Category Archives: Real Stories

6 Ways To Show Your Partner You Care

June 10, 2010 – 9:36 am

Many people feel that they do not have enough love in their relationship. So they go look for it from other people in multiple concurrent partnerships. What do you think love is? How would you show your partner that you care for them, so that they are less tempted to look for it elsewhere? 

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May 26, 2010 – 11:00 am

What would you do if you found out that the person who is helping you to support your family is doing so in order to get closer, and establish a sexual relationship, with your daugher/grand-daughter/niece?

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Lerato’s Story – Men, Women & HIV and AIDS

May 20, 2010 – 1:26 pm

Lerato’s story, first published in the book  “Men, Women & HIV and AIDS,” highlights one of the reasons why girls in Southern Africa are more vulnerable to HIV infection.  Lerato is being sexually abused, and the sexual relationship is concurrent, as her abuser is also married.

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Should I Break Off The Relationship After My Boyfriend Had Sex With My Best Friend? ( Reader Letter)

May 20, 2010 – 12:54 pm

A reader asks:  “My boyfriend has been sleeping with my best friend behind my back. Although he confessed to me, should I still go ahead with the relationship or not?” What do you think?

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Attempting To Become Platonic Friends After Breaking Off The Multiple Concurrent Relationship

May 17, 2010 – 11:09 am

Ten months after breaking up with her married lover, OneLove reader Hummingbird is back in contact with him. This is what she has to say: I was able not to contact him for 10 months and now we are writing to each other again.

By damaria | Also posted in For Couples, General | Comments (3)

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May 6, 2010 – 11:48 am

During a discussion on what to do if you suspect that your partner is cheating on you, OneLove reader Nikki says she tried to talk to her partner about the issue but he “just does not want to talk.”

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Would You Tell Your Friend That Her Partner Loves Someone Else?

May 6, 2010 – 10:51 am

What would you do if your friend’s partner told you that he was not willing to break up with the person he’s having an affair with because he loves her more than he loves your friend? Would you tell your friend?

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