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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 have been talking to this boy bryan for about 4 weeks (i think) but we've never met. we only talk on the phone and online (although we're planning on meeting sometime soon). i was introduced to him by my friend who i really trust so I know he's not a bad person or anything. I really like him for who he is even though i've never really met him. we talk almost everyday but....ok here's the problem. i'll be talking on da phone with him and he won't really talk. at first this is wut used to happen but then he started talking alot and i was happy cuz i'm an outgoing person and sometimes shy people just......annoy me. but now he's being shy again. at first i thought it was because he was busy or something but then i'd ask him what he was doing and he'd say nothing so then i'd know he wasn't busy. then, he'll always talk to other people while i'm on the phone, which i'm fine with normally, but he does it excessively.so then i tried really hard to start a conversation but he doesn't help. he gives me 1 word answers. one time when i was on the phone with him, the longest answer he gave me was "well i used to read mysteries" .....seriously!i wanna tell him how i feel but i don't want to be rude. sometimes i just get so annoyed with the silences and trying so hard to converse that i say i have to go. wut can i do? i like everything about him so far except for this.HELP! (link)
Hmmm, I know someone who is like that.She doesn't shut up but she does constantly talk to others while on the phone. REALLY irritating especially if it's long distance!
You know I wonder if maybe since he did talk to you pretty well for awhile, maybe there is someone in the room who he really doesn't want to overhear his conversation. You know, maybe a parent or brother.That might make him a little bashful about talking.Might be afraid of being teased.
I don't think it would be rude for you to ask him whats up.Try asking him if he's able to talk right now when he gets quiet.
If that isn't it then just ask him why it is that he doesn't want to talk to you.If you say it in a kidding way I don't think he would be offended. Try those out and see if they work. If not, I'll do some thinking and see what else I can come up with. Good luck!:}


I'm taking up BS Nursing right now, on my 2nd year...But my dreams of becoming a dermatologist is getting bigger than my dreams of being a nurse..So, how do I get there? should I finish nursing first? shift to a more relevant course? (link)
I'd switch.Some of your classes are going to be the same for both though so maybe you can do both? Clinicals will be the big thing for the nursing...Taking up study time maybe.I changed my mind I think i'd go for the dermatologist degree by try for nursing at same time.IF, I could swing it.Check out whats needed for both and see what might be possible.


ive read some questions and most about sex with guys is a little making me uncomfortable. not all guys are horny lil bastards. i dont go looking for sex and all that, i just look for some1 i can relax with and have a good time with, not the first girl that is willing to give it up 4 me. trust me girl when i say this, guys are all talk. they say that with their friends, but if a girl came on to me wanting sex (im a virgin) i wouldnt have a clue what 2 do. (link)
well, your letter was a breath of fresh air.
It is good that a guy can wait until he gets to know a girl first. You'll make a good boyfriend for some nice girl.Don't worry, when day comes you'll figure it out.Come's naturally! I think the reason you read so much about it hear is because teens are curious and have lots of questions.They need to have them answered, I think correctly.So they can make choices that are right for them.
I agree not all boys are that way.Totally agree.
But once you get to a certain age those hormones take over and you have questions.
And once you have sex, usually thats when the problems start coming along!so,don't judge the askers or us to harshly okay.Gotta get the answers somewhere!:}


OK I have been going out with this guy call him bob for 2 weeks yeah I know its' not long but we're alrady having problems. He doesn't talk to me that much, and im the one who gets his and and approches him, he never says hi ok well he has but like 2 times. Im the one who has to make the first move in everything in talking and in holding hands, he doesn't hold mine, I hold his. And I walk him to 3rd period and today he just left (we stand with all the punk rockers on the wall for like 3 minutes and talk) didn't even say bye im leaving or anyhting and it's not the first time. The first time we were holding hands talking to out friends and he just let go and left not even a kiss. I don't know what to do because I really like him I have known him for a year and I didn't know he was like this...please help me I don't wanna break up with him I want this to work. (link)
Maybe he is bashful in front of his friends.
Talk to him in private and ask him about it.Express your concerns for your relationships future.maybe you can get him straightened out.
Good luck:}


okay.. well theres this one guy names tony and me and him were makin out and all, and i gave him a handjob. but i didnt have sex with him and i had my period. sO , he went and blew his load and it went on my hole. so i was wondering if u have ur period, and that happened, could i possibly be pregnant??? ill rate high, just please help .. (link)
If you had your period you are A okay. Be careful of that though.


ok here it is...i moved into a two family house,,,the people downstairs are related to the peopl i lived with upstairs but they have no relation to me...understand? well, the girl downstairs has a baby and a boyfriend. i always had a crush on him but ignored it because i knew it was wrong, but one day we made plans to hang out without everyone else and kept it a secret and thats how it all began and now i have moved out of that house but i continue to see him on the low. i still go to that house because my family still lives there and i am close to this guys daughter and girlfriend, i love him so much and i know how wrong i am! and i always feel bad because im hurting all these ppl around me but no one understands that i really love him! plz no negativity i just need some point of view! i hurt so bad because i am in love with him but i cant keep going like this! i tried breaking it off with him but i just love him so much and i cant turn away and say no to him! (link)
My answer isn't going to endear me to you AT ALL!
This guy is using you and you are letting him.I'd be willing to bet he isn't going to split up his family anytime soon.But, he can have 2 girls for the price of one so hey, he's going to do it.
He is living with and taking care of a woman who has what I assume is HIS child.Hasn't married her but isn't completley irresponsible I guess.But, if that isn't going to get his loyalty do you really think you will?
I know you love this guy.I believe you.But you are on the fast track to nowhere here girl.He is going to use you just as long as you will let him.If the girlfriend finds out about it who do you think is gonna pay? You thats who.
You are 18 years old.There are men in the real world who will lie to you and use you.Go find yourself a man who will love only you.I think deep down you already know this is what you have to do.You deserve better than this guy is EVER going to give you. Enough said.


Well so. I really like/d this kid (Jimmy) and I really liked him he knows, and he liked me too, but I don't know how he feels anymore bc he dones't talk that much anymore. and his cousin knows all of this (and i've known both of them for like 5-6-7 yrs) and he wants to hook up, (they're both 17) like I do wana hook up with him, but i dont wana mess things up with Jimmy if there still a chance. But I have no idea what to do...any advice? (link)
Date them both.I don't know if this has become against the law or something since I was your age, but it used to be okay.Then you keep the one you've most in common with to love.:}


There's this guy that I recently met at play practice at my school (he's the lead). I've talked to him a few times and he seemes like he trys to find ways to talk to me, like commenting on a band tee I was wearing, and another shirt I was wearing. Or over hearing some joke I recite (from Dane Cook) and laugihing and coming into the convo (which i don't mind). I saw him on 'myspace' and added him and we talked online yesterda and he said i have great eyes and stuff lkike that. he's wicked cool and funny and cute. he's a junior. im a freshmen. I just want to know if i should take those comments and whatnot as "signals" or just as something he said. Any adivice? Gracias (link)
I'd say he likes you! Keep talking to him and get to know him.I bet he'll ask you out soon!


i rent a cottage in the summer and i asked my friends to come down. how can i convince my mom to let the boys stay with us? we have a tent so we could put it on the beach and we could have the boys sleep in it. (link)
Don't mean to burst your bubble or anything but,don't think there is much you'll be able to say to make her go for it.Is she going to be there too? If so just ask her and it will probably be okay.If you're going alone, well, good luck!:}


I'm 20 years old, and going out with this guy this Friday. He's a little bit shy, but I know he's really nice and funny and smart, and I really like him. However, I kinda want the realationship to get a bit more serious. Any tips on how to break the ice?
Thanks~ (link)
How long have you been dating? If it's a first date you will scare him witless if you try and put the moves on him.Let him get to know you and he will become kless shy.


So, I have this friend, and everyone in our "group" is getting SOOOO annoyed with her! All she does is complain, and when one of us says WOW SHUT UP! she just flips out and walks away. We all love her, best friends and whatnot. But ALL SHE DOES IS WHINE LIKE A BABY!!!! Like about her b/f of almost one year and they haven't made out yet. But most of us think she does it for attention. We don't know how to tell her to stop with out hurting her feelings. and she always always calls someone a b!tch or a wh0re , and everyone is sick of her. What should we do?? (link)
oh my, First thing i'd ask her is why is she getting all bent out of shape because her boyfriend isn't pawing all over her? Having a guy respect you isn't anything to be upset about for cripes sake!
Just sit down with the little drama princess and tell her you love her to pieces but you no longer want to hear any of this whining over trivial bs.Otherwise when she has a real problem isn't anyone gonna pay much attention to it.
If it's you guys that she's calling names...well, don't even put up with that.
Try to get it nipped in the bud before it gets any worse.


omg.. i cry over the smallest things.. but then they turn into big things... its not cool.. like i get all mad at something then i take it out on someone... then they hate me and wont talk to me... then all i do is cry.... what do i do to not do this....????????? (link)
Stop it! Probably didn't work eh? I don't know how to tell you not to cry! Is there something in particular that sets you off? Are you a girl?
If so could be PMS. Midol will help.
If you think you're getting ready to go off try leaving the room and let loose somewhere else.Break that viscious cycle of one thing leading to another.Hope that helps a little anyway.


ok, at school last week, this guy i used to like (i dont like him anymore) was in my class, and i went over to talk to him, because we're friends, but he gave me this weird look, and then kinda ignored me. Then, i found out he had blocked me on aim, but unblocked me when i asked him to. he said it was becasue my icon was messing up his aim thing, which actually might be true, because my aim has been doing that, but i dont know if i should believe him. do you think he just found out about me liking him and wanted to ignore me? if so, what should i do? (link)
Give him the benefit of the doubt.You said yourself that it's been messing up on you.I'd believe him.
I'm not clear on weather or not you like him.If you do continue to talk to him and be friends.


hey i was woundring if theyre is anythingi can do to stop popping my knuckles , its just a habbit , i dont it all the time , and what dose it to to your hands? (link)
it won't do anything to your hands.Might annoy people but won't hurt you.....unless somebody smacks you or something!:}


for my b-day i got thes iron-on rhinestones, where you can put them on denim, and they come in shapes and words, like stars and circles, and words like 'hot', 'sweet' and 'sexy', or you can make your own designs. i have two questions. 1. would they look better on a jean jacket, or jeans, and 2. what other designs would be a good idea? (link)
I don't know about the designs part.I would suggest jacket though.Simply because you won't wash it as much as the jeans and they will keep better on there.:}


Hey i'm totally into this hot guy , but he dosnt even know i like him , i know he dosnt have a gf , im wonding how to get him to notice me!
thanks
emilie (link)
You need to find some way to get him to talk to you.Music, homework assignment. ask him to a dance.It's hard if you're shy but otherwise you could be waiting forever!:}


Okay lately I have been feeling a little tied down w/ my boyfriend....and the funny thing is, is that I was the one who wanted him to want me and he did but now all of a sudden I see him as something else, I feel different for him. Not nessecarily friend but.... Like I just don't think he's boyfriend material...He absolutely HATES calling people so he won't call me to talk or whatever on the days we don't see each other but oh, he'll talk on the phone for hours if someone calls him. So it hurts me and feels like he really doesn't care after all he is like obsessive compulsive of me...he says he loves me soo much and w.e and all that garbage. but I also fell head of heels for this guy that is 1 yr. younger than me and pays more attention to me and has a better personality. I find myself thinking about him more than my boyfriend...I just don't know what to do...Do I break it off with my boyfriend and start a relationship with mr. personality. Or wait things out and see how it goes??
thanks in advance & 4 reading this
xo0x (link)
Date them both.Tell boyfriend you want to date others as well as him.Your to young to be tied down etc.Be prepared in case he says no dice,but I don't think your ready to settle on just one guy right now.


i have asthma and i wanna start smoking cigarettes *kinda depressed* but yah.. i don't wanna die from it lol.. but you'd think i'd be getting used to it bc my sister smokes everyday on the way to and from school.. soo ya.. would it be that big of a harm to me? if ur gonna lecture on how bad smoking is.. then dont answer (link)
ok, ok, No lecture. If I had asthma i'd have been dead long ago.You know that smiley face with the smokin' cig in it's mouth? That's me.I'm a smokin' grandma.Public enemy number 1.
That being said, no lecture honest, just the facts.Having worked in an ER I can tell you, if you have chronic bronchitis or asthma and you smoke.You are gonna spend a lot of time in the ER.IF, you make it that far.This I know for fact.
I do not recommend it.If you don't smoke, don't start.Wish I hadn't.But, no lecture okay.Your decision.:}


ok, see, there's this guy at my school that I like ALOT for a LONG time. I know this is kinda a typical question, sorry, but, how do I find out if he likes me as much as I like him? And what do I do to get us talking? I never talk to him, but I see him in the halls everyday and we always glance at each other, but we're both too shy to say anything. I don't know what to do, because I never talk to him, so I don't wanna make a fool of myself by just all of the sudden talking to him out of the blue, you know what I mean? (Also, we had these little valentine cards at our school that you could send your crush for v-day, and I sent him one. So, he knows that somebody likes him, and I think that he might kinda know that it's me, but I don't know)Anyway, srry so long!!! Please help me though!!!
Thank you so much!!-
*potentially in love* (link)
ok there potential,you know i'm gonna say you have to talk to him dontcha?
Well, you have to.Otherwise he isn't going to know you like him.Go hunt him down at lunchtime or before or after school and just ask him something.I don't know what,maybe ask him where did you get that jacket? you know, just something to start a conversation.Then, if he seems okay with talking to you...ask him if he got that valentine you sent him.It's probably been bugging him anyway! I know your shy, you just have to make yourself go do it.Fall down in front of him...whatever, just get his attention:}


Ok i went out with this boii lets call him Mike fer about a year on and off...and at one time i loved him soOOoooo much he was the love of my life....but like things went down hill i cheated on him but we remained relle tight as friends...best friends actuallie....and then he asked me back out and i was like ok...i broke up with him a week later cuz i knew it wasnt workin...but while we went out i talked to his friend hooked him up with my best friend...and he liked her alot...then she broke up wit him...he was upset i think he is alomst over her...but i think i like him but i dont wanna hurt my ex but i like him alot should i tell him how i feel....iym afraid to see how he reacts...thanks XxOxX -Boy Problemz (link)
Don't mean to hurt your feelings or anything but you don't seem to be a one man woman at this point in your life!
I think you should tell the currant flame that you just don't feel like being exclusive at the moment, though you would still like to date him.Then you just date anybody you feel like dating until you meet that one guy you just can't live without!




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