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Q: I sought you out to ask a question mainly because you are a man & your answers to other peoples questions seemed reasonable & polite. Here goes..
My best friend, her husband, my husband & I hang out sometimes. He is always joking around & teasing me every chance he gets. I also catch him looking at me every time I happen to look over. He will even say things like, "Hey, me & you should go out & have a beer & leave (his wife) with the kids." Just recently, I ran into them at our local video store. We were walking around & talking & then it was time to check out, so, we said our goodbyes...or so I thought. I was the first one done & as I was leaving he said he was gonna put the kids in the car while she checked out. So, he ended up following me out into the parking lot. There, we ended up talking for another half an hour or so. At one point he looked at his older daughter & said, "Look, she (me) must be in the market for a new boyfriend, she's all gussied up." Anyway, I could go on, but, this is long enough already. I was just wondering, from a mans perspective, does he like me or is he just being friendly? Thankx for the input!

P.S.Just so you know, Yes, I have a little crush on him, but, please son't lecture me. I am not saying I am planning on acting on this in any way. I was just curious.
I think what he's looking for is a good time, but you're probably best to steer clear. No harm in flirting with each other as long as you both know that's all it will ever be. At times people just want to be reassured that they are still good enough to catch someones eye, maybe that's all it is.
Good Luck.

Q: im 19 yrs old, college sophomore, i met my ex "james" when i was a senior in high school. strangley enough my friend "pat" put my pic up on hot or not and "james" saw it and clicked meet me. come to find out he went to my high school and graduated a few years ahead of me. his brother was also one of my high school friends.

he was in the army when i met him, (this was in december of my high school year) he had been over seas for 2 years. we talked online and on the phone to eachother every chance we got and he came down on leave for his brothes grad party which i was invited to because his brother and i were friends.

we started hanging out and eventually dating. i broke up with him before i left for college because i didnt want to worry about having a bf and his school and mine were 2 hours apart. he told me he loved me but i broke up with him reguardless

he now has a gf "kerry". he started dating her 2 months after we broke up. apparently he used to date her before he left for iraq. they have been dating ever since.

well the reason i am writing is because after him and i broke it off we still continuted to talk and even hang out on occasion. he has been cheating on "kerry" with me for the past month and 1/2. i KNOW he is not the cheating type we went to high school together and i have known him for 3 1/2 years please help

"james" tells me that he is probably going back overseas to fight in october. he told me that i should get over him because he isnt sure when or if he is going to come back. and i deserve a guy who is going to be there for me(he is sched for 2 years over there. i dont know what i should do. i know he still cares deeply for me but i dont know if he is still with "kerry" because he loves her or if its not the right time to break up with her or if he is going to break it off when he goes, if he loves me still i just dont know what to think. i need someone to look at the situation from another stand point and give me some advice, i am at a total loss.
Well, sorry it's taken some time to answer your question.
It would seem that your in a bit of a pickle, but not to worry. This is how the situation looks from the info you've given me.......

1st You always have to ask yourself, how well do you REALLY know someone?? It doesn't matter if you've known each other for 10 days or even 10years. The other thing is that war changes people, and unless you've been in a war situation you will never know the way it changes someone. (my partners brother was in Kosavo and when he came back she said he just has a different look in his eyes.)
The other thing is that he can't be in love with you or with this other girl because he is cheating on both of you. If he loved you then he would do anything for you, and if he loved the other girl then he wouldn't cheat on her with you.
It looks like this guy is in a win,win situation.

My best advice is just let him go. When he gets back from his duties and he has his head on right then, maybe, you'll see the real him again.
Until that time comes, let him go or you'll just get hurt.

Hope this helps.

Q: 17/f
Alright, i feel silly asking this question but sometimes i feel weird that my boyfriend is a bit shorter then me. I love him very much and he loves me back even more and a feel like this could last for a long time. Should i talk to him about this (but i guess its not like this is going to change it) or what should i do? Am i stupid for feeling like this?
Hmmmm, Just look at Tom Cruise & Nicole Kidman, every picture you saw them in she never looked taller than him. ( I think he had shoes with a big sole on them and she wore flat shoes all the time)

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