Guy im dating makes me feel worthless

Feeling like your relationship is one-sided can be painful and upsetting. It can make you feel like a spare part in someone else’s life - as if you aren't as important to your partner as they are to you.

When you start a new relationship, everything can be exciting. Those early flickers of attraction, feeling butterflies, your first kiss”¦ it can be a rollercoaster of emotion. And while there’s nothing wrong with not always feeling like...

In spite of the vast array of modern time-saving technologies we all have less and less free time. Many people find themselves constantly torn between the pressures of work and personal life. We need to earn a living, but we also want...

Giving your relationship a regular tune-up can be an effective way to focus you on relationship niggles and nip them in the bud before they become major problems.

We tend to have quite fixed ideas about compatibility, often basing it on stuff like having interests in common. But it's about so much more than this - and it can grow and change just as your relationship does.

Women will experience menopause at different times in their lives, but if it arrives early then some women can feel quite cheated, and have many questions. Some may never have even considered that this could be a possibility which would...

The problems in our relationship go back over thirty years, when my wife and I moved back to the place where I grew up and where my parents still lived. It all started when a few years after the move, my mother spoke to my wife in a very...

Most of us like to think we make the effort where it counts when it comes to our relationships. But it can be easier to let things fall by the wayside than you might think. If you're concerned that you aren't putting as much work into your...

What is a co-dependent relationship and how can you address problems that are caused by co-dependency?

When we start out in a relationship, we might have lots of ideas about what it’s going to be like and how it’s going to make us feel. We might imagine it’s going to give us a sense of fulfilment and make us feel happy and safe. We might...

Making a decision about whether to leave a relationship can be stressful, we suggest some questions that can help you think things through and come to a decision.

I met my husband over twenty years ago. We’d both been married before. My grown up children were very supportive from the start, but his kids were hostile and spent years trying to split us up.

I’ve been with my husband for nearly sixteen years. Married for nearly ten, we have four children together. For the first thirteen years, my husband was the most wonderful husband and father you could ask for. Our relationship was solid....

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I am completely exhausted. My story is too long and too painful to explain fully, but I’ll try. My husband has been out of work a lot over the last few years. We moved to our current home three years ago and it needs a lot doing to it. I...

I’ve been in my current relationship with my girlfriend for about fifteen months and I love her very much. I feel like she is the first person who actually loves me for being me, instead of me feeling I need to put on a show to please...

Trial separations may seem like a step towards breaking up but if you can set clear boundaries and use the time to get perspective they can be a good way to start getting things back on track.

Once we’ve been with someone for a while, they tend to get to know us ‘warts and all’. They see most of who we are: the good bits and the bits that might not be so nice. This is in itself is not a problem; it is all a necessary part of...

I feel like I’m at a crossroads.  I've been with my partner for thirteen years. We're both in our fifties and have a child together - he has two adult children from a previous marriage who don't live with us. We have a good life together...

There are plenty of good reasons to leave a relationship. But it’s also important to take give new partnerships a real chance - or risk missing out on something that could work for both of you.

I’m not sure how I should be feeling about the things said between me and my husband. I swing between feeling confused, enraged, ambivalent, distressed, sad, angry, frustrated, upset, embarrassed and depressed. We are both near retirement...

I’ve been with my wife for nearly thirteen years. I really love her despite what I'm about to write - she means the world to me. We have two daughters together whom I adore. We’ve had our share of difficulties and at one point, nearly...

A woman writes into Ask Ammanda saying she's seeing someone who shows her no affection, but can't seem to stop.

I started seeing my ex over a year ago. We were very loved up immediately.  As his mother wanted him to leave her house, I asked him to come and live with me and my two boys from a previous relationship after two months. The day after he...

I met my partner three years ago and it was love at first sight. We were completely consumed by one another. The night we met, he told me he was planning on moving to New Zealand in a year’s time which I thought was amazing. When the time...

When the last child leaves home it sometimes feels as if you are waking up next to a stranger rather than your husband, wife or partner. This can be caused by years of concentrating on what the family has needed, leaving little space or...

I have been married for ten years. When I was younger, I cheated on my wife and didn’t really put enough effort into our relationship. Now, just as I feel 100% committed to our marriage, I’m feeling at my most weak and vulnerable. Recently...

I have been in an on/off relationship with my current 'partner' for five years now. He is sixteen years my senior. The off phases have always been down to my decision to leave, as I have felt frustrated and been unhappy in the relationship...

I have been with my wife for over four years. I was married before but that didn't work out as the person I was married to actually turned around and said that she never ever loved me.  When I found myself falling for my new wife I got...

I'm at a complete loss. Most of the time I am really unhappy in my twelve-year marriage. My husband can easily switch from being the nicest person in the world to the nastiest. But it wasn't always like this.

Feeling insecure in your relationship can be really painful and upsetting. It can manifest itself in all kinds of ways. You might feel like your partner is about to break up with you all the time. You might have trouble trusting them to...

Learning to spend time together when one or both of you stops working is very important. Over the years of work, you would have developed routines and a way of living that worked well. Suddenly finding each other in the house every day can...

There’s a reason that having last minute doubts before your wedding is a bit of a cliché and that’s because lots of people go through it. Although it’s obvious, it’s worth saying: marriage is a big commitment. Sometimes, it only starts to...

I have been married now for almost a year. It has by far been the most stressful year of my life; adapting to living together and adjusting to a new household. Me and my husband were together for three years, then after we got married, we...

What are the signs that your partner has a gambling addiction and what can you do?

My husband often puts me down in front of my family and friends. Yet in private, and in front of his family and friends, he is lovely. He is a very good husband, caring, kind and generous. We get on very well but whenever we are with my...

One in five couples in the UK are in relationships that could be classified as ‘distressed’ according to our 2016 Relationship Distress monitor report. That’s over three million people. As this kind of relationship is relatively common you...

It’s a well-worn cliché — the midlife crisis that turns into relationship breakdown. But, as with many clichés, it represents an experience that many people go through. A mid-life crisis can be triggered by many things: reaching a certain...

A woman writes into Ask Ammanda saying her marriage to her husband has been a real disappointment - and it's only just started.

A woman writes in saying she thinks her boyfriend wants to break up with her, but she can't get him to explain why.

A man writes into Ask Ammanda saying he's recovering from his gambling addiction, but doesn't know how to save his marriage.

A woman feels like she wants to end her marriage now it's just and her husband in the house.

A woman says her and her husband's caring responsibilities mean they never have any time together - and when they do, they just talk about their mothers.

A man writes in saying his marriage is at breaking point after he and his wife relocated for her career.

A woman says her and her husband's caring responsibilities mean they never have any time together - and when they do, they just talk about their mothers.

A woman in her late twenties says her husband's controlling nature is making her doubt her new marriage.