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ok so i got this whole title of beinhg a whore[but imn really not] from sending someone a picture but it wasnt that bad. like just ass but alot of people saw it caz they stole this kids pohone &+well then this other boy found out about it &+saw it too and i really like this other boy so we started talking &+before i knew it he was asking me for pictures &+stuff well i sent him like two so far just like boobs but he wants more &+im running out of ideas to do. like i dont want to continuously send him the same thing. but yeah. &+we might end up going out caz he likes me &+stuff just adding it in. GUYS OPINIONS WOULD BE GREAT! but girls too anythinbg that maybve youve sent that guys like? so thanxand does thsi sound whore-ish. but thanx for anything.

well, i hate to break it to you, but this guy who "likes" you probably only likes the pictures you're sending him, and the idea of what he might get from you. This is the wrong way to go about getting a boyfriend. Sure, he may ask you out because he thinks he can get some... but don't count on it lasting very long. If he doesn't respect you or like you for who you are, he will quickly lose interest... no matter how many pictures you send him or what you do with him. So do yourself a favor... stop sending pictures and do what you can to salvage your reputation.

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I might be moving and I was just wondering if ahnyone had some tips or advice for moving. I would start a new school my sophmore year and was also wondering is it really hard to make friends in high school when your new??? Im pretty much just nervous about maing friends and being new and stuff. I can make friends relatively well because im pretty outgoing and friendly but im worried i wont fit in. And tips for making the adjustment would really help! Thanks so much and i will rate all helpful advice!!!! Thanx :D

I moved about 5 times when I was in school... and once was right before my sophomore year, so I know how it is! It's so sad to leave your old friends, but it's also really exciting to start fresh in a new place, a new house, new school! But anyways... the best way to start making friends is to get involved in some sports, clubs or activities right away. That way you'll meet people who share your same interests and it will be easier to find people you really have things in common with. Like the person below me said, everyone wants to meet the "new kid", and if you're friendly and outgoing, you won't have any problem!

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sometimes when my boyfriend and I talk on the phone he wants me to talk sexy or dirty to him. Is that normal? I did it once or twice but i hate doing it because i don't know what to say or how to start off or anything. WHY DOES HE DO THIS? he told me that him and his friend called one of those hotlines and it was funny but im not a sex hotline. I want to make him happy but like this?? PLus he doesnt do it for me! So why should I?! and let's say i do "talk dirty" what do i say??

Yeah, I'd say it's pretty normal. Most guys love it when their girlfriend talks dirty to them. And it can be kinda fun... it's kinda cool to know that you can get a guy all horny and excited just by saying a bunch of silly stuff! Sort of gives you a power rush, ya know? Ha ha! If you feel uncomfortable because you don't know what to say, then follow the advice of the person below this and google some stuff to say. And then don't wait for him to ask you... just say something out of the blue, and he'll love it! Once you've started doing it, it will become easier. But if you're uncomfortable with it because you don't like talking dirty, then you don't have to do it.

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Ok I have facial hair above my upper lip, and so I get nailclippers and clip it off, is that okay?
should I not do it for a while and get cream or something? cause the next day my top of my lip is rough. I guess I'll do it everyday, well, only unless I'm doing somethere where people are gonna look right at my face ;)

thanks a bunch.

Cutting or shaving it will just make it grow back stronger and courser, so that isn't the best option. The best way to get rid of facial hair is to have it waxed. Waxing pulls the hair out by the roots, and it usually takes a week or so to start growing back. And over time, the hair will come in thinner and thinner. Another option is to bleach the hair, which you can do at home. You'll find facial hair bleach at the drugstore in the cosmetics section.

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how do you bargain with the owner to lower the price of an item? and if the item is unmarked?

If the item is unmarked, ask for the price. If they say "$5.00", just say, "Would you take $3.00?" They may say okay, or they may come back with, "How about $4.00?" Then you can decide whether or not to take it at that price. Just don't offer TOO much lower than they're asking... that might insult them. Most people are willing to bargain at yard sales, but some aren't. If they aren't, then you can either pay the original price, or just put the item down and pass on it.

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im 16/f. i have to admit that usually i am one to let things get to me, and i've been trying to change that lately. in my school, the other girls treat me with such hostility, mainly because of racism, and i learned to deal with it. but now this one specific girl has taken some kind of negative interest in me, and getting her friends to do the same. all she does is just stare at me as if i've ever done something to her, and when she walks by, she comes real close as if trying to bump into me. it's really tormenting me even though i try to hide it. i don't know why, cause im not even scared of her. i just wish she would stop. and worse, i have to see her everyday, and if i tell anyone, they'll just think i'm being stupid. it's bothering me so much, i just basically feel like shit all day. any insights on how i can get my mind off it?

Well, this might sound like a crazy idea, but it just might help. It sounds like this girl doesn't know you that well, or at all. But maybe if she were to get to know you better, even a little, she'd come to see you as a person who has feelings. Not that you'd end up being best friends, but maybe it would make her stop being so blatantly mean to you.

Soooo... how to get her to know you? This is where my crazy idea comes in. Go to your councelor or a teacher you like, and talk to her about it. Be sure to say that your goal is not to get this girl in trouble, but to find a way to make things better. Say that you think if this girl could get to know you a little, she might stop being so mean. And then ask if the councelor/teacher could arrange to have you and this girl work together on something. Doesn't matter what... a project, or assisting a teacher in some way, or whatever... but something where it's just you and her together, working on something for some period of time.

And then once you're with her, just be really, really nice! Act like you've never even noticed that she's been mean to you. When she's there with you, just the two of you and away from her friends, she probably won't be mean at all. And afterwards, it might not feel so good to her to be mean to you.

I really think that could work, because I've seen it happen before. When I was coaching gymnastics, I sometimes paired up girls who obvisously didn't like each other. But once they were stuck together for some reason, things seemed to get better. So give it a try! It might help!

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Im captain of my JV cheer squad and me and the co-captains were going to get our team together to do something nice for the varisty girls, because they are competing in a few weeks. We were thinking like some little chocolates with a message attached to them..but we wanted something really creative..like a candy bar that could kind of compare with like good luck or something sweet. Any ideas? Thanks! :]

You could get those giant hershey bars (they're like $1.00 at walmart) and then take the wrapper off (just the paper part, leave the foil part on) and custom make your own wrappers. Like with the school colors & mascot, and then put Good Luck or whatever. I've made those before and they're really cute!

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ok i just got off the phone with my boyfriend. and he told me he loved me. for the first time. and i said i love you too byee. but i don't think he heard me say i love you. :[ cuz he hung up without saying anything.
what should i do??
help!! plz.

text him and tell him you love him. Or send him a message on myspace or AIM or whatever.

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i need help to just let go. i've never liked dancing, but i signed up to be an extra in a play and guess what? i have to dance! oh yay. anyways i'm okay with choreographed stuff, but not when they tell me just do what you want. like in the end we're in two lines and everyone takes a turn going down the middle doing whatever dance you want. i just skipped and stuff last time and they said to give them more. i'm just not comfortable with it. never have been and i can't quit now the play is next weekend, have any ideas? any dances that are silly you can tell me? any advice, thank you so much =]

oh and please don't just say let go just have fun, do whatever you want. i can't.i think i have like a problem but i don't know. like when i wanted to do cheerleading, me and my best friend started practicing and she knew a cheer, we learned it, said it together, then she told me to start it, i tried but could not spit the words out, i couldn't, i don't know why..but i couldn't.

I know how you feel! I'm a pretty good dancer, but only when it's something I've been taught. I just can't make stuff up off the top of my head! So what you need to do is choreograph something to do down this line thing, and then practice it over and over like it's part of the routine. If you can't come up with something on your own, ask someone for help. Tell them that you need them to make up some specific moves for you, and teach it too you like a routine. And then practice it over and over till its perfect. You can do it!

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A few of the teens at my church won't date anybody when they're in high school, b/c they think it's pointless... but some of them will date in high school; I've dated people before, but I'm starting to see the other people's pov (the one's that won't date anybody), but I really like someone, and I don't know if I should date while I'm in high school or wait like SOME of the people at my church.... any ideas?

I know a few people who think the same way. They feel that the purpose of dating is to find a husband/wife... and if you aren't ready to get married, then why date? I can see their point in a way, but I don't totally agree with it.

Dating is a learning experience. You learn how to make a relationship work; you learn about trust and commitment, how to handle different problems, what works and what doesn't. And these are all important lessons you'll take with you when you're ready to make a lifelong commitment to someone.

Dating also gives you a chance to see what kind of person you ultimately want to be with. Nobody is perfect, but there are some flaws you can live with, and some you can't. Dating different guys gives you a chance to learn not only about guys, but about yourself, and what you really want and need from a relationship.

Another point. I've know some girls who were pretty sheltered through high school (they were gymnasts and didn't have time to date). Once they got to college, they were like, "Whoa... Men!!" and they went a little crazy. They hadn't learned how to handle themselves around guys, or how to fend off a guy's advances, and they ended up doing some things they probably regretted. When you start dating earlier, you learn to handle guys step by step, in more innocent situations.

So yeah, I think there's a lot to be said for dating in high school. But whatever you decide, do it because you want to and feel right about it. Don't let the fear of being "judged" by others affect your decision.

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so this guy i like asked me to homecoming and i said yes but i've never had a date to a dance before so i'm not really sure how it works. i usually just go with a group of my friends that are girls. i already made plans to go out to eat before the dance and he said he doesn't mind comming and then we'll probably all go back to my friend's house for pictures and stuff. but i don't know how everything else is supposed to go haha i feel lame. like should he come over first before we go out to dinner? should we take pictures then or wait till we get back? is he probably going to get me a corsage...? if so what hand do i put out?! lol. is going to put it on me beofre we go out to eat. please hellppp. and make it as detailed as possible. if there's anything helpful you can think of that i didn't ask please say it. i don't want to look stupid next week. and like he asked me what color dress i was wearing so we would match, i never even thought about that. i don't want him to feel like he's making all te decisions and i'm clueless.

Don't worry... it's all going to go smoothly! Here's what I would do: Have him come over to your house first. That way he can give you the corsage and your mom can take pictures, etc. Then go together to the restraunt and meet your friends there. Then ride together to your friends house for group pictures, and then let him take you to the dance from there. And don't worry about him making all the plans. SOMEONE has to make plans, or at least suggest things, and if you're really not sure what to do, then let him take charge. He won't think you're clueless!

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I'm really troubled here. My best friend, (let say she is) Sara, is dating this guy (lets say he is Mike) that had just recently moved into my neighbor, like he lives two houses down so I usually see him in the morning, going to school. She told me that they were dating because they met through a friend or something but anyways, since we head for the bus in the same direction, we often see each other and usually we have conversations and we go to school together. But now, one of my other friends told me that Sara is mad at me because she saw me and Mike together laughing and walking home. I guess she thinks that I am trying to steal him away but I am not. He just happens to be a really funny person and he makes me laugh most of the time.

One time I was heading home and Mike and Sara came out of the building. Mike called out to me and I turned to look, and Sara kind of turned really angry and hostile. I knew it was awkward so I tried to end the conversation but it didn't really work. And then Sara was acting really possesive as if I was going to steal him away like that. And another time, when we were in this party with a whole big group, she kind of made out with him in front of me I guess to show that she was the actual girlfriend. I just find that really stupid because I am not even trying to steal him away in the first place, why does she have to act like that? I tried to talk to her but she act like she didn't care and she didn't believe me, I told her how ridiculous this was and she shouldn't be mad because nothing is going on between me and Mike.

But things got really bad recently, some stupid person made some rumors that Mike liked me, and it got Sara even more fired up, she came up to me and was calling me names and everything and was saying how I was flirting with Mike and how I was such a slu*, I got really mad and I slapped her, then we had this big fight where we got suspended.

So I'm stuck at home, grounded because of this but I really want to know a solution, I just don't want Sara to hate my anymore, I mean we've been friends for three years, I don't want to lose everything to a guy. But I know Sara, she can be a person who gets jealous really easy and she holds a long grudge. So I'm afraid that things will get even more messy and out of hand, like some big commotion might start at school, can anyone give me any suggestions? I tried to talk to her before, she just wouldn't listen. Can anyone help?

Well, the first thing you have to realize is that Sarah is not going to change. She's obviously insecure about her relationship with Mike, and fears that he will leave her for you or another girl. And nothing you say to her is going to convince her otherwise.

Sooo... if your friendship with her is really important to you, then YOU will have to be the one to change. Tone it down with Mike and don't talk to him as much. Don't walk home with him. Avoid him when you see the two of them together. And don't do ANYTHING that would give Sarah, Mike, or other gossipy people the impression that you like him.

Yeah, it's not fair. Talking to Mike and being friends with him is not wrong. But it IS causing problems in your friendship with Sarah. So if you really want to keep her as a friend, you'll have choose whether you want to be friends with her, or with Mike.

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Okay is it true if you dont eat that your body will retain more weight even if you excersize?

Yes, from what I've been told, that's probably true. When your body is deprived of food, it goes into a starvation state. It thinks, "Yikes, food is scarce, and who knows when I'll eat again?" So the little food you DO eat, your body stores as fat right away, to be used during the time of "famine." It's much better to just eat smaller portions of healthy food on a regular basis.

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My boyfriend is getting me really mad, becauze me him and a couple of frendz are supposed to go to a teen club on saturday, and when i told him about it he sed " oh im gunna go wiht my ex girlfriend " now im not gonna hav a fun time and im gunna worry about them, he mite even ignore me that nite. what should i do, and i need advice quik because saturday is coming up and i need to know wuht to do ahead of time, thanx

Ummm... yeah, that would make me pretty mad, too. If he's YOUR boyfriend, then he should be going with YOU, not his ex girlfriend. I wouldn't stand for that. Tell him that if he goes with her, then he can stay with her... for good.

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this guy has a gf but he likes me 2. I lke him back and he wants to hookup and stuff and cheat on her with me. yah i no its wrong but i really lke him and were gonna go out anyway after they break up . BUt they might not breakup for a while. shes also a "friend of mine" but i dont rlly like her. idk what to do bc i like him alot and dont want to wait but if anyne finds out my life is ruined.thanks!

Don't do it. Besides it being wrong, it's just not a good idea. If he thinks he can hook up with you while staying with his girlfriend, that's exactly what he'll continue to do... have his cake and eat it too. Sure, he may talk a good game and tell you he's planning to break up with her, but that's cuz he'll want to keep you strung along so he can have the best of both worlds. If he really likes you enough to break up with her, he will. But hooking up with him while he still has a girlfriend will pretty much guarantee that he'll continue to stay with her.

Oh, and another thing to think about. If he has no problem cheating on her with you, what makes you think he won't cheat on YOU once you're going out? Don't kid yourself into thinking that he only wants to cheat on her because he likes you sooo much. If he liked you that much, he'd be with you right now. He knows you like him and sees an opportunity to get some extra action. Don't let him use you like that.

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ok well here's the thing: i like reading, but only when i'm really interested in the book (big surprise, right?), but when i DO get interested in a book, i can't get enough. i need more (i tend to obssess about things). anyway, my latest obssession has been the "Mordern Faerie Tale" series by Holly Black (Tithe, Valiant, Ironside), but i'm almost done, so i'm wondering if anyone knows any books similar to those, or basically any really good, gripping, rather-turn-the-page-than-breathe fantasy novels. if it helps, i'm also way into harry potter (yea, i know, i sound like an 11-year-old nerd, but whatev), so if you could suggest any books for my taste, i'd really appreciate it, since i really do like reading (not to mention i HAVe to do a lot of it), but most books bore me. thanks in advance=]

Go to Amazon.com and look up some books that you've enjoyed. Scroll down a bit and you'll see a thing that says "Customers who bought this item also bought..." That will show you some books that are similar to the ones you like, and you can give some of them a try. Oh, and don't worry about sounding like an 11-year-old nerd. I'm sure I'm waaayyyy older than you and I'm a total Potter-Head! But I'm not a nerd... at least, I don't think so! Haha!

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I am tall and i hate it i am 5 ft 11 and im only 14! and i odnt wanan grow anymore i dont like it :( is it bad to be tall because i ahte it please help me :(

Well, I'm short, and I've always wished I could be tall! There are a lot of advantages to being tall. For one thing, taller people can see over a crowd. That might not sound like such a big deal, but trust me, it's really frustrating to never be able to see anything except people's backs!

Another advantage: There have been studies done about this, and taller people are usually thought to be smarter, more talented, and better leaders than shorter people. In other words, you get more respect! And that's a GREAT advantage when competing for a job or some leadership position!

Another bonus when you're a teenager: people assume you're older, and therefore more mature, so you'll sometimes get more privleges and get treated like more of an adult than some of your shorter friends. My cousin (who's the same age as me) is 5'10 and she always got picked to be "in charge" and to do the cool stuff, because people just assumed she was so much older.

So yeah... being tall is great! And not just for being a model or a basketball player. Consider yourself lucky!

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why do i see people spitting on the ground randomly while walking by?

Because they have bad manners. And they'll keep doing it until people have the guts to say, "Ewww that's disgusting, please don't do that." But most people just turn away and ignore it, so the spitters think it's okay. If they felt that people would look down on them for it, they wouldn't do it.

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im only 13.. and im eating way to much my mom and all my sisters tell me to stop and to lose weight cause ill regret it and so does my dad and brother.. it really hurts you know cause i get hungry all the time.. and ijust dont know what to do.. i wanna lose wieght
im pretty big im tall and i have a belly
well not sooo big but i just wanna lose some weight im like around 50 something kilos.. anyway

what do i do when im hungry?
at home we have like cheese and alot of junk but we have aswell like cucumbers and stuff
anyways please help me im getting out of control. and i watch myself doing it but have no self control
thank u so much if you read this by the way i have a treadmill at home if that helps i used to work out alot but i dont have much time anymore cause i come back from skool at like 3 something
thank u byess!

Well, this might sound kinda weird, but this is something that helped me. I was reading a book about some people who lived in the "old days", and it described what they ate for each meal. For breakfast they had like one egg and maybe some bacon. For lunch they had a slice of bread and a piece of cheese. And for dinner, a cup of soup or maybe a small portion of meat. It really surprised me how little they ate, especially with the amount of physical exercise they got (working on a farm, walking miles every day, etc). And they were perfectly healthy.

That made me realize that people today THINK they need to eat a lot more than they really do. And just THINKING you need to eat makes you feel hungry. But if you think about it, there are billions of people around the world who survive (healthily) on very small portions of food.

So next time you feel "hungry", just think about what all you've already eaten that day, and the amount of nutrients you've gotten. Probably, just what you've had for breakfast or lunch is actually plenty for the entire day. I'm not saying to skip meals, but you really don't need those 2nd helpings or between-meal snacks. Just have a glass of water if you really feel you need something in your stomach.

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what does it mean when someone says cut your losses. or something says cut your losses, you've waited long enough.

It means to accept the fact that things aren't gonna go the way you want... and don't spend any more time trying for it... just put it behind you and move on.

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