I was in a very happy relationship with a man with whom I thought that I would spend the rest of my life. I could not believe that I found someone so special...I felt like the luckiest woman alive. It all came crashing down when his ex-wife resurfaced. She "needed" him...she had problems...she was suicidal. Even though she treated him poorly, he chose to rush to be by her side. He told me that he was worried about her because she had problems and that he had to make sure that she was ok. I thought that would be it and it would be done, but that wasn't the case.Read more

Relationship Closure
A new chapter begins
by Daina Hulet
Sometimes we just don't see how much of our head is still mucking about in a past relationship. The less you obsess about old relationships, the more room you have to think about new possibilities.Read more

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Hi girls,

Please help me here.

I am a 36 yo single mom. He was a bachelor, 41 yo, Canadian guy, who lived in Australia. We were dating for about 10 months. We had never been official as an item, but sure we had a great connection. We have always been honest with each other, supported each other and we have became such a great friends. He would support me towards getting what I always wanted in life. He supported me with my study, my work and even paid off my credit card debt for the amount of $4,000 without me asking for it.Read more

Hi Guys I'm new here and this is my first post.

Just over a week ago my boyfriend of 6 months said he wanted to take a 'step back'. he said he wanted a relationship when we got together and was very full on in the beginning, making future plans with me (e.g. inviting me to a friends wedding a month in advance)introducing me to his friends and family and wanting to spend a lot of time with me even though he was and still is a workaholic. now though, he is not so sure if he still wants a relationship.Read more

Hi everyone, I wonder if you can help me stay focused during my no contact phase? I'm feeling like i'll drive myself mad today trying to keep myself from contacting my ex. I broke off the relationship just under 2 wks ago, and even though I was the one doing the finishing it doesn't feel any easier. The relationship was becoming unhealthy.Read more

Anyway, I'm having some problems with my best friend...who also happens to now be my ex boyfriend. We met several months ago and really hit it off becoming friends quickly because we shared a lot of the beliefs. However, it was totally platonic because we were both involved with other people at the time. Read more

Hi Ladies -
Some of you may remember my post "No Closure" under Breakups.
After having read some of your posts, I see a common thread in some of these posts, and I was wondering what you do with wishy-washy men. After a heated phone conversation about how my boyfriend's drinking was the common denominator for all of our relationship problems and for the strained relationship with his brother, he let me know that saying this hurt his feelings and he didn't contact me afterward. Instead, I contacted him hoping to have closure, but still, there hasn't been any.Read more

This is so confusing. My ex-bf had emailed me last May that he had met somebody and felt that I would want to know. I thanked him for letting me know but did not want to feel I was competing against her (we had been in a weird friends but still emotionally attached phase for a year & a half before that) so I did not want any contact, took him off Facebook (blocked him so I couldn't see what he & she were up to), and asked him not to contact me so I could heal. Well in December he emails me that I had left a book at his house & wanted to know how to return it, so we had a brief coffee date.Read more

Well here I am in the break up section. We had a horrible fight Saturday night. Ugly things were said and I said most of them. We have spent the last 2 weeks together because he has been on vacation. Maybe we had been together too much with no break... I feel so bad for the way I acted and things I said. I left his house yesterday morning and before I left he said those dreaded words..."we need to talk"....well of course I was so upset but had to go to work. I didnt hear from him all day long or all night. Of course i sent texts and tryed to call with no response.Read more