If you want to show messages in one line, but not help-block(if this is enough), you can use tool-tip, here DEMO
HTML
<div class="input-group has-error">
<span class="input-group-addon">
<input type="radio" name="answer" value="a" class="" />
</span>
<input type="text" class="form-control " placeholder="Your answer here..." name="a" id="a" />
<span class="input-group-addon">
<span data-toggle="tooltip" title="" data-container="" >
This field is required
</span>
</span>
</div>
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