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ok, there's this guy that i really like, and after a long while (like two months) i finally got the courage to say somethign to him, but it turns out, he never even noticed me, and he thinks my best friend is like, the hottest thing alive. him and his g.f just broke up about a week ago, and he says that they are talking about getting back together. i see him every day at school and now it's just awkward. my friend doesn't even like im, but he keeps talking to her and not me. to be quite honest, that's the second time that's happened to me with her this school year. she seems to get all teh attention because she has a large bust. i'm not mad at her, because it's nto her fault, but i really just don't know what to do, i can't even get a second glance from practically any guy when im with her, and im almost always with her. erg...what should i do?? should i try to talk to him again, or should i just back off and accept the fact that im never gonna get attention when im with her...? this is sooo freakin depressing, i don't think i've spoken a word in almost two days...

SPEAK UP!!! Say something to the guy even when you're with your friend. Just jump into the conversation. And then if you happen to see him when your friend ISN'T with you, say something to him then too. I know how you feel, cuz' I've been in this situation. Don't let this one get away.

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My boyfriends said all of his friends say im miserable and they dont like me and not one of them has even talked to me in lunch i dont sit next to anyone besides him so i dont talk and he barely talks to me and at night when he calls me we dont even stay on the phone fore more than 3 mins usually..i want to know why he has such a big problem with me wantin his friends to like me and maybe talk to me, Help what should i tell him to make him understand i dont want to never sit with him at lunch because now i sit with my friends and dont even sit with him at luch..

Boys can be like that. They like to keep friends and girlfriends separate. During one of your three-minute phone conversations, have you asked him about this problem? You've got to tell him that if this relationship is going to stay alive, you guys have to spend some time together, whether it's on the weekends or at school. And also you need to ask him about the whole friend situation and find out exactly what his deal is. Hope I helped a little!
~Berri~

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hello. i am a girl and 14 years old. i have a boyfriend. he is the sweetest most wonderful person you can ever meet. there is this other boy in school and he told me he liked me. yesterday, i was in school and i said "im bored, i want to makeout" my cousin went over to the boy and told him to go to the restroom when i went. i went to the restroom and he was there. i like him too. so then we kissed. i feel bad about this. i kissed another boy when im going out with another one. i feel so guilty and i dont think it meant anything to him. But i feel like i did something really really bad. i dont know what do to. i dont want to hurt my boyfriend in any way. what should i do?

Yup, I have to agree with all of the other people who've answered this question: Tell your boyfriend. Because he's going to find out eventually, and it's going to be a lot less painful if he finds out from you.

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Me and my boyfriend have 1 class together and thats lunch, and i barely see him in between classes b/c he always goes to his locker and we only have 4 mins so it takes up like 2-3.and in lunch i sat with him and i'd sit on the end and never talk because he would barely talk to me and hes like oh god whats wrong? and i tell him nothing just being ignored like usual and he just says okay and goes back to talking with his friends..he wont let me sit inbetween him and his other friends justin cuz he says im takin him away from his friends? i wanna know why he doesn tlike me haning out with him when hes with his friends. actually why he wont even let me hang out with them? please help me i wanna know why he acts like this?

You have to find a time when his friends aren't around to talk to him about this. Ask him if he cares about you or wants to end it. I mean maybe lunch is also the only time he gets to see some of his friends...And boys are smart, unlike us girls. They always put their friends before their girlfriend because they know that friends will always be there for them. If your boyfriend says he wants to keep the relationship going, you guys need to find a time to be together. Maybe like the movies on the weekends...Anything fun like that. Good luck, and I know situations like this suck! :P

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I have this friend and me and her decided to try a new style for christmas and summer.its kinda 80ish.We want to cut pantyhose knee length and wear a cute abercrombie skirt over it.This is for summer by the way. But then we want to wear a colorful tanktop. For shoes we want flipflops or converse. Can anyone tell me if this sounds cute?

Yeah, crazy stuff like that is all over Teen Vogue and other magazines. The 80's are coming back with a vengeance. And I personally have an eccentric sort of style (I'm all about those giant plastic earrings.), so yeah, I say go for it. It's breaking away from the boring old Abercrombie-and-Birkinstocks look, but it's not frightening or anything like the whole goth look. Have fun! And I quote Teen Vogue: "If it doesn't match, wear it!"

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I have this guy friend that i have liked more than a friend for a while. I thought he kept dropping hints such as putting his hand around my waist, talking to me alot and gointo the movies. But when I asked him to go to homecoming with me he said i dont know. he still talks to me in the hall after that but it took a while. Should I keep flirting with him or just leave us as good friends?
~*Confused*~

Ya' just gotta' confront him about it. Tell him he got you confused by sending those mixed signals. Be like, "Okay...To be honest..I kind of have a thing for you, especially since you kept flirting with me like that. That's why I asked you to homecoming. What's going on? Because if you don't have a thing for me, don't flirt." I think that's the best way to deal with guys in that kind of situation. So overall I say don't flirt until you talk to him and find out what his deal is, but definitely talk to him. Don't just leave it like that, because it'll leave you wondering what was going on in his head.

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'i'm being sexually harrassed by this guy i know, and so is every other girl in myclass except for two. His sexual harrassment is getting me in troubel with some of my teachers. It's cometothe point that i'm afarid to be alone with him because i'm afaird of what he'll do to me. He's grabbed by breast slappmy ass, rubbed on my crotch and other things. he's messedwith other girls in my class but he seems to dothst tome the most.Lately he's stop but i'm afarid he might start up and do it again. I tell him what he's doingis wrong but he doesn't care.Iused to think of himas my friend untill it all started.Now i don'tknow what to do.

Why don't you tell a teacher?????????????????? Ask to be moved to a different seat.

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Okay here's the deal I'm a freshman in high school. I know, I know ugh freshman. Anyway this's the deal I like a guy, and he's kind of a senior. He's taller than me and we... sort of get along. We argue about almost everything, I love it. Only thing, he has a girlfriend and there's a three year age difference. Now I know some of you are going to tell me to move on and try to find someone my age, but I really like him. =(

And I don't want to tell him I like him at least not yet, I love him and his friends, and I like his girlfriend too. So if I say something then they're all going to act ackwardly around me.

The part about him being a senior isn't really the big deal in this situation, even though it probably wouldn't work out because he'll be going to college next year, and he'll most likely want to hook up with college girls. The big deal is that he has a girlfriend. You just have to respect that and wait and see if they break up. Then make your move if you really think he'd be interested.

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Ok, there is this boy I want to have sex with but I dont know what he will say, and I dont know how I should ask...I trust him, all tho me and him arent realy like best of friends or anything, I dunno, I am so comfused, what should I do and if I ask how should I ask??

Kids in the back seat cause accidents. Accidents in the back seat cause kids.

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im thirteen and i was datin this fifteen yr old until i found out what an ass he was...he always tried to go down my pants and kiss me...so about two weeks ago i broke up wit him...i still went to his house and we r really good friends...after i broke up wit him i met his uncle who is 19...and i found that he likes me....then he called me and asked me out afta we got to kno each otha...(IM NOT GONNA DO ANYTHING WIT HIM BECAUSE I KNO THATS RAPE!!) i said yea so eva since we have been goin out...i luv him a wicked lot and he luvs me to but all my friends say i should dump him...i dont want to but my friend kayla gives the best advice and shes the main one who makes me feel like i should


>should i dump him or not?
thanx a bunch

Dump him. Any guy that age who would be interested in a thirteen-year-old is a creep. And it's verging on being illegal.

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Whenever I almost do anything like play tennis, volleyball, cheerleading, piano, etc, I always get nervous, but only when people are watching me. I always play bad at tennis when this one boy is there, but when he's not, I do fine. I know, I know, just block it out. But I try just to focus on what's going on on my court, but it's so hard. Anyone have any tips?

You never look as bad as you feel. Chances are, you're playing a lot better than you think you are. It's like being a dancer onstage: The audience doesn't notice tiny little screw-ups because they don't know the dance! Only you do! Just keep in mind that they're humans too, and they have the ability to screw something up just as bad as you do.

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im going up to New York for christmas and new years eve. Me and my friend want to do something awesome for new years eve because its the first year that were able to actually hang out with friends on new years eve, but then thing is we dont know what we want to do.. or what to do lol. what my question is, is does anyone have any ideas on what i can do for new years eve? thanks

Go to the party thing in Times Square! That would be awesome!!! Then afterward just walk around and party!

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okay i was going out with this guy for about 2 yrs.. and then he broke up with me because i was always lieing to him (which was very bad thing for me to do.. and i regret doing it!!) i tell him all the time how im sorry and i want to get back with him because i love him. and he just says he doesnt want to get hurt again but he still feels a great deal for me. and cares about me and likes me. we are still REALLY good friends and we tell eachother everything and we are always there for eachother. But we also still have sex and do other sexual things.. and im just scared that he could be using me..!! what do u think??? please help!!

Girlie-poo, he is definitely using you...Unless you want to keep being used, dump him.

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Ok, there's this guy at my school (i live in Vermont) who everyone thinks is gay. Even though the rumors are most likely not true, no one wants to be his friend because of rumors, and neither do my friends. I really think it's terrible how people treat him, and I want to be his friend; I don't believe sexual orientation should affect friendship. How should I be his friend without making my friends mad, or making him feel uncomfortable when my friends want to hang out with me?

Stand up for what you think is right, even if you stand alone. It doesn't matter what other people think!!! If he's a cool guy, hang out with him! They might not show it on the outside, but people will secretly admire you for having the courage to not follow the "what's cool" and "what's not cool" rules.

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I have a friend that lives quite a way away from me in a different state. We really enjoyed being together at a summer camp, and I really want to stay in touch with her, and "snail mail" goes so slowly. I don't want my parents to find out that I'm constantly sending letters, because she'll think I'm crazy and that I like her and stuff and she'll tell everyone that I know and mess up my life... I know I'm a guy, but how can I just let this be a friendship without people thinkin' I'm serious because I'm not? Thanx in advance!

Do ya' have AIM? It's great for stuff like that. Talking on the phone can seem like you guys have a thing, but AIM doesn't. And it's more private than phones/snail mail. E-mail is good too.

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I have this guy friend, we can call him Rob. Well Rob lied to me about something and i got mad and stopped talking to him. He was begging for forgiveness and asked my friend, let's call her Barb, to try to make me forgive him b/c he was seriously sorry. And i could tell that he was sorry, but i don't want people walking all over me, you know? But then he told Barb these things he wanted to tell me like "i'd swim the whole ocean to get to you and apologize" and he said i was beautiful. And no guy has ever said that about me. I've pretty much forgiven him but he tried SO hard to make me forgive him and it sounded like i really meant a lot to him (man that sounded snobby) and i'm wondering if i should ask him out. Does it sound like he even likes me? by the way, i REALLY like this guy! Plz help!

He SOUNDS like a sweet guy, but boys can be manipulative like that. Make sure he's a good one. Forgive, but don't forget.

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oh mai gosh! okay.. me and thys dude have been talking for a while.. and today he asked me for a kiss and i was like.. "whats mai name? if you can tell me mai name.. ill kiss you.. " and he didnt kno it.. so.. i left.. well..he came up to me later when i was talking to mai *unofficial b/f* and he kissed me and i was like.. OMG.. EEEWWW!!! and now mai b/f is mad and he is too.. idn what to do.. !!

Wait, so you've been "talking" to this one guy? Was it "talking" like "hmm...maybe we should date" or just plain talking? If it was the first one, it sounds like you're cheating a little bit on your "unofficial boyfriend." I mean you said you'd kiss him if he knew your name.

What I think you need to do is decide if this "unofficial boyfriend" is really unofficial or not. What I mean is, decide if you really want to be committed to him. If so, explain to him the deal with the other guy and the kiss. Tell him you don't have feelings for the guy at all.

But now..if you DO have feelings for the guy who kissed you, you don't want to hurt your boyfriend's feelings any worse, so you might as well end it.

Moral of the Story:
Just make sure you want to be committed before you start dating someone.

Hope I helped!

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is it bad to be white and have a crush on someone who's black or darker skinned than you? im not racist but ive always wondered! thanks in advance!

A lot of people think it's wrong or weird, but really, it doesn't matter. We're all people.

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Well, tomorrow afternoon we get out of school at 10:30 a.m. because of exams...me and my friends were going to walk to an ice-cream shop and eat. The thing is, we have invited guys to go with us. I dont want to look like a complete slob when we go. Do you have any adivce on how to dress and do makeup? Its supposed to be around 56 degrees tomorrow, so I want to look cute, but still stay warm. THank you so much.

You'd be surprised at how much more attention guys pay to personality than looks, but yeah, I'd want to look cute too. You can look nice in soo many ways. Just wearing a hoodie, some faded jeans, and the classic Birkinstocks can look great. I think guys are more comfortable around girls who look comfortable themselves. I mean hey, it's gonna' be 10:30 in the morning and cold outside! The boys are gonna' know something's up if you show up dressed like Paris Hilton (She is gorgeous though, don't get me wrong.) For makeup, you don't have to overdo it or anything. Just wear some powder that matches your skin tone if you even need it (I only use it when I've got acne.), a neutral color eyeshadow, black eyliner just in a thin line across the top lid, black mascara, and shiny lip gloss. Just have fun, and personality really does matter more than looks(as cliche' (sp.) as that sounds).

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What can you do with a 7 yr old boy when your babysitting him? Thanx in advance!

You can play addicting video games if he has that...Go outside and throw a football/baseball/whateverball with him if he's into sports...eat...go in the kitchen and make gross snacks(You can probably find recipes for gross-looking but edible food online)...Mmm...Tell him to say no to drugs...Uh...Yeah, alright, I'm out of ideas. Hope I helped a little though!

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