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How do I stand up to his family without causing war?

We’ve been married 1.5 years, and I live with his parents in Chennai while he’s posted in Dubai. Every time he’s here, things are okay — but the second he leaves, it’s like I’m back to being the ‘new...

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Divya Menon
19h ago

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Who am I after all this time?

I’ve been with my fiancé for 7 years… 5 of them long distance while he finished med school in Paris. We talk every day, but it’s always the same — him tired, me asking if he ate, then silence. My fami...

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Hana Mansouri
23h ago

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Matched but parents not okay?

I met my girlfriend through a dating app, we been talking for long long time and everything seems perfect. But my parents found out and they are very very upset, saying it's not a proper matrimonial s...

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Suresh Pillai
1d ago

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Is this control?

I've been married for 3 years now, it was an arranged marriage, my parents chose my wife. We're trying to make it work but things are tough. Basically, she gets really upset if I don't answer her call...

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Usman Khan
1d ago

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She said she loved me then went cold overnight

We’ve been married for 8 months, set up by our families. First few weeks were rough but then she told me out of nowhere, "I think I’m starting to love you." Made me so happy... we even planned video c...

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Usman Khan
2d ago

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Attached or in love?

I've been with my boyfriend for about 3 years now, and we've been doing the long distance thing for about a year. We're both from Colorado, but he's out in California for work. Lately, I've been feeli...

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Marissa Cook
2d ago

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How do you fix something when you don’t know what broke?

So we’ve been long distance for about 8 months now — me in Atlanta, him in Chicago. We were doing good, like really good. Called every night, planned visits, even talked about moving in together next...

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Tasha Morris
2d ago

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Controlling?

I'm really frustrated with my girlfriend right now. We've been together for 3 years and I love her but she's been calling me every hour when I'm out with friends saying she's just concerned. Got probl...

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Terence Chia
2d ago

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Love him but not in love anymore?

we’ve been long distance for 2 years now… he’s in seoul finishing med school, i’m in la working at my dad’s clinic. everyone assumes we’re getting married — his parents, my mom, even my little sister...

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Anonymous
3d ago

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She cries when I set a boundary, what do I do?

From my experience... women in our circle don’t like it when you pull away, even if it’s for yourself. My girlfriend lives in Yekaterinburg, I’m in Moscow — been like this for 8 months. Last week I sa...

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Maxim Belov
3d ago

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Is love supposed to hurt this much?

I’ve been with my partner for 3 years, 2 of them long distance because he’s in KL for work and I’m still in Penang with my family. We talk every night, but it’s always the same — I’m the one checking...

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Priya Krishnamurti
4d ago

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Why won’t he call me his girlfriend in public?

We’ve been together two years — long distance, me in Monterrey, him in Dallas. Every time I visit, he introduces me as ‘a friend’ or just smiles and changes the subject. Like last month at his sister’...

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Rodrigo Mendoza
5d ago

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She cries when I set a boundary, then I apologize?

So we've been doing long distance for 8 months now — me in Chicago, her in Atlanta. I visit once every 6 weeks, she comes up every couple months. Lately I've been needing more space, like I don't wann...

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Tasha Morris
5d ago

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Two years long distance… where’s the end?

Ay, estoy tan cansada de esperar. We’ve been doing this long distance thing for two years now — him in Chicago, me aquí in Guadalajara — and every time I ask ‘¿y cuándo nos vemos de una vez?’, he says...

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Fernanda Castillo
1w ago

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How do I make this arranged marriage feel real?

We’ve been married for six months now, but we’ve only met in person twice. My parents chose her, and I didn’t say no because… well, you know how it is. They’re my elders, and I respect that. Alhamduli...

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Hamza Malik
1w ago

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Who am I without him after 8 years?

Honestly, I don’t even recognize myself anymore. We’ve been together since I was 19, now I’m 27. Long long time. He’s in Cebu for work, I’m here in Davao with my family. We talk, sure, but it’s always...

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Ricky Fernandez
1w ago

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He blames me for things I didn’t do, what now?

So we’ve been doing long distance for 8 months, him in London for work, me in Singapore. Last week, he accused me of not replying to his text fast enough — but I literally replied within an hour, afte...

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Rachel Boo
1w ago

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How do I handle in-laws comparing me to ex?

We’ve been married a year, but I’ve been living with his family in Pune while he works in Bangalore. Long distance is already hard, but now his parents keep bringing up his ex like she’s some perfect...

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Anonymous
1w ago

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Still love him but not in love?

We’ve been long distance for 2 years now — he’s in Melbourne for work, I’m still in Singapore. At first it was hard but I thought, Confirm worth it. We talk every day, plan for the future, even picked...

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Sharmila Devi
1w ago

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Why do I keep stalking his profile?

We broke up last spring right after he got the job in Seattle. Three months and I still check his Instagram like clockwork, every night before bed. I know it's dumb. He posted that pic at a concert la...

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Marissa Cook
1w ago

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