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Questions tagged [relationships]

Not for generic relationships! Use this tag only for questions involving a significant other or sexual partner.

Often people will have a significant other whom they really "click" with, and they often want to spend the rest of their lives with them. However from time to time, issues can appear in any relationship, and so questions with this tag often refer to issues relating to someone's significant other.

Should also be used with location tags such as , however should not be used for tags such as . For committed, long-term partnerships, the tag may also be used.

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How to tell girlfriend that I don't like hypothetical and silly questions?

My girlfriend has a habit of thinking of scenarios that will never happen and then asking me a question about them usually about our relationship and then getting upset if I don't answer correctly. One such example is: We were watching an episode…
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Dreamt of another girl, want to tell my girlfriend, but how without getting smited?

So, I've recently dabbled in D&D, which is basically a bunch of people hanging out and talking (punching goblins aside). So this opened up my social circle. During my time doing this, I met this new girl who loves programming like me and we really…
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How to deal with strong political disagreements with my sensitive girlfriend?

Me and my girlfriend (both in our early 20s) disagree a lot on various political issues in and out of our country, and those disagreements cause her a lot of grief as she is a very sensitive person and the beliefs she holds are, while important to…
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How do I encourage my partner to use his time more efficiently?

My partner and I both work from home, and we each have varying degrees of work each day, but at the moment I am working more hours on average. Usually we decide together what we'll eat, we'll make a salad together or pancakes for breakfast and we…
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How to nudge girlfriend to find something meaningful during her summer holidays?

I've recently returned from visiting my girlfriend - we are in an long distance relationship. She started to feel very empty and depressed when I left. She cried a lot and told me she started to stress eat and feels it hard to focus on anything but…
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How to encourage my significant other to enter a competition?

My significant other has always loved to do art, but has often been hesitant on entering any art competitions. She recently brought up that there is a competition that she is interested in entering, but is afraid she won't do well and is doubting if…
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How do I discuss a previous relationship with my girlfriend?

I am 18. I don't know why but I feel like I am competing with my ex-girlfriend (lets call her X) who dumped me around 2 years ago. It was the first relationship for both of us and I was very emotionally attached to her. Since we broke up I hit a…
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How do I deal with frequent demands for attention?

I've been seeing a girl for a little while now. And there's this pattern that keeps happening which is driving me to insanity. It roughly goes like this: 1: Early in the day I say I can't meet her plans exactly as she wants. She has a habit of…
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How do I persuade my wife to put lids on things in the kitchen?

You know when you're sitting in a restaurant and you go to shake some salt on your food, but someone unscrewed the lid, so all the salt pours onto your food? This is my life. My wife almost never puts the lid back properly on anything. If it's a…
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Unintentionally started dating my best friend's crush. How to talk to him about it?

I'm a senior student in Canadian high school. I recently started dating a junior at my school. We seem to be really good together, and we make each other happy. However, the situation is complicated because my best friend, another junior, had a…
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How should I communicate with someone who ignores sound advice from people who make her feel bad

My wife and I have been married for over 10 years, and I have gradually come to realize that she often shows poor judgement based on personal feelings about a person rather than factual information. Here are some examples: A financial advisor hurt…
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How to ask for dating advice?

So I've tried a bunch of things to get an answer to this question, none of which have worked, so I figured why not try Stack Exchange, maybe you guys can help me :) Anyway, here's the background: I'm a guy, in my early 30s. I'm a bit of a dork, my…
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Approaching GF about my intellectual needs and her lack of providing it

The three things needed from a relationship (at least I feel) are Emotional, Physical and intellectual. My GF gives enough Emotionally by supporting me and encouraging me in my endeavors and also physically (obvious thing). The issue I feel often is…
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Boyfriend anger expression issues - "If I can't have it, you can't either"

Context: A while ago I purchased limited edition chocolate and I had been saving them for myself, to eat at a later time. To my distress, I found out that my boyfriend opened it without my knowledge or permission and ate most of it. I grabbed the…
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How to explain my SO a need for intellectual support?

So I'm in a very loving relationship, and it's wonderful. My SO is giving me all the emotional support I could possibly need, and never had, because everyone in my family including myself are more "thinking" types. Here's the thing. Sometimes I need…
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