‘Moving On’ Archives
Should I Break Up With My Boyfriend?
Question: My boyfriend and I have been having a rough patch in our relationship. We’ve been together for four years but the last one year has really been very difficult. He got laid off and has not been able to get a stable job since. He has become withdrawn and not the fun loving man I knew him to be. Whenever I ask him about us, he just says, [...]
When Is It Time To Give Up On An Ex?
Anyone who has tried to get an ex back knows too well that this is not something you can achieve with a single action or random number of actions. It takes time, and sometimes it’s one step forward and two backwards. And other times you feel like you’re getting mixed signals. Many tend to give up after just one or two attempts and others [...]
What’s The Best Way To Get My Ex To Talk To Me?
Question: I am finding myself in a situation where my ex flies into a range every time I ask her why we broke up. She just came out from the blue one evening after we returned from a friend's house and said, " I can't do this anymore. This relationship is sucking the life out of me."We had not had a fight or argument that day or even days before [...]
What Are My Chances Of Getting My Ex Back?
Question: My ex broke up with me just before Christmas. I admit I did all the things I should not have done. I begged, pleaded, told her I love her, texted her every hour and called her so many times. After reading advice from others I went into no contact for two and half months. I did not contact her at all and she did not try to contact me [...]
I Regret Breaking Up With My Ex – How Do I Get Him Back?
Question: My ex was shocked and very upset when I broke up with him. He said he had no idea things were that bad. For months I tried to tell him I was not happy with the way things were between us but he always dismissed it and didn't want to talk about the relationship. I finally broke up with him, once I realized how miserable I would [...]
Why Is My Ex So Cold Towards Me?
Question: Me and my ex boyfriend of 2 years are both in our late 30s. Everything was good and then he became very moody, started ignoring me, got upset with me for no reason and wouldn’t talk to me. When I asked him what was going on he told me he didn’t want to be with me anymore. I was completely devastated and asked him why. He told me he [...]
How Do I Get Closure After A Breakup?
Sometimes people just drift apart for what looks like no apparent reason. Other times there were just too many fights, secrets, and sometimes actual dishonesty. Unspoken conflicts may eventually destroy a relationship. If you’re not quite sure what caused the break up, you can’t help but keep dwelling on it and it’ll take you much longer [...]
On And Off Again Relationship – When It Is Time To Give Up?
I receive email questions from men and women, young and old, and from all walks of life who are in relationship that is neither moving forward nor behind, that is on-again and off-again, or one in which one or both people are in some ways hurting each other but the attraction and chemistry is so strong that they can’t imagine life without him [...]
Fight For Love Or Dump The Loser?
The people we are attracted to and often have a relationship with represent all the things we like and dislike about ourselves. When they reflect to us the qualities of ourselves we like, we are happy and everything is smooth sailing, but when they reflect the qualities of ourselves that we don't particularly like, we get defensive, [...]
Why Men Get Jealous Over Sex & Women Over Emotions
While it has been noted that women cannot digest emotional infidelity and men fail to accept sexual infidelity, new research has suggested that this difference in jealousy goes beyond gender differences. The researchers said that such differences have more to do with how two people are attached in a relationship. Research has documented that [...]













