I have been reading through several of the marriage questions and there are lots of comments about swinging and sugggesting it. Do couples really swing? And doesn’t it hurt your marriage? I think it sounds great as a fantasy, and my wife and I have been married 10 years, but I don’t know if we could ever go through with it. Is it really benefical for those couples who agree to do it?

I tried it with my ex husband and it was the dumbest thing we did, it helped end our marriage. Course he is an extremely jealous person and it was stupidity on my part to agree to do it, but I wanted to please him (and I was a bit curious) we agreed to only the women having sex together and not swapping men, however he couldn’t handle another man seeing me in my birthday suit and commenting on my body! Just be careful!

I haven’t been in a serious relationship…. Ever. All of a sudden, I get five+ different close friends asking me relationship advice. I try helping as much as possible, and they seem very grateful for it. But when I ask for relationship advice, they say they can’t help. I just feel like I scratch their back, they leave without returning the favor. What can I do?

Get better friends.

-Shawn

My husband and I have talked about having an open marriage. Not on my end but on his. If anyone has been in this form of marriage can you please give me some advice on what to do and not do.

Never been… and never will believe in open marriages…….

I’ve counseled too many couples that have…. best way to ruin a marriage.

only reason someone wants it open…. is because they want permission to cheat…. pure and simple.

You took a vow… and so did your spouse…… LIVE IT.

The kid is in bed and the house is clean, my wife works from home until 10:30, so there is not much time to get her in the mood. Please help.
I know it is a bit selfish, but I assure you I want to please her too. I do most of the house work except the laundry. I just want to give her some pleasure for once after work.

If she’s there than you can start getting her in the mood now, start doing any little thing that she’ll notice you doing (stuff she’d do before you go to bed, that way she has no reason to wander around) She’ll appreciate that and it’ll make her happy.
Take her a glass of wine/tea/something she likes. Give her a nice smooch on the neck. Come back in and give her a flirty note, another smooch.
When she’s done you can meet her at the door and give her a nice long (fresh smelling) kiss, offer her her toothbrush and your favorite PJ’s. Pinch her butt and tell her you can’t wait to see her in bed.

I’d like that anyhow.

What are some good advice or just tips to having a healthy relationship?

NO LIE, HONESTY(but not to mach), Sharing. NO Secrets Between u 2, LOVEing each other, And Call her/him every night and say Good night and Love You. Good Luck

Hope that HELPs.

Advice from an "professional" who provides such advice for a living, not just as a hobby or to be nosy.

And not advice given to you personally, but rather advice you heard or saw or read about. Perhaps on the radio, a TV talk show, a magazine, a newspaper, an online column, or even a book.

Did you KNOW that it was terrible advice at the time, or did you try it out first?

Make it seem like you might be seeing other people to get him him more interested in you.
Urinate with the door open, seriously I read this in a women’s magazine.
If your partner is hitting you, and it isn’t too serious you should try and find out what you can do to get them to stop maybe you are not meeting their needs.

I knew it was all bad advice and I didn’t take it.

My boyfriend and I are talking about getting married and I want to do everything I can to build a strong, successful marriage. So what is some advice you have received?

Remember, marriage is not a child’s game, it’s forever. Marriage is a commitment. You will have pain and you will have joy. There will be a time that you won’t feel the butterflies in your stomach when you see him. There are a many things you need to remember. Love him even when he makes you angry. Respect him. After and during a fight hug him and tell him you love him. Communicate everything to him and do not hide anything. Work on your marriage, if it is going downhill, do something about it. Do not walk away during a fight. Marriage requires love, work, commitment, and truth. And remember, just because there is pain, does not mean you should just walk away. Good luck and God bless.

I am getting married soon. What advice do you have for a happy marriage?

Always communicate with each other
Always be honest with each other
Always be faithful to each other
Always be supportive of each other
Always be respectful of each other
Always be affectionate with each other

Or talk to people who may actually understand the situation/figure it out for myself?

LOL!
Oh, the irony.

On the surface, it may seem that random questions posed to anonymous people may garner some faux answers, and oftentimes the wannabe comedians of the world provide exactly that. However, there is an innate objectivity when people can answer such questions untethered by any history or knowledge of the questioner. They can look at the question posed stripped of any acoutrements of personality. Even the comedian wannabees can provide insight when their responses illustrate some of the absurdities or quirks. That said, I would never suggest the use of Yahoo Answers as an exclusive resource for anything.

seriously, your in junior high. Go hold hands and kiss eachother on the cheek.

I don’t get why you pick that name but anyway.
I do agree with you. I am reading all this "VERY" young "KIDS" asking about relationships or/and sex!
Where the hell are the parents!!
I don’t blame on them to be honest, they are kids and think they are "mature" enough.
I am a mom of a 10 years old and it scare me that we are living in a world where kids grow up to fast, I wish they relise is time for everything and they should enjoy their childhood because it goes so fast.
Thanks for asking this, I wish more moms had read it.