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<pubDate>Fri, 11 Jan 2013 05:52:00 CST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Saying Goodbye... For Now]]></title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 11 Jan 2013 06:52:00 CST</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[It's been a pleasure hosting this service over the past three years at Psych Central. However, for now, the time has come to move on. The thriving community of hundreds of people answering one another's questions just never happened, despite our best effort and no lack of new and interesting questions. And dealing with certain housekeeping chores was becoming burdensome, technically-challenging and time-consuming.<br /><br />I want to thank bella, Clyde, Chemar, and Edahn for trying their best to help others and providing thousands of answers to people seeking advice and guidance.<br /><br />We never say nev<br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[jealousy filled hatred]]></title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 09 Jan 2013 20:34:19 CST</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[So i dated this girl name S for less than a month but since it didnt work out we decided to be friends instead. we didnt kiss hug or any physical contact but communicatin over the phone. later on she found out she has a late stage cancer and has couple months to live.  Then i get back with my ex L whose willing to support me mentally and work things out.  When we get back i tell L that my friend S has cancer and is dying and i still keep in contact with her over the phone.  My girlfriend was fine with it until weeks later she started to feel jealous and angry when she saw my phone gettin text<br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Abused?]]></title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 04 Jan 2013 19:15:41 CST</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Hello, <br />I was wondering if you could tell me if something was my fault. I'm 16 and I had a guy friend that was a couple of years older than me. I knew him from church so naive as I was I trusted him. I thought that because he was a Christian that he would be respectful and kind to me, but like I said I was naive. So at first we just wrestled and were playful like that. I had never gotten that much attention before so I ate it up. He was always talking about how guys should respect girls and wait until after marriage to sleep with them so that made me trust him even more. I got to know him fo<br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[why is pc answers closing down?]]></title>
<link>http://answers.psychcentral.com/RelationshipsandSex/why-is-pc-answers-closing-down-1/</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 04 Jan 2013 14:22:59 CST</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[why is pc answers closing down later this month? I have always thought it to be a very useful and helpful service. Is anything similar replacing it?<br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[my mom and dad]]></title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 29 Dec 2012 21:20:40 CST</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[i don't know what to do...<br /><br />i just found out my mom is cheating on my father.. and they fight all the time. <br /><br />im scared that they are going to  end up separating soon. the way i found out was i looked through her phone. i know it was wrong but i heard her talking on it today and heard her say "i love you". and i turned around and my my dad wasn't on the phone. she started texting right after and the min. she left i looked through and they had  a date tomorrow night. and they were calling each other babe or baby. <br /><br />i just don't know what to do. it seems lie everyday they get into more an<br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[mom and dad]]></title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 28 Dec 2012 17:45:34 CST</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[My mom and dad have been married for 9 years. they have been fighting, and are living separatly but are not divorced yet. i think they are waiting until after my bat mtizvah in April. latley my mom has been contacting an old high school friend alot, and goes to bed crying and texting every night. i hacked into her facebook and read her messages to this man. she constantly confesses hr love to him. i don't know what to do, they have already asked each other to marry. her and my dad are still marreid. and if she marrys the new guy, i have to move to new york from FL.. what do i do? if i confron<br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Controlling Boyfriend]]></title>
<link>http://answers.psychcentral.com/RelationshipsandSex/controlling-boyfriend-1/</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 28 Dec 2012 15:45:54 CST</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[My boyfriend and I have been together for 4 years. I was very in love and loyal, but found out he had been cheating on me and had multiple other partners, so we broke up. After a year, he seemed very different and had changed his life around for the better, so we got back together. Since then he has not cheated but has gotten increasingly controlling, and as a result I have lied to be able to spend time with old friends etc. When guilt overcomes me and I admit to the lies I have told, he imposes consequences on me and more rules and says that I deserve them and it is the only way he will trus<br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Sexual Assault by a close friend]]></title>
<link>http://answers.psychcentral.com/RelationshipsandSex/sexual-assault-by-a-close-friend/</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 16 Dec 2012 20:11:04 CST</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[I am 28 and I have been out of college for a while. I have been dating my 31 bf for 7 years and I have never been with another man sexually. As a college student was friends with a guy. We were/ are very close and I ALWAYS felt very safe around him. After college he went into the army and I have not seen him since that time a year ago. This past weekend a mutual friend of ours threw a party at a local bar and I attended. My boyfriend had to work so another friend came with me. I won't lie, I was drinking. I was not blacked out but I will admit that if I had not stopped when I did, I would hav<br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Torn between two lovers]]></title>
<link>http://answers.psychcentral.com/RelationshipsandSex/torn-between-two-lovers-1/</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 10 Dec 2012 01:25:05 CST</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[I've met this guy online and I really felt in love with him. He said that he would come to meet me however he had problems at work which caused his delays. There was also a time when I really needed him and he lied that he can help me but he did not. Then I met another guy in person. He felt in love with me. He has a kid and much older than my boyfriend. <br />I got honest with them and told them about it. My online boyfriend was so hurt and so was I. But then he forgave me and accepted me. I waited for us to finally meet but then something went wrong at his work. I feel like losing hope. <br />Then <br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Should I break up with my boyfriend? Am I just being selfish?  Am I just over thinking?]]></title>
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<pubDate>Sun, 09 Dec 2012 11:40:54 CST</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[I am 20 years old.  I have been with my boyfriend for about eight months.  We went to high school together in our junior/senior years, but we didn't actually start talking until college.  We began hanging out and I had a blast.  I loved being around him because he could always make me laugh.  I used to be nervous when we would hang out but as soon as I saw him all the nervousness washed away.  He then asked me to be his girlfriend.  I started to freak out and told him I needed to think about it.  At the time I wasn't sure if i was ready for a relationship (I never dated anyone before him).  A<br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[A confusing teacher dynamic.]]></title>
<link>http://answers.psychcentral.com/RelationshipsandSex/a-confusing-teacher-dynamic--1/</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 07 Dec 2012 07:00:58 CST</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Hi. I'm 17 years old and in high school.I've had problems with one of my teachers lately and have even seen the school counsellor about these problems. He is obsessive towards me and is very over-protective. He sometimes scares me. This year had gone out of control. I could not deal with him anymore so I slipped up and told him that I hate him. We(he and I) talked to the principal about the situation and my counseller helped me through the year. He and I sorted out oour differences or so I thought until, he completely ignored me then the next week he tried to keep one of my friends away from <br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Is My Friend a Narcissit, Sociopath, or just a bad friend? What can I do?]]></title>
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<comments>http://answers.psychcentral.com/RelationshipsandSex/is-my-friend-a-narcissit-sociopath-or-just-a-bad-friend-what-can-i-do/</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 03 Dec 2012 16:11:21 CST</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[I've been friends with this girl for 5 yrs. The first 1 yr I had not a single complaint with the friendship.  We spoke in some form (IM, Text, Phone, Email) seemingly 50 times a day, so much so that when I went away for a 4 day trip she said to me "What am I going to do when you're gone?"<br /><br />Some of the people she knew her whole life were in very volatile friendships with her and I took her side always because I didn't see any of the behavior the others were mentioning.<br /><br />Background on the friend.  Has lived in the same city her whole life.  She had a strange relationship with her now divorc<br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[?Us?]]></title>
<link>http://answers.psychcentral.com/RelationshipsandSex/us-4/</link>
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<pubDate>Sat, 01 Dec 2012 09:49:14 CST</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[I leave him because i love him to much to stay and play his games and the wait is driving me insane.  I come back to him and he takes me back in a heart beat, this time he is mean, I  guess he has had enough. I explained to him the reason why, It isnt good enough, Im not good enough. He gets me up to let me down and knowing that it hurts me does it more and more. I hurt myself bad and cant stand myself for letting go the first time, I am trying to make up for it but its not working, he is jerking me like a turkey.  Broken Promises for Broken hearts<br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Relationship Problems]]></title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 28 Nov 2012 16:23:28 CST</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[My boyfriend and i had been dating for 6 months, and then the previous July my boyfriend's best friend called me to tell me that my boyfriend had cheated on me with another girl. At that point i was so aggravated i called him to ask him about it and realized it was true and told him I couldn't see him anymore even though it hurt because i loved him. Then a couple months went by and then in October he asked if we could meet up to see how each other were doing and catch up. I figured there wasn't any harm it that so we went and got coffee together and just caught up on our lives and had fun. La<br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Relationship ]]></title>
<link>http://answers.psychcentral.com/RelationshipsandSex/relationship--41/</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 26 Nov 2012 02:26:37 CST</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[My bf and I known each other for three years now.. we break up and make up, pretty much every two or 3 monts. Beside when we first started dating. We have had so many awfull fights. It gotten physical no one in my family sides knows and the friends of my mine that knew quit talking and hang out with me, his parents knows and even came and inturepted a few fights before. Some of my biggest issue with him were or still is. Trust,addiction problem,and to attache to me, like he's can't be alone. I have had so many mix emotions about me and him sometimes I just shut myself down. But then everytime<br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[he loves me........... he loves me not]]></title>
<link>http://answers.psychcentral.com/RelationshipsandSex/he-loves-me------he-loves-me-not/</link>
<comments>http://answers.psychcentral.com/RelationshipsandSex/he-loves-me------he-loves-me-not/</comments>
<pubDate>Sun, 25 Nov 2012 08:17:44 CST</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[4 Mental Health Professionals are Online Now<br />I am 26 years old and have been working for in a sales position job for the past 6 months and have yet to make a sale. I have presented several proposals to clients some even with the help of my boss. I am paid commission only so I have not made any money and have been barely getting by with the help of my bf and a $600/month edd check which recently ended 2 weeks ago. After living w/ my bf for 2 years our relationship wasn't the best and now that he is supporting me financially it has gotten even worse. He has always been the type to have an excu<br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Should I marry my fiance?]]></title>
<link>http://answers.psychcentral.com/RelationshipsandSex/should-i-marry-my-fiance-2/</link>
<comments>http://answers.psychcentral.com/RelationshipsandSex/should-i-marry-my-fiance-2/</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 15 Nov 2012 12:25:40 CST</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[I have been with my fiancé for 2.5 years. We are supposed to get married next spring. He has a 6 year old son from his previous marriage. I love my fiancé and his son very much, but I frequently feel like an outsider looking in. I do not feel very included in family life. My fiancé is a wonderful man for the most part, but he is a people pleaser and often it seems as though he is more interested in pleasing his ex wife than he is in pleasing me. What I mean by this is that he believes that appeasing his ex wife's every whim is the best way to ensure his son's happiness.  She is very domineeri<br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Anxiety, and overwhelmed feelings are making me question, or be unsure about my sexuality. ]]></title>
<link>http://answers.psychcentral.com/RelationshipsandSex/anxiety-and-overwhelmed-feelings-are-making-me-question-or-be-unsure-about-my-sexuality--1/</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 11 Nov 2012 22:24:34 CST</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Hello, I am a 20 year old gay male. I have always had feelings about being gay since I was in grade school (ages 7-9), and it was not until I reached high school (age 14), that I finally accepted my sexuality, and came out. Since then, I have always been okay with being gay, and have always helped other people cope with their sexual orientation, and been very involved with the LGBT. I have had many relationships with guys, and have been sexually active since I was a teenager, and always enjoyed it.<br />However, this past May- so around six months ago, I went through a very bitter break up with m<br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Ex boyfriend dating my best friend]]></title>
<link>http://answers.psychcentral.com/RelationshipsandSex/ex-boyfriend-dating-my-best-friend-1/</link>
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<pubDate>Sat, 10 Nov 2012 20:17:27 CST</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Hey there,<br /><br />I've never done this before so please bare with me. I've known this guy about 7 years ago and I really considered him as a brother and was never attracted to him until 2 years ago. He is older than me by 3 years but I always knew that he liked me, everyone from our friends knew it but i never considered it because I could never of imagined myself with him until up to 2 years ago where I feel madly in love with him. I actually fell in love with his personality, in some ways he made me fall in love with him because he would always say the right thing, and always do the right thing<br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[How can my boyfriend and I get through our current issues?]]></title>
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<comments>http://answers.psychcentral.com/RelationshipsandSex/how-can-my-boyfriend-and-i-get-through-our-current-issues-1/</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 07 Nov 2012 19:16:26 CST</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Ok so my boyfriend and I have been together about a year and during that year his drug use has gotten more regular and although he denies it , the paranoia and anger he has is concerning. We have been fighting all the time lately as I have a problem with every thing I say or do being questioned everyday so I get immediately defensive. I have never cheated or anything to deserve the constant doubt he has in me. Also , we have broken up a few times and he painted me as some lying enabler to his parents which made them hate me and now he won't tell them we are back together and it makes me feel <br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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