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I have gone from younggrandma to just yg. Now,
I am using my real name.
I don't think anyone who knows me will have trouble figuring out who that is!


I have been gone a while dealing with things in my own life. I am back now to help once again. Do not expect answers from me that just tell you what you want to hear. Life is to short for nonsense. :)
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I feel like I can't attract guys... I want a boyfriend so badly but I do not want to be the person who asks the guy out. I don't want to be chasing the boys, I want the boys to come to me! But everytime I see I guy i like, I'm friendly, funny and happy. But they either just think of me as a friend or they just think i'm being nice and they forget about me in a little while.

I don't want to flirt or give out any hints. I want to be completely normal(as if I was talking to my best friend.) but how do I get guys to be attracted to me? Or at least think about me when I'm not there.

Like what can I do to make guys notice me more and stand out?

15/f (link)
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I love having sex with my partner but when i reach the point of orgasam i tense up and can not enjoy it is there anything i can do to help me not tense up every time? (link)
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Hi, I'm David, I'm 20 and I'm from Australia. My boyfriend is 19.

I have been in a long term relationship with my partner for about 15 months now, and everything was going well. We were living between my place and his, spending about half the week at his place, and the end of the week/weekend with my parents at my place. We were together every day, slept together every night, talked via email or txt messages while we were at work or apart.

We've gone through a few things recently: Uni struggles/exams, I lost my job, he started working full time at a demanding summer job, I went overseas.. For a few weeks, since about the time he started his new job, he'd been a bit distant and not wanting to have sex. I asked several times if everything was OK, and he said it was, so I assumed he was just really tired from juggling uni stress, training as an elite athlete, two jobs and our relationship. I went overseas for about 10 days, and when I came back I could tell he was unhappy, he wasn't his usual bright self.

Over the weekend just gone, we were house sitting at his sister's place, and I asked him what was wrong and I kept asking because I said I wanted to know so I could help. He shed a few tears and told me that he didn't think he loved me anymore.

I got out of him that he doesn't think he loves me anymore, he doesn't love me the way he used to. He thinks the spark is gone, though he still cares about me.

On Monday we told my Mum, and she talked to both of us. He doesn't think working on it will help, but he's not sure. So we decided we'd break up and take a break. We moved all our stuff back to our own places. We had tickets to a concert Tuesday night, and we still went. The friend we went with said it was odd, because we were still symbiotic, and it didn't seem like anything was wrong, we were still talking and laughing and everything as usual, just we both looked a little sad.

He told me Tuesday night he had a little more hope we could work this out, but he said I shouldn't get my hopes up because he didn't want to break my heart again.

So my question is, will this break work? He says he still cares about me, but he's not sure he loves me. Will giving him time and space let him realise that he mightn't feel the same way about me as he used to because his love for me has changed, not gone away? (link)
Something happened while you were gone.

He may have cheated and is having trouble
dealing with it. It was probably meaningless,
but left him wondering 'how could I have done
this if I loved him'.

I may be totally wrong, but things were going
well until then. Ask him straight out if this
is a possibility.

It would hurt, but it is something you can
get passed and forgive if you want to. Unless
it gets out in the open though, thats impossible.

I may be wrong. But it is something to consider.
Good luck. Hope it works out for you both. :)


latley, ive been really bored with life. i havent had any suiciadal thoughts of any kind. im just bored with life...i do the same stuff everyday. and then i got to sleep, wake up, and then do the same stuff. is their something wrong with me? (link)
You're normal. :) Everyone goes through it
and I'll give you the bad news that it doesn't
get better as you get older. It probably gets
worse! Get up, go to work, come home, eat, go to
bed. Next day, same shit different day.

Just try to find different things to amuse
yourself. In high school there are clubs you
can join, sports, any kind of school activity
will keep you busy. Outside of school just use
you imagination a little. You will find things
to keep you amused. But you are normal! :)


i missed 2 active pills and got my period. should i take the inactive ones now and throw out the rest of the pack or keep taking the active ones according to schedule? (link)
Just keep taking them as usual. If you are in doubt, call the doctors office and ask the doctors nurse.
She will be happy to answer your questions and get you back on track. :)


ok it would be best if a guy answered this. ok mybf and i have had our problems but get over them. we are great together and have fun. i love him and vise versa i think. well he didn't call me the other day and didnt have a reason. i just had heart surgery and ask him to call cuz i was at the hospital still... i called him the next day and got over it. well he just told me that he has had a myspace for awhile and there are tons of his exs and chicks on there and on mine are all chicks to keep him happy. but its not like i care if he is friends with chicks or hang with them. if he cheats then he dont need me. but i just dont want to have my heart broken he has been my everything for so long and it would hurt bad i wish i could just get the signals he is sending he also told me to tell my friend that he used ot want to have sex with her and i think that is very disrespectful how do i tell him how i feel and how do i know whats going on (link)
How about honest and straight to the point from an old lady?

From what I have read I think you could do much better than him. I mean if you are having heart surgery and he can't even bother to call? Hes
asking you to tell friends he used to want to
have sex with them? For what purpose? Because he
thinks hes the biggest stud on the planet, thats why. There is no logical reason to give your friend that information.

Step back and look at this relationship. Honestly,
he is going to break your heart. Its all about him.

Find someone who cares so much that you're in the
hospital that if they can't be with you in person,
they are burning up the phone lines to see how you are. Don't settle. That guy is out there.

Good luck and hope you are feeling better. :)


There's a lady I love, and I've know her for more than a year. Recently she broke up with her boyfriend who not one person liked, but she told nobody but me. Since then she spent a lot of time with me. A ridiculous amount of time, and we've gotten together now, but we decided that it be best that nobody knows, because of the atmosphere of people where we work is pretty horrible.

Now somewhere in between spending time together one day she decided to tell my best friend that she broke up with her boyfriend. Now he knows that she's single, but not that I'm her boyfriend. This is where the problem is the greatest: he wants to have a relationship with her now. He told her this, and even though it's was made clear to him that she doesn't want to he thinks that she just hasn't got over the loss of her boyfriend mean while the truth be that she don't like him for he puts on acts, and I'm her boyfriend.

So far our secret is still kept safe, but other people are seeming to get suspectful: the people who see us together.

Well I'd just like some people's opinions about this situation in general: does it sound OK? Also I'd like to hear some advice about how to handle the problem with my best friend who is trying to flirt with her all the time, because he thinks that she's single: she I just not tell him or tell him in a proper manner. Thank U (link)
Simple answer is the same you have gotten so
far. Simply don't hide the relationship.

If you aren't allowed to date co-workers, then
one of you should find a different job. If it
is just talk you are afraid of, ignore it and
tell the nosy ones that your relationship is
none of their business. It can be done in a
polite way. Just agree that neither of you are going to discuss any part of it with your co-workers.

If the relationship is legit and she isn't
indeed really using you. Just tell and be done with it. Hiding it is accomplishing nothing and
is in fact causing you to have to lie.

Good luck. :)




I have this boyfriend. And we always talk and stufff. But today he just walk pass me and didnt say nothing.So what do you think i should do. Also WHen we get into a fight we call each names.And after he gave me money and wants sexy from me. (link)
Dump him. He treats you like a prostitute.
Anyone who has sex for money is a prostitute.
He is using you. Dump him now.


15/f
alright well one of my really close friends (15/f) has only made out with a guy once. i dont think anything of it but shes embarrassed by it.
.. so this past weekend she went to her campfriends house and met some of her guy friends. she came home telling me that she likes this kid and he liked her.. but they didnt hook up. she tells me to talk to him for her once in a while to make her seem 'cool' and 'experienced'. i did this once or twice to get them kind of started, but now she keeps telling me to tell him lies. for example she wanted me to tell him she been to 3rd. shes pretending to be someone who shes not.
i was recently going to mention this to her, but i was afraid i would hurt her feeling or she would take it the wrong way. should i confront her? and if yes.. what should i say? (link)
You should tell her you are not going to lie
for her anymore. If she wants to tell him lies,
she needs to do it herself.

You might also let her know that with that
knowledge he will think she is easy and will
only go out with her for that reason. If not,
he will think she is a little to slutty for him.
Either way it doesn't make her look very good.

Just tell her as of today, you will no longer
pass along messages of any kind. :)



ok i have a friend her name is stephanie and we're in 7th grade.
i dont really know why but sometimes when she gets mad at me she'll take it out by pinching me or hitting me
should i dump her? (link)
Before you dump her as a friend, tell her to
knock it off or you're gonna bust her one!

Friends don't come easily, and if shes been
your friend for a while, it might be worth it
to just make her stop.

It is probably a habit she picked up somewhere.
Just let her know you don't like it and you will retaliate if she does it ever again. :)


i never really loved my wife/mother of my two kids i dont know why i married her now i wanna know how long we are gonna stay married?male 27yrs (link)
That would be up to you.
Life is to short to be miserable. It will probably hurt her very badly for you to tell her this, but
she deserves someone who loves her in her life. You need someone you can love.

I would advise you to talk to her about this. Be
honest but not rude or cruel. She probably loves you. Remember that you have two kids and that
they need you in their lives no matter what you decide to do. Try not to alienate their mother.
You will always be connected because of those kids.

Please make sure that you really want to divorce
her before discussing it with her. If you change
your mind down the road those words can't be taken back.


what's the difference between sadism and masochism? (link)
Sadism 1. The deriving of sexual gratification or the tendency to derive sexual gratification from inflicting pain or emotional abuse on others.
2. The deriving of pleasure, or the tendency to derive pleasure, from cruelty.
3. Extreme cruelty.

Masochist is the opposite. I guess the perfect match for the sadist. :)

1. The deriving of sexual gratification, or the tendency to derive sexual gratification, from being physically or emotionally abused.
2. The deriving of pleasure, or the tendency to derive pleasure, from being humiliated or mistreated, either by another or by oneself.
3. A willingness or tendency to subject oneself to unpleasant or trying experiences.



in like the 1800s did women get their periods?

if so, what did they use for a tampon/ pad??

i know this weird but im very curious.. (link)
My granny told me about this one!
They did indeed use rags. They washed them
and reused them as well. I imagine that is
where the phrase "on the rag" came from.

Being a fan of historical books, I can also
tell you that Indian women were sent to a
special lodge every month during their periods
because it was thought that it was bad medicine.
They could only return to their husbands when it
was over. They actually thought the warriors would
be cursed. Very interesting question. :)


So recently, i know this is bad, bad i have been getting into marijuana. I have a mild case of Cystic Fibrosis and I know that smoking is harmful to me, but how harmful is it? I know i should probably stop smoking all together but I was just curious how bad it is for you. ( I don't smoke that frequently by the way). (link)
I don't know for sure to be honest. I am going to
guess that the worse part is simply smoking. It
isn't good for healthy lungs and is worse in
someone with a lung disease. I'm sure you already
no that.

Other than that, unless the marijuana lessened
the effectiveness of your medications, or was
a bad combination when used with them, it probably
would be no different than anyone else using it. :)


whats the abriviation 'BTW' mean???? (link)
By the way. :)


I am four months pregnant, and I am not showing yet. I was just wondering when I should start showing. People told me it takes longer to show if it is your first baby. I am about 5'2'' and I weigh about 130. I have looked at many links, so please don't give me any. I just want to know from personal experience or knowledge. Thank you. (link)
You should start showing soon! 4 to 5 months is the norm. :)


how long do you have to be doing it for/how often for your voice to become lower? im a singer and have been smoking about 3 months and have already noticed a difference..maybe Im imagining it? Also, if your voice does become lower, can you change that? (link)
As a smoker I can tell you that if you are a singer
don't do it.

It isn't so much it makes your voice "lower"
it makes it hoarse sounding. Not something you
want if you are a singer.

I don't know about the opera singer. She did
quit when she noticed it. That may have been
her savings grace. If you ignore it and
continue to smoke, it does not go away. :)


What are some tips that would help me to just walk up to a random guy and flirt with him?
I have a huge fear of being rejected, but I really want to feel at ease talking with random guys.
Would I ask for their number, give them mine, etc?
Thanks. (link)
There are lots of sites on these subjects.
Here are the searches you need for lots of results. :)

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im 19 years old female...
over winter break when im home from college, i want to volunteer at the hospital. i was thinking about just bringing people good things for the holidays and making them happy. maybe the elderly patients and children. my question is..how do i go about doing this? do i just call and ask about volunteering? or is there something that this is called?
any info would be great! (link)
Call the hospital and tell the operator you
want to be put in touch with someone who can
give you info on volunteering. They usually
have specific jobs for volunteers. A lot of
the volunteers at our hospitals relay messages
from the operating room to people waiting for
news on someone in surgery. But I'm sure there
are other things to do. :)


ok im 15 yrs old and i have a boyfriend, and i know that at some point im going to have to get birth control pills but i dont know how to go about doing it. i highly doubt that im going to be sexually active any time in the near future but id still like to have them just in case we make that decision. i should probably add that ive never been to the gynos before so a little insight on that would be helpful too. (link)
You don't have to go to a gyno for pills. Any family doctor, planned parenthood or health department doctor will do. If you have a good relationship with your mom, do talk to her about it. :)

Here is a site that has tons of useful informations about sex, birth control methods and fills you in on
what happens at a pelvic exam. I will link you to that area, but there is lots of useful information here & its easy to understand. :)

http://www.coolnurse.com/pelvic_exams.htm




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