“ I've had feelings for a close friend for three years, while he has had a girlfriend throughout that time. We graduate tomorrow and will be going separate ways, possibly never seeing each other again, and I have repeatedly written and deleted an unsent confession. ”
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We both have feelings for each other, but too many factors show that we can't be together. Should we keep things ambiguous?
I live in a different city from a woman I spend hours talking with every night, and we have a close romantic connection. She plans to return to her hometown for her parents and a stable job, while my career and family situation keep me tied to a major city, so neither of us expects to relocate.
I love her, but I don't know how to tell her.
In high school, I cared deeply for a classmate and quietly helped her, but I never found the courage to speak to her, so she graduated without knowing that I liked her. I still imagine what I would do if I had the chance to meet her now.
We opened our marriage and now another woman is pregnant—can we survive this?
I have been married to my husband for twelve years, and we have had a good relationship. Two years ago, we mutually opened our marriage under detailed rules limiting outside relationships to sex, but six months ago a regular outside partner accidentally became pregnant and has decided to raise the child independently; the child will be my husband’s biological child.
How can I tell whether leaving is the right choice when I still care about her but feel that my efforts have not made the relationship feel close or mutual?
I have been trying hard to make my girlfriend happy for about a year, including spending money on gifts and activities, but I still feel lonely, shut out of parts of her life, and unsure that she really knows or wants to know me. I am now wondering whether I should leave.
