I have a great idea. How about when it comes to intimate relationships that don't involve me - gay marriage, breast-feeding, co-sleeping, etc. - I stay the hell out of people's business. Doesn't that sound like a great idea?!

Three years ago I left a horrible marriage. For the first couple years, the thrill of being out of that marriage carried me through the hard struggles of going through a divorce and starting over on my own. But now, due to the constant financial and housing and child custody battles, and pain of new relationships that have come and gone, current life is worse than the marriage was. It would have been better for the kids and I to just stay in that crappy marriage, abuse and all.

When my husband was in the Army the Chaplain held relationship classes. Army relationships have a higher risk of divorce, especially officers. He stressed the importance of sensualization. He said while sex was important, sensual was even more so. Holding hands, touching in a loving way, kissing was far more intimate. You lose these things, you will lose the marriage.

My husband has gotten his last few jobs through connections and relationships. It isn't who you are and what you can do all the time. It is often who you know and how they see you fitting into their clan--not taking over their jobs, not rocking the boat, and being a fun addition to the team.

I think it's ironic (not bad or good, just ironic) that people with kids tend to move quickly in relationships, when it seems like they should move the slowest. I understand it for the most part, I just think it's ironic.

I don't understand it. I see so many women who treat ppl like crap, and demand things, and they still manage to have a shit ton of friends and men who would do anything for them. But me, I treat ppl well, but the few times I don't put up with bullshit and suddenly I'm the bad guy and lose a friend or guy. It's happened so many times. What makes women like that be able to keep friends and relationships but ppl bail on me the minute I stand up for myself.

After 5 years, dearest friend, I had hoped that you would loosen up and realize that he is my "one". I have put up with you badmouthing him. I have put up with you nudging into my life where it is none of your business. Now, I am fed up with it. Either you can be a "friend of the relationship" or you can be gone. I am not the scared shy high school girl that you protected--now I need you to accept that I am a grown woman and fully capable of making my own decisions regarding relationships. In short, you are driving me completely nuts, but I love you anyway. Cut it out!

My mother was worthless as a parent. I spent the last 5-6 years trying to forget her abuse and neglect. I am the middle child .. which meant my older sister was the first (and cherished), my younger sister was the baby. I was pretty much forgotten and dismissed. My sisters and I are completely disconnected and really don't have relationships. Last year I gave up trying to make amends with my mother. Since then, my older sister calls and texts me with regularity--for information about and pictures of my kids. Yeah, does she think I don't know my mother is trying to get information?

Pedophiles cannot control who they are sexually attracted to, nor can heterosexuals or homosexuals. We are who we are. That is where the similarity ends, though, because in hetero- and homosexual relationships between adults, legal consent for sexual activity exists between the participants. As minors, children cannot give consent to sexual activity, and therefore, this is - and should be - illegal. No amount of counseling will change a pedophile, they need to be locked up forever. They will never be satisfied with sex with an adult.

I'll never understand polyamorous relationships. I don't know anyone in one but if I ever did find out I'd lose respect for them