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Q: 13/f
(please dont comment on my age)
I just got a boyfriend, but he's in a different school than me, and he's also a year older.
we really like each other, but do you think its realistic that we could stay together for a while? we live pretty close together (bout a 20 minute bike ride), and we take the bus together.
So do you think it might work out?
(im going to his school next year)

Thanks:)
It is simple really, it will work out if you want it too and you both work hard to make it work. It will be alot easier because you really don't live that far apart probably about 10 minutes by car, its not far. My boyfriend and I live that far apart and we have been dating for a while now. Just keep in mind that you are young and things change.

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Q: my friend email me saying that she was jealous of my last two boyfriends in high school, she said we wont be close anymore if I get a boyfriend.
She said that because I told her how I felt that i like her more than a friend,she said she not like me, unsure of her sexuality.
I told her I met a guy at a party (nothing happed), she got jealous I ask her to explain she send me that email. I wanted her to explain again a month later because I don’t know how to think of what she meant. (confused)
She deny and ignore it saying she was being over protective.

don’t know how to think of that is the true answer.
Is there a different between jealousy and over protective?

I never went on dates with my ex bf i just saw him at school.i always been with my friends every time. i been with those guys for a month. i broke up with them because i used them to get over her. i still like her when i was with them.i knew i had to tell my friend that i like her more than a friend.
Well it is normal for you to be confused about your sexual orientation, most teens want to experiment and see where they stand. As for your friend there is a difference between jealousy and over protectice but you can have them both at the same time. If she does like you as more than a friend then she may be jealous but she would also be over protective because she doesn't want you to get hurt. Just tell her how you feel and even if she doesn't like you that way she will still respect you and remain friends.

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Q: 16/f
ok so i kinda have a thing with this guy. well we havent done anything yet.. but we are planning on it. we both like eachother and we are really good friends. we went out like 2 summers ago also and have liked eachother on and off a lot. he texts me all the time and stuff. but theres like a few other guys in the picture. theres this one guy that i used to like (he used to like me too and he asked me out but i said no) and anyways we recently started talking again and we are going to hang out tomorrow or something. hes really cute. theres another guy that i talk to on the phone a lot. we're really close. hes liked me for like forever and i kinda feel like im leading him on but i do really like talking to him. then theres this other guy that i like every single freaking time i see him. its like an addiction. i only see him like once a month though. and im pretty sure the same thing happens to him. i can just tell by the way he looks at me. we hooked up like 3 months or so ago. anyways, like i text and flirt with lots of other guys and stuff but i feel like all this isnt really fair to the first guy. im not actually going out with him though. i just dont want to hurt him again because last time i went out with him i broke up with him and started going out with another guy right after that and it completely destroyed our friendship. what should i do? im single but i feel like this is wrong.
It sounds like you really don't know what you want right now. It is perfectly okay for you to flirt and kinda play the feel but you really need to decide who you like and want to try it with, then let those other guys know. That way you aren't really leading any of them on and they all know where they stand with you. Then you can still talk to them on the phone, text them, or whatever, while still knowing you aren't leading them on or anything.

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Q: ok well i really like this guy who goes to my school rite. well i'm to much of a chicken to go up to him and just talk to him even tho like we kno eachother.. idk if i should tell him how i feel or if i should just stick to the outskirts...ugh i'm sooo confused what should i do? if i do talk to him what should we talk about?
First you need to become friends with him. Go up to him and talk to him about anything and everything. Talk about school, sports, anything he is interested in. Get him talking about himself and his hobbies, then he will ask you about you. Then once you get to know each other let him know you like him. He will be more likely to respond now because he has got to know you.

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Q: What is wrong with guys...? Why are most guys that I meet immature jerks? Why do they feel the need to have a million girls at once and cannot commit to anything? Also why do guys act differently around their friends than around you and that their friends are sometimes more important.
I am asking this because my friends ex and his friends have been acting this way for a very long time and I just don't know why they think they can get away with it...it doesn't make any sense to me that this happens...
Guys please don't get offended. I am not talking about all guys...just a lot of the one's I have met.
Most guys are very scared of a commitement, especially in their teen years, so don't take that to offensively.

As for the whole acting different around friends thing guys want to pull off a whole different persona around their guy friends. They don't want them to see their sweet thoughtful side, they have to show their tough guy side. Most of them just really haven't found out who they are either. You better get used to it because all guys are like that haha.

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Q: I am a 22 year old female & I'm having a huge delimma. Ok so I started hanging out with this girl let's call her Jill ... she is married to let's say Bob. I been hanging out over there for about 3 months. Jill has 4 kids && only 2 of them are Bob's but he is not certain because Jill just revealed that the youngest one might not be his. I cant lie I have been attracted to Bob since the first day I met him but HE IS MARRIED. I know it's wrong. Jill has cheated on him so much ... just within the last 3 months she has revealed stuff to me that I could not even grasp, stuff that you dont do when you are married && in love. Only she doesn't love him she just wants him to be in love with her while she is out sleeping with other people. She wants to be happy but will do everything to make sure he isnt. Well I went to his work to get some stuff && sent him a text message. He thought it was Jill trying to set him because they just had a fight. Well we met up, talked, kissed, && now he has moved all his stuff out of their house, took the 2 kids that he thinks is his, && is buying a new house. If we are not hanging out we are on the phone or texting each other. I know this is wrong but I cant help the way I feel. This is not the first time they split so I dont feel as if this is my fault. I kinda look at it as fate ... they broke up before && if he left && didnt come back he wouldn't of met me. What do I do? Should I leave him alone or jump in the fire?
You have really already kind of put yourself in an awkward position. You really have to go with your gut in it. It sounds as if he is better off without this woman, so maybe tell him that they are better off apart. Now you have to decide whether or not it is worth losing your friendship with Jill. She doesn't sound very nice, but thats really up to you. In the end you just have to go with your gut and listen to your heart.

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Q: Hi, i'm 14/ f
anyways.
I had a boyfriend in the summer and we'll call him T. I broke up with him because i never saw him, and it didn't feel rightt. Now, we go to different schools, but i still talk to him on myspace.
like we still flirt with each other sort of. He does have a girlfriend, but I think he still likes me? T is such a nice guy, but I'm not sure. Plus, i think i push away guys. Like, the really nice ones and then i feel like such an idiot!!.
'sigh'- help? what should i do? leave it alone or what?
If you really like this guy and think that you would want to have a relationship in the future then I think that you should just stay friends with him. Don't try to break him and this girl up because that could just in turn piss him off. You could also just try telling him that you still like him. See what he says, but remember you did break up with him so don't get your hopes up too high.

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Q: 15.f

i like a guy.

i am friends with two of his friends, guy A and guy B.

i am considering telling either guy A or guy B about my crush for several reasons. firstly, i could get the inside scoop on my crush's life. secondly, i can get advice from them on how to go about becoming friends with my crush without being obvious.

"why don't you just gradually start talking to your crush more instead of risking him finding out from your friends and getting into all this hassle?" you might be asking. but the answer is simply that i'm scared. please note: do not give me advice on how i should be more confident, etc. or i'll rate lower.

i've come to the conclusion that i'm much better friends with guy A than guy B.

i want to find out how i can test guy A to see if i can trust him with something like this or not. please do not suggest "tell them a fake secret and see if they tell!"

i was planning on just being like, "yo, i kinda like this guy and idk what to do. can you help me?" -- if guy A responds like, "oh do this..." then i don't have to worry about telling guy A the name of who i like. but in case guy A is like some people, and gets very angry with me that i won't tell guy A, i'll be forced to tell guy A and i don't want to be in such an awkward position cause i don't want to lose my friendship with guy A.

summary: how do you know when you can fully trust someone when you're in the transitional stage between acquaintance / sorta friends to good friends with them?
Well it really depends on whether you want your crush to find out you like him or not. If you and this guy are pretty good friends and you just want advice on your crush, then I would suggest just telling him that you like someone but don't know how to go about seeing if he likes you. If he asks you who it is then just tell him that you would rather not say until you know if it is going somewhere or not. Most boys will give you advice but they will also like to know who you are crushing on.

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Q: lately i'm been finding myself falling in love with one of my good friends and he's also in the "clique" that i hang out with but i'm so afraid to tell him because i really love being his friend and i don't want to ruin that and even if i tell him i dont want it to ruin our friendship, it probably won't but it will still make things awkward for me cause i won't know how to act towards him...i need alot of advice, what should i do? thankss
This is one of those things that anything could happen. If you tell him it could ruin your friendship or create a whole different relationship. I personally would tell him, because it is going to bother you forever if you don't. You will always wonder what if you had you know.

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Q: ok i met this guy at a party and we hooked up a cuople times and grinded and i mean we hooked up allot.. and i was leaving he asked for my number and he alls me all the time...and i think he really loves me alot thats what he syad beacuse i no i fell in love with this kid in less then a week. and he said his crazy about me..and you know you meet people at clubs and there all fake well his that guy he calls me none stop and txts me everyday since we met and im suppose to be going out with him this weeknd ...amd i stupid...or should i be worried or something...do you really think he loves me ...is this even possible please help !! ???
This is really something only you can tell. If you think you can trust him then go for it. As for him loving you I really don't know if you have known him long enough for you to definatly be in love. You may know that one day it would be possible for you two too fall in love, but thats probably it. Keep going out with him and talking to him. Let it go from there.

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Q: My bf wants to have sex but i'm scared.... i want to..... but its just that... i dont know... can you just please help me... please.
It's very normal for you to be nervous about sex. This may mean that you aren't ready for the commitment. You should never have sex unless you are ready for it. You need to make sure that you have taken the proper precautions before sex. Make sure you have condomns and other sorts of pregnancy preventions. Also try talking to your boyfriend if he really cares about you and cares about your needs then he will be patient with you. Just don't have sex before you are ready for it.

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Q: hi, i was the one to ask about getting fingered.
buttt, i was wondering if volleyball or softball would do it?
i'm really nervous about this, if you couldn't tell.

thanks for your time.
Yes those are two of the sports that I play and it is very possible. It's perfectly okay to be nervous about and I completely understand. It's no problem anytime you have a question I would be glad to help.
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Q: I am a 16 year old female, I will be 17 in June. I have known my boyfriend for over two years and we have always been close even when we weren't dating. It is been four months since we have been officially dating and a month since he has asked me to marry him (I do not want to get married until I am 24 at least, and neither does he but we are now bound to each other). He is a really good guy, he does not smoke, he does not drink, and he does really well in school which is really important to me. He treats me well, and has been my best friend for the two years I have known him. My parents do not like him because he is a Christian and I a Muslim. They think when we have children, he will want to teach our kids his religion, and I will want to teach our kids my religion but the truth is, neither my boyfriend or I care for religion at all. We beleive in God but we do not think much of it. My mom said she will disown me if I marry him and it hurts to know my mom does not accept that I am happy with him.

I don't know what to do, or how to react to this other than just sit here and cry. Any advice?
I understand that you may really really care about this guy and I know that it is possible to fall that fast for someone but you guys really need to slow down and think about this. Is it worth tearing your family apart at this moment? This is a very common problem and your family may never ever let this marriage happen. I think that you and this boy need to stop and think about it, give the engagement a few years. Wait until you have both grown up and matured before you decide anything. I know how it is, trust me. I planned my whole life around a boy just to find that I really didn't want to be with him that way. At this moment it may seem like he is everything but 2 years from now you may find that you have outgrown each other. But right now live life to the fullest stay with him, just don't think about marriage yet. Tell your family that you guys aren't engaged but that it may happend in the future. This will give them time to get used to it and get to know him. Maybe once they do, things will be better and they will understand how much you care about one another.

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Q: 15/f

well, i've been with my boyfriend for about 11 months. and the thing is, i'm not sure how i feel at the moment. i KNOW i can do better, because he treats me bad at times, and he gets too overly paranoid. he gets paranoid by saying that i can't talk to guys. -___-" and he got mad at me for going to target after school with my friend, which is a girl. because he says that there are probably guys there... but anywho.. i seem to be annoyed with him often also. but yet when something happens that could possibly break us up.. that's when i start getting scared.. but i don't do anything about it. i don't get as scared as i used to.. but i still get scared and nervous. when he used to say "never let me go" i feel touched and stuff, and he said that to me today, i didn't feel anything.. i just changed the subject. So, what's going on? am i losing feelings for him? am i not getting enough sleep or something? or am i just annoyed with him at the moment..?

what should i do? please & thank you!
It sounds like you are just comfortable with the relationship. If you are questioning your feelings about him and the relationship then maybe you don't feel that way about him anymore. It doesn't seem that you are in a good relationship if he is mean to you and I know it gets annoying when boyfriend's get jealous but all boys do that. Maybe you should try talking to him about it before you decide anything for certain.

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Q: yess, i put a question about this before... but something else came up. but if you didn't read it, this is what's going on. i have an ex boyfriend, and me & him broke up 2 years ago, and we had a REALLY harsh break up. and he avoided me for two years.. and this is the second year, which is this year, he messaged me at of nowhere apologizing to me for hurting me before. and he told me that he still haven't gotten over me, and he wanted to start over with me. and 2 days later we stopped talking for a while, so i was thinking maybe he was just joking around saying that he still liked me, or maybe he stopped talking to me for a while, because i have a boyfriend. -- the situation now, is that, i was hanging out with his little sister before she went back home since she traveled down here for spring break. and i didn't really expect to see him, but we ran into each other. it was VERY awkward, because we went through alot when we were together.. and i acted like he wasn't there, because i didn't know what to say and because i was nervous. when we saw each other again, he stared at me for a while, when he was looking my way.. i turned my head the way he was looking. and i think he knew that i was looking for cute guys, because everytime when i turn around looking for a cute guy, he goes "what are ya'll talking about?" or "what are ya'll looking at?" and he turns around too. and he hears me say "omgg.. he's soo cute." and he stares at me. then later on that day, i messaged him apologizing telling him why i didn't talk to him that much, and i explained everything. then he aimed me and we talked till four in the morning. and i wanted to find out if he still liked me, so i asked about this one girl that he talked about before. and he goes "everybody wants me to go out with her. -_-" and i said "then why don't you?" and he goes "idk.. naw.. she already has somebody i don't wanna interfere" when he said that.. maybe he stopped talking for a while because he didn't wanna interfere with me & my boyfriend also. and then i said "and what if she didn't have someone?" and he goes "idk.. maybe.. but i'm confused." and i said "why?" and he said "because i also like this other girl you see.." and i was wondering who was the other girl, if it was still me.. or he literally likes 2 girls. but he wouldn't tell me who. so far.. i know he likes one girl that lives in his city, i don't know who is the other girl. i'm not sure if it's me.. or someone else.

so, do you think he still likes me.. and that i'm the other girl he likes?
I think that he really does still like you, but as for the other girl I can't really say. I don't know him and I'm not in his head so no one can really tell you what he is thinking. You said you have a boyfriend well do you still like your boyfriend or do you want to date your ex? If you want to date your ex then I think you should break up with your boyfriend and tell your ex that you still have feelings for him. If you don't want to be with your ex then you just need to calm down and be friends with him. Yes its going to be awkward for a little while but sooner or later you will get more comfortable and maybe find a great best friend.

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Q: is it true that like when you give a hand job, his penis goes from like small to big to bigger?
It does expand and get bigger. It is called getting a boner or a hard-on. This is when a boy gets turned on and all the blood goes to the penis.

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Q: 14 / f

I go to an alternative school, and we have very small classes of 5-10 people. There's a certain boy in my class who I really do like him a lot. He's nice, and he's showed and expressed interest in me -- but the problem is he can only seem to say it when he's high. He'll flirt with me in class, and call me later in the night and I can tell that he's completely gone, and he says things he usually wouldn't. He seems to want to get high at every turn. I've never done drugs or had any interest in them, so I have no idea where he's coming from.

I'm put off by the fact that he's a pot head, but at the same time I can't just stop liking him all together. He asks me to come hang out with him all the time, but I don't want to be around him when he's like that, so I always say no.

What possibly annoys me the most is that I know he has interest in another girl beside me. I know that he says pretty much the same things to her that he does to me, and I don't really understand it. I don't really understand him. I really don't know what to do about him.

Should I forget about him?
Am I right to be bothered by the fact that he's a pot head?
And why does he only really tell me he likes me when he's high?

Thanks so much.
The boy I am currently dating used to be a pot head and I wasn't into that so I totally understand where you are coming from. I really liked him alot but I didn't want to be around that kind of stuff. He and I were also good friends so I told him that I couldn't be around it. A few years later he ended up stopping and we are now dating and very happy.
It is very difficult to date someone when they are interested in drugs and you want no part in it. I think that most of the time it's easier for people to tell their feelings when they are high because they are braver most of the time. As for what you should do in the situation if he flirts with other girls the same way he does you and tells them the same things then maybe he is just a flirt. But if you believe that he really likes you and you really like him then maybe you should give it a try. Maybe even try and get him to stop smoking. It is going to be very difficult for you two too work out though if he doesn't stop and you don't being. [[and please don't.]] Drugs aren't the answer to any problem. Let me know how it goes.

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Q: ok so im trying to figure out if im in love or in lust.

my bf and i only see each other on the weekends. so during the week we talk a lot and stuff like that and then when we see each other on the weekends we talk and watch tv and stuff but most of the time we makeout. a lot. haha and whenever we are together like at youth group or w/e we are always so attracted to each other and sometimes sneak off to kiss. is this just lust? we care deeply about each other but whenever we are together we always find a way to makeout. and whenever i am with him i want to hold his hand or have him put his arm around me etc.

he and i have been best friends for like 2 yrs and for like 4 months before dating he and i really liked each other but we couldnt date (stupid rule thing) and actually have liked each other off and on since the beginning of school last year. we are extremely close friends and he knows me better than anyone but whenever we are together we just want to makeout. we have always had this attraction to each other and we have this bond. i always know where he is and he always knows what im doing. we are just that close. but now im worried that we are too focused on making out. i know i could just stop kissing him so much but i LOVE to kiss and its so much fun. and it is an important part of a relationship isnt it? im just confused and idk.

i went away for the week and saw my old friends and barely thought about him compared to normally. i was so busy and having tons of fun with my old friends that he didnt even seem to matter all that much. Monday was our 3 month anniversary. and his phone isnt working so i couldnt talk to him either. so idk maybe thats why i didnt think about him? im not sure and i had always thought i was in love but now i just feel like we are best friends who are lustful and want to makeout with each other. but thats what a boyfriend is right? a best friend that you want to be intamte with? please just tell me what you think cause im confused!! haha thanks and i will rate all your advice/opinions/ideas :]
It sounds a little more like lust to me and there is nothing wrong with that. Having a best friend you can make out with can be a super plus and you both have no strings attached, but you will probably run into jealousy issues if you break up and begin dating someone new. I think that you just have to decide whether you really care about this boy in a loving way or just a lustful way. If you can't go a moment without thinking about him, if you smile just at the thought of him, if you want to be with him all the time and would do absoultely anything for him, then its love. But if you just are attracted to him sexually and you don't worry about him and think about him like I said above then it's probably just lust. You guys should probably just keep it on the friends level and maybe after you break up and are away you may feel you really did like him. If so maybe you can work it out. This is really just one of those times you have to go with your heart and gut.
But remember you don't want to lead this guy on and end up hurting him in the end.

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Q: hi. ok so my problem: i dont know how to be friends with boys.

like i have this one boy i used to be best friends with in Kansas and im moving back there and just got done visiting him and it was great but now idk what to text him about. and i just dont know how to be friends with boys. im only friends with boys if i like them and then we just flirt but i have a boyfriend and everything so i want just some cool guy friends. and this summer (when i move back) hes gonna introduce me to all his friends and i dont know what to talk about with them cause i dont really like sports (or understand them) so i dont know what to do. i dont want to look dumb. please help me! and also sometimes boys tease kinda meanly just cause they are guys but i dont know how to respond and i look stupid! like i dont know how to play banter with guys. i can with girls cause i understand them and everything but guys are so different. and i have no clue what to talk about with guys. they like cars, sports, and girls and i dont know anything about cars or sports and im not going to talk to them about girls! haha

thank you so much and i will rate :]
Guys are very simply creatures usually haha, though they can be confusing. Just message him asking him you know what he's doing, how he's been, what he does in his spare time etc. As for the banter there is really no way to explain how to do it just act like its a girl. There is no need to get nervous and freeze up. Laugh and say something back quickily after you burn them a few times they will back off.

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Q: so my bf is very experienced and in a way that makes me feel better, but in a way it doesn't. he's ready to have sex with me and i love him alot and i do want him to be my first but i just don't know if i'm ready. the only things i've really done is kiss.. i did make out by the guy forced himself of me so it doesn't really count. i wanna go all the way with him cuz i completely trust him and i want my first time to be with someone experienced so they don't expect much from me. should i wait or just do it? i'm so confused. please help!!! =]
much appreciation, Chelsea
If you really love this guy and feel like you are ready then I think you should do it, but don't do it unless you feel you are emotionally prepared. You also need to talk to the boy and make sure that you take the proper precautions to prevent pregnancy. It should be special and with someone you care about so have fun.

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I am a 19 year old female. I am the least judgmental person you will ever meet. I am funny. I am free-willed. I am a lover. I am a friend. I have been through alot & many people call me their guru. & I will try to give you the healthiest advice possible. I may be young but I have a lot of life experiences in many areas, and since my career will be giving advice I figured I'd give a head start. I can be blunt and will give you my honest opinion, although I will do it in a nice way.
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