My boyfriend and I have been dating for 5 years and I don’t understand why all of a sudden I am acting so needy towards him. We have been together since high school and he is the only person I have ever been in a relationship with. I have shared every “first” with him and, for the most part, he has with me. When we graduated from high school, we moved to different places for school. Although it was tough, we have been making it work. Recently, I’ve become increasingly clingy and emotional about him. I was never like this before, and used to prided myself on letting him “be with the guys” without feeling guilt. Now, whenever he gets off the phone to go out with someone I feel empty, alone, and break down in tears. When this happens, he says he’ll cancel his plans and talk with me, but I don’t want him to only stay with me because I’m desperate for his attention. I want him to want to talk with me. I’ve never been needy before, but I think the long distance is finally catching up to me. I don’t know what to do, I just want to feel like “me” again.

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I don’t want to end my office relationship but I have been in a stable relationship for almost 5 years now. We are happy and rarely fight. My problem is I have become really close to a male friend at work ever since I went threw a medical dilemma. He has become my best friend and we tell each other everything. I have started to develop strong feelings for him to the point that I think about him all the time and want to spend all my time with him. A few months ago, he attempted to kiss me and I freaked out. The next time I saw him, I let it happen. It was exciting. So much sexual tension between us. I get butterflies when I see him or receive a text/call/email from him. I don’t want to leave my partner. I am just intrigued by having something different in my life and I don’t even feel guilty. I’m so confused by all of these feelings. My co-worker decided that nothing sexual can happen between us because I am in a relationship and he doesn’t want to be the cause of any problems. It makes me sad because I don’t want to lose him as a friend and I still can’t help but think about what it would be like to be with him. I just don’t know what to think anymore!

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My ex hooked up with someone else now wants to get back together. We had been dating for three years but recently (3 weeks ago) broke up because we were fighting a lot and things just didn’t seem “right” anymore. During the break we have stayed in contact the whole time and often times talk about how much we miss each other and how we are still in love. Now my ex wants to get back together, only problem is he has admitted that he was “with” someone else for one night during our break. I don’t know what to do I am so torn. Is this forgivable?

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I have cheated on every girl I have ever dated. I don’t know why I cheat on my girlfriends! I feel like I can’t help but cheat. I know I can not keep doing this. What can I do to stop cheating?

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How do I talk to girls? I can never come up with things to talk about and my mind goes blank. I still try and approach girls but usually end up talking about the same things over and over. Please help me, I want to overcome this problem.

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I love her but she already has a boyfriend! I am a 39 year old guy and I’ve fallen in love with my 31 year old female friend. The problem is that she has a boyfriend and I’m the kind of person who does not get involved with someone who has a boyfriend. I just can’t seem to get her out of my head! I’m constantly thinking about her and dreading the day that she will be so busy with him that she will have little time for me. When we’re together everything is wonderful, until she starts talking about her boyfriend. I really want to tell her how I feel but I’m afraid of what her reaction will be and how it will impact our relationship. I couldn’t stand to loose her as a friend but I feel either way, I’m going to lose her.

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I do not understand why I can not stop thinking about my ex-boyfriend even though I am married! A few years ago I meet this guy who I fell madly in love with. We dated off and on for two years but things just didn’t work out. Not a day went by that I did not think of him after the breakup. A year after we broke up I meet another fantastic guy who I also fell in love with! We ended up having a baby and getting married. We’ve almost been married a year now. The problem is just last month my ex started hanging around my cousin (we are all mutual friends)…now I can’t get him out of my head! I love my husband to death, so I don’t understand why I can’t stop thinking about my ex!

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Is it possible to overcome cheating in a relationship? My boyfriend and I have known each other for more than 20 years and have been dating for 2 years now. We have an 18 month old son who we both adore. Before my current boyfriend I was in a relationship with a man for 6 years and it ended very badly. I was emotionally crushed. When my current boyfriend and I began dating we were both over the moon. We were so happy together and honest about our pasts. However, I did have emotional issues due to my past. I became afraid to show my feelings for fear of getting hurt again. In a nutshell, I admit, that I was not very emotionally forthcoming with my boyfriend even though I was happy. And to make matters worse with the introduction of the baby, our sex life became rather dismal. I recently just found out he has been cheating on me and I’m devastated. I confronted him about it and he admits it but says what was he supposed to do when we weren’t having sex and I was acting like I didn’t care. I do not accept full responsibility for this scenario but I do know that I am at fault as well. I love him and I know he loves me but I just don’t know if we can overcome this.

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