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My friend likes this guy named Tyler. I was pretty much going out with him in the summer, and I've never gotten over him. My friend thought I was over him (thats what I told her), and so then they started liking each other. Now, Tyler likes me AND her, and I like him back. Should I tell my friend this, or just wait to see what happens? (link)
If you're going to be really jealous of her and get your feelings hurt, then I'd tell her before anything else happens. Otherwise, I'd really try to get over that guy now... then see what happens.


with all that i hear going around especially in the media, its difficult for me to decide whether sexual orientation is a mental, psychological, or conscience choice. do people decide to do it out of their own free will? is it both? any help is appreciated - will rate (link)
I have many bi and homosexual friends and all of them have said the same thing- they were born that way. My gay male friends have said that in their younger years, they dated girls, but it was not the same and they always felt that something was missing from their relationship. A guy might pretend to be gay, or wish he were gay, but the only person who will truly know whether he really is homosexual is themself.


i'm having a baby girl and i don't know what to name her..i am 6 months..can somebody give me a site or some names to name her..please help (link)
Jocelyn
Makenzie
Terra
Carmen
Mandy


my male teddy bear hamster as been acting very tired and less active latly also he has not been eating as much is there anything wrong with him???
Also my hamster chews on the metel bars of the cage is that bad what should i do (link)
Since it's winter time, he's probably very cold. Try to keep his living quarters warmer and more comfortable for him. Give your hamster extra cotton to make a bed with, and keep the room holding his cage at a reasonable temperature. He might be biting at the bars because he doesn't like his home, but I'd ask a vet if you're really concerned.


ok well we all know what febuary 14th is and i have no idea what to get my bf im 14 so its not like serious but i want to get him somethin speacial any tips? (link)
I would personally get my bf (I don't actually have one, but if I did, I'd get him...) something funny because laughs and entertainment are so much more valuble than a box of expensive chocolates. You may think that I'm crazy- but give him a potato. If he asks you why you gave him a potato for Valentine's Day, tell him this:

I was going to give you flowers, but that seemed too girly; besides, a potato is so much better than flowers- a potato lasts much longer, it's more interesting (Look! It grow little sprouts if you put it in water!), you can cook it, you can eat it, you can use it as a paper weight or a doorstop, you can draw faces on it, and potatoes are overall just cooler.


ok well heres the thing i usually tend to have these out bursts well lets call them moodswings like one minute im all happy then the next im depressed i think i suffer from depression but on the other hand my mom thinks otherwise i hate my life and i feel that i would be better off dead i have attemped to commit sucide a few times i go to thepary but personally i feel me going there it isn't helping and im just wasting my time i need some advice or something before i go to far and hurt myself or do something worst! (link)
I used to be the same way. One thing that I found that really helps is embracing a relaxing hobby! Try something like ceramics, drawing, stitching, gardening, painting, or something else that you can put your heart into without getting too stressed over it.


i`m shy when it comes to guys and i hate to watch other girls flirting with the guy i like .. how do i overcome that kind of thing? (link)
You'll probably never overcome that feeling; it's the way life goes, and the truth is that all girls get jealous.


Ok my girlfriend who i have been dating for 3 months tells me she loves me all the time on the computer and when we talk on the phone. I can tell her I LOVE HER on the computer with ease, but when it comes to saying it on the phone i tense up and can't seem to say it to her unless she says it first I really want to tell her first. What is wrong with me? HELP (link)
My advice to you is not worry about it as much. Girls actually like it better when you REALLY REALLY mean it when you say "I love you." - not just when you use it as a way of saying goodbye, or when you want something from them. If the time is right, you'll feel much more comfortable saying it.


In science we have to come up with an experiment of any kind and I can't find one. We have to make a presentation too in like march when it's due and I have to start pretty soon with like.. no ideas... help? (link)
Try the traditional volcano eruption experiment! It never gets old; google it up online


I have a HUGE problem it all started on New Years.....well my mom and aunts and cousins all went out for new years eve and me amanda and a girl named katie from Iowa stayed at my cousin kristies house and she didnt tell her mom (my aunt) she bought some vodka for us and us all three got wasted and stoned off our asses and katie called some of her GUY friends to come over to my cousins house and one of our girls was left out (amanda) and katie and i got the two guys and i got the 17 year old and she got the 16 year old and they were sooo hott especially the 17 year old and i feel really bad because i cheated on my boyfriend but the thing is we barely even talk or communicate so it doesnt even feel like we are going out......i dont know if i should break up with him or stay with him because i REALLY REALLY REALLY REALLY REALLY LIKE the 17 year old and he asked me to be his girl and i said YES....Please anyone tell me what i should do..because i did stuff with the 17 year old.......

P.S. im 15 1/2 (female) (link)
I'd say that you should break up with your bf. If he ever found out that you cheated on him, I think that it'd hurt him much more if you two were still going out than if he found out after it was all over. He doesn't even pay attention to you, so I'd say dump him.


I'm not that used to doing this kind of stuff so pardon me if this is kind of strange. Alright so this girl and I have known eachother since the summer when she came over to babysit my younger sisters. This summer we spent everyday with one another hanging out and stuff. (Im also a sophmore in high school & shes in 8th grade so shes just 2 years younger than me). Now that school has started for us and since we dont go to the same schools we barley see one another anymore. Though at the end of the summer I told her how I felt about her and that I really liked her and she said she felt the same way. Though now a few monthes later here we are, my feelings have grown stronger for her but she says she doesnt like me anymore and never will again. Im so confused about where I stand and she tells me to move on and like someone else but I cant. For a few weeks she was all I dreamnt about and I feel so strongly about her.. I'm not sure whats going on. Is this some kind of test for her? Why is she saying this stuff to me... I feel so stupid for falling for a youger girl and making such a big deal about this. I need advice, so please help me out. (link)
If she told you to move on, then you should move on. If you're only a sophomore, you have plenty of time to meet other girls. If you keep on dwelling on this one then you'll never get the opportunity to find someone who will love you just as much as you love them. There are many fish in the sea.


15, almost 16, female.
Little brother is 12 almost13.

we fight all the time. I try so hard to be nice. and most of the time I am nice. I am always sharing, and even if I getsomething new, I always share it, and I am tollerent of our different taste in music. He likes heavy rap and metal, and those are the two I despise. Although I enjoy love songs, they are not my favorite, he despises them tho.

I want to be a good big sister. I want him to come to me when he has a girlfriend, or when he has girl trouble, or something good to tell me. I want him to be able to come to me. Now when he needs to be driven to a friends house or somewhere with a friend, he despises when I drive, ( I have my permit) but, I know I need the practice so I can get my liscense, and My parents, of course, are with me, and they are okay with me driving my brother and his friends. But I will be getting my liscence in 5months, and I want him to want me to drive him. I want him to look up to me, and like it when I drive him or pick him up from places. I do try to set a good example too!!

Any tips? Is he just going through a stage? How can I be more tollerent when he is bad??

thank you so much in advance!!

-Kelsey-
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I'd say to treat him as a friend rather than as your little brother. Reading about the way you think about your brother sounds almost like the way a parent would think about their son. Apparently, he doesn't like to be parented, so I would say to think of him more at an equal level. If he doesn't want to accept your support, there's no need for you give it anyways.


i know this is long but please help!

i'm a 15 yr old girl.

i've become best friends with this guy alex but i've always had a teenie little thing for him, nothing too big cuz i know how complicated the whole friends to more thing can get..

anyways me and him are also best friends with this girl ashley and she told me that he said he liked me... but then 2 days later he's going out with another girl

now hes single and he's been flirting with me a lot... most people thought we were going out already.. i just don't know if i should really go along with it, would this ruin our friendship? i like him but i don't even know if he's just flirting with me just cuz he can and thinks i won't do anything b/c we're friends or if hes really sincere about it? please help quick! (link)
Why don't you wait things out a bit, and get him to confess whether he really is sincere about it or if he's just doing it because he can? If you like him back, then I'd say go for it. It's better to take a risk than do nothing and regret it later.


Is it possible to fall in love at 17? I have been with my boyfriend for only 4 months, but there is such an intense energy between us. We talk all the time and are together at every moment possible. we are similar in our core beliefs, but disagree on many topics. Disagreeing has sparked tons of interesting conversations between us. everytime i think about him or someone says his name i smile and get a warm, fuzzy, happy feeling. we trust and respect one another and have good sexual chemistry (we have not however, had sex and will not for quite some time)

I am almost positive that i love him, but ever since i was young people have always told me that you can't fall in love in high school. I want to get some outside oppinions and find out if the things i am feeling are what is generally classified as love.

thanks loves!
me* (link)
Many people define love in different ways. If you're positive that you are in love, then I guess you are according to your standards.


I always worry when I'm home alone. Like I always think the worst. I don't know if there's something wrong with me or what but I am always thinking of what would happen if robbers broke in. I just know I would pass out. Because I know if I hear something in the house I will get real nervous and start to feel like I am gonna faint. Could their be something wrong with me? Or is it just all in my mind? (link)
Don't feel too paranoid. I think that you just watch too many movies, that's all. Whenever I'm home alone and I feel scared, I like to think of it this way-

There's a better chance that a really hot guy will jump out of my closet and do a dance for me than there's a chance that a scary robber will break into my house and kill me.

Even though that thought might not be very realistic, I like to think about it anyways; it makes all my worries go away. Hahaha!


I love living where I do but my mother wants to move away. Not far, but where I am I can walk right into town and I like that. The area is really nice too. I'm not leaving behind my friends or anything as I will stay at the same school and I have a couple of friends living in the town my mum wants us to move to. It's also walking distance from the train station.
Basically, it's not too bad but I can't feel good about it because I really do love this area. Does anyone have any tips for making the move happier/making me see all the good points of it? (link)
Go check out your new house and get ready to decorate your room! I don't know about you- but my favorite part of moving is being able to plan out what my new room is going to look like. (posters, arrangement of furniture, paint job, etc). Otherwise, I wish you a pleasant move! Hopefully you'll love your new home even more than you love the one you're currently living in.


Ohkay, my winter dance is coming up soon. I've been trying to lose weight for it. Let's just say at the time of the dance, I'll be 160 pounds and 5'5. Does anyone know any dresses that would look cute on a girl that size? links to specifc sites would be apprectiated.

*THIS IS AN OPINION QUESTION. ALL ANSWERS THAT PEOPLE PUT EVEN SOME DEGREE OF THOUGHT INTO WILL GET 5'S.* (link)
http://www1.macys.com/catalog/index.ognc?CategoryID=5449&PageID=5449*1*12*-1*-1&kw=Dresses&LinkType=EverGreen

I think that you'd look better in darker colors. Try going with a blue, green, black, dark purple, or brown. Personally, the style of dress depends on what appeals to you. I don't know what your body-shape is, but if you have nice legs show them off; if you have nice shoulders show them off; etc.


i picked this out to show a girl how much i care what do you think?

I'm not sure if you know or not
But I really do love you a lot.
You still hold a special place in my heart
And you did, right from the start.
But when he came along and took your breath away,
I was devastated and didn't know what to say.
I spend my nights crying, time after time,
I spent my days lying, saying I was fine.
Little did you know, my heart was crushed inside,
And on that day, a little of me died.
But with her, you look so in love
'Cause you are an angel from above.
I now have to teach my heart to move on,
For, you are now forever gone.
But about one thing I am unsure:
Why it can't be me, and not him?
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I think that it's really cute! She'll love it


I have a 2 GB Nano Ipod, and I've been uploading music from CDs onto it. My problem is, that I only have about 49 songs on it and it's almost full! Why is this? Also, if you upload a song from a CD, does it take up more space than a song you upload from, say, Itunes? Thanks! (link)
Yes, uploading songs from CD's takes up more space than a song uploaded from iTunes. mp3's downloaded off the internet also take up more space.

I figure that the creators of ipods did this on purpose so that people would have more reason to purchase iTunes.


I'm due my period during exam time which really sucks!!!!!!!! Sorry if this is gross but I have reeeeeally heavy periods so it's gonna be really hard for me (it's very bad when I stand up after sitting down for a long time - like in an exam). Obviously I will take plently of extra pads and use the highest one but has anyone got any other tips to get me through the exams while I am on my period? I mean normally they are so bad I have to take a day or two off school.
P.S. I want to go on the pill to lighten them but my doc said wait a bit and see if they work themselves out. What can I do in the meantime????? (link)
Try using tampons. They really grossed me out at first, but I found that once I got used to them that they're much more comfortable than pads. If you flow really heavy then try using both a pad and a tampon! It gets rid of that gross feeling of squishiness rubbing against your butt.




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