long term relationship

Be gentle this is my first post. Where to start … My girlfriend and I have been together for nearly 15 yrs. Of these only the last few have been bad. In the last 3yrs there has been infidelity and physical abuse, who did what to whom does not matter because we moved on. The problem is the...

Last week, my partner of three years admitted that he had developed feelings for a coworker. He was deeply upset, and felt so guilty for his feelings that at the end of the day, he decided that I "deserved better than him" and he told me that he wanted to move out. That night, he went to the...

Hi EVERYONE.... I would like feedback from both men & women. I just want some perspective from both genders so I don't get so one-sided. I've already left a thread a while back questioning whether my significant other of 5 years will marry me or not. He is 29, and I am 31. We both are in a...

I need some serious advice & counseling from impartial parties. I have been dating the love of my life for 5 years, and it has been no easy task. We currently have a bi-coastal relationship and fly back and forth constantly to see eachother. We talk on the phone everyday (like twice a day if not...

Have you ever thought why people who hate being treated like a doormats repeatedly become involved with people who don`t respect them? I bet you are familiar with the stories when women who vow never to marry or date alcoholic again find themselves continually attracted to, and involved with...

My relationship started out really, really great. He was loving and kind and wanted to see me all the time. Here we are, 9 months into our relationship. Six months engaged... and he's irritated with me. He has a four year old daughter who I love to death... and I go over and watch her for him. I...