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• Can I Protect Myself From A Controlling Boyfriend?
  Finding love again after a previous relationship that ended up with children in your life means you have to be much more careful about the next guy you date and become romantically attracted to.
• The Relationship Isn't There Yet!
  He’s planning a future with you, and custody of the kids, guaranteed. But do you want this instant family with all of these responsibilities of raising someone else's kids, especially when his ex is still in the picture?
• Can You Trade Sex For A Relationship?
  I think he's actively pursuing me, and I realize that I like him more than just a sex partner. Can I move into a relationship with him?
• Teen Relationships: How He Tries To Control You
  Do you see how you are already being negatively affected by this relationship, by his lies, by his needing to be with you and being able to put you down, meanly treat you and so on?
• The Classic Ignoring Game
  After a break-up it's common for people to take a "second look" and have the urge to get back together again. But if it's only you feeling this way, you're going to find it harder to get over him, when really, he is already over you.
• Am I Only His Booty Call Now?
  Relationships get close and they fall apart. They should never, ever restart as a sex-only distraction. He only wants sex, believe it!
• What To Do About The Guy That Stares
  You're not sure if he wants you to approach him first. Maybe he's trying to get the courage to make the first move. You need to be aware of these possible mistakes you might make.

 

• Does A Relationship Need a Timetable?
  Relationships have needs of their own that might not mesh with your own individual plans. You need to talk these things through before they cause the relationship to end.
• Have I Been Used In This Long Distance Relationship?
  In a long distance relationship if the same commitment that existed before sex is not there afterwards, then you know now what his game was.
• How To Deal With My Controlling Husband After The Divorce
  If all your ex tries to control you through unexpected calls or other actions, give him a strict schedule to call and follow up with it. If you open the door for him all the time, he will always be in your life more than he should be.
• Does My Ex Still want me? What Should I Do?
  If all your ex is doing is using you for a shoulder to cry on, and you allow this to happen, who's fault is it? There comes a time when a breakup has to be a complete, 'end of communication' breakup.
• I Lied, I Don't Love Him
  The time to end this charade of a relationship is now, right now, before he get's even worse with the demands he puts on you.
• Just Cuddling With A Guy After A Long Relationship Breakup
  Don't cross the line with your friend. If he's boyfriend material move forward, if he isn't don't use him for your own gratification.
• Should I Encourage Him?
  There is a saying about guys, that they can't change. If you've invested a lot of time on a guy and he disappoints you over and over you need to take a closer look at yourself and why you're so dependant on him.
• I Am Confused About Guys!
• My Boyfriend Is A Natural Flirt - Help!
  It's one thing to be flirty with a girlfriend or a wife, it's a another to be flirting with women, getting phone numbers, texts and naked pictures. He's just not being faithful to you.
• Too Clingy After All These Years
  I don't always think that slight actions to get a guy's interest, even a guy that you've been intimate with, is a good effort at getting back together. it's one question to ask with a yes or no answer that you need to get to move on.
• My Girlfriend Is On Social Networks - Should I Worry?
  Any type of pre-occupation that takes time away from your relationship can be a concern, but just keep communication with her, join her online worlds of fun and you'll be fine.
• Follow Your Heart, End This Now!
  If you have serious doubts of commitment, follow your heart and take a step back from the relationship.
• Fear Of Being Happy And Unhappy
  If you can be honest with yourself then there is no reason not to expect the same with a man you're dating or have dated. Confusion comes from denial of what is at the heart of your relationship: a controlling man.
• How Can I Tell If She Likes Me?
• How Will I Know If He Wants To Date Me?
  Some guys just don't know how to read woman's signals, so you have to start teaching him how to read you by becoming unavailable.
• Please Help Me With The Girl I Like
  Be nice toward her but be calm and cool too, understand that women like guys that seem to have everything under control, not nerds or jerks.
• What Should I Expect A Guy To Do That I Want To Date?
  If the guy can't come right out and say that he wants to see more of you, and make it happen, then don't wait, life is just too short to wait out his fear and indecision.
• She's Interested In Me But Living With Another Guy
  This is just a bad set of events that do not make for a solid foundation for a relationship.
• How And Why To Drop A Player
  Flirting and enjoying a person's company is a far cry from falling for him and wondering what life would be if you were a couple, if he divorced his wife. Don't go there!
• I Pushed Her Away and Now I Want Her Back
  As I was walking away she said I love you too. I couldn't have felt happier but we still aren't together and she may have been just saying that for my benefit.
• Relationship Advice For People In Their 30s
• Breaking Up With Mr.Wrong
  When the guy you're dating is live-in and all he does is live off you, move him out, move out yourself, but definitely make some changes and fast.
• Restarting Your Long Distance Relationship

 

• How To Handle The Boyfriend that Ignores You
  I have a lot of answers for why this happens, let's see if you can find your particular situation among them.
• He Doesn't Call Me Back
  When your heart bounces around it becomes easy to hold onto whatever type of relationship you can get. But this isn't a healthy option, physically or emotionally.
• Biker Boyfriend
• Teen Ready For Love And Marriage
• The Best Online Dating Tip In The World
• My Cheating Fantasy
  Flirting and enjoying a person's company is a far cry from falling for him and wondering what life would be if you were a couple, if he divorced his wife. Don't go there!
• Love Is A Hurting Game

 

• How Beautiful Women Should Approach Dating
  All the other women hate you for being beautiful but these are the cards you’ve been dealt. Stop putting hooks out for any fish in the sea. Stop being (so lonely) and available. Start feeling better about yourself as others think you are.
• My Boyfriend's Sudden Behavior Change
  It is said that everything happens for a reason, and you need to ask your boyfriend the questions that help you pinpoint why he's changed.
• How Long Can A Long Distance Relationship Last?
• The Inadvertent Player
• How To Handle Her Flaking Out
• The Pastor's Daughter's Dating Life
• Is She Playing Games With Me?

 

• Is This Relationship Break-up Bound?
  There is a time when all birds must leave the nest. If your boyfriend still lives with his mother, you have some serious issues to deal with, even if you think you can live with the situation as it is.
• What About Sex On The First Date?
• Five Signs She’s Going To Say Yes
• She Finally Wants To Date, Now What?
• The Breakup That Isn't Final
• The Goodbye Kiss
• Blowing It Big Time
  When you met, and then you're hanging out, then sexual stuff happens and she pulls back, you have a short time to gain her attention again, otherwise it's 'Giving her the gift of missing you' big time until she decides what to do... and don't forget to date other girls to help her decide if she wants you.

 

• The Uncaring and Selfish Husband
• The Controller And Sex
• Husband's Controlling Behavior: A Success Story
• The Warning Signs That He's Controlling
• Yummy Mummy Get's No Love From Hubby
• The Sociopathic Husband
• When Did All The White Knights Disappear?
• How Do I Get Her To Go Out With Me?
  You've got to take the bull by the horns, ignore your fear of rejection and ask her!
• Needy And Complaining
• Dealing With A Cheater
• How Can I Trust Her When We Are Apart?

 

• Never Give A Guy A Second Chance
• Dealing With The New Boyfriend That Wants Sex
• His Past Freaks Me Out!
• Rules For Guys
• Stop Being The Sugar Mommy
• Planning For A Romantic Valentine Day
• Face Reality When Re-creating A Healthy Relationship
• Getting Your Exgirlfriend Back
• Help Me get My Girlfriend Back
• Friends With Benefits

 

• Things You Should Say To A Date To Stop Dating
• Romantic Ways To Tell Her You Like Her
• Hey Guy, Stop Being Her Girlfriend!
• How To Write A Love Letter
• Questions To Ask When Speed Dating
• How Will I Know When She Knows I'm Mr. Right
• Will She Cheat On Me? The 5 Principles of Love
• Too Young To Date?
• Asking For A Date At Work: The Rules

 

• Asking Her Out: The Techniques
• The Rules For Breaking Up
• My Date Turned Sexual Too Fast
• 17 And Never Kissed
• Why Do Women Breakup With Me?
• Steps To A Teen's First Date
• Dealing With The 'Love Drug': When Chemistry Rules Your Love Life
• Breaking The Ice: The Techniques
• Dealing With Insecure Guys

 

• Flirting Gone Bad
• Reconnecting With An Old Flame
• The First Breakup
• Getting Ready For The Next Guy
• Yes, Stop Dating!
• What To Do When She Flakes Out On You
• My Boyfriend Puts Me Down
• Teen Dating And Self-Image
• Pickup Rules For Guys
• Playing The Ignore Game

 

• Is She Cheating? What Do I Do?
• Getting Rid Of The Ex That's Now A Roommate
• Getting With The Popular Girl
• Getting Her Interest And Failing To Close
• Why You're Not Dating The One You Love
• When To Tell A Girl You Like Her
• She Told Me To Call Her, What Does That Mean?
• College Freshman Dating A Highschool Senior? Not Likely!

 

• She Smiles Back, Now What?
• When The Guy Doesn't Call
• Girlfriend Insecurities
• Meeting For The First Time
• The Guy's Ignore Game Times Three
• Talking To A Girl The First Time
• Is This A Compatible Date?
• Only The Weather Changes, Guys Don't
• Get His Info And Watch For Opportunity

 

• College Dating And Making The First Moves
• My Friend Is A Cheater
• My Ex Is Still Nice To Me
• Dealing With The Man-child
• When Friends With Benefits Backfires
• He Flirts But Wants To Stay Single
• She Won't Commit To An Exclusive Relationship

 

• I Want To Date A Friend That's Dating Someone Else
• I Like Her But Don't Know If She Likes Me
• My Ex-Husband Is A Mama's Boy
• Attraction and the Bad Boys
• Help Asking Her Out
• Will He Ask Me Out Properly?
• Dealing With Your Inner Wussy
• Selfish Husband Wants Help

 

• He Won't Ask For A Date But All The Signals Are There
• Money Matters
• Has She Lost Interest?
• Dating An Older Guy And A Cheater
• She's Almost Cheating With Me
• New Year's Eve Kiss Off
• Will She Become My Girlfriend?
• Is My Boyfriend An Abuser?
• I Want My Boyfriend Back

 

• Advice For The Other Woman
  When the consequences of the affair are brought to light, when divorce is the road he's now on, why would you think that it just wasn't the excitement of the affair that drove him into your bed? This is a tough lesson learned.
• How To Leave A Controlling Boyfriend
• How To Handle The Controlling Step-Father
• They Keep Pushing My Buttons
• Planning The First Date
• Questioning Friends With Benefits Relationships
• Am I Ready For This Instant Family?
• My Fiancé Was Cheating On Me!
• My Loser Relationships
• How To Seal The Deal
• He Texts His Ex - What Should I Do?

 

Dear Reader,
Over the years I've had the opportunity to read many "self-help" books that deal with a variety of situations that occur between men and women. Please take a moment and visit these suggested websites, where applicable:

For Women

• Christian Carter's Catch Him and Keep Him
• Rori Raye's Have The Relationship You Want
• Carol Allen's Love is in The Stars

For Men

• David Deangelo's Double Your Dating
• David Wygant Men's Mastery Coaching
• Jesse Charger's Seduction Sciences
• Alex Allman's Revolutionary Sex Tips For Men
• The Dating Wizard's Relationship Mastery Program

* Rob is not a professional counselor, just someone that wants to help. His advice and opinions are his own and should be treated as advice that can be followed or ignored. He'll give you the best advice his experience allows. And you'll have someone that'll listen to your troubles without being too judgmental. And if you don't like his answers, just delete them! *
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