# Personal relationship opinions

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**Created:** [July 23, 2023, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/personal-relationship-opinions/987406 "2023-07-23T03:06:37Z")\
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**Author:** ![Lucas\_Jackson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lucas_jackson/32/303_2.png) [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\
**Post date:** [July 23, 2023, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/personal-relationship-opinions/987406/1 "2023-07-23T03:06:37Z")

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Which forum (if any) would one post in to ask for suggestions about relationship issues?

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**Author:** ![AHunter3](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ahunter3/32/368_2.png) [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)\
**Post date:** [July 23, 2023, 3:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/personal-relationship-opinions/987406/2 "2023-07-23T03:19:39Z")

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Probably IMHO. Some would say MPSIMS.

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**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\
**Post date:** [July 23, 2023, 5:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/personal-relationship-opinions/987406/3 "2023-07-23T05:27:35Z")

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IMHO is explicitly for asking others’ opinions; it’s in the name.

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**Author:** ![ParallelLines](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/parallellines/32/3575_2.png) [@ParallelLines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ParallelLines)\
**Post date:** [July 23, 2023, 5:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/personal-relationship-opinions/987406/4 "2023-07-23T05:39:32Z")

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Both are appropriate I’d say, although which I’d pick tends to be about my intent.

If I wanted to talk about a relationship, more about how it applied to me, and maybe solicit sympathy and advice, I’d do MPSIMS.

If I was thinking about entering into (or possibly ending) a relationship, and just wanted opinions on how to do so, I’d probably put it in IMHO.

So, depends on the _reasons_ you want opinions, but I would still say neither forum is _wrong_.

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**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\
**Post date:** [July 23, 2023, 8:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/personal-relationship-opinions/987406/5 "2023-07-23T08:48:23Z")

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If you have a long story for the OP and plan to share a lot, MPSIMS, otherwise IMHO.

Actually the answer above is better than mine. Sometimes I’m too brief.

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**Author:** ![Lucas\_Jackson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lucas_jackson/32/303_2.png) [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\
**Post date:** [July 23, 2023, 12:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/personal-relationship-opinions/987406/6 "2023-07-23T12:41:40Z")

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Ok, thanks.

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**Author:** ![MrDibble](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mrdibble/32/114_2.png) [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)\
**Post date:** [July 24, 2023, 5:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/personal-relationship-opinions/987406/7 "2023-07-24T05:54:57Z")

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IMNSHO, IMHO is for general opinions, like a less-restricted GD.

Whereas MPSIMS is the place for the personal (it even says so on the tin). So what the OP is asking about, should go there.