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Q: 22/f
I know that guys get blue balls but what about girls? I have just started seeing someone and we havent gotten any where but ever since then all day today I have been very very arosused and he wasnt even here for most of it. is it normal?
I have been there. and i think if you become very aroused for a few days and dont do anything about it then have sex or do anything else it feels alot better than if you do it more often.

Q: This is a weird one... I'm 22 and I've had sex with three guys. Through random luck, all three had larger than average-sized penises. (Going by the average size reported by studies.) The last guy I dated was ridiculous; despite being short and thin in stature, his penis was 7.5 inches long, 6.5 inches in *circumference* - I'm not kidding. Sex was actually a bit painful sometimes!

Anyway, I'm seeing someone at the moment and I have realised I have this really stupid fear - that he's going to be small. It's not that I care in terms of my pleasure (so far he's been pretty good with his hands, if you know what I mean, and I think he'll be good in bed too). But I have no idea what to say if he's small! When I found out how big my exboyfriend was, I gasped and said, "Jesus Christ!"... Is it ok to say nothing if a guy is average or small, or do guys appreciate it if you pretend to be impressed even if you aren't?

Sorry this question is so bizarre, but I'd really appreciate some advice on this topic!
I have kind of been in the same situation. My boyfriend is big and while we were not dating i had sex with another guy. (we have broken up like 3 times) The guy i had sex with was not as wide as my boyfriend and it didnt feel as good. I was honest with him and it did feel good just not the same because i wasnt used to it. I didnt hurt his feeling and he appriciated the honesty. Dont pretend to be impressed because thats the way i was at first part of the sex but then when i knew it was wrong to do that to him i just told him. And you'll regret faking it because then you'll be lying to him and the next time if you do have sex again you wont enjoy it like he will. hope i helped.

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I'm 5'3, 160 lbs.
I know i need to lose weight, and WANT to for that matter :) i have the diet part down, but i'm at a plateau.i can't seem to lose any more weight. i want to add outdoor activity such as jogging to my lifestyle, but i always feel l ike when i run down the street everyones watching me. i don't know how to get past this! im after to go after school when i get home because if a school bus is by me that means kids on the bus might see me! .. idk its really not a big deal, but its kinda an anxiety for me, and its what is holding me back to go jogging.. does anyone have any ideas? i would go jogging w/ my friends. but they dont live near me. and i have a brother but hes way more in shape than i am and i wouldnt be able to keep up with him.
Try jogging in place while watching a movie or tv. So then you can start at the beginning of a show and jog for 30 minutes. you dont really pay attention to the jogging and you work out alot more than you think you do. if you dont want to be inside then just jog around your yard or do sprints from one point to another picking up things at one side and running as fast as you can to the other and dropping it. Simple things like this for a half an hour or so helps alot.

Q: Hi im 13/f and i thought you would be a good person to ask a question to:)

Well at first i really liked my crush and thought he liked me too. he would talk to me all the time, flirt, stare at me, ect. and this all started in Nov. then about last month my friend said that she told him so i got all scared and didnt want to talk to him because o he doesnt like me and i made a fool out of myself. well anyways all of a sudden he started talk to me. he would always try to since i stopped talking to him. he tried to sit with me(this all happened in one day), he was flirting, and then he was messing with me at lunch and at the end of the day al the stuff we do. So things went back to normal and then i decided that things went better if i didnt talk to him first all the time and playing hard to get and i still do but its kinda a reaction (ill get to that soon). so then on he would always talk to me first and we would stare everyso often and flirt ect. then about last week i found out his friends finally convinced him to ask out this girl because he liked her. my friend and i were walking up the stairs and all the girls came up to talk to himand were like, "O she said yes!!" and he was really quiet about it. then they all left and once i heard everything i was completely filled with rage! he started to quicken his steps so he could talk to me(he does that alot.) he was like, "Hi Brianna (from Behind)." i didnt bother to turn around and respond. so he kept going. "Brianna? dont you wanna talk to me?" i said no. he asked what did he do ect and i just didnt want to talk to him. he hurried to get his stuff and left his friends and was chasing after me to talk to me. he was asking,"What did i do, i didnt even mock you today (this thing he does to me. flirty thing only to me suprisingly). i just said dont talk to me, dont bug me ect. after that things havent been the same. i cant get myself to talk to him. or its just not the same. he chased me the next day and asked me what was up the other day and i said i was just tired. then i said sorry and we started flirting but its jsut wasnt the same you know. i watch him and his so called "Girlfriend" and they never even talk. they dont do anything. then last Thursday i kinda experimented and went in the same direction he was and walked infront of him so he could see me and all of a sudden i heard his footsteps and he was like flying down the steps and i turned around and he was cutting through people and then the next minute he was right there and we were talking. then the next day he did the exact same thing except that time he just came up to me and just smiled at me and i asked what was the smile for and he started walking backwards to his class smiling at me. so does he like me??
It sounds like he likes you alot. WEll i would ask him about his girlfriend and see if he actually likes you because it seems like he is just dating her to have someone to date and because his friends have been coaxing him to date her. Since your friend told him you liked him and then he started talking to you more it seems like he was happy about it and likes you too. Just talk to him some more and just see where it goes thats all i can say really. Be friends with him and flirt like you are now. it may be a little while before he confesses that he likes you but its ok. it will be worth the patients. And i know because i have horrible patients with guys. But Even though he has a girl friend now doesnt mean they will be together forever. and it looks like the more you are friends with him when they break up you will be right there for him. HOpe i helped.

Courtney.

Q: ive had a big crush on my best friend for the longest time. in feb, i told him how i felt about him and he told me that he couldnt commit and would rather just be friends. he kept giving off the wrong ideas to me because thats the way he shows affection, by hugging flirting ect. but he did not like me. basically i kept getting hurt because i kept wanting to believe he did and then got let down. until one day i told him i got over him (not entirely true).

ever since we've become best friends and earlier this month he confessed somthing to me. he told me that he was going through a phase where he wasnt sure of his sexuality, in other words he thought that he was gay. but he said that he realized that he is strait. and he told me that when i told him i liked him, he wasnt sure what to do because really he does care about me but he couldnt see me like that. but now things are so totally different. the only thing keeping us apart is fear, he is afraid or commitment. he said that he cant afford a relationship because well lets just say his first girlfriends broke his heart and his second one was too clingy. and he doesnt want to ruin our friendship i guess.
god if only he knew that i wont be like them.

i really like him and he doesnt even know about it. he really seems to like me too, i think. i mean he always sits next to me, puts his arm around me, grabs my hands and plays with them, hugs me- and then says he wants another hug, waits for me, wants to hang out with me all the time, makes fun of me- by calling me pet names, and the other day i saw him looking at me in class and when i looked at him he turned away.

i gave up all hope on him until he hinted that he might like me but obviously he isnt gonna put his feelings on the line because he thinks that i dont like him. if thats what he really wants i could stand just being friends, its not that bad actually. but i really do like him and well i want to tell him but i dont exactly know how to. do u think that if i threw major hints then he might respond? what are some good hints that he wont miss? seriously i need help on this one. how do i let him know that i will be a great girlfriend and i wont break his heart. how can i make him get over his problems with commitment?
THANK YOU SO MUCH =)
Well since he seems to be throwing hints at you acting like he likes you then just respond back to him. Flirt back because if he responds possitivly to your flirting back then your on the right track. My best friend and i have almost dated endless times but its about the same thing we dont want to ruin our friendship because we think we will. But for a long time he didnt know i liked him and i was kind of in your shoes because his last girlfriend mis treated him. If he starts really responding to your flirting then one day when you guys are hanging out just either ask him if he likes your or tell him you like him. I mean being honest is the best thing you can do in this situation. And if he starts dating another girl your'll be upset and he wont understand why. Hope i helped.

Q: Well basically in my group of friends, I have always been that background girl. Out of drama, out of fights, the nice shy one of the group. Although that may sound pretty good, I'm also the one that gets overshadowed by EVERYONE. I never, ever get the attention from guys, I'm never the one that all the girls want to hang out with. Pretty much, I'm never in the spotlight. I'm so sick of hearing how my friends are jugglin like 4 different boys constantly, and I have a difficult time getting one, especially when guys must be crazy if they pick me over my friends (all my friends are absolutely gorgeous by the way) I've always acted like it never bothered me, but lately it's just been really getting to me, because my whole life this is the way its been, and just for once, I would love to get the attention even just for a slight second. I don't know...any thoughts or advice would be appreciated :-/
I understand i was this way until i turned 15 then i started comming out and standing out from my friends. Eventually i stopped hanging out with that group of friends and started talking to other people and becoming the "leader" of another group of friends. You will move around to other people and be the head of some groups and back rounds of another. Just change your style or if not your style then just become more out going when you like a guy. Dont let them walk on you or think any guy would be crazy to go for you instead of them.
hope i helped.

Q: 16, female

well theres this guy, we're pretty good friends =) actually we call each other "best friends" as a joke but i fell hard for him last summer, because we would flirt soo much and it was adorable, lets just say hes a stud. but he didnt know i fell for him, and i didnt wanna say anything because he was interested in this girl and plus we were so close it would of been wayyy to awkward they but they ended up goin out and this hurt me =( keep in mind they're still going out and hes says its been like 10 months already!! anyways all summer i was sad, but we still kinda flirted. then i tried getting over him, and i finally realized i had no feelings other than just being friends with him and we could still hangout alot and i would be fine but now lately i am getting these "feelings" back. like tonight it was me and him and my cousin and like at the restaraunt i was like day dreaming and they started walking without me and then im like thanks guys!!! and they're already sitting down and i start walking over and he scoots in so i can sit by him. and then he like takes my phone, reads my texts, and i try to get it from him, we touch hands/hold for a sec but i just dont know! we were like this in the summer, then it stopped and now it seems like its starting again. and when we were sitting he put his arm like behind me, like on the seat (if you know what im talking about) but i just wanted to like lay my head on his chest, and once he got really close to my face and looked at me and just smiled and i couldnt stop thinking about how much i wanted to be with him. it would be soooo much easier if he didnt have a girlfriend but shes soo pretty and i know he loves her, she loves him and it kills me to see the "i love you, alot" in her profile, and it saying i love my boyfriend he is amazing and same for his. i hate when he talks about her, it makes me so jealous of what they have. i mean i want him to be happy but its killing me!! i wish i could hangout with him without having these feelings and talking to him wont help because he'll just say im sorry, i love sarah (his girlfriend) or it would just make things SOOO unbelievable weird between us. what should i do?! i hangout with other guys too, its not like i just hangout with him. i thought last summer, oh they wont last, maybe i'll just wait and see what happens, and they're still going STRONG.....these two quotes explain how im feeling EXACTLY.. "i hate the way you can push me to the limits with the things you do & then you know just the right time to say something sweet to make me fall for you all over again" *i know you just want to be friends .. and that's okay with me .. but please just stop making me fall even harder*.

My Best friend ever is the guy i am in love with. The only thing is is he knows. Our relationship started out like that. we are not together and infact he has a girl friend now but i still love him. him and i are how do i describe it.. waiting i guess. because if he was single we would date and almost have many times. you know you like him and it sounds to me like he likes you he just is very caught up in his girl friend. when they break up he will be by your side asking your questions about her and you'll be there to comfort him. the way you talk about it he flirts with you alot and seems to like you. its my best guess he does because if he didnt he wouldnt linger when you two touched. you would just be one of the guys to him. hope i helped at all.

Q: I'm a stranger to myself. I don't know why I do the things I do. I don't know who I am. I don't know who I want to be. I don't know what I like. And I don't know when I'm pretending to like something. I really don't know anything about myself. I change from week to week. Last week I hated rock and emo , had big earings, curly hair and hip-hop clothes. This week I'm all about emo, dark clothes, lots of eye-liner. Everyone's calling me a poser and a fake. And I guess I am. That's ok, I don't care what they think. I just want to find the real me, but how? How do I know when I'm pretending and when it's actually THE REAL me?

I'm almost 18, shouldn't I know by know?
You will never truly know who you are. You are constantly changing and deciding yourself. I go through random clothing options all the time. And people will call you a poser but your not your just a person who doensnt have to fall to the normal one line of clothing. You have a broader and more open mind than the people who call you posers. You are unique and should be proud. Most people cannot dare step out of one trend and if they do its really hard to go into the complete opposite one.
hope i helped.

Q: okay so i have a couple questions about discharge :]

1. about how long should you have it. like ive had mine since like..6th grade and im in 8th now.

2. okay so do you have to wear a pantyliner thing when you have discharge. like me i ussaully just wear my underwear because i have discharge EVERY SINGLE DAY. and like its kinda a waste to get pads and shioot. so yeah. i just thro it in the wash.

3. okay this kinda has to due with the question up there. like.. since i have discharge every day. is that like normal? i mean like i dont get it when i get my period obvouisly but like.. i have it any other time. just like always. so yeah. is that normal or what?


thankkkkkkkkkkkkkkyou. :]
its so normal and very annoying. I used to go through the panty liner ordeal myself until i just got fed up and looked it up. But for a long time it worried me too. But it is natural and if it didnt happen then i would be worried. But its just the way of your body cleaning itself just like any other part of your body. but try a changing body book from the library they help so much when it comes to things that you sometimes cant bear to ask people.

Q: do the ppl from scarred the show on mtv and mtv2 have myspaces becasue alot of them are really hott and i would not mine seeing there myspaces but yes if any of you have them could you leave the links ? plzz&&&thanks
find there names on mtv and then search them on myspace.

Q: I'm trying to lose weight or at least become more lean and muscular. and i'm trying to eat better but i've been eating what i think is alot. like i'll eat an 2 gonola bars and i'll be like oh i'll work it off later. its not that much only 90 calroies for such a good taste. so normally i eat it. but then later sometimes i'm like ahh why did i eat tha ti'm so stupid. and i just wanna like go back and not eat it. and then i usually end up never working it off. so what can i do to not eat that extra gonola bar or whatever. or what are some tips to help me eat healither.
thanks.
Well the thing is to run a healthy life you need 2000 calories a day and two granola bars wont hurt. Especially if your replacing them with really bad junk food. becoming more muscular you need to eat good food and granola bars have good nutrients you need in them. I am not saying eat them all the time but when you work out or run eat them after words because it replenishes what you just lost while working out. Dont fret over granola. just dont gorge yourself in chips.. you'll feel bad about that later. trust me. =]

Q: My love handles are HUGE
any way i can reduce the fat on them, or make them look slimmer?
I can not wear tight shirts because of that!
My stomach isnt even big...its only my sides!
Thanks...im deperate :/
I used to have that problem because i like low tight jeans but could never wear them. I have always had a flat tummy and big sides but just do ab work outs. those always help. dont eat junk food because if your not gaining weight any where else its on your sides. just pretty much dont eat alot of junk and work out not alot but ever other day for like 10 minutes on your abs. dont expect immediate results but they will come.

Q: 15 f
my mom is so mean lately she comes from work and all she wants to do is argue. so lately ive been going out alot with m my friends, that bothers her!! all i do is go to their house i dont do anything bad! she always talks bad to me if i ask her a simple question she would just answer me so roudly. i cant take it anymore! so she always tries to find things to argue with me about. she told me i can never go out with my friends anymore. but seeing that tomorow is saturday my bestfriend invited me to go to her house and her mom also asked me to come. now i know my mom is going to say no. but what can i say or do to convicne her please help. i really wat to go to her house. i really need help. my mom is becoming meaner like every second. and i have tried to talk to her alot she doesnt listen and when i do try to talk to her she always gest mad and tells me that im changing or whatever. so please dont tell me to talk to her. i tried alot of times and it neevr works it just gets worse.
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I go through this all the time. Your mom doesnt want you to grow up. She wants you to be her kid forever and she realizes you are growing up but doesnt want to believe it. All mom's do it and they always will. If she wont let you go out dont become rash because it will just make the process of growing up worse for you. if she says no take it calmly and dont make it dramatic. She may not be fair she may even be rediculous but it doesnt matter she is your mom and what she says goes. I wont say try talking to her because that never works but just give her space because she probly has alot going on at work that she doesnt tell you about and its making her even more stressed. And trust me if you dont end up going there is next weekend. I have learned that one oh so many times. Just deal with her she's a big teenager who is filled with more drama and arguing than most real teenagers.

Q: 15/female. My life is great. I have everything I could ever need, and a small group of friends that I could tell ANYTHING to. My parents love me, and 99% of my family is beyond incredible, but sometimes I get too overwhelmed. I'm an only child, and my parents expect a LOT out of me. If I don't have straight high-A averages, I get privleges taken away because "I can do better" and I KNOW that they're right. I always LOVED school, and don't get me wrong, I still do, usually. But now that I'm in highschool there's more drama to deal with, and teachers are more eccentric, for lack of a better word. Sometimes it's too much to deal with. My mother attempting suicide last year was essentially my breaking point. She's got that worked out (nasty hospital screw-up and severe allergic reaction led to a decrease in serotonin; she's fine now) but nowadays I think constantly that something even worse will happen not just to her, but to many people I care about.


Sorry that was so long, but as you can see I really need to work some things out. Would it be weird to go to a therapist just ONCE, to have someone else to talk to, or would I be forced to go nine thousand times?
I have almost been in your shoes before. I am also a only child and am expected to make good grades and over all be a good child. My dad commited suicide when i was 13, I am now 16 and my mom is getting remarried. But I didnt think i needed therapy. When infact i did. Not all of the time just some of the time. Most of the time it was the normal run of the mill nodding and "understanding" that therapist do. But afew times i really let loose and it helped alot. therapist really try to connect with you usually without "trying to be your friend" thats usually what school counclers try to do. You will not be forced to sign for a year of therapy or anything i like that. You just pay for the time you are there and if you think you would like to come back again then go. Dont be afraid of it. Its truly nothing to be ashamed of. Especially if you think it will help.

Sorry its long.

Q: hi i am a 24 years old female, i have been with my current partner for 3 and a half years, i have a baby girl with him but, i am so miserable. i have met someone else on a chatroom whom i have spoke to many times and it is cause of this i have realised that i am trapped in my current relationship. i am scared to leave him as i dont want to hurt his feelings and fear i wouldnt be able to manage without him over the past 3 and a half years he has totally brain washed me to thinking this, he puts me down all the time and bullies me to make me feel worthless. i dont no what to do please can some one help me
My sister was in this same predicament for a year or so. She finally got the courage up to leave him but even after she always felt discouraged. But she also felt free and not worthless to the world. She started dating again soon after and has been happy ever since. infact her baby just turned 1 in march and the dad left and got married to the first girl could find and get knocked up. What i am trying to say is you will be alot happier with out him. especially if he is making you miserable.

Q: I'm 16/f, my bestfriend is 16/m. When he was leaving to go home last night, we gave eachother our usual hug, but I had a clip in my hair and he accidently pulled it, and it sorta hurt. I was like "oww" and he kissed the top of my head. Do you think he did this just to be nice, or does he like me? He's never done anything like that, usually we just hug.
I am also 16/f and my best friend is 16/m i have gone through about the same thing with him. we have been friends for like two years now and for a long time we were just friends. I fell down one day and he ran up picked me up and kissed my cheek on the way to the house because i was bleeding really bad. He told me he liked me afew days later. we tried the dating thing and still like eachother but it just doesnt fit right. if he likes you he should tell you or if he doesnt tell you it never hurt to ask.

Q: ok so everytime i have my period i get bloated. im a skinny person so when i get bloated i look pregnant. im not exaggerating, ill gain about 3 inches on my waist when im bloated. are there any foods to reduce bloating? why do woman get bloated when we have our periods?
Women become bloated because we retain water before and on our period. You can usualy just take some midol or ib profin and it will go away. For foods i have never eaten anything to make it go away but i understand what you mean when you look pregnant from it.

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Courtney19
Hi I'm Courtney. I Love awnsering people questions and alot of my friends call me the therapist. But besides that my life practically evolves around photography and kayaking. I'm 16 years old and bound ready for life. I have had my share of heart ache and my share of drama. But i am more forgiving than most hard core christians. My family is difficult and when i say i know what you mean i truthfully do. I have been in a lot of hard places and have thought i was never going to get out and sometimes i think again i never will. I am open to everyone and will not push you away. I am not judgemental just because everyone judges me on the fact that my hair is about a inch long. I live in a very small town whith very ignorant people so i guess thats why i am the way i am. If you would like to talk i am always on myspace. www.myspace.com/c419420

thanks Courtney

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