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I have gone from younggrandma to just yg. Now,
I am using my real name.
I don't think anyone who knows me will have trouble figuring out who that is!


I have been gone a while dealing with things in my own life. I am back now to help once again. Do not expect answers from me that just tell you what you want to hear. Life is to short for nonsense. :)
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I can't seem to get myself motivated to do my homework! I have a lot tonight, but I always just seem to think "I'll do it later. I'm having way more fun IMing my friend right now" Then "later" comes around, and I think the same thing. This cycle goes until like 8:00 when I have no choice to start my homework, but even then I get distracted. What can I do to perk up my assignments?

thx

Trinity (link)
Rotten as it sounds you probably need to come home, chill out for an hour and then hit the books. Get it done and over with.

Don't turn on the computer or type a word until your homework is done. Horrible as it sounds you'll know you can get on as soon as the homework is finished. :)


welllll .. i made a HUGE mistake and umm kissed another boy while i was going out with my boyfriend and well he didnt dump me exactly and he always brings it up though =| idn what to do i cant live with this anymore. what should i do ? (link)
Everyone makes mistakes.

You need to sit down with the boyfriend and explain to him how it all happened. Then you need to tell him you are only talking about it this one time so if he has something to say or ask he needs to do it now.

You let him know that if he can't forget about it you are walking. You can't live with someone if they are going to treat you like you're a bad person. Even if their feelings were hurt. :)


My boyfriend and i have been dating for a year. . i found out he had been "talking" with a few other girls.. he says he hasnt done anything with them but come on, we all know some guys just cant admit things ? Him and i have been sexual but once i found out about the other girls i just didnt have the drive to want to do anything with him, but once i did. . well, now i have a huge buldge in the back of my throat and its inflamed. It hurts to swallow and seems kinda; pussy if that could be ? What do you think it could be? Maybe, and HOPEFULLY just bronchitis or something of that sort. Also, even if it could be something else; my mom doesn't know that him and i have been having sex. Even though i am 17.. she would absolutely freak. Advice.. please.
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Bronchitis is a lung thing. Not much to do with your throat.

Probably just Pharyngitis (sore throat). If it doesn't go away soon go to your doctor and get a strep screen done to make sure it isn't strep throat. :)


whats "come hither"?? (link)
Giving somebody a seductive look.
You know one of those "come here you hunky chunk a man" looks. :)


Hey, I really need some advice..I hope you can help me.

so there is this girl in a few of my classes at school, and she is a total flirt..she always makes sexualized comments or does pilates in front of me or whatever, and I'm just like ok..CONTROL..lol. Last week we were filming a movie for Video Production class and she was wagging her tongue at me (the camera was on me, not her) so I completely messed up my line.. and then she was trying to hypnotize me and she was really close to me, and she was just pretty hard to resist. She flirts with me, but that doesn't mean anything, because she flirts with everybody pretty much.. and I'm pretty sure people have caught me checking out her ass during class.. I am a girl too, btw.

and just the past week I have started feeling some serious attraction to her.. I seriously can't stop thinking about her, and I can't focus on anything else when I'm in the same room as her.. which isn't that good if I'm in class, because she's a really big distraction to me. I don't know what to do, because the thing is she makes me really nervous and I get shy around her.. its weird cause usually I can flirt with people, but I can't even flirt with her because I'm so shy with her, especially when I'm alone with her.

I have NO idea what to do..she is driving me crazy...do you have any advice?? (link)
My main concern is this.

Is she doing all this to make fun of you? You know how cruel girls can be to each other.

If she thinks you like her I would keep that in mind. Especially if she isn't gay/bi herself.

If you don't believe that to be the case then its possible she is trying to get your attention.
Pretty successfully I might add!

If you like her ask her out. If you think she is looking to make fun in front of others, ignore her as best you can. :)

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I think befriending her first is a very good idea. Let her get to know you. :)


I was asked out to lunch with a guy that I'm just friends with (but have suspected that he has deeper feelings for me).
After we ordered he started to ask me all sorts of questions, like where was I going to find the guy of my dreams, and that prince charming wasnt going to knock on my door. Then he told me that he was worried that if I wasnt in a relationship by 5 years time ( I am 27 ) that I wouldnt be very happy.
The whole time the conversation took place he looking at me romantically, and after I finished eating, I applied a fresh coat of lipstick and he couldnt keep his eyes off me.
When we left it was pouring rain and he took his umbrella and covered me even though he was soaked, and walked REALLY close to me.
He has always been shy and would never say he wanted to be more then friends upfront. Do you think this was his way of telling me he wants to be my boyfriend? (link)
It could be that he was hoping for some idea of how you feel about him to reveal itself.

If you want to give it a try but think he won't come right out and say something, ask him what he's hinting at. :)


my girlfriend is having a halloween party and i forgot about it and made plans with my friends to go to the movies. should i go to half the party and then to the movies or to all of the party. do you think my girlfriend will be mad if i dont go to the whole party (link)
Well, honestly you need to go to the party.

You promised her first. Halloween is a once a year event.

Movies are year 'round. Maybe your friends could go to the party too?

I think she may be just a wee bit upset if you ditch the party...even halfway through it. :)


a bit long i say ok well im 14/m and i have asked this question what do girls look for in guys well i looked at the answers and i was most of them but im not the brightest star in the sky so i have a two part question 1 why are girls so materalistic about guys appearance and 2 do most girls want all of the other things for the being cute part? well i need help so read it please i beg of you! (link)
OK. I missed you the first time around so lets see what I can come up with.

Now, from the prospective of an "older" woman I can tell you that at 14 most girls are indeed infatuated with looks. You may find a few who aren't but most will be. And guys are too. They want a pretty girl. All that changes with maturity.

Things change as you get older. Most don't want to hear it but MOST of the time, the relationships you have as young teens are merely stepping stones to something a lot better.

All that being said, A persons personality is want makes them attractive.

Take a plain looking guy. Give him a sense of humor. Make him polite and friendly and he will outshine the gorgeous guy who has no sense of humor is rude and thinks he is Gods gift to women.

Personality affects the way a person looks. So, regardless of what you look like. Just be a nice guy. One that a girl will feel comfortable talking to and being around. Be friendly. The girls will love you.

So don't concern yourself so much with looks. Yours or theirs. I mean look your best but don't think for a minute it is actually what makes a guy attractive. :)



Im pretty late...and I'm 16 going on 17 btw I feel like an idiot and I know its all my fault. Anyway how am I gonna break it to my parents? (link)
Once upon a time I was right where you are.

If you are sure then just gather up some courage sometime when its just you and your mom together.
I worried over telling mine so much! But, when it came right down to it, she took it much better than I thought she would. I was really surprised.

If you have any other questions, as I said, been there. Feel free to ask. :)


Six weeks ago I started with tooth ache, and sore gums it turned out that the tooth was infected and needed to be pulled. The sore gums was diagnosed as gum gigivitas which I now have a sterroid mouth was which I have to do three times a day. Three weeks ago I had the tooth extracted which then ended with an infection in it. The dentist treated this and said every thing should be ok now. But now my gums are still very sore with a lump on it and a little indentation . Also the hole where the tooth was taken out I have a bit of tooth popping out. Have been back wards and forwards to the dentist and feel such a pain now. I contacted them again yesterday told them a bout my tooth and the lump on the side. They advised me to leave it till friday as it should work its way out as my body is rejecting it. My gums are still very sore with little white like blisters around some of the teeth. Those teeth also hurt and i just want to scratch the gums and press the lump as this is really getting to me now. I have just about had enough and feel I am just a real pain when I phone the dentist. Please help I am at my wits end.

Thanks Lesley (link)
I feel for you Lesley.

I have had many a tooth removed. I assume they gave you an antibiotic for the infection? If not they probably should have. You can see a regular doctor if you have one about it too.

The gums will be sore for a while. They have just undergone major trauma! Sometimes a chunk of tooth will work its way up through the gums. It is true it will work its way out. Sometimes they break off when they are being pulled. Its more like a chip of a tooth and not a regular tooth. I'm sure you know that!

If the lump is infection it may or may not break on its own. Don't break it yourself because it is like any blister...break it and it will feel worse yet.

You might feel like a pain calling the dentist about things. You aren't. If something is bothering you then call.

You'll feel better soon. :)


So, I'm going out with this girl and everything is going well and everything. Yesterday we are talking on the phone, and she tells me that she is attracted to heavy guys, which I don't mind. I wouldn't consider myself obese, but she says she usually dates heavier set guys. Although she didnt come out and say it, she seemed to hint that she would like me heavier. Now, I'm willing to do anything for her, but I just spent last summer trying to lose weight! I'd rather not gain back that 25 I lost... Is there anything I can do that will satisfy both of us? For your information, I am 15 and male. (link)
If you consider yourself overweight it could be she was only trying to make you realize that your weight doesn't matter to her.

Whatever you do don't go gaining weight just to please someone. That's not even a good idea. I'm sure you worked very hard to lose weight, don't gain it back! :)


Hi ok f/13

so i got braces this summer and since them they have had to fix 4 braces that came off. Now he yelled at me and said this was very uncommon and that i was doing it it was noithng he did. Now i have an appoitment and for more of my braces came of in like a half year period is this noraml. im scared to go bac hes gonna yell alot! please help (link)
I would be looking for a new dentist.

Tell your parents about this if they don't already know. Tell your dentist to refer you to someone more suited to work with young people. Your mom can ask.

Don't put up with being treated that way. He may be a dentist but hes just another jerk on the planet I'd say. :)


Okay I am 18/f and I have a wonderful boyfriend. He's 22 and he lives about 1 hour from me because he moved that far to work. He comes to visit me every weekend and calls me every night. We have alot of fun and talk about everything. We have been dating on anf off for 3 years now and are planning on getting married in about 1 1/2. Recently at my work I noticed this guy flirting with me alot, and well I do the same. I saw it as harmless, I would joke with him and stuff and he would back. He had a girlfriend at the time too, but just the other day he walked over to me and pushed me against the wall and said 'watsup babe' and laughed. I found it funny at first but a little odd, then I found out he broken things off with his girlfriend partly because of me. He also slipped me his phone number in my work folder and the other day I saw him he asked me to come to his apartment. I really find him attractive(he looks like the lead singer from my chemical romance) and really like him, I only want to be friends with him because I love my boyfriend so much and wouldnt ever cheat. But when Im around the guy at work Im much more open and talkative then I am with my actual boyfriend. Im just asking if its wrong to be friends with a guy that likes me in a way that my boyfriend wouldnt find appealing? (link)
My advice to you would be to be friends at work.

What I mean by that is don't take it outside of there if you are serious about your boyfriend.

This guy is looking to get you to his apartment and I don't think that is a good idea. Unless you are looking for a heartbreak keep your distance.

Don't feel obligated because he considers you part of the reason he broke up with his girlfriend. That's a great line. :)


Do any other girls have a list of qualities that they want in a potential boyfriend? I have a list of about 20 things that I want a guy to have before I date him.
For example, he must be a non-smoker, have a good job, live on his own, be neat in appearance, have a vehicle, and no children from a previous relationship. These are just some of the things. I had one guy ask me out but because he lived with his mother and smoked I turned him down. Another guy asked me out and he had a 5 year old daughter, so I turned him down to. Some people say I being too picky, well I tell them I just have high standards.
Part of the reason for this is because my last boyfriend was a total loser. He was on welfare, he didnt have a car or a license, he was dirty, he smoked, and was financially and mentally abusive to me.
Do any other woman have high standards? And do you think I'm being too picky? Also do you think I'm scared of being hurt again so that is why I strive so high, and subconsiously I'm doing this so I won't have a boyfriend again? (link)
I think it is good to have some standards and to get as many of them as you can. I do think you're scared of being hurt again, and I can't blame you there.

The thing is, nobody's perfect. I think you need to make another list and this time make a column for things from the first list that have conditions to them.

Living with mom? That would depend on the age. You don't mention yours.

A younger guy who is in college might be an exception long as he hasn't been going to school for 20 years already and has some sort of future plans.

Smoker? Not a great thing but doesn't make a person a bad guy.

Kids? That one is iffy. Does he take care of his kids or does he try to ditch his responsibility? (personal opinion is if he isn't with their mom he's ditching.)

There are widows or those who have custody of their kids though and are very responsible.

Have a job. That's a must.

Car and license. A must.

See what I mean.

I'm afraid if you get REALLY picky, you will still be looking at a list 20 years from now instead of a husband or boyfriend.

Try to be a little flexible while keeping your standards high. :)


Are there any soapmakers on this site? How do you make a bar of soap? Or where can I learn how on the Internet?

THANKS (link)
I read this magazine and it has all kinds of things like soapmaking in it, Hope you find it useful. Tells step by step how to make. :)

http://www.backwoodshome.com/articles2/brockway84.html


Ok Me and My boyfriend broke up yesterday due to he liked another girl! It broke my heart, I was mad, and I could have pinched his head off. But now he acts like he likes me AGAIN! Like when I was sitting at lunch today with some girls he kept looking at me for long periods of time. He does that even when I pass him in the hall. And when he sees me on the bus he will look for me and when he sees me he will smile. So Whats going on???!?!? Signed Confused! (Smarty Pants will be reported.) (link)
Just a guess but he probably asked the other girl out and got turned down. Maybe not but, could be.

If you like him you take him back and forget about it. Maybe he has learned he didn't have it so bad as he thought. I think he definitely likes you.

I would get the story about what happened though. Because he could do it again if another girl starts looking good.

That may not be what happened at all, but you owe it to yourself to have the truth before chancing it again. :)


Okay, so I'm in a bit of a weird situation. I haven't been in this situation since ninth grade, and I'm in college.
So my friend likes this guy...and this guy likes me...
Where I am is, I'm TRYING actively not to like this guy because I don't want my friend to get hurt, but he's talking to me and hanging out with me more and more, and I feel like I'm losing my battle.
We started hanging out because he and I have one HECK of a lot in common - like, it's scary. We all went out once and we ordered the same thing...in unison. Lol...
Yeeeeeeah.
So, um. I guess my question is, what do I do? My friend likes him, and he likes me, and I hate to admit it, but I'm starting to kind of like him, too.
I won't tell her I like him because, for one thing, I teased her ENDLESSLY about liking him, and I'd never hear the end of it. For another thing, that would cause such awkward friendship crap...I have, however, kind of half admitted to him that I'm starting to kinda like him...
So help me out, guys! (link)
Does your friend have even the slightest inkling that this guy likes you?

The thing of it is, she can like him all day long...but, unless he likes her, she is wasting her time.

If he likes you and you like him then you owe it to yourself to give it a chance. What if he is Mr right? You can't throw away the opportunity to find out.

The friend has to be told. Maybe he should ask her how you feel about him. Get her used to the fact that he doesn't see her that way.

I don't know for sure how but, she needs to know. You need to see if he is the guy for you.
I know you don't want to deal with the drama but, things like this happen all the time. She will get over it and move on. She may be mad at first but she will get over it. :)


my friends a lez right but i think we get a long cause where 4 tha same country we got same culter and we both very sporty and love partying having a drink but when i meet her a few dayz ago she told me that she said to her dad she pretty and the dad was like yeah she said im premo a word 4 better than hot and im going out whith the boyz and her do you think she likes me just as a friend i hope (link)
I'm sure she likes you as a friend. She knows you date the boys.

If she wasn't gay you would think nothing of the compliment. Treat it the same coming from her. :)


I have a friend who just bought his first home. He told me that the mortgage was only going to be about 300 dollars a month.
I was suprised, I thought that the average mortgage was around 1000 dollars or more a month.

Does this mean that he has already paid for most of the house? Also he said the home was on 16 acres, do you think he paid a lot for it? (link)
It depends on where the house is and a lot of different things.

I have friends who find it weird because my mortgage is 285 a month.

I have a nice house but, any employer who pays anything is 40 mins to and hour away. Houses are cheap because no one wants to commute.

My friends pay 1000's because they live in a fancy neighborhood. I'd rather have the trees. :)


ok i only date aboriginal maori or ti or amercains so i only date darker boyz like my bf is aboriginal but when white boyz ask me out and i say no they say im racist cause there never seen me whith a white man im not racist i just dont find them very hot i like them as friends thats it and how can i be racist if my dads family is white and my mothers family is black thats not racist a (link)
Ignore people like that.

They are just trying to guilt you into going out with them. Date who you like for whatever reason you like. You are certainly not racist. :)




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