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Broken Relationship
I hope this is as a fair place as any to get some advice. I have been in an almost 6 year relationship with a woman I love. That relationship is clearly on the rocks and in danger of shattering. I never cheated on her, I was never emotionally or physically abusive, I wasn't an alcoholic or drug addict; I just didn't see that she was unhappy. I ...
Posted to The Chat Room by Still Trying on October 27, 2009
Confused
I am deeply in love with my boyfriend who I have been living with for 6 months now and things are great most times. I feel like I finally met the guy of my dreams…he shares the same interest as me; including: religion, kids, family values, education, career, health and fitness, etc. These are all the reasons we fell in love. He is sweet, loving ...
Posted to Dear Prudence by confused1 on October 8, 2009
Daisy's relationship might be worthwhile
Prudie, I think you were uncharacteristically judgmental in your response to Daisy Buchanan. Keep in mind that the original Daisy Buchanan would never have written such a letter. This “Daisy” at least sees her boyfriend’s flaws and is introspective enough to worry about her own motivations. Her relationship with her stoner boyfriend clearly isn’t ...
Posted to Dear Prudence by brian112358 on September 21, 2009
Re: Dry Land
Oh come on, sex is now somehow more important than love? That's not a world I want to live in. Don't get me wrong, sex is great and very important to me but I would never dream of ditching my husband if we hadn't been sexually compatible. Which, seriously, what does that even mean? What's the point of the endless books and articles on the subject ...
Posted to The Chat Room by JuliaRain on August 10, 2009
Thank You notes
Now I have always been a fan of keeping the peace, and this whole boo hoo we didn't get thank you notes thing is sad!!! What was your motive? Did you give her the crib to get recognition (to make yourself feel good?). Or did you do it because you wanted to? Are you or any of your co-workers parents? An infant and a job keeps a woman ...
Posted to The Chat Room by courtneymadden on August 1, 2009
knowing how real love feels
My husband was 45 when we met and hadn't been in a long-term relationship since he was 26. I remember very clearly when he said to me, ''I just don't think I know what love is'' and ''I don't know how to love anyone''. Aha, I thought. I needed to tread lightly here. Looking back now, he says that on the first date he knew he would marry me, ...
Posted to Dear Prudence by onwisconsin on July 9, 2009
Bunk!
Aw, c'mon; this is obvious. Most men will have a daily date with their hand if the opportunity is there; ergo, most men have probably gained as much fertility as they are going to get already. My husband preferred wanking to sex with a fellow human - me - while developing a growing desire to father a child. Must have been especially gifted in ...
Posted to Human Nature by foreignerfemale on July 8, 2009
27 / 45 Relationship
Been there, done that. We had 33 years and 3 kids together. I was 22 and he was 40. Not all of it was wonderful and the last ten years had issues. But so do all relationships. You have to decide whether or not the relationship is worth some work. The biggest problems come if he retires and becomes older in thinking. At least you know that ...
Posted to The Chat Room by DKR on June 23, 2009
The security paradox
I tend to take a more liberal stance than Nehring on marriage but I laud her critique on relational security. The obsessions with committment and security have replaced deep desire and insatiable attraction with a calculable assessment that asserts structure and control rather than flexibility and emotional relaxation. Love has never been more ...
Posted to The Highbrow by Agile Cyborg on June 20, 2009
Friends vs. Acquaintances
Read: ''saw'' for ''reason'' in the first line of my post.
Posted to Family by bettiewaddle on June 18, 2009

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