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Q: My penis does not erect when it should.

Well I believe you ought to pay a visit to your doctor immediately,how old are you?There must be some kind of trouble with your blood flow,because as you must already know,the penis erects due to the circulation of the blood when the brain commands it to it,and of course this is due to some external sensitive or visual stimulus,so if you do feel these stimuli and then nothing happens,I'm almost sure something's not working properly.But don't panic!Sometimes this is just a physological issue,so a good therapist might solve it in no time;)hope it helps!

Q: So i was in science class then my friends(all girls) and i started talking about our private area, and all began wondering of you shave or whatever down there.. So the question is: Do girls shave down there???

Men and women shave down there:)It depends on what the person(boy or girl)wants to look like when naked.

Q: My boyfriend and I's 1st anniversary is coming up soon and as a gift I want to come up with 365 reasons why I love him. I currently have a list of 267 reasons but I have writers block. I know there are countless reasons why I love him and I'm probably just not thinking of them. So if you could come up with creative reasons why you love someone(can be your significant other, family member, friend, etc) it may jog my brain to think of others.
These are what I currently have(I can't list them all):
You’re cute
You’re hot
You’re sexy
You’re attractive
You make me smile
You make me happy
You make me laugh
You love me for me
You try your best to make me feel better about myself
You always compliment me
You care about me
You give me back massages
You watch TV shows that you don’t like just because I like them
You’re honest
You’re loyal
You’re trustworthy
You don’t judge me
Your opinion about me never changes
You’re always there for me
You take me mini golfing
You take me to the movies
You take me to Ruby Tuesday
You take me to Dairy Queen
You share things with me
You let me keep clothes of yours you no longer want
You’re my best friend
You spend my birthday showering me with gifts and different things to do
You’re nice
You’re sweet
You watch kids movies with me
Helping me with chores
Chauffeuring me around when I need it
Being patient with me when I get annoying
The way you smell
Cute text messages you send me
Telling me randomly that you love me
Taking care of me in times of need
Your smile
Your eyes
Your hair
For being cuddly
Your big strong arms
Always hugging me even though I ask for one every 2 minutes
The way you make me smile after every kiss
For trusting me
For letting me help you
For forgiving me when I forget things
For remembering when our anniversaries are
For not pressuring me into having sex when I don’t feel like it
For just being a good guy all around
For your sense of humor
For worrying about me even when I don't worry about myself
For helping me clean up
For listening to me
Knowing you’re mine- forever
For cooking for me
How we joke about stuff
For calling me your baby
For calling me honeybee
The gifts you give me that I don’t deserve
Not forgetting my birthday
Making sure I get up to go to class
Your personality
You're respectful
You don’t pressure me to do things you know I don’t want to
Your piercings
Your facial hair
You play with my hair
You sing and play songs for me guitar
You write songs about me
You’re fine with hanging out with your friends with me around
Because you love cats and dogs as much as I do
You accept my relationship with Kona
You treat me well
You’re creative
You’re ability to make up songs on the spot
You’re my soul mate
You bring out the best in me
You’re my everything
You’re the last person I want to see before I fall asleep
You’re the first person I want to see when I wake up
You always reassure me even when you already have a million times before
You love me even despite my flaws
We can have fun doing absolutely nothing
You get me flowers
You’re always on my mind
You’re adventuresome and like to try new things
You have your own opinions
You have a variety of interests
How you randomly dance while cooking
How I feel complete when you hold me in my arms
How we make a great team
Our bodies just seem to fit perfectly together
How you let me accidentally fall asleep on you
You tell me you miss me
How you hold my hand
The way you touch me
Your voice
That you can sing
That you can play guitar
Your confidence
I can’t stay mad at you
Your lips
Your little nose
You’ll drive hours just to come see me
You immediately apologize after you hurt my feelings
Your intelligence
How you randomly kiss me on the cheek or forehead
You know exactly where I’m ticklish
You know more about me than anyone else
Your laugh
You can always cheer me up
You give me advice
Your mine
Even when I’m in a bad mood you still love me
You make me feel like I never have before
You make my heart skip a beat
You’re irresistible
You’re likeable
You’re lovable
You tell me what I say in my sleep the next day
You support me
You’re a great motivator
You encourage me
You correct me grammatically
You’re willing to try new things
You make me feel wanted
You’re my heart
You always say what I need to hear
You have taught me the true meaning of love
You tell me what you really think, even though I may not agree
Your love for me is a natural anti-depressant
You do things to specifically make me happy
You’re my movie buddy
We have our own TV shows we always watch together
You make my days better
You’re my sunshine
You’re my wittle lion king
You sleep with me
You don’t mind that I talk in my sleep
You make me feel safe
You mean the world to me
Your small gestures speak volumes about how much you care
You treasure the gifts that I give you
You’re my little spaceheater

First of all,I wouldn't start with you're sexy,hot,attractive...It doesn't sound romantic:(

Q: Hi, I have been married for six years to the most beutiful woman in the world. I am a 42 year old male.I was out of work for almost three years and I have a drinking problem. my wife has been telling me for a year now that she was not happy any more.I've been working a new job now for about 3 months and I quit drinking completley for about a month. I have not been intament with my wife for a long time because she told me that she was not attracted to my drinking.I should of stoped drinking then and took my wife in my arms but I choose to drink with my freinds instead.The reason why I'm writing you is that now that I quit drinking and I finaly went back to work now my wife told me that she dosn't want to be married any more and that she wants me to move out. she also has been going out with a girl freind and not coming home untill the next day when I'm at work .there are no words to explain how much I love my wife.I don't want to loose her but I feel like I already have.I'm willing to do anything to regain my wife's love for me. Do you think that I still have a chance or was I a fool for to long not to listen to my wife's need and wants'Any advise from any one even if your a reader I would deeply appreciate and thank you for your time.

I don't think you are a fool at all,I reckon you have a problem with alcohol,you cannot let it control you,you cannot jeopardize your life,or at least what you love the most in your life because of booze,as for your wife,you can't make her love you,that's not how it works,demonstrate how much you can improve your life,prove that you are stronger than alcohol and that she is more important,I like my boyfriend to make me feel special,as if I was the most important thing in his life,women like to be treated this way,and not as if they were outcasts.So I'm sure that if she starts noticing this,she'll realize once again that she trully loves you and that it was only the bad things which made her feel disappointed.So pull yourself together and start working:)

Q: My husband loves having anal, and we've done it once. For me it wasn't very enjoyable I kept feeling like I needed to go to the bathroom. Does it always feel like that or was it because it was my first time?

You'll always have that sensation,it's natural bc the rectum is not meant to be penetrated,just to be used as an 'expelling apparatus',so it's natural to have these sort of sensations during anal sex,I recommend being very careful bc it's a part of your body controlled by 'sphincter musles',and they are quite sensitive,some people have died having anal sex bc the anus has nerve endings that can cause dead if you injure them,so you have to be very careful when doing this and enjoy,anal sex is my favourite and so is to my boyfriend,men love to put their penises into our anuses,so it's up to us to make it enjoyable as well as secure,hope it helps

Q: if you like a guy and he likes someone else and they don't go out but you really want to go out with him what do i do

Does he already know about you?Let him know that you want to hang out with him,in a friendly way,and he'll eventually notice that you are interested in him,you have to be honest,but careful at the same time,noboby likes to be forced to go on a date,so this has to be done respectfully,go ahead!and don't be afraid of what can happen,I hope I helped a little:)

Q: Father:

My husband donbt love me anymore, I really want to leave from his life.
I am fed up with his anger, his hate his silence.

Help me
I have a son of 3 years, I want to kill myself but whenever I look at his face, I cant do it.

But I cant live such life .
Help me

Come on!!He's not worth it!It's your little angel who actually cares from now on!So cheer up and move on wiith your life,along with your son of course,anybody else will come one day,but let things flow,let life flow and don't get desperate in the process,these things are proves for you to overcome so think that you are gonna make it!There's a whole world in front of you waiting for you to take advantage of it;)YOU worth it!!!

Q: Ok so here's what i need help with... My Boyfriend lives in Florida and I live in Minnesota. I talk to him every day on IM. But latley he's been feeling sick and i wish i could do something for him. How do I make him feel better?

Thank you for your help!

Is there any chance of you travelling to Florida though?The best thing to do right now,I reckon,would be to be next to him so he can feel that you really care about him,that if anything happens,you'll be there for him at anytime,I don't know,this is the best thing in my opinion,but if you just cannot go over there to be with him 'physically'then try sending him videos of you talking to him,a cd as well,with his favourite music,music can be really effective in terms of healing,I heard,I hope I helped a little;)(and I really hope he gets better soon)

Q: is josh barden gay

I know no Josh Barden,may be you mean John Barden?

Q: you see im reallly on the edge of commoting suicide (gottin bulllied all my life and by my grandpa as well....btw im only 13) iv been depresssed for a long long time thought and tried hanging myself i dont know what to do anymore i dont wanna die but i dont know what else to do please help i need some one to talk too!or just need some help please!

I recommend therapy immediately!You are very young and full of opportunities in life,so stop thinking about commiting suicide and get help,none of us can trully help you,in my humblest opinion,the most sensible for you now is a phycologist,think in positive!As for the people who bully you,don't let them get away with it!Defend yourself!

Q: Ok so in school I met this guy and I love him but I don't know what to do because he is deaf. I really like him and I think he likes me. But we are in high school which makes everything hard. What to do????
He cares about me and keeps me safe and is just so nice. This one guy called me a B**** and he MADE him apologize.
He is the best. He also accidentally brused my wrist and apologized like a trillion times. But what to do next ? Oh he also got a heartless necklace( the same as my tatoo) and wears it every day. I am already fluent in ASL and just need to know what to do. But does he even like me?????

I've got to say that I don't agree with 'theadvicegal',what you are feeling is True Love in my opinion,so I applaude you!congratulations!and OF COURSE!!Not only does he like you,but he loves you!!!So go ahead and be happy!!(that's so sweet,I wish I found a guy like that!)GOOD FOR THE TWO OF YOU;)

Q: I'm really in love with my bf(21 and im 20). we have been dating 3 years off and on. but are long distance.

since weve been so off and on i feel like i cant trust him. i dont mean with other people. hes never been with anyone else. i just mean with him going away for weeks without hearing from him.

recently i left town again and told him i really didnt want to be used and was nervous about having sex if i wasnt gonna hear from him. he assured me that he was so in love with me and would make the distance easier.

Its been 3 days now that i havent heard from him..i know eventually i will hear from him but this is such a tough time in my life that i really wish i would hear from him sooner. (he doesnt have a phone)

Ive been feeling really lonely lately and feeling like if i dont find someone who treats me better i will always feel this way. but i cant move on because i want so badly to be with him i almost always put up with it.

Im just kind of wondering if anyone else had a similar situation: where they feel like the person they are with isnt fully there? they feel like theres nothing they can really do cause the pain of walking away is so hard? and if they lose them then everything will be lost? :/ I know this is super depressing. but im just trying to be honest so i can get some good advice :[ thanks for your guys time!

How come he doesn't have a phone!!!!!:O,HOW CAN YOU LIVE LIKE THIS?I have a boyfriend who lives in the same town I live and we cannot be in peace if we're not comunicated all the time!I couldn't keep my relationship if we didn't have the essential comunication,so have him get one or give him one as a present,as for the distant issue,I'd suggest that you try to find the way to handle with it 'cuz there's nothing you can do about it,if you love him you're gonna have to accept all the 'consecuences' of it,I mean,the difficult things to deal with when you are in love with somebody,for example my boyfriend works the whole day and I have to cope with it even though I don't like it,so get him a phone,try to build confidence which is the hardest thing in a relationship and enjoy being in love with each other bc at last it is worth it when there's true love!!!and it's not depressing what you wrote,it's a reality that most people in love have to deal with every day:)

Q: So me and my boyfriend been dating for 4 months....but we were Bestfriends for about 8 months he help me trough a lot he help me with my drug/alcohol problem. & lately with my depression problem....but my mom doesn't know that all she thinks that hes a bad influence on me.
Today she called him telling him that "your a bad influence on her & she basically told him that he's the one who makes decisions for me"
I checked her phone nd everything was there... Now he broke up with me, he told me that she bitched at her for that .... Now I'm once again depress! Nd I love him so damn much I don't know what to do....shes basically the reason he broke up with me..Bcuz a.day before we were so happy ugh i hate her I don't know what to do please help
Oh and I'm 16 and he's 18

Well,first of all,don't hate your mum bc of this,parents tend to help their children at any rate no matter what the consecuences are,and they just cannot tell sometimes whether they're doing sth wrong or not,so be patient with your mum and try to expalain to her that he's not a bad influence to you and that also he's helped you a lot through a lot of difficult things in your life,but you have to find the right moment to do so,it's not easy I know,'cuz I myself have these kind of problems with my own mother,second,try not to be depressed,you and only you can help yourself in the first place so don't permit yourself to fall down,I'm sure your boyfriend must be very sad as well,so you're gonna have to be stronger now than ever before,so you can solve this difficult situation.Cheer up!!! pull yourself together and start doing something!:)

Q: I keep lying to my supposed "friends." I don't know why I do, it just comes out! I hate that I can't keep from lying to them. Mostly it's about a boyfriend that doesn't even exist! I honestly don't know why I say these things. I get really sad about it, but can't face telling them the truth. What if they don't wanna be friends anymore afterwards? I've had lots of trouble making friends in the past and don't think I can face being friendless again. Please help. I'm desperate.

Well it seems to me that you have serious problems of self-confidence and self-esteem,and of course,lies are often weapons you tend to use whenever you can,don't feel sad about it,you should try to do therapy so you can build self-confidence and increase your self-esteem,I used to lie a lot to my friends and boyfriend and my therapist told me that that meant I was afraid of facing the truth,that I used my lies in order to hide my real emotions,so stop fibbing to your friends but to really start doing it,start helping yourself:)

Q: My old ex best friend's father passed away almost 2 weeks ago. My Grandfather passed away 3 weeks ago. I was going to visit the family and take them some dinner or something before he passed away but it was the same time my grandpa had passed. I was just beening nice cause i knew he was sick. I didn't get too. Cause my family was together for the death with my family and Now, I don't know what to do since i found out their dad died. Should i try again? We stopped beening friends about 2 years ago. What should i say while i'm there if they want me to bring them something?

Something similar happened to me a couple of years ago,this means in my opinion that you still love your ex best friend and really care about him too,and that maybe this is a big chance for you two to be the best of friends again,so what I would do if I were you is to come to him and talk to him and share what I have been going through and that I feel feel sympathy and respect for what he has been going through as well,so come to your friend and talk to him,I'm almost sure that he'll understand and feel really happy to know that you are with him over this situation,I hope I helped you a little:)ps(I used 'him' all the time since you didn't mention whether it's a boy or a girl,so forgive me if it is a girl)

Q: i like this guy he never to me everytime he sees me he stares or he just look away so

Well,you know what to do and it's easier than what it seems to be,you should approach him,does he know who you are,though?Strike up a conversation with him at the right time,there ain't nothing wrong with you coming close to a boy,there's nothing wrong,either,with you having a crush with him,you definetely ought to let him know about it,you could be losing a great opportunity if you didn't do it:)hope I helped a little

Q: So I'm 13 and so is this guy I like he is also 13.he touches me every where my boobs my pussy and my butt.he says that he would fuck me any time any where and any place.he does this all in class. He has also gotten hard right in front of my face in front of class.he said that he wants to fuck me and that if I don't have sex with him that he would rape me in the end of the school year before we go to high school.Well he just makes me so horny that I just wanna have sex with him ?what should I do,he makes me get wet and makes me get on top of his body.whatshould I do ? Should I just lose it already?

Listen kiddo,this is not a site to treat sexual dissorders,you are just a kid,so is this little baby you are talking about,he cannot have sex with anybody yet,coz he's a baby,I can see you're the same girl asking about whether you are sick or not,I don't think you are sick,you are just playing with something you know nothing about,so stop asking about these things,stop writing about rape as if it was something to get horny at.Talk this over with a therapist,because it's neither funny nor normal

Q: So i am in a long distance relationship with my boyfriend. we are in colleges about 1000 miles away from each other. he is such a great boyfriend and tells me every day that he loves me and makes a consistant effort to talk to me. however, lately for absolutely no reason i just have been really stressed out and paranoid about our relationship. we have been long distance for about 6 months and i think it might just be because we are so close to seeing each other this summer that i am thinking of all the possible things that could go wrong. the thing that makes me stressed is that he is drinking and going to parties with his friends (girls included) and i just dont know what he is doing or thinking while he is at them. i know i should 100% trust him because he has done nothing in the past but for some reason i cant. my family has also had a history of cheating so maybe the relationships i have been closest to have ended this way and that is why i am nervous. i still love him and know he wouldnt do anytihng to hurt me but i cant shake these unwarranted feelings. any advice? should i talk to him about it or will that just make it seem like its a problem with him, because it really is just my own issue. thanks!

To be honest,no relationship can ever work in the distance,I personally have a boyfriend living in the same town I live and lies to me a lot,I don't trust him at all,men are like that,he can love you,though,but if he has the chance to have sex with any girl around him,he'll definitely do it,he's gonna think that the only one is you and the one he trully loves is you,but when it comes to sex he won't care about love anymore,so you have strong reasons to dump him,it won't work,I feel bound to tell you the sad but only truth.

Q: Am 20 years girl, i loved one guy and he 2 loves me but more than me he loved his

Look,it's really hard to understand what you tried to say,ask for help to improve your writing so we can help you:)

Q: sir,actually i was in depression before some months
and in that mental sate doctar gave me such medicine so that every one can hear my thoughs whatever is going on in my mind after that i m getting frustated because of this problem anyone who see me or hear my thoughts spit it seems that such as he is spitting on me.because of this problem i m tending towards to commit sucide.i have tried 4 times to commit sucide but i was saved.is my problem can be solved?give me advice that what should do i?

I totally agree with Delight,you need to see some really good and qualified Psychiatrist,we just don't have the proper knowledge to help others on this sort of issues.

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Don't follow any advice,no matter how good,until you feel as deeply in your spirit as you think in your mind that the counsel is wise...Take it easy...but take it!! My aim here is to give good advice,not gentle words,but what I think is best for you to do;)