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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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my girlfriend is on this game literally 24/7 LITTERALLY she`ll stay up all night playing that game.. or she`ll go to bed at like fuckin 2 3 in the moring.. get up at what 11 12.. then play it.. then stop at 6 for a hour then start playing it till like 2 3 in the moring... sometimes she`ll stay up all night till like 8 9 then go to sleep till 2 then get up and play it again. im really worried bout her. (were bi im a girl too) and i dunno how to explain what shes doing.. i mean i dont even talk to her anymore.. and when i do its alway a "kk" every 10 mins or somehting. its really bugging me... i dont wanan sound all mean and tell her not to play it and talk to me. errr *hits head* i dunno what the fucking im writing this for... (link)
The girl is obsessed. I know exactly what you mean. You need to have a talk and tell her that you have no objection to playing, but, she needs to spend time with you too. Maybe you guys can make her a schedule for play or something. Whatever works. I'd hate for you to wait until she just gets burnt out on the game because that could take forever. You may not want to wait that long! :)


omg..im so scared..ok so i have this red bump and its not huge its like small but anyways its by my vagina like not the pink part but you know the skin that surrounds it its kinda on that like my inner thigh i guess you would call it..i dont know? but anyways ive had it for a few weeks (it was white/my skin color) now but its reddish and starting today its sensitive to touch..i just started my period today too..please help im nervous!!
^^ ok i asked that earlier and didnt get the answers i wanted..no i have not had sexual activity what so ever. it used to be like a pimple and thats what i though it was but since ive asked that its kinda gotton bigger but its not as sensitive anymore..i heard that you can get swollen "glands" down there or something..could this be whats wrong?? THANKS SO MUCH..oo and how can i make it go away? (link)
Sounds like a boil. It will pop on its own sooner or later. It will have a lot of dark red blood in it so don't let it panic you. If it gets to hurting real bad put heat on it (hot washcloth) and it will help it to break sooner.
They can get very sore and turn almost black when they get ready to pop. It will most likely pop without you even realizing it. They do leave a scar. Hope that helps! :)


Hey~
There are to great guys that both like me and they both asked me out and i dont know what guy to go out with the 1st guy is sweet nice kind and the other guy is nice sweet kind well take care of me but here is the thing i is my age and the other 1 is 18 what should i do (link)
You forgot to tell me how old you are! Well, if you are under 18 you better stick with the sweetie who is your age for now. :)


can u really get breast cancer if u sleep with a bra on? please answer quick. (link)
No :)


my mom is gay and now im startign to tell my friends and they like me for who i am not what my mom is or isnt but now there is a nasty girl across the street and i guess she saw my mom and her girlfriend kissing and now shes telling everyone and its not sucha great way to start off my summer.should i really care what other people are going to say do you think its gonna ruin my years coming in school if i admit to everyoner that my mother is a lesbian? (link)
If you don't live in a big city they will find out anyway. If there is one thing most people like its gossip. I don't think you should let it bother you to much, your friends already know and are cool with it. Nobody else matters much.:)


Does it harm a baby's immune system to kiss on them. (link)
Heavens No. Kiss away. :)


Im sorry its quite long but i really really do need help! I know its kinda bribing but I will give you 5 if its any reasonable answer! lol!
I have a friend, lets call her Hobbit because she is very short. Now she is, not that im being mean, rather unatractive but quite a nice person. She met this guy on the internet, we will call him Ent because he is very very tall.
Ent and Hobbit got together when he asked her out about a week or 2 after they started talking. He is 21 and she is 17. Quite a lot of her friends didnt like the idea of this so she told them she had dumped him but was actually still going out with him. I didnt really like the sound of it but i knew someone would have to stay on her good books to help her if things went pair shaped. Anyway, she met up with him for the first time last saturday and I came too because i wouldnt let her go on her own because he had been sounding more and more freaky by the day. When i met him though i thought yeh maybe he is alright, but i have discovered recently just how tempremental, slightly peverted and freaky he really is, oh and he also likes to mess with peoples minds for fun.
How can I convince someone who thinks the world of him, who falls for anyone who comes her way, that he is bad news and that i am scared for her, i have tried explaing to her but it just wont get through and im really really worried for her. (link)
Tell her that him being 21 and her being 17 is bad news. Unless she is almost 18. If not then if he tries anything he can go to jail because he is considered an adult and she is underage. That one should do the trick. :)


ok i'm really sorry this is long, but please take the time to read it, because it seems no one can help me: all i want is that on friend. that one friend that will stick with you though your whole life, and that u can grow old with. you know? that friend if your crying she will come over to your house and sit with you for hours, or one that you can call at 2 in the morning. and that friend that you never have awkard silent moments with cause you always speak your mind with her, and even if you are silent, its comfortable silence.you see, it seems all my friends arent really THAT friend.like when i feel like talking about serious things, they do not listen. they're just to have a few jokes with and thats it. in MY opinion, i think there is more to a friend than that. my mom says its hard to find that kind of friend but someday you will. i dont believe her. will I EVER get that friend!!??? (link)
Mom is right. You may just be a little more mature than your friends are now. They will catch up with you soon. Might even be a guy and not a girl. You just never know! But it will happen for you. :)


theres this boy that i like. But his like my best best best guy friend. sometimes he flirts with me, we do everything together, his brother n'd my brother are friends... what should i do?? should i ask him out or should i wait until he makes the move?... (link)
I'd wait for him to do it if you think he might. If he doesn't though then go ahead. It really doesn't matter who does the asking. :)


When i was younger my dad used to beat me with anything and yes sometimes i deserved and sometimes i never anyway. Now if anyone talks about there dad or people hiting people i get all red and i panic and i just want to be out of that conversation but i dont want people knowing or wondering why i get like this so how could i change. anyone help please (link)
Maybe you can just say something like...Why don't we talk about something more pleasant. A lot of people don't like talking about things like that so, I don't think it will seem odd. :)


my family always fights and im afraid that they might split up what do i do? (link)
A lot of families fight. They don't necessarily split up though. If it worries you maybe you should talk to your mom or dad about it and see what they say. Maybe they don't realize that they are bothering you. :)


Ok so me and this guy (we'll call him chris) have known eachother for 2 years now. He's a grade older then me though, and we have homeroom together. This past year we have got to talking and we're kind of mean to eachother.(i.e we make fun of eachother and hit eachother and he hits me HARD on the arm! and he has done other stuff like pants me and stick his hand down his pants and wipe it on me.) We pretend to hate eachother and stuff like that, but we flirt alot. Anyways this summer he imed me (i didnt know he had aim) and we started talking and he was talking about he liked my booty lol (he used to always make fun of it cause its so big and call me wideload and say it takes like 6 planes 4 cars to get around it) and i was okay..and then he fake asked me out..and then I pretended to like him and fake ask him out..(like 3 times) and he said yes! and now he's actually going with it (he thinks I like him) and he's making all these remarks like 'if me being mean to you all that time got me to go out with you then its well worth it' and stuff like that. (its been 2 days since we 'started going out') and now hes telling everybody were going out! and we've spent alot of time talking and I'm starting to like him! Is he just playing or is he for real? Give me and honest answer bad or not and I'll rate you high! Thanks so much! (link)
I think you're going to have to ask him for that answer. Who knows if he'll be telling the truth. I think if you want a good relationship though your going to have to knock off the silliness so you know whats real. :)


i have had A TON of bad experiences with gys/men so i dont want to date and DEFINETLY DONT want to marry men are just so.............. disturbing and i want to change how i feel but i cant anyone know how i can change my reaction to gys??i rate sky hi


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Believe it or not there are a few good ones out there somewhere. Doesn't sound like you've found many of them but, they are there. I don't know that your opinion is going to change until you find a good one.

Maybe you should start out just having a cup of coffee or a short date instead of the dinner and a movie type thing. That way if he doesn't seem your type you don't have to spend a lot of time with him. Maybe you should look at the places you are meeting men. Guys from bars and clubs are not the best ones to meet. Try joining a gym or some group where you might meet someone with your interests. Hope you find one soon. :)


Hi..I am the typical girl ( age 23) confused by a guy:S There was this guy I was seeing for about a month. We hung out a few times as friends (met through a friend) and then we went out one night to a club and ended up together the whole night..dancing and then he kissed me and was holding my hand. So anyways we left the club and went back to his house to eat takeout. One thing led to another and we ended up having sex. I tried not to and he stopped a couple times because he said it was up to me but I couldn't resist the urge sp I told him to keep going. I don't usually do that type of thing but I hadn't had sex for 4 months and couldn't help myself:S Anyways I figured okay this is it. I just ruined the friend thing..even though we only knew eachother about a month. But after he wanted me to cuddle up with him the whole night and we fell asleep like that. He set his alarm for me because I had to get up early and then I went home the next day. A couple days later he called me to hang out again. So we ended up going out for about a month, we never had sex every time we hung out but when we did have sex we'd have it at least 2 times that night. Finally after a week of me calling and him not having time to hang out or whatever I gave up..Then a couple weeks later my friend met him in a club and he asked her why I stopped calling him..He said he thought we had a good thing going. :SShe asked why he had stopped calling me. He said he lost my number because he used to just use the caller ID and call me back when I had called. So anyways I ended up running into him again later that week and we chatted and he asked me to call so after a couple days I figured why not. So that night we went out and hung out with his friends, then got fast food and ate it at his house. Then he wanted me to stay because it was late and I told him I wasn't having sex with him that night. So he said that was ok..we'd just cuddle and go to sleep. So that's what we did. We cuddled up together and talked until I fell asleep..

I am soo confused because he never used to call me much ..I used to have to call him.Now he wants to go out again and I don't know what to do. Does he just want to have sex with me?? Because we both admitted that it was great when we did.

I just need to know what your opinion on how he might be feeling is?

Thanks I would really appreciate it

Confused.. (link)
He has went out with you without having sex. So, I doubt that is the soul reason for it. Maybe he likes you! I think you should discuss what you're feeling with him. Start out your relationship talking and hopefully you will continue. :)


Hi..I am a 23 yr old female.My ex bf and I have been on and off again for about a year and a half or so. We met when I first moved to this city and went out for a couple of months. Then he drifted away ,barely called me..never returned calls so I gave up. I found out a couple months later that he was in jail. A couple months later (he was in jail for 6 months) he called me out of the blue.Told me that he just got out and wanted to see me. So I visited him and we chatted and hung out a few times. Then I asked if he wanted to go out again so he said yes. He said he tried to call me while in jail but you can only call collect and he only knew my cell number. He said he was trying to get himself out of trouble. His family loves me because I am totally opposite. I have never been in trouble and don't do anything that serious to get arrested for. I have a full-time decent job and a new car. We went out for a month and things were really good,he was calling me and everything..even got his sister to wake him up so he could call me while I was on vacation to wake me up one morning at 8 am for something my family and I we were planning on doing. Then things were good and all of the sudden he's gone again..A month later he called me through a 3 way call to get my house number because he wanted to talk to me and was in jail again.Since he was on probation when he got caught fighting,was drunk and on drugs, he got arrested again.. So this time he was in jail for 4 months..we spoke the whole time...he'd call me a couple times a week..then he was out on house arrest for 5 months. He gave up calling me then. He later told me and apologized because he said it wasn't fair and he didn't want me wasting time on him. So I went out with other people the whole time he was gone since we weren't talking anymore. Then he was out working and I ended up seeing him. We just said hi and that was it. He called me about a half hour after I saw him to apologize for not talking to me and stuff but he was surprised to have seen me. So we hung out a few times and I assumed that he wanted to go out but he said he wasn't ready to jump into a relationship again. We had a big fight then after a couple days finally spoke again and said we'd just be friends. We started hanging out alot as friends and after about a week he calls me wanting me to hang out with he and his friend and says he's been thinking about me all day. He has been really nice ever since then and we started going out again. His friend isn't in trouble..doesn't have a record and they hang out alot so as long as that keeps going on he might be able to get himself straightened out. He actually has a job now working in construction. Now I don't know if I should be going out with him or not. I love him and that's why I even talk to him but I now enough that just because I love him doesn't mean we can be together. The guy I was going out with while my ex was in jail wants to go out again and I don't know now what to do:S My ex,well current bf again now, could be anywhere if he keeps doing what he did last time and I am not sure if I should put the trust in him to try to have a relationship again..

I have no idea what to do..I am totally confused..I just want people's opinions on the matter to help me decide..I know people might think I am crazy to go out with my ex since he's been in jail but when he's around me he is really nice to me..really thoughtful.He's not a bad guy just keeps hanging out with the wrong ppl. And we have had our fights about him being in jail and getting in trouble so I didn't just let him get away with being an idiot to me before.

Please give me some help!:S

confused... (link)
He may be nice and he may be thoughtful but he also has the potential to break your heart to pieces. I think you should put him out of your life and move on. Getting out of jail once is one thing. Going back again after having been there once is another. Trust me, he will go again. Why put yourself through all that? Its like your being used between jail sentences. Just forget the guy and move on. He has so much crap going on in his life that it just isn't worth it. You deserve a stable life so try to move on. :)


ok i have been going out with my boyfriend for about 8 months now. and the other day he questionedme about my arm.(i used to cut myself about 5 months ago) and then after i told him about it he told me that about 6 months ago his firend which i hate to death(i hope she chokes and dies) took advantage of him when he was drunk.she really likes him and she cant seem to understand that he is mine. i would kick her ass but me and my boyfriend are in a long distance realtionship so bascaially i cant do that. my boyfriend has yelled at her about and all but she still doesnt understand. i dont know if i should be mad at him or her? i know he didnt mean what he did becuse even with the distace he sends me flowers, and candy. he has even sent jewler to me. can some one please help me! i am confussed and i love this guy and i cant leave him. (link)
She may have put the moves on him but I doubt she took advantage of him. Long distance relationships are hard to do. It may well happen again. You will have to decide if you want to put up with the occasional "mistake" or move on. I notice he still calls her his friend even though she supposedly is the guilty one here. Like I said though, those kind of things happen in long distance relationships. Sorry. Hopefully it will work out for you. :)


This might be a stupid question but here it goes...

I got a little sore/cut thing in my mouth a couple of days ago (I'm pretty sure it's from eating chips, because a little while after I ate them I felt the cut). It's healing pretty well, and it's almost gone. My question is though- do you think it would be ok to make out with my bf tomorrow? because I am going to be seeing him tomorrow (we haven't seen eachother in 2 weeks, because he went on vacation). I'm not sick or anything, but do you think it would be ok to make out with him?
Thanks I'll rate ya if you want me to. (link)
Go for it. I'm sure its just the chips. :)


okay, so me and my friend ryan met like a year ago i guess.
recently we were talking about relationships and stuff and he told me that he liked me, and i was like i like you to. and we talk and hang out with friends and stuff but he hasnt made a move or anything
does this mean he doesnt like me anymore?
THANKS FOR THE ADVICE
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Maybe he meant he liked you as a friend. Friends don't tend to put the moves on their friends. If you feel a little more than just friendship then maybe you should talk to him and ask exactly what he meant. :)


my friend likes this boy and i think and everyone else think hes gay for example he only had girls as friends and he cares tooooo much of how he looks but hes really cool and everyhting everyone loves him as a friend.but is it weird that my friend likes him? (link)
Takes a lot more than that to make a guy gay. So no I don't think its weird that your friend likes him. Don't assume someone is gay just because they are friends with girls a care about their appearance. That would make any girl who got along with guys real well gay. That's not true either. :)


My ex girlfriend won't stop trying to talk to me and still wants to be friends, even though I have told her multiple times I do not. I haven't really told her this to her face, but I do post it on my website which I know she visits regularly. She even offered to take me to the movies. I know this sounds immature and stupid, but could you help me?
Thanks,
-Dr.Socko (link)
Hey there Dr Socko, sounds like it is time to seriously tell her to get lost. If you don't want to see her again I'm afraid you will have to bluntly tell her you want nothing more to do with her. Its going to hurt her feelings but she doesn't seem to be getting the idea. :)




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