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Hey guys, Im Erika. I am looking into studying psychology in college. I am VERY GOOD at giving advice. I have been through many things in my life. I am currently in a relationship. i know A LOT about relationships, because I've been in one for many years. giving advice is something i deeply enjoy doing, because i love helping other with their problems and i can relate easily to other people.

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16-f
i need new shoes.
ialways seem to pick not so great shoes so im looking for cute shoe ideas from you guys.
many suggestions would be greatly appreciated!

i went to lord and taylor this weekend and bought the cutest pair of shoes! heres the link...
by the way, you can find the store usually at a mall, not usually at strip malls. good luck ! [:

http://www.lordandtaylor.com/gifts/OnlineShopping/LT?Dsp=3&PCR=21:201690:202765:200016:200659

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i dont get it. my best friend has two best friends, me and some girl i dont know at all. she says that she likes me alot more then her other best friend, and she always talks about her other best friend. but like, when i look at her myspace, [my best friends friends myspace] my best friend will leave her all these comments, like oh my gosh lets hang out soon! oh yeah, i have a story to tell you!!! oh my god, i know i love youuu. thats so funny! and she never leaves me comments like that. i mean, i dont use the computer much, and hardly go on myspace, but i dont think ive ever heard that come out of her mouth before to me. and then she leaves this girl picture comments and will be like, you look so pretty here! i love it. i never get stuff like that. and okkkkk. im not trying to sound stuck up, but im alot prettier. she weighs like 150 pounds more then me, [this girl weighs 250 pounds] and i just, i dont understand, why she does thaT? like on her myspace, im first and like she says like in her heros im her best friend.

i know, i guess im kinda jealous. but im alot more confused, then jealous, and im really hurt. if i tell her im upset, i dont think she will care at all, because she told me she doesnt care if people are mad at her. i also wonder if she ever talks about me to her other best friend...

what should i do?

well if she talks about her other bestfriend, she might be talking about you too. she sounds like shes kinda fake. personally, i wouldnt trust her so much, because thats kinda mean that she does that, and how she acts all buddy buddy with that other girl. maybe she just wants to make the other girl feel better about herself ahhaah. but try and findout if she talk about you. have someone like bring you up and she what she says. dont be jealous, youurr prettttierrrr!!! :]

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ok so i have a problem. i like 4 different guys...im 13/f

guy 1:Andy
there is his kid who went to my school this year. he moved from germany but lived in america before so knew english. well he was in 4 of my classes and at first i HATED this kid. he was sooo annoying and a show off. but then he grew on me and we became friends. later i started liking him. by spring i was IN LOVE with him and would do anything for him if he asked. i got the impresion that he liked me too but i wasnt sure because he could have any girl he wanted...so why me? but anyway after the last day of school when i texted him he replied"save your minutes. dont text me." i was crushed and furious. i sent him a message that said some VERY VERY rude things and now i wish i didnt. im sure he hates me and he wont reply to ANYTHING i send him. i understand he doesnt like me like that but i think i lost his friendship...

guy2:philip
last year i started liking this guy named philip and i told him and he said we were just really good friends. i got over him and this year i started liking him again...but this year he acts like he likes me too and im not sure

guy3:andrew
there is a guy i met online. i like him ALOT and he likes me but he lives in CA. this is a problem and i dont know what i can do...we both know we like eachother and im POSITIVE hes not a 40 year old rapist...idk what to do

guy4:tyrel
there is this guy 2 years older than me...my best friend kinda went out with him but only for like 1 day. she thinks he and i would make a good couple and im not sure. i guess i like him but i dont know him that well and he is older...again i dont know what to do



HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!

alright, well..

andy. he doesnt like you, hes a jerk. so no, dont waist your time. hah.

phillip. well, if he flirts with you a lot, then maybe he does.

andrew. nonnononno. you cant have a distant relationship. you dont know him well enough to trust him. thats not a good idea, because you will never get to see him, and long distance relationships never work.

tyrel. if it lasted for one day, should you really try? hmmm well maybe, but you have a better chance with phillip.

try phillip, because he seems like he might like you. but dont rush things, and dont tell him you like him, let him tell you. when he does say you do too. the other guys look wayyy to difficult. hhaha
welll gooood luckkk!

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14/female, almost 15 in 4 months! :) .. Well, how do i get my mom to trust me with my guy friends. Which by the way are all like 16, 17, 18. Thanks! (:

make sure your mom knows about them. tell them GOOD things about them. like invite them over so your mom can meet them. if you invite them over, and if your behaving when she like checks on you, then she shouldnt have a problem with them. but she probably wont let you out with thtem right away, because your kinda young for an 18 year old lol and moms dont trust those men. just find a way for your mom to meet them, but not in a weird way. hope this helps!

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Ok, so i'm a guy, and there's this girl (when isn't there?). Anyway, I work with her, and she's 2 years younger than me. I really like her, and my girlfriend and i just recently broke up..
So I was wondering if there were any ways to tell if she likes me as well...and, will us being co-workers be a bad thing?

Thanks in advance.

if you guys flirt, see how she flirts back! when its not going to fast, ask her to go out for lunch during your breaks or something, then you will know. if you have her number and you guys text, that should help A LOT. being coworkers is not a bad thing. you guys can talk more and get to know eachother!

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About 5 days ago I was will some friends and a guy that I had never met started texting one of my friends. He had seen me on Myspace on my friends page(They knew eachother from sports)And he started asking them if i had a boyfriend and me and my bf at the time had been fighting a lot (but the fighting you do when you care about someone a lot) and rarely got to see eachother anymore because he had been gone a lot. So they told him its complicated. I saw him later that night at a hockey game and then afterwards we went to a friends to watch a movie we ended up a holding hands but no big deal right?
The next day me and my bf got into another huge fight and me and the new guy had been texting all day. So me and my bf decided we should break up that night because of our frequent fighting. Me and the new guy texted the rest of the weekend, and on sunday night we hung out and we ended up almost making out, and we have plans to hang out tomorrow. Hes like the sweetest guy ever and I feel like we can talk about anything. My ex has been calling me a lot just to talk but we had agreed to be friends, so I understood why. Tonight hover he called me at about midnight to tell me that he missed me, i really didn't know what to say back but oh...
He told me hes still hooked on me and hes never been like that with another girl. Hes trying to change for me I can tell by his voice and what hes saying but who knows how long that will last. So now I'm tied between two...
An old caring love but with fights?
or a new love with what looks like a bright future?
Female, age 15

if you love this guy, things will work out.
this new guy may have a lot of potential, but dont screw him over. just really be sure that if you go with this new guy that you wont regret it. because if you do, your lover will move on, and what if you and this guy dont work, and you want to go back to the one you love? he might not be there. just listen to your heart. you should make a list for cons and pros on both of them. which ever one is better, try it with them. but the guy you love should stand above anyone else. if you love him, and if he loves you, you should try one more time. there is fighting in every relationship. a break should help you guys. just talk to him about it. if i were you i would choose love over like.

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where is america's best dance crew being held at or aired at??

los angeles hollywood? if so what place is it called or studio

is ther e a way that i can watch it LIVE????????

you can see it live on thursday at 10pm on MTV
im pretty sure, according to the internet, that it airs in LA, but im not sure where.

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i met this guy named "joe" about 3-4 months ago, and we had that instant connection.. but hes real shy. i went out of town one weekend, and when i came back we were all at a friends hanging out and he brought another girl to the kickback.. she was his DATE.. i was hurt because he had been saying he was interested in me.. and we had a "raincheck" to go get ice cream.. after he brought her i figured eh, i wont waste my time.. its cool. i liked him anyway but one of his friends who i also hang out with, had interest in me, and always wanted to hang out. we didnt have the same intentions but nothing really happened either. we just talked and were, well friends. well "joe" is in the army so he had parties at his house for like a week straight before he left for part of the summer..his parents were outta town so he just had people over to play beer pong and hang out.. well i went the first night and met up with all of our friends.. and the other guy who was into me was there too of course, and him and i played beer pong against "joe" and our friend daniel. Well you could tell "joe" was frustrated watching me and our friend play together.. and "joe" made a comment like "sloppy seconds" even though he never had me, i still got irritated..all night we looked at eachother and just gave that look like im mad at you but i want you. haha.. i didnt want it to be like this.. i wanted him and i to try and see how things go... well i go home, and that night "joe" text me saying it was interesting to see me there with our friend.. that he never didnt like me and that girl was just a friend.. well the 2nd night i went there and he told me in person, he was interested.. not enough to LIKE me.. but he was into me, and what not.. well he kissed me.. and i kid you not.. best kiss of my life. i waited for that since the moment i met him.. and it happened.. i stayed over at his house twice that week.. no sex.. just conversation, cuddling and making out.. but i never felt that comfortable.. hes gone now.. and we both decided that "whatever happens happens.." i remember him telling people he didnt want a girlfriend.. which had me thinking.. and i was also told he had been saying things were "awkward" between us..and that had me really thinking.. and i remember towards the end of the week, i didnt stay over, we didnt kiss, and we hardly talked. hes been gone two weeks now, and i've talked to him once, but hes busy so its understandable. however he text me, i didnt say anything.. so he thought of me? and it was a good conversation.. i leave for the military too 3 days before he gets back and he said "dang it sucks that we miss eachother by a few days" and i said "yeah i know i'm kinda bummed about that :/ but hopefully time goes by quick".. we wont be seeing eachother til the end of november when im all done. its quite complicated.. but i truly care for this guy. i've been in serious relationships.. i've experienced dating.. now im not saying this guys "the one" but i feel like if i just dont try, i'd be REALLLY missing out..

i have doubts about if he really is into me, or if him seeing one of his friends trying to get with me made him jealous.. i dunno.

i need words of wisdom..something..

i keep stressing myself out. im trying to go by what him and i said the whole "whatever happens happens" but man its hard.

hmmm, well if you guys like eachother, then you shuld definitely try. i mean just see how things are when you get back. theres really nothing that you can do while your away. if you feel comfortable enough send him a letter! nothing so cute though, because he might not think about it that way. hah you never know. but just see how things are when you get back. dont stress it too much, becausae you wont be able to see him and that will make you go crazy!

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Okay, so my boyfriend and I will be celebrating out two year anniversary in two months. I wanna do something special. Not something ordinary though. I want it to be simple, but romantic. Something like a picnic, but more detailed. I know it's not a lot of information, but any suggestions would be very appreciated.. Thanks =]

WELL i know what you could get him...
Make him a pillow with your pictures on it!
find an embroidery store close by that will do this. theyre everywhere.
call them and findout if they can do this.
then send them the picture, or findout how they can do it.
i did this, and my bf LOVED IT.
its something they look at at night and you will be the last person they see and think about. its extremely cute.
or, you can make them a scrap book with cute pictures that you guys took together!
goodluck!

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1. How do you let a guy know you want to marry him without coming out straight foward.

2. How do you know if a guy is cheating on you

3. Why do men always smile when they have sex...

Sorry for all these random questions they just came to mind.

Bahaima22

1. just be like i cant wait until i get married...and just start talking about marriage. dont be awkward though.

2. a. if he acts weird
b. if he doesnt pay attention to you
c. if he makes dumb excuses why he cant hangout
d. if he is different than he used to be

3. because theyre loving it !!!! and/or because they are happy that its you and that the moment just couldnt get any better!

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so i dated this guy for a year and a half, imoved and we fell apart.. but we both stil always loved eachother. never stopped loving eachother..and now he is dating this new gurl. and he told me he lost feelings for me. right after he heard from my x that i did stuff with him,and it wasnt true, and now he is acting al in love wit his new gf and he is tellin her that i keep calling him and all this dumb garbage.. my question is ..do u think he stil loves me deep down inside

of coarse!
if you have ever loved someone, you will always love him. hes just jealous and he wants to show you that he can move on. but its deffenetly bothering him inside. you should ask him what that guy said to him because youve heard so many different things that he said. and make sure you tell him its not true and that your upset and you thank him for telling you. then HE will feel dumb!

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Okay so my boyfriend had to leave for Mexico because his aunt had a heart attack and he went down there to take care of her... Well we have been talking on the phone and keeping in touch and I was invited to go stay down there for 5 days when his mom goes down there. Well that was our last conversation and he has not called me since. I have no way of getting a hold of him. Im thinking of maybe calling his mom but it may be difficult because she does not speak English very well and I have no idea if he even called and asked if I could ride with her.... So right now im totally stressing out because I have no idea whats going on! what should I do

if i were you, id try calling his mom.
because you might not be able to talk to him otherwise !

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my boyfriend and i have been dating three years- he's 18 and i'm almost 18. i love him more than anything, and i know he loves me the same. the thing is, he doesn't really show it sometimes. i mean, we cuddle, kiss, fool around and all that, and he is sweet sometimes. but other times, it's like he doesn't even want to express how he feels about me. he's never been the really romantic type. but when we first started dating, he wrote me a song, recorded it to a CD, and made a cute little cover for the case as a present for our one & a half years. (we were sort of awkward for the first few months, haha). and he used to leave me cute messages on my away message, and cute little stuff like that. i leave him very cute emails and comments that constantly tell him how i feel. he isn't on his computer much, and his personality isn't one that's super-expressive of his feelings. but then again, i feel like if he's really in love with me, he should want to be cute to me, you know? i just don't want him to take me for granted. i've talked to him about it, and he just says he'll try, but that's 'just how he is'. any help on the issue is greatly appreciated!

awww he wrote you a song. HE LOVES YOU
hunny you have nothing to worry about. yeah i mean that will make you paranoid, but as long as he tells you he loves you at all dont worry about it. do something special for him, that might work. hope this helpssss !

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so i liked this kid for a very very long time. we use to talk until he got back with his ex. well hes been on and off with her, tellin me how all they do is fight. well one night he wanted to hang out and everything. so i said alright. well him and his girlfriend broke up the day before this night. and well while we were hanging out we had our friends with us his friend and my friend. and like everything was cool, then he started to bring up the past with us how when we were at a carnival we got into this huge fight because i moved on after he did , pretty much something that didnt matter now to me. well i left the room because he pissed me off, then he comes in and is like i care about you i really do. blah blah blah. but really i dont think he does. he held me close to him and everything. we talked about us and everything else. i mean i thought he really cared. then we ended up having sex "/. yeah i made a hige mistake. well after that night him and his ex got back together. i told him i didnt wanna ever speak to him again because he used me pretty much. but for once i felt like i was something to him, and he still trys to talk to me here and there, buh i ignore him. i dont wanna go back to him, buh its like him and his girlfriend always fight. and im just really confused on what to do.

1st thing. hes a jerk!
i mean sex is meaningful, and that shouldnt of happened hah,
but just forget about him.
ignore him! seriously show him whos boss and that you dont even care. bc if you show him that you care, he will get all the power. and that was wrong on his part because he obviously till really liked that girl.
my advice, dont fall in his stupid trap. :]

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16/f this boy and i went out for 1 yr 4 mo. I was really in love with him. Some things drove me crazy about him, truly, but I was sure I was going to be with him forever, or close to it.

Last weekend he broke up with me. It was unexpected on my side but apparently he had been "done" for awhile. For the past week things have been very amicable between us. We've talked almost every night. We still called each other our pet names like baby and darling. We still told each other we loved each other.

Until today, when his brother convinced him that that's not good for a just friends relationship (in fact, my other good guy friend and I tell each other we love each other all the time.) So he won't say it to me anymore. He said, "I wish you would stop thinking we're still together." Sadly I think he's true. We got off the phone without saying "I love you," and now he's online apologizing (we fought a bit earlier,) but it doesn't help the fact that I'm still deeply in love with him and I'm trying to deny it to make myself feel better.

I need ideas of things I can do to put my mind at ease. I want to tell him that I love him so badly still, but I won't now because it will hurt our friendship. I need ideas for closure.

Thanks.

this is long. sorry hahhaha
well ive been in this situation, but we ended up getting back together.
it depends. if you want to get back together, invite him over to really just talk about everything, and see where that goes, bc when me and my bf did that, we ended up kissing, and we thought it was going to be a last time thing but it brought us closer and we started talking more. so invite him over and see where that goes. talk outside on your driveway or something so he doesnt feel so awkward in your house. tell him how much you really did love him and how you will always love him. tell him that youll always be there for him. if you start to cry, then like put your head down and then hed probably hug you and then just kiss him on the cheek when you hug. if he asks, just say you wanted to kiss hiim one last time. dont deny anythng to your self, because that will make it harder on you.
if you want to just move on, try to find someone else, not as a rebound though, but as someone who you just might like. you will really move on quickly. that happened to me. but i screwed the guy over because i was still in love with the other guy, BUT DONT DO THAT !!!
i really hopes this helps you, because love is a very difficult thing to deal with when you've lost someone you love. if you get back together, its meant to be. and just remember that everything happens for a reason.

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