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INTIMACY &
COMMITMENT STRUGGLESClick
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- How do men want women
to love them - dove
...is in love with a man who has Huntington's
Disease, who is balking at any real closeness.
- Dealing with a
Divorcee - Juggler
...feels he's being dissuaded from spending time
with a divorcee he's in love with, because of her
fears over how their relationship will affect her
kids.
- Confused - Confused
...is feeling strong attractions for another man,
after getting back together with her boyfriend of
4 years following a breakup.
- Having difficulty
dealing with our problems - MN
...struggles with insecurity, confusion,
hopelessness and pain in a second marriage for
both partners, after ongoing problems with
ex-spouses die down, and the couple begins
dealing with problems in their own relationship.
- Separated by 3000
miles - Totally Confused
...gets the impression her boyfriend wants to end
things, after a 4 year on-again, off-again
relationship.
- Scared of Marriage
- Rusty
..wonders someone knows when they are ready to
"take the plunge", after her fiancé
cancels the wedding plans.
- What do I do now?
- Asia
..is unsure how to turn a friendship with a woman
into a romantic relationship, after getting mixed
signals from her.
- How do I go on? -
Rookie
..wonders about dating others or hanging on,
after her boyfriend breaks up with her for the
second time in a 7 year relationship.
- Hard Letting Go -
Lula Truelove
..can't let go of a relationship where the man is
unwilling to commit to anyone.
- Coming to an end,
maybe - Down and Drained
...fears his relationship is coming to an end,
after several near split-ups.
- Husband dragging his
heels - luise
...finds herself resentful at her husband's
belated and ambivalent agreement to get involved
in joint counseling.
- Advice needed - Strella
...is confused about where to go from here, after
a period of living together with her SO doesn't
work.
- Hang on or let go?
- Freedom
..wonders if she should hang on to a "nice
guy" whose says he cares but makes little
effort to show it.
- Confused -
Dave J
..finds he and his wife have drifted apart in
their 4 year marriage, but is frightened over the
thought of taking time apart to sort out things.
- Could someone help me
- Faith
..is hurting because her boyfriend of 3 years
wants to take a break in the relationship to see
if she's "the one".
- Confused and hurting
- Jess
..finds her boyfriend is spending a lot more time
with her sister than with her.
- When to marry.... A
question for women - corny
..wants to get married to a 21 year old girl he's
been dating for 3 years, but she's not ready to
commit.
- At a crossroads
- Jan
..is unhappy with the lack of emotional closeness
her husband of 18 years is giving her.
- Helpless -
3-D
..feels torn apart, because her boyfriend wants
to slow things down, while at the same time
saying he wants a long-term commitment.
- Need Advice on
Ultimatum - Amberle
..wants to tell her boyfriend of 9 years
"Marry me or get lost, because I'm tired of
waiting."
- Guidance -
Stamford
...has a hard time deciding whether to stay of
leave, in an increasingly stormy relationship.
- So it goes -
Steve
...is in a 19 year marriage and receives little
intimacy from his wife, who is on
anti-depressants.
- Filling holes -
Cautious
..finds increasing closeness in the relationship
triggering fears and self-doubts.
- Love or
companionship? - Anne
..has a good partnership with her husband, yet
feels emotional closeness is severely lacking.
- What do I do -
Rose Me
..feels shortchanged by a fiancé who spends a
lot of time out with his buddies after work.
- Fear of Being Alone
- Claudia
...is afraid her fear of abandonment is causing
her to react in ways that might make it a
self-fulfilling prophecy.
- How do you know when
a man does not love you? - Anne
..finds an internet love affair has suddenly
changed, after the man begins acting distant.
Newest Entries
- It's my turn - I need
help - wolfie
..struggles with her own increasing obsessive
behavior, in her relationship with her boyfriend.
- Women and Inner Peace
- Peace
...finds his wife having major doubts about many
aspects of their 4 year marriage.
- The pain of
dysfunction - Claudia
...finds it painful when her boyfriend withdraws
into a protective shell, as their relationship
deepens.
- Against the clock
- Diane
... feels threatened by the increased attention
her fiancé's ex-girlfriend is showing him,
complicated by the nearness of their upcoming
wedding.
- Just married! -
Diane
...is confused by feelings of sadness and
depression right after getting married.
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