opportunities that they deserved. Now that they are in their 20s, I find myself longing for freedom yet don’t feel I deserve it. I have elderly parents who need my support as well and feel nothing but shame about wanting to escape my life because I accepted whatever benefits they and my husband had to offer. I have been a good and supportive daughter, mother, wife and friend and put others first 90% of the time. It feels like I’ve lived someone else’s life all this time and sometimes seems like the only way out is death.

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My fiance doesn’t believe in God and I do. How can we compromise without either one of us having to give up our beliefs?

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I really like my sister’s best friend, and I think she likes me back, but she won’t admit it. She is 2 years younger than me. I asked her over MSN once if she liked me, and she said no and that I was more of a brother to her. However, I still think she does like me, she’s just afraid to tell me.
I really want to start something with her, but I’m not sure how just yet. Also, at this point, if anything does happen, I don’t want my sister finding out just yet. Any ideas?

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I have been dating a man I met on the internet for almost 14 months now, and I know that he the man I am going to marry, but the problem is that we have never met in person. When I try to bring up meeting or we set something up to do he always has to cancel because “something came up”. I love this man with all my heart, but is it a hopeless ride that I am being taken on? Or should I just give him more time?

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I don’t know what to do, which guy do I choose? My relationship with my boyfriend has been rocky since December, although we have stayed together and tried to make it work. At the beginning of the year, because of the hard times with my boyfriend, I ran into the arms of a married man. He and I have remained friends and we sleep together every now and then. The problem is I am crazy about him, but I love my boyfriend too and we have been through so much together. What should I do?

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I am currently engaged and I thought I was totally in love, but I find myself doubting my relationship with my fiance. I have recently fallen for a friend who has helped me realize that I am not treated the way I should be. Now I don’t know if I should end my current relationship. I do know that I shouldn’t be falling for anyone else, but now I am thinking that I may not be as happy as I thought… Please help!

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My boyfriend of two years recently told me he doesn’t trust me. I have talked to him about my feelings for him and I have never done anything to make him feel this way. I don’t want to end the relationship because I love him, but he doesn’t seem to be trying to work on anything.

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I have been dating this guy for a little over two months now, and we are perfect together, the problem is lately he says he doesn’t know what he wants. We get along great, and he admits he doesn’t really have any complaints. In the beginning of our relationship, I was a little reluctant to get involved because I’d been a bad relationship in the past. He has too and convinced me to give it a shot. A few weeks later he found out his mom has terminal cancer which is something I’ve dealt with having lost my own mom to cancer 2 years ago. Recently an ex girlfriend who really hurt him in the past and called to make sure he was okay. A couple weeks later he started acting a little distant and finally said he’s not sure what he wants. He doesn’t want to end the relationship completely, but he feels we may be best friends more than anything else. He says he is afraid of hurting me and is very stressed out about his mom. I told him I understood, but I wasn’t ready to through in the towel. He assured me he really likes me, but is confused about what he wants with any girl. He wants to give it time to see how it goes. I haven’t felt like this for somebody in years and feel he might be comparing me to his ex (who he dated for two years). How do I get him to let his guard down and realize it takes time to develop feelings instead of rushing it? Do you think it’s worth sticking around?

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