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Age: 22
Member Since: June 8, 2009
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okay so my exboyfriend who hates me is gonna be at my friends grad. party saturday.. and im still in love with him but he changed his # on me and everything and hates me... but the point is i dont know what to do.. i wanna like look good and stuff. anyone have anytips on how to get him to notice me? and like kind of change the way i look.. like i dont know what to do haha & i only have 2 days.. oh yeah and any way i can get myself to look a little bit thinner in 2 days?? ugh im going crazy, helppp!=)
im like stupid when it comes to putting together outfits and stuff i can never get myself to look good=( (link)
The previous poster gave some decent ideas about how to make yourself look better, but the odds are pretty good that if your ex went through the trouble of getting a new phone number and seems like he absolutely hates you, you're probably wasting your time. When a man expresses that much contempt for a woman through his actions, the odds are overwhelmingly good that ship has sailed. Just thought I'd chip in.

22/m


what is trojan-enz. like what is the enz? (link)
Sounds like it's just the spermicide. If you've never had sex, you wouldn't know if you're allergic to spermicide, but you should certainly avoid these if you are.

I always thought that they were a little too thick, but I never came close to breaking one, which I can't say that about Durex/Lifestyles ultra-thins.


hey i was wondering when i go to masturbaute or just randomly, girls panties turn me on. Like if i want to masturbaute i like to look at girls with bikini panties/bathing suits on especially with little wedgies. is this weird at all..like i really dont like looking at nude girls to masturbaute compared to bikinis.
thanks =] (link)
I've noticed that my "interests" tend to cycle to some extent: I'll find that I'm into something for a while, and then I'll lose interest and move onto something else. Nothing weird about it, even if you do stay fixated on it.

22/m


Alrightie then...Im 15 years old and am currently dating a very sweet 16 year old boy whom I love with my whole heart! We have been dating for 6 months and he is truly the first love of my life. But unfortunatley he is a Buddhist and I am a Christian. My parents want me to marry a Christian man. They have asked me what religion he is, and when they do I simply bring up the fact that he is in a Christian rock band called Shy of Divinity (www.shyofdivinity.com) So I guess they just Assumed he was a Christian. I have a feeling that sooner or later Im going to have to tell them the that he is a Buddhist. How am I going to break it to them, and when is a good time???

~thanx for the help~ (link)
I'll do everything that I can here to stay off of my soapbox here about parents and religion...

Your best bet in this situation would be to leave things the way that they are: with your parents thinking that your boyfriend is a Christian. In a perfect world, it would be enough for your parents to know that you're dating a boy who makes you happy, but from what I've gathered from their insistence that you date a Christian boy it's unlikely that they would react very well to the news that he doesn't fit their prototype of the man that you should marry.

As long as YOU don't have a problem with your boyfriend being Buddhist (good for him, by the way), then there's no reason to risk your relationship by telling your parents the truth.


I am an upcoming freshman at a community college in the United States. I also plan on transfering to a university after 2 years to major in Literature/English.

I am trying to get a list of everything I will need for college together so I can start preparing for the amount of money I will be spending, etc. I found the perfect tape recorder from Office Depot that was $100 (not bad for the features it has), and I would like to buy it to assist me with my note taking. Many educational wesbties suggest having one, but they also say that some professors don't allow them. I don't want to pass up the good deal on this recorder, but I also don't want to buy it if I will not be able to use it.

Should I get it or not? (link)
If you think that it will help you to succeed when you're in school, then I say go for it. You may be able to find a better deal online, but if you're not a poor recent college graduate (like myself) then go with the one that you like.

Most of my professors didn't seem to have a problem with tape recorders (I never used one, but there was usually a person in each of my classes that had one), though I assume that there would be some professors that would not be a fan of it. Your best bet would be to ask your professors on the first day of class, and honor their wishes if they don't feel comfortable with you recording their lectures.

Good luck in school.


18/F. I was working out last week and did a set of pushups after not doing them for over 2 years. I stretched out before and after and did a cool down/warm up. In the next couple days I noticed that the area on the sides, slight above, and slightly below my breasts were extremely sore. My boyfriend said that it's normal to be sore there after pushups because it's your chest that you're working out. But I am still sore after a week and a day.

Is there something wrong? Did I strain anything? What can I do to make it feel better? (link)
Your boyfriend is right, it's probably soreness from doing push-ups. While 8 days is a little on the long side for soreness to persist, that's still the most likely cause.


18/F

I'm in love with a man I've known for many years, but the problem is, i don't want to be. He's hurt me so many times and lied to me...but no matter what, he's always in my mind. I get so jealous when he's with another woman..even though I'm in a relationship with someone else who i've been with for a few months.

I don't know what to do. When i talk to him or see him i become weak..he knows i love him and he keeps saying he loves me, even after he recently almost got engaged to another woman. these feelings i have for him wont go away and i really want them to. someone helpp
:( (link)
I've seen so many questions on this site that are in the same general format: "I love him so much but he ______ and I don't like it, and I don't want to be with him."

It's a shame there isn't a pill that you can take to immediately fall out of love with someone, but unfortunately the only way that you'll be able to get out of this situation is to sit down and really think about why it is that you love him. You haven't described a single positive quality of his in this question, only that he has hurt you and lied to you on a repeated basis. That sounds like a hint to me.

My best advice (also unpopular with most people) is to consider where you are right now in the grand scheme of your life. You're 18 years old, and you haven't even had the chance to experience much of adult life. You'll have so many chances to meet somebody who doesn't make you feel this way, and once that happens, you'll finally be able to move on with your life.

If you ever want this situation to resolve itself, then you need to put your past behind you and start looking to your future. As the old saying goes, there are plenty of fish in the sea. You've got no reason to get hung up on an absolute jerk at your age.


Hey, I'm Hayley, and my boyfriend is 19. I was just wondering if there was any laws against the age of dating? I know they're laws against sex, but we haven't had sex and he hasn't forced me to do anything sexual at all. As a matter of fact, I don't even want to have sex until I'm married and ready.

I'm actually 13, and I've been called a whore for dating him. The names won't change how I feel about him, but some people just don't know how to shut up. Is our relationship, illegal? Can he be charged? Should we break up so he doesn't get in trouble? (link)
Yes, your relationship is illegal, and I don't want to imagine what was going through his head when he decided to date a 13 year old.

If this relationship goes any further, you're going to regret it for the rest of your life. Imagine what your 30 year old self would say to you about your decision, and listen to it.


I want to buy a vibrater, But i'm only 16 years old, AND i dont want to go into the sex shoppe =/ how can i get one? (link)
There are actually quite a few places where you can pick up a vibrator that aren't sex stores. You can usually find small "massagers" at chain drugstores like CVS or Walgreens if you look hard enough. Another good option would be to check near the condoms: I've seen small vibrators packed with single condoms. There are a lot of women out there who are too self-conscious to buy at a sex shoppe, and these places offer a good solution.


I'm a virgin, 15 yrs old & totally in love with my boyfriend. We're both ready to have sex & the only issue I have on it is do you guys like hair 'down there'? I know some guys dont mind or & some guys really do. What do guys my age like? I dont want him to be disgusted when were about to have sex cause of my hair! He's not a virgin. (link)
Believe me: the "style" of your pubic hair is virtually meaningless to the majority of guys. Every girl that I've dated has had her own way of managing her pubic hair, and I've never had any complaints. Go with what you're comfortable with. If he does have a preference, he'll let you know when the time comes and you can decide whether or not you want to make a change.


When my bf and i go to have sex his penis goes soft he's 16 i gave him a hand job and it took a while for him to get an erection is this normal?
What can we do? (link)
If I had to guess, I'd say that he's having performance anxiety. Perfectly normal for a guy of his age, especially if he hasn't had much experience and he feels nervous. The two of you should talk about it, and hopefully that will help solve the problem.


im 14/f. I feel very self conscious about my body, i have really small breast and i dont like to wear regular shirts i want to be able to wear cute shirts but i cant, im always wearing sweat shirts and summer is coming soon. Do you have know what i can do to make my boobs grow faster? Im a size A36 and everyone i know are so much bigger, i dont want to have to wear sweat shirts in the summer. PLEASE HELP (link)
Simple answer: you're 14 years old, and your breasts are nowhere near done growing. The fact that "everyone" else that you know has bigger breasts simply means that they started to develop earlier than you did. Unfortunately, there's nothing that you can do to speed up the process: it will happen when it happens, and that could be very soon given your age.


ok when do guys like really start getting perverted(sex,makeing out)..like do the start at 12,13,14 b/c i kno some guys that are perverted that are like 12 but i dont kno if others are or if its just those guys!!! (link)
Depends on when the guy starts puberty. I can remember feeling like a switch just went off in my head when I was thirteen, and lo and behold I became a "pervert" seemingly overnight. Biologically speaking, it's related to the production and resulting actions of sex hormones, which generally turn us into nothing more than machines looking to reproduce and pass on our genes. Not that I'm putting down my own gender.

I can't really give you a set age, because the age range over which puberty begins is pretty wide for men.


I am so scared! My mom just was diagnosed with anemia which is loss of red blood cells or something like that and she is going to get more blood tests done. I was reading some causes of anemia and one of them listed on a website was cancer. Do you think my mom has cancer if she has anemia? I mean, is it a rare thing that anemia comes from cancer or is it very, very common to be anemic because you have cancer? Confused. (link)
It's true that cancer is one way to explain anemia, but there are a lot of other causes for anemia as well. Some people have it as a genetic condition (like myself), while others have it as a result of their diet and still others have it for other health reasons. It could have been something that she's had for her entire life that was just never diagnosed, or it could have just come up. Nothing to worry about until more blood tests are done.


It is hot for an athletic type girl to have a really nice body? I've been told I have a 'sick' stomach (sick as in like crazy good ya know). And I've been told that my arms are jacked. Is this hot, or not right cause I'm a girl? I'm 16. (link)
Depends on the guy's preference. I don't normally go for muscular girls myself, but I haven't met a guy who turned down a girl because she was too muscular for him.


14/f

This is probably pretty easy to solve but I just want reassurance...
Sorry that it's long!

So, I confessed to this guy. I'd liked him for a while, but I absolutely never showed it so we were just casual friends and all that, texted each other. He's got a girlfriend already so it was stupid of me to even say it but I had to. It was bugging me so much whenver I was with him that I couldn't stand it. I told him I liked him.

In the end I kinda freaked out and rushed off telling him to forget the whole thing and was a total spaz. He said it was really really unexpected, almost to the point of freakin a person out, because I'd liked him for so long and said nothing.

He said I was still his friend, but... I'm wondering... maybe....if he said that just to let me off easy. We weren't really close friends, so it's not like losing me will have a huge impact on him.

He's not texted me for a couple days now, after the confession, though he always did before. even if it meant texting at like 1 am.

My friend had said some things to him about how his comments kind of hurt me a little bit, so I wonder if maybe HE'S trying to give ME space too, or what. (I deleted him from my phone temporarily so I wouldn't be tempted to talk to him before he was ready. I'm really, really trying to think of his feelings in this more than my own.) She did some digging around for me without my asking like, "Why'd you find it so creepy? do you think Mady is nasty or something?" (they're pretty good friends, so it's reasonable that she'd be able to dig like that.)

and he said, "No". Well, that's a LITTLE encouraging. He had no clue I was there, so why lie? I went over to her place yesterday for a few hours and while there she texted him and she said whenever the conversation turned to me, he got real quiet.

That, on top of it being "kinda weird" doesn't really calm my fears about our friendship recovering.

What should I do? Just......... wait it out? and, if he doesn't get back in touch with me all summer, maybe give him a smile and a wave at school this coming fall, and if everything seems ok strike up a convo like nothing happened?

what can I do to not think about this so often, too? (link)
I'd say that you should wait it out: relationships among teens your age don't usually last long, and you'll have your chance at him.

That being said, in the future you should try to respect people's relationships. I realize that you have feelings for this guy, but imagine how you would feel if you were his girlfriend and you found out that another girl came up to him and told him that she liked him. It's better to learn this lesson now than in a few years when it might get you into trouble.


how reliable is ebay? is it safe to pay with credit card on ebay?

i want to get a macbook, and some of them look decent for their price. what do you think? is it worth it, or should i buy new?

thank you (link)
Two quick things about buying on eBay, especially with expensive electronics. If you're planning to buy a computer off of eBay, you want to make sure that the price of the computer that you buy is similiar to the prices of others of that model that you'll find on eBay. So if you're looking to buy a Mac laptop and you find one that costs $500 dollars, while the rest of them cost around $1000 dollars, it's probably not a good deal. If you stick to common prices as opposed to the ones on the ends of the price spectrum, you're less likely to get ripped off.

Secondly, make sure that you buy from somebody with a good seller rating, preferably with a number of positive ratings in the thousands. This is eBay's fail-safe system: if a seller cheats enough people out of their money, he'll have a low rating and he'll get banned. It's best to go with sellers who are well-reviewed. Another great option is to go with eBay "stores" (you'll know them when you see them, they often have several different items for sale). Again, make sure that you check their ratings.

No problem with buying off of eBay as long as you follow those basic rules. Good luck.


I'm 16 years old and when I went to go to the doctor's (the gynecologist) office for birth control, she asked me if I was sexually active.

Why did she ask me if I was having sex? Is it really necessary? (link)
Standard question for a doctor to ask a teenager, especially one who is asking for birth control. It has nothing to do with you personally, she only wants to know so that she can give you additional information should the need arise.


I'm 25/Female and stuck! I'm in a serious relationship, but still haven't completely gotten over my first relationship back in high school. That guy and I don't talk anymore, but he constantly visits my website, so I know he's at least thinking of me too. My question is, is it a bad idea to make contact with him, or am I setting myself for more trouble by just being silent? I guess it depends if you're practical or whimsical, and I'm a little of both. (link)
The two of you no longer talk, he is constantly checking on your website, and you still haven't completely gotten over him.

I really can't think of a solution that will maintain your current relationship based on your situation. If you contact your ex boyfriend and he does still have feelings for you, then all you'll be able to think about if you continue your current relationship is what your life would be like if you were with your ex boyfriend. If he doesn't have feelings for you, then your situation hasn't changed: you're still hung up on your ex boyfriend, and it's not fair to keep dating your current boyfriend if he isn't really the person that you want to be with. Your ex boyfriend may not be the man that you'll end up with, but judging by your feelings it appears that your current boyfriend won't be that man either.


when your bulemic do you throw up after every thing you eat? or just at the end of the day? thankyou (link)
According to every psych textbook that I had to read in college, bulimia is characterized by cycles of binging and purging. So, most bulimia cases involve people eating a ton of food (the binge), and then throwing up what they ate (the purge).

It's unhealthy, and it can cause severe health problems. Definitely not the way to lose or maintain weight.




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