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Q: can i ass fuck you tracy?

You know, asking is all it takes.

Q: hi, i'm a 19/f and i'm in a little bit of a predicament. i've been with my boyfriend for a couple of years now which is great, but i think that as time passes us by, we're slowly getting into a rut.

like you know when you first date someone you get butterflies and those mushy feelings when you're around them? i know those feelings are temporary, but i feel as if our relationship resembles more of a friendship rather than an intimate bond.

what i'd like advice on is if there is anything i can do to put the spark back into our relationship?

You know what? Relationships aren't always the butterflies & mushiness -- sometimes there's a feeling of comfort that settles in, where you know you are at ease with the other person. So it isn't necessarily a bad thing at all. I think for the spark... go do things together you'd never done before. Be spontaneous, and show new aspects of yourself to you guy. You have to stimulate each other as much psychologically as physically, for it to work.

. Tracy

Q: ok here it goes its kinda long but i really need your help.
i have this friend she is like my best friend thats what she calls us... doesnt mean she is...
well her boyfriend broke up with her a while ago. she still hasnt gotten over him. she still loves him. i've talked to him on the phone and i asked him if he still likes her and he said no. and i was like well who do you like? and he kept saying no one until he said "me" i was like stop playing and he says im not playing i like you. and i kept saying no your joking and he goes no i like you, you dont belive me? and at school he always tells me he loves me, and he gives me hugs, and once he called me his girlfriend. i went to the movies last nite and he was there... he asked me to sit next to him, and i said ya ok. and at the movies he put his arm around me and he kept telling me he loves me and he gave me a kiss on the cheek. i like him to a lot. but i dunno what is he trying to do, does he like me? i think he does, but im not sure. he askes me if i love him and i say yes sometimes mostly i dont answer and wen i say yes he asks me why? and what should i do about it? he flirts with other girls to. so please help me, and tell me what does this mean?

I think you said it yourself--he flirts with other girls. I doubt that if he "loved" you, like he said, he would go and flirt with other people. This is not to mention how fucking insensitive this guy seems to me, having just broken up with your best friend. There are things to be done and things to be done AFTER a certain break-up time, and he doesn't seem to grasp the importance in the difference. I think this guy isn't worth all that much - I mean put yourself in your girl friend's place: would you really like to go out with a guy, knowing that the moment you break up he goes and flirts with gazillions of other people?

. Tracy

Q: Please tell me what you think of the song. It is alternative/pop so please tell me, i need a song for an audition and i might sing this

This is who i am, This is who i wanna be
I can be an eagle soaring through the breeze,
I can be a mermaid swimming in the seas,
But this is who i am, This is who i wanna be,
And i won't change just for you, cuz i need to be me

Chorus
You always look at me like i'm who they say
And trying to tell me to be this way,
Did you ever think i may be too much
to do a certain dance (a certain touch)
This is who i am this is who i wanna be,

I'm not a supermodel,
I'm not your barbie doll,
Don't expect from me
A beautiful fantisy,
Cuz i'm already beautiful,
Inside my soul
But this is who i am, This is who i wanna be

Chorus
Guitar solo
In the mirror is where she comes face to face with her fears
Her own reflections now fatal after all these years,
All of her life she has tried to be something besides herself,
Now she's someone else with regret

Thanks a bunch!
Lizzy

1) I can't hear the melody, so I can't say much about that.
2) The first verse sounds a bit cheesy to me (over rhyming, maybe?), I like the last part though.

Q: f/19
My bf and I have been dating for about a month now and he recently told me that he thinks hes in love with me. I'm kind of turned off by that because its so soon. He keeps asking me how I feel and I told him I'm not sure, I'm not in love with him, what should I do.

To be direct -
I think you should stop leaving him place to stick his high hopes. Cut to the truth and leave out all the insecurity, blah blah. Just tell him that you're not ready for the love declaration.

Q: 20, male.

Okay, the girl I'm going out with and I are sitting watching TV. We've only been dating for a few days, but I've been her friend since before elementary school. She mentions a mutual friend was talking about a movie that we passed. So I, the idiot that I am, accidently call her by the friend's name. She pulled away from me for a few seconds, and then went into my arms again.

I explained that it was only because she mentioned her name seconds before, but is that enough? Should I try to explain in detail that I have no feelings for this other girl or should I drop it?

Heh. This situation seems to embarrass everyone I meet.
I think you should just drop it, and mention that girl as less as possible in the following days, so that the ideas your girlfriend might have came up with have the time to disappear, and she has the time to trust you completely.
If she mentions it though, be completely honest, and make sure she knows that.

Q: I am 23 yr.old guy & in love to a girl of29 for the past 5 yrs.We never love physically.After a long fight her parents are ready but not mine.I have got 2 sisters,both are elder & one is married.I dont want to marry now as i am not stable now.I am just getting 7000/pm.She is also working.I am the only son of my parents.I dont want to leave my parents.I want my sister to get married before me.But her parents want shurety.My mom hates her.What should i do? I cant leave her and cant leave even my parents.I love both of them. What should i do?

Marriage is a thing that doesn't concern the parents AT ALL, in my opinion. So fuck that. I think if you're not ready for marriage and she is, just make sure she knows (and understands!) why you're not ready to marry her. Mention the money you make and the issues that come up. Make sure she knows that you love her more than a simple declaration and civil union, I guess. In between all this, try to come to a compromise between your family and hers. Mention Romeo and Juliet, if that helps.

. Tracy

Q: hey, does anybody know of some acoustic songs for guitar that sound really good with just one guitar? (i already have "Time of Your Life" by Greenday and "Wish You Were Here" by Pink Floyd) thanks so much!! -*jeanine

It really depends on your taste, because acoustic songs are everywhere.
You can try Greensleeves by Mozart (classic)
Dust In The Wind - Kansas (prog, but ±, huh.)
Anything by Dashboard Confessional (emo, indie?)
Nothing Else Matters - Metallica (metal?)
Layla and Tears In Heaven - Eric Clapton

Q: i just got a record deal. But they want me to do all these things I dont want to do. How do i tell them i want to do some things my way without getting fired?

I won't pretend I know more about record deals than you do, but I will say this -- maybe the record deal just isn't the right one for you. If you have the talent, someone else will come around, someone who doesn't want to pressure you into being a star that doesn't ressemble your real life personality at all. but if you're really afraid of losing this one and never having one come around again -- I suggest you agree to the smallest number of things possible, and work your way up into stardom, independence, and eventually authority.

Q: I want to build a fansite for a close friend of mine who is a singer.The only problem is that I'm CLUELESS!! I don't know what I'm doing with these things.I can't afford a pay site right now.Does anyone here know of someone who would be willing to help out in the designing of a fansite,and be FULLY CREDITED for all their work???I'm kinda desperate here!!!!!! :/

I would, but I'm way too busy to devote myself to a website.
You know where you can try learning HTML, though?
http://www.lissaexplains.com. I learned from there, and it was pretty easy once you get the base.

Q: ok so i like this guy, and hes an older guy (hes a junior, and im 15). he flirted with me alot, and at first i didnt like him all that much, but then i discovered that i did like him. ow i like him A LOT! when he was flirting wit me, we were hanging out at luch, but now, he doesnt hang out with me anymore, so i neva see him. how can i get him to notice me without seeming obnoxious? thanx

I don't think seeing him or asking him to see you would sound obnoxious at all. Notice or no notice, I doubt he'd ignore your existence if your face popped up beside his. Just ask if he wants to hang out sometime -- sound casual and suave (ha) and relax - it should feel like asking a new friend to hang, no biggy.

Q: One of my friends (A) said something mean about another of them, and everyone has now turned against A. They all hate her but I still like her. She doesn't sit with us or anything any more and I really miss her and still talk to her, but the others all hate me and have a go whenever I do sit with her or talk to her. I stick up for her as much as I can without offending anyone else, but I feel like I'm fighting a losing battle - they treat me like I actually AM friend A and yell stuff at me they've been yelling at her. I'm trying so desperately to not take sides and to stay friends with them all...but everyone is being so stubborn and hate A for such a little thing! They all refuse to apologise and no-one can even consider A's side of things. What can I do? Do I give up the fight and go with one or the other side or do I keep on struggling in quicksand?

To answer your question from my hard-headed point of view : C - none of the above.

I think your friends need to suck it up. They're playing the game of the united gang, where when one member is insulted, the rest of them turn against the person who said something mean. They may or may not use their own brains in the process. Most of them are probably turning against you and A so that insults won't be yelled at THEM, as well. I think it's fucking immature and indescribably ridiculous, and it just ... it's not worth it.

Q: (16/f) I've been going out with my boyfriend for 6 months now and I really do love him. Its just that he doesnt trust me at all. Just because of things people tell him. People dont like the fact that we're going out because we're in an inter-racial relationship. So they make things up to try to get us to break up. I know that they're lying but he doesnt. He just doesnt trust me and I'm constantly telling him not to believe them and " No I didnt flirt with so-and-so today." Im so sick of trying to get him to believe me. He also makes me feel guilty for things I did before we started going out. Im tired of it and I try telling him this but he just doesnt stop. It's getting to the point where we're fighting most of the time instead of getting along. I love him so much and I dont want to have to break up but I want to be happy instead of being sad all the time now. I just dont know if its at the point where I should end it or not. Please help me out I dont know what to do... thanks in advance.

As much as I want to help you... this is completely up to you. Balance out the pros and the cons, the love with the fighting. It sounds to me that you're in a pretty hard-headed relationship, and a lot of things are being jeopardized. Maybe he doesn't see how much this is getting to you.

I suggest you have a long talk with your boyfriend, tell him that the fact that he doesn't trust you hurts your relationship more than your love can take. See if he's willing to give up his dignity and admit he's wrong. If he doesn't... maybe you're much much better off without him there to sadden your life.

. Tracy

Q: so today i asked a guy i really like to be my b/f and he said yes after keeping me in suspence for a few hours during the school day. hes really shy all the time so i asked him out. im afraid this relationship isnt gonna work out cuz he wont call or talk to me... should i give it some time to get comfy (if yes, how should i help him) or just tell him to forget it?

How long has this relationship been "on"? If it hasn't been all that long (let's say more or less a week) -- I say give him some time. Guys are messed up creatures, and some of them are shy on top of that, hah. He probably needs the time to adjust to having a girlfriend and having to dedicate himself to you.

If it has been for a while, though, I suggest you talk to him about it. If he was willing to go out with you, he should be open for discussion. If you tell him that the shyness is an issue, and that he needs to open up, and he still doesn't -- the choice is up to you. It depends on how much you like him, I guess.

Q: theres this girl i dont just have a crush on ive nown her since well (for americans kindergarten)
(for uk reception) and i love her with all my heart she has a bf but i lov her so much i dont know what to do she gave me my first kiss and she has always been there for me but she met this guy i dont know what to do ive nearly told her i love her but chickened out help me please

ill rate huge

despratley needing help
sam

Hey.

Maybe you're proceeding the wrong way, Sam. Maybe you need to see this from her angle as much as from your own, though I understand exactly how you must be feeling.

This girl you like -- does she really like the guy she's with? Have you talked to her about any of this? Do you KNOW her enough to be able to talk to her about stuff like that?

My advice is -- get to know this girl you say you "love" (which in my own opinion is too heavy a word to throw around like that, but that's debateable) more, before you try to tell her you love her again. If you have to do it soon, make sure she's into you before you step into a relationship, but it's better if you wait it out and be the "best friend", meanwhile.

. Tracy

Q: okay well my best friend is always telling the people i like that i like them!! and she's always mean and like, yeah you have no friends, haha im just kidding! and then she says that the kid i like, matt, would never like me. and its really annoying.

And my other best friend is ALWAYS up on the guy i like. and if i stop liking them, she loses all interest. its REALLY annoying.

Hey.

You know what? Maybe you're right. Maybe she ISN'T supporting you. It seems to me that your "best" friends are but a bunch of people out to take what you want the most away from you. It represents overall very unstable relationships -- so what I think you need to do is -
1) Talk to both of them about it
2) Try to change it, if not ... drift away from them. You don't need such people in your life.

. Tracy

Q: well last saturday i went to my cousins daughters birthday party and i was downstairs with my grandmothers neighbors grandson and we were hanging out, and we were watching TV and i had my head resting on his shoulder and my legs were on his lap and he had his arm around me.. and then my brother came down and was like.. ahh u like her!! to him and he pushed me off and stood up and he was like, no i dont, we were just watching TV. and then he went upstairs and i have NO IDEA what he's thinking now, because he sent mixed signals. and now i like this other kid and he's REALLY funny and pretty cute, and i pretty much cant get my mind off him.. but i dont know what do do... i have mised feelings.

To be quite honest with you, if you like some other kid --- give this neighbor of yours some time. I think he's pretty much confused about how he feels himself, because he wouldn't push you off and react in such a way if he didn't get some idea that maybe you liked him (back). I think it's a very instinctive way of reacting - pushing a person off and denying it. Give him some time until comfort settles again, then try to approach the subject while sounding as neutral as possible.

You are officially my first adviced-ee. Hah.
. Tracy

bio

I can be whoever you think I am, unless it is one of the following:

1) Someone who tells you what you want to hear
2) Someone who will laugh at all your jokes
3) Someone who will never go against your values
4) Someone who will make the truth sound less hurtful.

Not all truth is hurtful, and not all advice is good/needed.

Proceed with caution, and I'll be the coolest cat you've ever met, right next to the Pink Panther.