My common-law wife of four years, no longer wanted to be with me because her daughter, 16, never accepted me and saw me as competing for her mom’s love and attention. We lived together for two more months, very civilly, while I found a condo, sold her my share in the house and moved out. We were both generous in dividing up possessions.    
      She’s made it clear that she still loves me but there’s no chance for reconciling. I accept this. Should we have further contact? Nothing requires us to do so. But it’s weird and disturbing to vanish completely from each other’s lives. I still love and care for her. We didn’t discuss whether we’d keep in touch. A friend said it’s best to have no contact because that’ll speed the healing.
      - Disturbing Silence

This is a personal decision, yet also a couple’s issue, the very thing you’re no longer sharing. However, there’s nothing to question, if she no longer wants contact, or if you try it and find it hurtful, or it gives false hope.    
      The personal aspect depends on your individual natures. Some people believe firmly in moving away from situations and relationships that don’t work out, leaving behind the baggage of nostalgia and possible regrets. My guess is that your ex is not this type.
      Others believe in staying in touch with a circle of people in their past, for the sake of caring plus shared history. Know yourself, but know also what you can handle.

My husband moved here to Sydney, Australia from his previous home in Melbourne, after we’d been in a two-to-three-year long-distance relationship. I was six-months pregnant so he took a job here in his old line of work. But he wasn’t happy with this job in Sydney, and he also felt we were failing financially. He was only supposed to return to Melbourne for a few months but it’s been almost three years since he left. Our little girl is now two.      
      He wants me to move to Melbourne to be with him but I don't like it there and he doesn’t like it here in Sydney. I fear that we can lose our family. Neither of us wants this but we both have our reasons for being where we are.    
      I'm an only child and don’t want to leave my aging parents behind and take their only grandchild away as we are very close. He says he already made the move and thinks we’ll be better off financially in Melbourne; but to me money is not everything. What should we do??
      - Your Thoughts

Many couples go through tough decisions such as living separately for awhile for economic reasons but both partieshave to be committed to the plan in order that it not stress the relationship to the breaking point.      
      In your case, raising a child alone from the start is distancing you from your husband on day-to-day practical matters and having your close emotional ties be more frequently associated with your parents than him, only makes the breach wider. One of you must move.    
      In this situation, both your relationship with your husband AND your daughter’s need for her father’s presence in her life, must take precedence over your staying in close proximity to your parents. Since Hubby can’t as easily or as happily make a living to support his family in Sydney, then the first move together should be yours. You can stay in frequent contact with your parents and try to visit them whenever possible.

I’m early-20s, finishing University; I’ve never been in a serious relationship, due to other focuses and priorities. I’ve been dating a guy for a month. I’m a virgin and want my first time to be meaningful. However, as I’m now dating and trying to find someone, I feel that being a virgin puts me somewhat at a disadvantage.    
      I’ve not told this guy about it. He’s visiting me at school soon and I worry that he’s mainly coming for sex. Should I tell him beforehand? I want to take this next step.
      - Unsure

Call him beforehand, say that you’re looking forward to his visit but you feel he has to know something ahead. Then tell him you’ve stayed a virgin so far by choice, and why.    
      His reaction will either reassure you that he has feelings for you and will treat your time together as special. Or not. It’s still your choice.