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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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k theres this guy i went out with him and we broke up twice its been 3 months and last month we started becomin good friends again talkin on tha phone and we were playing tha question game and he told me he loved me next day he told me he didnt wanna be with me though we got in afight cuz he told me he lied were friends again but there was 2 other guys i like but now just one other guy but the problem is im still stuck on him do i tell him? do you think it would make a difference? (link)
You won't know until you ask. So, find out for sure. If he says no, remain friends but turn your charms onto someone else. :)


13/f
Well, I've been going out with my bf for 6 months. Today I found out he still has feelings for his exgirlfriend from his old school. It made me question how I feel for him. When he came to our school, I was the only one who was nice to him. So I think he's just going out with me because of that. I really love him a lot and I want to know for sure if he feels the same way about me. Everytime I ask he says "You're the only person here I care about." So I think he'd rather be with the other girl. What should I do? How can I get him to talk to me? And how should I break up with him if I do? He's the only person I have so if I lose him I'll be miserable. And it's impossible for me to be "just friends" with him. I don't like him as a friend... Please help. PLEASE! I'm so confused! (link)
Well, it does sound like he may still have feelings for some other girl. BUT, that is no reason why you should break up with him. You are here and she is not. If he is close to your age he will not be seeing her anytime in the near future or anything. You have plenty of time to win him over completley, it does take some time to get over someone. Just try not to dwell on it, and if you like him just carry on as you have been. :)


i've been having these dreams, about breaking up with my bf. and i know i never want to do that. i love him with all my heart. then i have other dreams where hes cheating on me. i cant help but let these dreams get to me b/c its not what i want. i see him once every couple weeks and i miss him terribly, and i know some of you might say "maybe you dont want a long distance relationship" but thats not it. we've been together for a while and yes i dont like it but i would never break up with him b/c of that. hes too important to me. i dont know whats going on but i want these dreams to stop but i dont know how. and i refuse to break up with my b/f. i would literaly die first. please help. thanks. (link)
You really haven't any control over your dreams.
You just miss him and are maybe wondering some things since you don't see him to often. Just give him a call or try to talk to him on the phone or something before you go to sleep...maybe that will help some. :)


my bf has long shaggy hair and he told me that he might shave it all off! and im kinda nervuos cuz i dunno wut he would look like, how can i tell him not to shave it with out it sounding like 'i think you would look dumb with out hair' i wanna b nice about it.. how can i get him to chang his mind? please help asap b4 its too late (link)
You know I had doubts when my hubby cut his hair.
I always kind of liked it long too. But you know what...now I like it even better short! So, if he really wants to cut it maybe you should just be supportive. It's going to be hot soon, and it will always grow back! :)


Hi, my question is a little complicated, but here goes. I've lived with my boyfriend for 7months now. Because of where we live, I cannot let my 6 year old son go outside, and can't walk anywhere, like the corner store or anything like that. I have no driver's license so I can't drive where I need to go. I have to depend solely on him to even take my son to the park. My only other option is to move back to my home state, 1300 miles away. In my hometown, I have unpaid traffic tickets (over $900 worth), and I will more than likely go to jail and risk losing my son when I get there. what do I do? stay here and be miserable in this house 24 hours a day, or go back and risk a few days in jail? I love my boyfriend very much, but he refuses to move out of this place, and I can't keep seeing my son suffer. Please help me decide!!
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Moving back home does not seem like much of an
option. You shouldn't live in fear 24/7 either.
Start looking for a new place. When you find one, make boyfriend go check it out with you. If you really love each other then you should be able to reach a compromise somehow. If he doesn't want to move...threaten to move alone. It would be rough going but, you shouldn't be made to feel trapped in an unhealthy neighborhood. Really start seriously looking elswhere. :)


Hi Karen,
Here's an update - not a good one though I'm afraid - I was so excited but now it's all fallen to pieces.
I went out last night and saw the Australian in the club we always go to.
He walked past me twice and didn't say hi but I'm pretty sure he didn't see me.
Anyway, so after the club we went to The Magic Roll becuase my friend wanted to. I sttod in the queue and saw him sitting in the window with a girl. I didn't want to go and say hi because I thought it would be too keen and didn't want to interrupt him with the girl. He walked out about five minutes later and walked straight past me-I pretended I didn't know he was there because I was in a conversation with my friend but he looked at me (I could see out of the corner of my eye that he saw me) and just walked out with the girl.
Was I just being used? I feel that the other day was just a regime that he does to every girl. But he made me feel so special. Did he not say hello because he thought I hadn't seen him with the other girl so wanted to make a quick exit? Does he like me but knows nothing can happen now because I'm still with my boyfriend and so he's just fooling around with other girls? Or was I just another person he was trying to get into bed but now he knows he can't he's moved onto the next. Did he just not see me there? Could he just not be bothered? Is he just a user? After being on such a high all last week and and anticipating the next time I was going to see him, I now feel so low, so unnattractive, so unwanted and really used. Am I being over the top? Was he embarrassed to see me there as he didn't want me to see him with another girl? I just don't know. I feel really really down. Help!
Thanks Karen
Daisy (link)
Did it look like he was serious about her or anything? Could have been just a friend...could have been anything I guess. He souonded so wonderful though. Let's not give up to soon. Maybe he just didn't have time for an explanation or something. I would call him and see if he mentions it. Or text mess. or something. Are you still on for friday? I think before things get serious you need to have a long talk with him...explain things about your situation...see what is up with him and all that. I would mention the girl you seen him with during the conversation at some point if he doesn't bring her up. Make sure you start out being honest about things with each other. I sure hope you find that she was a friend needing a ride or something! Call him up, get together and talk. Let me know what happens, I have my fingers crossed for you and hope all turns out well. Don't put it off and be miserable okay? Hope to hear good news soon! :) Karen (YG)


So my best friend had this crazy idea... she wants me and her boyfriend and her to do like sexual things... i was all for it before but now im thinking twice... i don't have a boyfriend so i have no one holding me back... but im looking fo someone and idk if i should be doing this... i told her ealier i would do anything with them exept having sex... cause im waiting till i get married to have sex... but idk if im going to find that somone and im soo condused... she is my best friend and i love her to death... and this is something we could do together and me and her have been kinda fading... but im scared im going to regret it and me and her are going to have problems and i love her...

Confused and lonely girl (link)
I don't think its such a good idea. Will make enemies of you in the long run. I think you would regret it big time! I think you should stay as far away from this situation as possible.


>on first I wont tell you that I'm from Poland and my english is quite good (link)
Just do your own thing. If they don't like it, they are not worth your time anyway. Don't try to change to please other people. :)


Alright I am 14 and have been going to my church youth group for about two years now. Luke .. My pastors son. He is 16 and totally cute! And I would love fer me and him to be friends. I would call us friends now, but we make fun of eachother alot. But I wanted to see if anyone can help me find a way to talk to him. I tried to tell him straight out i liked him. But he hates when girls do that. Thanks for the help. (link)
I think you just talk to him and be yourself. Throw him an extra smile here and there. He will notice. Then, maybe he will ask you out. :)


see i luv dis gal she has got everthing but she loves my best friend and my heart feels wierd i dont want 2 stop her but i want 2 go out wit her im confused wat should i do (link)
Right now, while your friend is dating her...you get to know her real well. Talk to her whenever possible etc. Let her see what a great guy you are. You shouldn't make a move right now because it would cause some major problems between you and your friend. But, as soon as they break up, make your move. Spend time now though showing her what a great catch you will be. :)


ok here it is.. I like this boy he is in 7th grade and I'm in 8th grade..I told one of my best friends to tell him that I liked him and he was like..ya ik that already and ya..but anyway..now like A LOT of people know and I dont know how he feels about that..his best friend(well one of them) knows I like this boy and he didnt tell him but his best friend told me that if I asked him out he would say yes..but the thing is me and the boy that i like have a REALLLY good relationship and i'm afraid that if I ask him out and he says yes, and that if we broke up our frienship would be ruined..also a lot of girls flirt with him and it gets me really jealous..I think about him all the time and I dont know if I could trust going out with him and not having girls like all over him. Like tonite he went to a water k thing for a religiong thing and i know that one of the girls who he use to like is there..and I have been thinking about it all day..I just dont know what to do and it has been bothering me for about liek 2 months now..someone please help me out! I will rate high..thank you sooooooo much!!

((Sry it was soo long)) (link)
I think you should be talking to him yourself. When others get involved you get what you have now.....everybody knows your business! You can ask him out, your friendship doesn't have to be ruined if you break up. Just discuss it up front before you start going out. Good luck! :)


ok i am 14 and i am a girl and my boyfriend has mood swings like crap! and one day he'll be intamite then the next he'll want nothing to do with me or thats how he acts! or he'll snap or something like that! cuz i said something like that and i dont wat i should do ! i love him to death i am actually in love and should i go on with it or should i tell him how i feel ?
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Definatley tell him how you feel, unless you like walking on eggshells. If you don't get it out in the open now it will become a habit. You don't want to spend every minute wondering what the next mood is going to be. :)


ive been going out with my boyfriend for a while now but he hasnt told his parents at all so they dont know about us but i think they know something because all of a sudden me and him started hanging out a lot more and so the other day at our track meet his mom was spying on him and since it was cold outside we were sitting pretty close and he was holding me and his mom got all upset and was yelling at him i dont know what to do because i dont want him to keep gettin in trouble for being with me he says he doesnt care because all he wants is to be with me and his parents dont want him to date until he is 16 but he is already and has had girlfriends before me but none have been as serious as ours is now and i think he should tell his parents but i dont want his parents to make us break up because we really love eachother please help -- should he tell his parents about us-- sorry its so long!! x0o (link)
He should if he doesn't want to sneak around with you. I don't think a realtionship needs added stress. He needs to sit down with his parents and do some serious talking. :)


hi i've been with my boyfriend for quite a few years now, but unfortunately, everyday i start to think to myself that i should leave him. why is because every single time we get into fights, he never is willing to stay and work it out. he either hangs up the phone and ignores my phone calls/messages or says "just drop it" with an attitude. he also calls me names like bitch when he loses his temper, and personally, i've had enough.

but as you can imagine, i have grown emotionally attached to this guy. i fell in love with who he once was, a sweet, considerate, man. but now it's like i don't know who he is anymore and lately it's just the only thing i can think about is how the quality of our relationship is slowly crumbling beneath us.

i personally do want to call it quits, or at least take a break from each other for a little while, but he refuses. he says things like he can't live without me, and if i leave him he'll kill himself. in a sense i feel that i'm forced to stay in this relationship because i don't want to live knowing i made someone commit suicide over me.

it's a really sticky situation, and i don't know what to do anymore. i do love this guy, but i feel as though i'm falling out of love with him for the person he has become.

please help... (link)
You are not responsible for his life. He is. If he is threatening suicide then tell a family member and move on. I know you are scared and I know you feel bad and guilty...thats just what he wants. Don't fall for it. :)


Ok. Here goes. My ex's father died over the weekend, and I feel really sorry for him, but we never really talk anymore, so I don't know how to express it to him. Also, just yestewrday, my best friend said that he said that he only went out w/ me because he felt sorry for me. The thing is, I know this is not true because when we were together, he was a totally kind, loving and caring guy. The thing that I also just recently found out is that my ex best-friend asked him out (right before i did) anbd he said yes to both of us...
please help!!! (link)
I think it would be nice if you sent a condolence card. Maybe write a personal note expressing you are thinking of him or something.
Other than that just leave it all in the past. :)


hey well last night me and my bf where talking online for like 2 hours and then he had to go and take a shower and left his away message on and while he was gone his uncle came in and saw what he was sayin to me and he got in trouble because he was sayin bad things online and for some reason i think it is my fault. is there anything i can do because now his uncle doesnt want him talkin to me so the only way i can talk to him is by email. can someone plz help me??? (link)
You could try apologizing to his uncle. Don't know if it will work, but worth a shot. :)


there was this boy, who was a really good friend of mine. and then, one day he told me that he hated me and that he always hated me and that i was annoying and him and i were really tite. today is his birthday, and i called him to tell him happy birthday, b/c i am the GOOD person in this friendship, and he was pretty mean! what should i do??? why duz he hate me so much??? should i tell him something? (link)
yes you should. Tell him he is a jerk. Stay away from him, find a new friend. This one seems to have an attitude. You don't need the aggravation. tell him bye. :)


I have a really hideous color on my nails right now because I decided to let my friends paint my nails- but let's not get into that. I really need to remove the polish off of my nails, but I don't own a nail polish remover and my parents aren't going to drive out now to get me some. Is there anything natural or DIY that will get this polish off my nails? (link)
rubbing alcohol works. If you don't have any do this. Paint over them again and then wipe off while its still wet. It will remove what is one there too. May have to do it twice on some but will work. :)


This guy in my class hates me. I like him a lot, and he used to like me. I don't know why he doesn't like me anymore. I can't eat, i can't sleep, and i can't think about anything but him.... he's everything to me and i know that guys will run if u say that to them so no one knows but me how i feel. I told him i really liked him but he just told me to fuck off. He's constantly making fun of me and i don't know what to do. Everytime he makes fun of me it hurts me really bad and there's nothing i can do about it it seems.... last week i was in the bathroom crying because of what he said. Yet, i still like him for some odd reason someone please help!!!! (link)
You really need to get out there and find someone else to give your attention to. If someone tells you to fuck off they usually mean it. Don't waste another tear on this jerk when there are plenty of nice guys in the world. :)


Helloooo I am 16/female and Korean..except I'm kinda preppy..actually very preppy..most of my friends are white..Anyway, is it weird that I only have crushes on WHITE GUYS? Is this normal...or am I racist?? I don't think I'm racist because I do have Mexican and Black friends..I just am only attracted to white abercrombie-type guys...Why??? It's not like they would go out with me though because I'm asian...so if there's a white guy out there, please answer and tell me why won't you go out with me?? I will rate 5's for honest but non-critisizing answers..also I want to know why I know have crushes on white guys! (link)
There is no telling why people are attracted to the people they are attracted to! But it certainly doesn't make you racist. Good luck finding someone you like! :)




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