I will not deny this relationship has had a myriad of problems over its multiple attempts.

I don't know how to bring this relationship back to us as the focal point.

I'm a 26-year-old woman and have never been in a relationship. I mostly hang out with friends. I have known a man for more than a decade. We met online and he had a girlfriend. A couple of years later,…

But is it worth going through all this just to maybe be together in the future?

I am rather confused about this situation and would appreciate to hear your thoughts.

Maybe he'd be better off with some one who inspires him to be better at being in a relationship.

Dear Meredith, I have been in an long-distance relationship with my boyfriend for a year and a few months now. Our relationship began when we were both in Asia. We got to know each other, and then a few weeks…

I buried my head in the sand to this reality and avoided talking about it ...

He has a group message with them (the men and their girlfriends and significant others), and they communicate with that group text every day.

It broke me, and with him being out of arm's reach, the loss was even harder for the both of us and our relationship.

I've been through serious break ups before, but that was when both parties could see it had ended for good.

Dear Meredith, In 2010, I met a good man who lived near my father's house in New York. He was from another country – one with political turbulence – and he had worked with my father for almost eight years.…

I think that after months of feeling nothing after I broke up with him, my heartbreak is just starting to kick in.

I should just walk away from this. The problem is, I will almost certainly see her again in person soon.

He says he is done with the distance, and it's either I move there or this relationship is over.

Dear Meredith, We're in love, but we'll be 7,000 miles away from each other for a year and a half. We made our relationship "official" and exclusive right before he deployed, after only about two months of dating. His deployment…

I started noticing that he would distance himself from me whenever we were around other people ...

My boyfriend and I have been together for a year and a half. I knew him for a year before we got into a relationship. We've always been long-distance. At first we were in the same country but different cities,…

We dated, slept together many times (he's the best ever, FYI), and then moved to different cities.

... he seems completely content to stay with me until death-do-us-part

I can't help but linger on the feeling that my failures broke us.

Four months later, he came home and announced he'd quit his job, taken back his old job in his home state, and told them he'd be there in three weeks.

I don't know if I should ask him if he's actually open to something more or if that will just push him away.

Meredith, Last fall, I moved from Massachusetts to be closer to my family, where the weather is beautiful and people are a lot happier and friendlier. I'm glad I am here. Before I left, I met a woman. We had…

Thank you for accepting my rant, and I am grateful for any and all guidance.