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June 20, 2008

Finding Love

Read the article: Finding Love

Forget getting hitched - just how are you supposed to go about meeting someone you really click with in the first place?

May 26, 2008

Loving a stressed-out partner

My partner has a lot of work and personal stresses at the moment (not to do with me) and he's lost any ability to deal with things going wrong. I don't mean he blames me - if he did, I'd know that was abusive. But when things go wrong he can't cope. A tiny thing is a complete catastrophe. This morning he howled the house down because he couldn't find his keys. He starts blaming himself for faults all out of proportion with anything, saying the universe or God is out to get him, and has on occasion self-harmed. I don't feel physically threatened but it is very distressing to witness. I try to be supportive but what this means most of the time is trying to fix everything before it becomes a problem, and then just managing the inevitable blowup. And trying to keep it all quiet. By the way he is in counselling. We tried couples therapy too but the therapist seemed to believe I was just overly controlling, because he seemed so normal in that situation. And I feel like I sound insane when I say these things. How did I even get here? So this is my dilemma: I feel like I have to be constantly on guard for triggers. I can't talk to friends about this because it seems so awful and I don't want them to know because I think they'll think less of me, so it becomes isolating. Sounds like abuse, right? But then I've started micro-managing his life, telling him to eat, making him put things in particular places, and even getting angry when he's obviously distressed. Am I abusing him?

- Jamie

May 20, 2008

Under pressure to have children

My mother-in-law keeps dropping not-so-subtle hints that my husband and I should be having children. Explaining that neither of us are ready to (or even in the financial position to) consider having children hasn't worked. I have kept laughing it off but she is getting increasingly persistent. How do my husband and I tell her FIRMLY to back off without causing a rift?

- Rachel

April 30, 2008

Tips for Cheap Weddings

Despite the hype, weddings don’t actually have to cost a fortune. There are a number of ways you can save money and have an inexpensive wedding with few people being any the wiser. Read the article: Tips for Cheap Weddings

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April 21, 2008

Is it a good idea to move in together?

My boyfriend and I have been together for just over a year and he wants to move in together but I'm not sure that I'm ready. Is one year really enough time to become this serious? I don't want to rush into this but I don't want to hurt my boyfriend's feelings either.

- Jessica

April 16, 2008

Playing the field

Is it OK to date more than one person at a time? At the moment I go out most weekends with a certain man but it's not set in stone. I usually get a call on Thursday night asking if I'm free. This weekend another man asked me out to dinner. Is it considered unethical to date more than one person at a time these days? And if I go out with the second man, do I have to tell the first?

- Leanne

April 8, 2008

Is he worth it?

I recently met this guy and up until now it has been going well. But lately he has been very busy and now doesn't seem to have as much time for me. I don't think this is on purpose because he does make plans and if he breaks them he always has a reason. But my friends say that if he has time for his friends he should have time for me and that he is not making me a priority. They think that I should move on before I get attached. What do people think?

- Michelle

 

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