about

===IN THE THIRD PERSON:===
Meet Kathryn: burlesquer, model, actor, ukulele-er, fantastic cook, and font of wise words and amusing anecdotes. She loves to listen to you and, if she can, help you with your troubles, or, if she can't help, direct you to someone who can. And that's why you're here, no? ~grins~

Kathryn is a person of wide and varied experience. Her only routine is to try something new every day. She has met many people in her travels from many different backgrounds, countries, and expertises. "Knowledge junkie" is something Kat frequently calls herself.

===THINGS I FEEL QUALIFIED TO GIVE ADVICE ABOUT:===
***romantic relationships
***general and nutritional health (I disclaim: I am not a doctor, nor a certified nutritionist yet...I merely have read a lot, experienced a lot in my own life, have personally heard testimonials on a variety of health issues and healthy lifestyle practises, and am a yoga instructor and Ayurvedic health consultant)
***sexual health
***technology (computers specifically, but other techie things like me too ^_^)
***philosophy, theology, and psychology
***social issues
***crafty artsy thingies (excuse the technical jargon)

===POSSIBLE POLITICAL/IDEALOGICAL CONFLICTS WITH YOUR OWN VIEWS:===
*I was raised as a Catholic (the Roman kind), I went to Catholic parochial grade school, I attended a Catholic high school (a Sacred Heart school), and now I attend a Catholic Jesuit university. Although I don't call myself Catholic or Christian, I respect and acknowledge the good things I was raised with.
*I am not prejudiced against any ethnic, socioeconomic, or cultural background.
*I am not prejudiced against any religion or spiritual path, including a lack of one (atheism, don't-give-a-damn-ism).
*I am not prejudiced against any sexual orientation or gender identity. I myself am romantically and sexually queer, physically female, mentally gender-f***ed. If you ever want to talk about sexual orientation and/or gender identity, don't hesitate to contact me! I am working toward a sexology degree, and these things interest me immensely!
*I don't care for politics very much, but I respect the people who are wise with their words and respectful to others.

===SOME QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE FOR ME (BEFORE YOU ACTUALLY ASK YOUR QUESTION):===
"You're only 24! You don't know anything about the world. How could you possibly give me advice on anything?" Perhaps I am fairly young to be giving advice to people. But I do know this: everyone who has ever come to me looking for counsel has always told me, either during or right after our "sessions", that I am not overly critical, that I am honest and fair, that I am sensitive and understanding, that I am open-minded and tolerant, that they can count on me to give a good outside objective perspective, and (something I think is most important in being an advisor) that I am a good listener.

"What types of things do you give advice on?" Well, I can give you advice on almost anything, really. If I personal experience with what you're asking about, I'll patch it through. If I don't, I'll put in my two cents and let you know where you can get more firsthand knowledge.

"Why do you write sooooo muuuuuch?"
I'm a writer, I blabber sometimes, heh. I do take a lot of care in my writing though, I want to give you a well-thought-out answer. But the other reason I write so much is because I don't want to give you a one-sentence reply, unless it's to a very black-and0white question like "What time does 'House' air on Tuesday in Cincinnati?"

===IN CLOSING:===
You got questions? Lemme at 'em!

I wish you all lives filled with tasty food, goofball antics, and people you love to share them with you.

~*Kathryn*~

advice

I'm 17/F
I have had a boyfriend for 2 steady months
and I used to like this guy and he saw me kissing
my boyfriend. He gave me a rather hurt look. Does he finally like me? I'm so confused what should i do?

well since you currently have a steady boyfriend (i'll call him seth), your previous crush (whom i'll give the fabulous alias of jojo) is going to have to deal with it. maybe the reason he gave you a hurt look was because he used to having you like him and now you're with seth and your attentions are focused on him; not to stereotype the male gender, but his hurt look could be the sign of a slightly bruised ego.

from a personal standpoint, when i started dating my boyfriend, one of my best friends (who happens to be a guy) started to get a little, not jealous, but starved for my attention. he and i are really close and we joke around a lot and sometimes act/talk like we're lovers (i.e., he grabs my boobs and goes "honk", i smack him on the butt when he says something rude to me, we jump around in the backseat of his car to confuse his friends, etc. ^_^), and when i started spending more time with my bf, he kept asking every time we saw each other (which became less often) if i was still dating him, and "whine" at me when i said yes. but now the two of us are fine, because we've kinda talked about it and we know that we're still best friends.

now, i don't know how close you are to jojo (previous crush, remember?), but if you're really concerned about where you two stand with each other, then i'd go talk to him about it. don't go crazy and ask if he likes you, or do something like break up with seth and run to jojo.

biggest, most general advice i can give: don't overanalyse things. make sure you know the facts. if he has a problem with you dating/kissing seth, then jojo should talk to you about it.

hope this helped. good luck!

~*kitty*~

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