Marriage
Marriage life, communication with your spouse, and growing together
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Partner checks my phone all the time, says it's love
My wife, Min-jee, started checking my phone a few months ago—says she just worries too much and it's because she loves me. At first it was little things, like looking at my messages when I left it on...
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She asked for space and now it's like I never existed?
We’ve been together for 6 years, almost getting married next year. Out of nowhere, she said she needs a break kasi she’s ‘confused’. I respected it, didn’t message her much, just a simple check-in onc...
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Who am I without my ex?
i was with my girlfriend for 4 years and we lived together most of that time. we both said we were saving ourselves for marriage but then we kept making exceptions and it just felt wrong every time. i...
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How do I deal with his 'kiasu' ambition?
My husband wants us to move to London for his career. Says it’s the ‘next step’ and we’re ‘falling behind’ if we don’t go now. But we just bought a flat here, and I’m pregnant—due in 5 months. I told...
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She cries every time I set a boundary, then I cave
Every time I try to say no to something—like visiting her parents again on weekends or not checking her phone—she bursts into tears. Like full-on sobbing, can't breathe, says I don’t love her anymore....
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How do I deal with his family expecting me to be someone I'm not?
His mom called me last week asking when I’m going to quit my job so I can start helping with their business you know the one his brother runs and I just froze because since when did I sign up for that...
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Is this control?
I've been married to my husband for a long long time, 5 years now, and lately, I've noticed he gets very very upset if I don't answer his calls or texts when I'm out with friends. He says it's because...
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Am I supposed to keep begging for love?
I don’t even know where to start. We’ve been married 4 years, and from the beginning, it’s always been me showing up — me calling, me asking to talk, me crying for a connection. He’s distant, doesn’t...
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Is he managing?
I work in Europe and send money home to my partner in Nigeria. He says he's managing the household with it but I'm not sure. I won't lie to you, it's frustrating when I ask him what he's doing with th...
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Four years in, still not met his family?
We’ve been together four years, live together, file taxes jointly, even bought a house, and I still haven’t met his parents. Not once. He says they’re “old-fashioned,” that they don’t travel, that it’...
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He says he's great at communicating but never asks how I feel
We’ve been married eight years, two kids, the whole thing. Last week we had one of those fights where I’m just sitting there thinking… wait, am I invisible? I’d been quiet all day, barely ate lunch, a...
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Leave or stay?
I've been feeling really trapped in my life here, to be honest. Last time I thought marriage would bring me freedom, but it's just more responsibility. My wife, she's built a good career and has a lot...
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Who am I without him?
i’ve been with my partner for 8 years and we’re supposed to be getting married next spring his family is good status my parents kept saying how lucky i am since he is older than me and stable and all...
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Still love him but the spark is gone?
We've been married eight years, three in Paris after moving from Lyon. I keep thinking it's just a phase — he's sweet, we have a good life, but every morning when he hums that same stupid Edith Piaf s...
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Are we compatible or just too busy to see we're not?
me and my wife been married 2 years. both of us working full time, she in marketing, me doing admin at a mosque. we talk but it’s all logistics. like who picking up mum’s meds or if the fridge needs r...
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how do i trust him after finding texts with his ex?
so i was looking for his phone to check the weather and i saw a text thread with his ex — not just a hey how are you but actual long convos going back months. when i confronted him he said it’s just f...
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Love isn't enough when lives don't match?
We’ve been together 3 years and I can’t imagine my life without him. He’s kind patient loves his family same as me. But here’s the thing he wants to move to Canada start fresh live near his cousin. I...
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She said she loved me, then shut down overnight
We were talking every day for months, planning trips, even mentioned to our families... then one night she says 'I love you' out of nowhere, and the next morning it’s like a switch flipped. She stoppe...
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Why so cold?
I'm really confused... my girlfriend told me she loved me like 2 weeks ago, and everything seemed fine. We even talked about our future together, getting married and all that. But then overnight, she...
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She said she loves me but not ready for relationship?
Arre, I don’t get it yaar. We’ve been talking for 8 months now, mostly late night calls, some meetups when she’s in Ahmedabad. She’s the one who said 'I love you' first, very suddenly during a fight....