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my period doenst come and hasnt come in almost 2years now and i noticed whenever i masterbate i start to bleed heavily and it doesnt last long is this normal? or is there something wrong with me? im worried becuase i dont want to chance sex and this happening and it being worse can someone help me understand this? (link)
If you haven't had your period in two years, there is something wrong and I'm wondering why you haven't gotten it checked out a long, long time ago.

We don't know what's wrong with you. We don't know your body at all. Lots of things cause delayed periods, but not for two years..not even for like 3 months. So you need to go see a doctor. They'll help you and figure out what's going on and how to fix the problem.


it really annoys me to think of such things i understand that teenagers seem to do whatever they can to follow their peers as in talk about stupid things listen to stupid music watch stupid tv shows stupid movies read stupid books and hang out in clubs and get drunk all the time and even obsess about facebook twitter and their iphones and people in their early 20s still act that way too which is pretty stupid and sad do people in their mid 20s act more mature then teenagers and early 20 people i hope so becuase im gonna be in my mid 20s next year (link)
Every person is different. We all mature at different times.
Just because someone is in their 20's, it doesn't mean they need to be mature or anything. They're still really young. There's nothing you really can do about it.
I've met people in their mid 20's who are really mature, and I've met people in their mid 20's who are really immature. It depends on each individual person.


hi i am rossy.....i am 18 years old....yesterday my gf 15 years old........was giving me blowjob and accidentally she swallowed the sperm.........now my question is will this make her pregnant?........and how can i make sure that she is not pregnant??.....please i need urgent answer.......i am very much tensed (link)
You need to educate yourself on sex and sexual things. You shouldn't be doing sexual things with someone when you don't know what can and can't make you pregnant.

She's not pregnant. You can only get pregnant by having sexual intercourse.

Educate yourself.


how to ask my best girlfreind to have sex with me (link)
You tell her you'd like to have sex with her.

If she says no, respect that and don't try to persuade her and find someone else to have sex with.
Sex can ruin friendships, remember that.


I am 13 and I look like a zombie crossed with a nerd. My under eye circles come from genetics and allergies, and are more extreme than you would assume. (Havent seen anyone with worse) I got glasses and I look a lot more attractive since they hide them a bit, but now I look like a nerd. My hair is medium length and boring, my teeth are yellow, my eyes are small, and my nose is big. I know that there is lots of makeup I could use to fix this, but I'm not allowed to. What can I do to look more attractive? (link)
You're still growing so don't be super concerned with your looks because it will keep changing. When I was your age, I looked way different from how I look now, I'm 19.
But for the time being, I think home remedies might come in handy. I have natural bags under my eyes, you can probably find creams or something that could help with it a bit. If not, google some home remedies and try them out.
As for thinking you look like a nerd, I'm sure you look cute with glasses, but if you are concerned, there are different types of frames for glasses. You should check what would be good for your face shape. There are things you can do about the yellow teeth as well. A friend of mine has used whitening strips and they worked well.
You can layer your hair to make it more fun or get side bangs.

Other than that, just learn to love yourself. You will grow and everything about you will be changing. A lot of people don't like how they look when they are around 12 and 13 years old. Dress comfortably but cute and express yourself through style if you're feeling insecure.


Me and my boyfriend have been dating for 2 weeks now and latly hes been trying to get close i think? He's been giving me his jacket and love notes also compliments. So i wondering how our relationship is going so far? And r we taking to fast? (link)
It really depends on the couple of how fast you guys are moving.
I think you guys are fine for a normal relationship.
I think if you guys were like telling each other you guys love each other, making out and going father than that, that would be going too fast. Although, it's different for each person.
Stay within your boundaries and make sure he respects them. If you're feeling like you're moving to fast, just let him know.
But notes, compliments and him giving you his jacket is completely fine and sweet for the beginning of a relationship. You guys seem to be doing good.


Okay, where do I start....

I have two freinds. I'll call them M, and D.

Now starting with M. She is, in short, a spoiled immature brat. We have been freinds for five years and she has always been mean to me. But lately, its been getting worse. Shes a great girl to be around (when shes not a brat) but her father drinks and shes ben having some problems at home. But I feel like shes controling my life! I cant do so may things I like to do becquse I feel like shes about to walk in the door and judge me for it. She never listens to me and does stuff i ask her not to just to make me mad. She always tells me im dumb and that im usless if I dont do something perfectly. I know im not the perfect friend, but I cant take the stress anymore.

Then there's D. She has been my freind since we where in diapers. She has never treated me that badly and I feel like I can be more relaxed around her than I can with M. But I almost feel like shes minipulating me to get at M. And I have problems trusting eathermone of them. And they're always getting into fights and draging me into it.

I dont know whats a lie and whats the truth or anything.

I love them both dearly, but I just dont know what to do anymore. (link)
The first thought I had when I saw the title was to ditch the friend.
Friends don't treat each other horribly.

Even though she may have a tough home life, it does not give her an excuse to control you, judge you, and call you names. Friends just don't do that.
Friends are supposed to be supportive. They're supposed to be there for each other and lift each other up and keep them on the right track. It sounds more like she's bringing you down. You don't need people like that in your life.
You may love her, and that's ok, but sometimes you just can't remain their friend.

If D is a good friend and treats you right, then go ahead and keep her. But make sure you tell her not to drag you into their fights. It's none of your business being involved.

First, I'd suggest talking to M. Let her know that these things are bothering you and you'd like her to stop. If she doesn't, then it's time to let the friendship go.


Hi everybody, I haven't been on here in a long time! But I am now in real need.. So here's the story..
I'm 23 years old, I go to college, and I have a boyfriend that I've been with for almost a year. My boyfriend, code-name 'Justin' is a really great guy. Any girl would be so lucky to have him. He's kind, he doesn't get mad easily, he cares and really tries to make me happy, he holds my hand when we walk and tells me he loves me everyday. (Just writing this I feel like a complete ass). So Justin lives in a city that is about a 45 minute drive from me. Every weekend for the last year he has driven down here and stayed with me. I adore him and we've even talked about getting married, both of us are convinced we've found 'the one'.
And the only thing I can complain about is that he isn't really into sex enough.. He loves sex, but he never initiates it, its always me. So its lacking a little bit in that department. But here's where it gets rocky.. I have been on hormonal birth control for 7 years, since I was 16. I recently realized that it was causing my anxiety to be worse and that is why I had been suffering with it for so long. So I came off the medication and that is when my body and feelings started going crazy. They say it takes 1-3 months to level out to normal. I read that the birth control will suppress sex-drive, which is true, I was always kind of indifferent. But they didn't say that once off it, the sex-drive would come back with a vengeance!! I mean its been BAD!! I can't stop thinking about sex, anytime I SEE someone of the opposite sex I think about it. But here's the problem.. 3 weeks ago I was looking for a room for rent and found the one I live in now. A super nice little house with a really nice and really cool guy. For this post I'll call him 'Mark'. Mark and I play video games and watch movies almost every afternoon after school and work. We laugh a lot and joke and have fun. Last week, I tried to set him up and brought a single friend of mine over who he had mentioned before that he thought was cute. So we were hanging out and ended up the 3 of us in our underwear laughing and watching TV. Shortly after she had to go home because she worked in the morning. Mark and I proceeded to get naked and hang out in our livingroom. Nothing happened, we just were flirting and made up a 'naked monday' rule in our house, as a joke but you know what I mean. Then we went to our separate rooms and went to sleep.
Last night, Halloween, we were watching TV and he decided Halloween is now a naked holiday in our house and jokingly tried to get my clothes off. I went with it, I won't deny I always thought he was attractive and my hormones are still totally out of whack. I mean, I just walk by my roommate and catch a whiff of his cologne and my legs start shaking and I just want to jump his bones, even though I do love my Boyfriend. I just want sex, without the feelings, just sex. All of this isn't helped by the fact that my boyfriend and I have been arguing for the past couple of days..
So last night, one thing led to another and I had sex with Mark. It was just sex, no feelings, and now I feel terrible for cheating on Justin. I feel like the best thing to do is act like it never happened, don't tell Justin and just move on and try to forget about it. I feel like if he made a mistake like that, and he felt terrible for it and never wanted to do it again, that I would rather not know about it. Something like that is never forgiven.. What should I do? I feel like a complete ass for doing that to him, and I'm afraid I have put our relationship in jeopardy, a relationship and quite honestly potential marriage. I just cheated on my future husband.. ='[
Please don't say anything mean, I feel bad enough, I just want to know what I should do now.. (link)
If I were you, I'd come clean. It probably will put the relationship in jeopardy. But I mean, it's real, you did it and he really should have a reason not to trust you.
Be prepared for him to possibly end the relationship. Even though you care for him, you didn't care enough to control your urge to have sex with someone else, someone you don't even have feelings for.
So he does have the right to know, in my opinion.
There is a chance that he might forgive you, it might take time, but it's possible.
If you stay with him without telling him the truth, that potential marriage is already starting out with lies.

I'd also suggest that if you do plan to stay with your boyfriend, move out. Don't live with the guy you slept with. A lot of people have rules when they live with someone is to not sleep with them, because that can cause a lot of problems.

There truly is no excuse for cheating. Getting off birth control and craving sex, even though that really sucks, it isn't an excuse to have sex with anyone you look at. And even though you two have been fighting, it doesn't mean that you can just jump on another guy.
I'm sure you know all this. It just sounds like you're trying to convince yourself that it wasn't that bad because of how you were feeling, how your relationship is going, and that you have no feelings for this other guy. When/If you tell your boyfriend, don't start giving these excuses because it will make him think that it's possible for you to do it again.
Like in his mind, if you guys got in a fight, it's possible for you to cheat again. Or if something happened with your hormones again, it's possible for you to cheat again.
I don't wanna make you feel bad. You made a mistake and you learned from it. But in my opinion, it's best to tell him and face the consequences.


Well, this might be a little long, but I'll start at the beginning and try to summarize it as much as I can without making this pointless.

There's this girl a year younger than me who has been kind of a friend since a few years ago in high school. We met through some mutual friends in freshman year, and we were both kind of quiet, like we both were with pretty much everyone.

After a while she started to sort of open up just a little bit, and talk with me(which was rare for her to do with anyone but close friends). We had basically identical interests(music, art, adrenaline rushes, Japanese culture, a general loathing of most humans, etc.). Then in my senior year we had a class together with a bunch of horribly immature, obnoxious underclassmen, and we instantly bonded. We sat in the back next to each other every day, helped each other get our work done early, joked around in our own crazy way, and started talking about hanging out more.

I'll skip ahead a bit. During our time in class together, we had half-jokingly talked about going on some adventures together - scuba diving, skydiving, a trip to Japan. Well, a few weeks ago, she messaged me on facebook saying she had hooked us up with some cheap skydiving through her friend. After a little talking about when, where, and how much it would cost, she revealed that she was deathly terrified of heights and had never told anyone. And despite her usually ice-cold, steely resolve(another thing we shared), she would be screaming the moment the door opened and it was time to jump.

So we continued with our plans, and just before we figured out a date for it, "something came up" that made her miss the rest of diving season.

So, she's opened up to me more than she's opened up to anyone, and she's tried her hardest - despite her terrible fears - to go out of her way to go on some new adventure with just the two of us. She doesn't look at me with the cold, careful, un-trusting glare the rest of the world gets from her. I can't tell what it is, but whatever it is, it's something deep. And she's fine with friendly physical contact with me, where anyone else who so much as brushes accidentally against her arm would be wise to quickly count their fingers.

What I'm wondering is if any of you have an idea what it might be. Just friendly? Or trying to show there's something more? (link)
It could be either or. She could just simply find you as a good friend and someone who she connects with and actually trusts or she could possibly have feelings for you.

So the best thing to do is to ask her. If you're interested in her, then ask her on a date. If she's cool with it, there is a really good chance she's into you. If she isn't ok with it, then just leave it as friends.


so i have a boyfriend but i'm starting to create feeling for one of my best guy friends named G. Me and G have been friends for 5 years and i'm starting to create feelings for him because i'm realizing that he actually cares about me but i have a boyfriend. i really like my boyfriend but my feeling for hi are starting to fade as my feelings for G are starting to grow. I don't know what to do like do i stay with my boyfriend or try to start a relationship with G? and also G likes a girl but he wont tell me who and that makes the situation so much worse because i don't want to make things worse by telling him that i like him when he likes someone else. I honestly need help because I've been developing these feelings for one of my closest friends and i don't want to say anything that would ruin our friendship and also ruin my relationship with my boyfriend. I care for both of them truly but my feelings towards them in a dating relationship kind of way are leaning more toward G because i barely ever see my boyfriend but i see G all the time and talk to him more. i need help on what to do please!! (link)
Whenever anyone asks questions about choosing between two people, I tell them to wait.
Obviously don't stay with your boyfriend if you have feelings for someone else and you have no intention of trying to move on from them. If you also find out that the girl G likes isn't you, it still wouldn't be fair for you to stay with your boyfriend.

So take a break from your boyfriend. Give yourself some space from both of them. One you figure out how you feel, then go from there. You don't need to rush, you can take as much time as you need.


I want to be an athiest because I just don't believe in god and I want to tell my parents but they wud be so mad how do I break it down to them that I don't believe in god? (link)
This is your own personal belief. You don't really need to tell them.
It's the same thing as like coming out to your parents that you're gay. A lot of people feel the need to do it, but I think it's only necessary when you become serious with someone and they need to meet your family.
If you don't believe in God, you don't need to tell them if it was cause unnecessary problems.

If you really feel the need to tell them, just come out and say it. They'll be mad and upset, but eventually they'll accept it. Don't argue your points as to why you don't believe, just say it and leave it at that.


What should I do?

I love this girl so much, I just don't know how to tell her. I don't know if she feels the same way...We're best friends and have been for a long while, but sometimes she looks at me, says things, or does things that send me mixed signals. There's just something there and I don't know what it is. I'm so sad because I'm so far away from her...

All I know is she's the only person on this Earth I'd do anything for. It's not the piddly,"Aw your so cute, I love you babe," type of love. It's the, "I will still love you when you're old and fat. I'll still love you when you hate me. There's not a damn thing you can do to make me stop it. I'd give my life for you in a heartbeat and I don't know what I'd do if I ever lost you, and if I ever had children, I'd only have them with you," type of love. I just wish I could tell her. It's just so hard. Help me, please? I've thought about bringing it up, but I don't want to ruin what I already have. (link)
Just tell her how you feel.

Just one piece of advice though, don't go on telling professing your love on how you'd love her forever and want to have children with her and such. That could possibly throw her off and scare her a bit, especially if she has no idea that you're even interested in her.

So just tell her you have feelings for her and if she has the same feelings, then great. If she doesn't, you'll have to move on.


l have a friend its been a month since we started talking he loves me l know hecause he told me we have been kissing only now he wants to have sex with me should l do it with him. l have my boyfriend but we are not in good books and l actually no longer like my boyfriend. (link)
First off, if you no longer like your boyfriend, you need to break up with him. It's wrong to stay with someone you don't like.

It doesn't sound like this other guy loves you. It just sounds like he wants to mess around with you. You shouldn't have sex with him, especially if you have a boyfriend. If you're doubting it, it's another reason to not have sex.

Get your relationships in order before you start messing around.


Me and my bf have been giving each other love notes, but should i bring it up to the next level and what should i get him? Thanks for reading : ) (link)
Love notes are sweet. If you want to give him other things, don't go too overboard.
It would also help to know how old you are. Like if you guys are young, preteen age, and can't really see each other outside of school. Or if you're older teenage years and can hang out outside of school. Or if you're an adult.

It does sound like you guys are somewhere in the beginning of your relationship. I also love "Just because" gifts. So here's some small ideas to show him you care...
-A list of reasons why you like/love him. (Depending on whether you guys have told each other you love each other yet.)
-Candy. If you know his favorite candy bar, I'm sure he'll appreciate it.
-A sweet homemade card.
-Homemade lunch.
-Food in general. All guys like food. If you made him cookies or brownies, I'm sure he'd love them.
-Mix tape. If you get a CD and burn some songs that he likes and reminds you of your relationship, he'll enjoy that.
-You can get a sticky note and write something like, "Thinking about you :)" on it and hide it in his backpack/binder/on the dashboard on his car.


I am always the third wheel. With my two friends Mary and magan I feel like I don't belong. They are meant to b bffs though. Their name both start with m, mine starts with h, they live across the street from eachother, I'm way out of their neighborhood, and they are bornEXACTLY one month apart, I'm a month and 3 days. Mary's dad always picks Megan for the soccer team( you can only pick one person for the soccer team and your daughter. The rest is picked randomly) I think why can't I be on her team for one season and meggers for the other season? I get that Megan's mom can't always take her to practice cause if the baby but the park is a mile away!!!! They make me feel included but I just feel like we are not as close as we could be. I don't want to create drama by telling them how I feel. How would I even say it? Hey guys. You're making me feel left out and it's making me sad.can you guys include me more when inviting each other over? I know you guys hang out so often cause you're neighbors but call me anyways. I'll come.( sounds good so far but every time I practice it in my room I burst into tears) i have other friends too but again I feel like the third wheel. At least with Mary and Megan I understand them as much as they understand me.uhhh I wish life could just b the way it was in kindergarten. You wanna be friends? Sure! Lets go play with crayons. (link)
You wouldn't be causing drama by expressing your feelings. If you were sitting their blaming them, telling them that they are in the wrong for leaving you out, then you're causing drama. But just saying that you'd like to hang out with them more isn't drama.
If they are your true friends, you should be able to talk to them. Don't stress out.


I have this crush on a girl that i really like. But i get the feeling she likes somebody else, how do i make her like me? (link)
You can't make anyone like you.

I think the most you can do is show her what a great person you are and see if she takes notice. Talk to her, get to know her some more, be friendly and sweet and dress your best.


13, female. Im talking to this guy at my school, weve been talking for a while now and he hasnt asked me out. Its been said that we like each other, we talk to our friends about each other, and weve even held hands before. He always says stuff to hint or like low key say he wants to be together but hasnt asked me out yet. Im not completely sure what to do... (link)
There could be so many reasons as to why he hasn't asked you out.

These are your options.
-Take initiative and ask him out on a date.
-Or if you guys have already, just ask him out.
-Hint around, flirt some more and see if that heads anywhere better.
-Wait and see if he ever decides to ask you out.

In my opinion, I'd have an honest conversation with him. Tell him you'd like to know where this is going so you know what to do in your dating life and where you both stand.


I'm a girl and I'm 15 There is a lot of girls that are in my school that don't like me . Many girls talk bad about me but I don't even know most of them . I'm am nice to them but they don't like me how can I make friendships that would last? (link)
The way you can make good friends is to stay away from people like them. Because those are the people you do not want in your life.
Find people who are nice and friendly. No people who talk bad about you. It's very immature of them and they need to grow up.
You'll find real friends, just don't associate with people like them.


ok, so I'm 15 years old I know I'm young. But I started birth control for my pms but I want to start having sex. Part of me wants to wait for marriage but another part of me just really wants to do it. I really don't know what to do. I know the perfect guy to do it with but I don't know if I should. Can someone just help me I really don't know what to do. (link)
Sex is something that needs to be thought about for a long time.
What are your reasons for wanting to have sex? If it's just simply to have sex, then you might wanna wait awhile.

These are some good ways to know whether you're ready for sex.
-If you know all the risks about having sex. Ex. Pregnancy and STIs
-You know how to prevent those risks. Ex. Birth control and condoms.
-If something doesn't go right, you'd be able to handle having a baby or an abortion. Also, make sure you'd be able this guy being in your life forever. Who knows what could happen to where you guys would get stuck together.
-You're legal. The age of consent varies state to state. So you'd have to look into that. You and your partner could end up in serious trouble if you're under age.
-If you trust your partner. You're completely vulnerable with you have sex with someone. If you don't know how he'd treat you the day after or the day after that, you shouldn't have sex with him.
-You're prepared for an awful time. The first time having sex is painful. There's a good chance it won't be that much fun, romantic or sexy.
-You're not being pressured and you're doing it for you.

You know you're not ready when you're doubting it.


So I'm an Arab and a Muslim. I am not what you would think of when I said Arab. I wear shorts and am a blond with dark hazel eyes. I'm as pale as Snow White and have delicate arms but strong muscular legs(socce player) I am so tired of being judged for being an Arab or not covering up. Just today, I said I couldn't have pork because I am Muslim and asked for a salad instead( in the caf during lunch) and the girl wearing a scarf behind me said," you are not a Muslim. Cover your hair. Mabey then well accept you." And walked to her group of friends all wearing scarves. Last week a boy called me a terrorist and later thet week wrapped his jacket around his head ( imitating a scarf) and pretended he was bombing a building and said look I'm hannah!( I'm hannah) WHAT THE HECK! I am not accepted into either society. I have friends but it is still a stab in the back.i mean first off, no where in the Quaran does it say to cover your hair.it says to dress modestly ,which I do!! Islam is all about being kind to one another and to accept others. I wanna yell you're not Muslim! You are showing no acceptance! Now about the boy, Islam the actual word means peace. The people of the Taliban are not Muslim so don't connect me with them! I just feel like I am proving this to myself, am I right? Please don't judge Muslims or people in general. I just wanna say that the American Muslims are not all what you see on tv. We are regular people! We still celebrate Christmas to celebrate a prophets bday but we do not celebrate a gods or gods son bday on Christmas. We don't all look the same or talk the same. Just help me out and don't judge. (link)
Being judged is inevitable. People are cruel and it sucks. Obviously, you shouldn't have to stand for it. No one deserves that kind of stuff, but you're simply going to have to ignore the people who say things like that to you.
I'd have to agree with Dragonflymagic on telling someone you're Muslim is the reason why you don't eat pork. It's really none of their business.

I'm Indian and I've even gotten terrorist jokes. It makes absolutely no sense, but it happens to me all the time. Then obviously the seven eleven jokes..
I'm also a Christian and a lot of people who weren't would actually tease me. They'd tell me all these things I wasn't doing right and all the reasons I was wrong and telling me there is no God. It's not like I was going around telling everyone there is a God and you all are wrong or something.
A lot of people are Christians, but yet it still happened to me often.

So really, people are ignorant and they don't really practice what they preach anyways. It's not just Muslims being judged, it's everyone who is the least bit different from them.




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