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I like this guy in my school and he might like me too but not completely sure. But whether or not he likes me, what are some things I can do or say to get him to like me/like me more while still being myself and not being too obvious? (link)
talk to him!!!

get interested in what he's into,

like if he likes skateboarding talk about that

look it up online or something

he will notice you, and he'll like you.


i want to make my boyfriend cookies for valentines day. what else can i do for him? nothing sexual please. by then itll barely be almost 2 months. and i want to make valentines special for the both of us. please and thankyou! in advance (link)
aw :) by the time v-day rolls around it'll be 3 and a half months for my boo and me.

well his school has a v-day dance, and we'll go to that... and uh, i'll probably make him cookies or cupcakes or something like that, and maybe give him a bear or something plus a cute card that says something super cute that only we would understand.... we're just that kind of couple :)

look super sexy and stuff, and like make him melt haha
however you can
you know your bf better than we do!!! follow your heart! :D what's right for my boyfriend may not be right for yours, etc. everyone's different.


Hi! I’m a 19 year old girl and since 4 months I have a boyfriend who is also 19. I am really happy with him, but lately there has been a thing that is starting to bug me. I recentlty got my black belt in hapkido and I’m very proud over that. Since then my boyfriend has been more or less challenging me to “show what I can do” or he says he won’t believe that martial arts would work for “a little girl” like me against a guy. My mother is from India, and like her I’m rather short (5’4’’), but he is no giant (like 5’10’’) either and even though I don’t look like it, I’m actually pretty strong, from all my training. I know there are a lot of things I could do to defeat a bigger opponent like him and I really want to prove it to him. But at the same time I don’t want to risk hurting him or embarrass him, cause I love him… What should I do? (link)
start doing something boyish, like skateboarding

and prove him wrong haha

not that skateboarding is boyish, it's just a predominantly male thing, u know? i do it and im a girl

but im just saying.... prove him wrong


my boyfriend is active and outgoing. he likes to go out and pretty much do anything. uve gone on dates to the park movies dinner golf but what else can i do with him to make our relationship to where he likes it? he likes sports as well but he likes everything lol! (link)
guys suck. there's not really anything you can do to change them.

try dating a gurl? you might not be into that though.

just ask him.


Ok well I'm 14 and I wanna kno if it is illegal to go out w/ a 17 yr old but he will be 18 june & I will be 15 in july... is it illegal to go out w/ him even though it is a long distance thing he lives in P.A I live in Fl is it illegal to go out w/ him???? (link)
what you're doing is perfectly legal.

I'm 15 and my bf is 19.

However, if you have sex with him and someone finds out and tells the police- he will be labeled as a pedophile for the rest of his life.

so be careful

and i hope you look really old lol


Im really starting to like this kid, Mike..hes HOT, funny, soo nice and just ah perfect...except for the fact that i dont even know him that well (were still at that flirting kinda stage) and i talk to him on the phone a lot. but sometimes he'll say wicked gross things like "I just farted" or "I have to poop Ill call youu back" and it creeps me out...what do i say?? I like him, but everytime he acts like that it makes me not like him. I know I sound shallow, but itd be different if he was my boyfriend..its just weird when I dont know him that well.. (link)
i'm laughing my head off as I write this. HAHAHAAHAHAHAHA. because i have a guy friend who is JUST LIKE THAT! And I love him for it. I think it's hilarious.

You could just learn to like that side of him and laugh at it... but that's not really necessary- everyone's different i guess. XD

Or you could say "umm... why did you tell me that?" the next time he says like "I just farted"

you could help him to control his urges to talk about his bodily functions. HAHAAHAHA

hope i helped XD
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what if you were on a date with him in a resturaunt and he says "i have to poop i'll be back in 2 minutes" HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA. i think thats hilarious im sorry XD.


I really liked this 1 guy that used to ride my bus and he lives by me. But now he dont ride the bus anymore and i dont see him even though he lives by me!!! What can i do because im afraid that i wont want to go out with any other guy because i have the biggest crush on him!!!!! Hes in the same grade as me and hes the cutest guy that i have ever seen!!!!! What can i do??? (link)
step-by-step instructions:

1. talk to him and become his friend (not being liek omfg you're so hot and stuff)
2. if he's happy to see you and stuff and you still like him after talking to him and getting to know him, mention a movie that seems good. then be like "so i was just thinking maybe we could see it together sometime?"
3. he'll probably say yes, so go to it and if the time seems right kiss him... when you're going to ur seats hold his hand...... yeahh.


I'm trying to think of something fun to do with my new boyfriend. Our first date we went to a movie, but this time I want to do something different but I can't think of anything. Ideas, anyone? (link)
maybe there's a park type thing (don't know how to describe it really) in your area, only it's like a place with liek pretty nature stuff...

you could always take a walk there (and it would be free too)

now i'm just going to list every idea that comes to mind:
rock climbing (at a rock climbing gym, not liek in the wilderness haha)
bowling
ice skating
amusement park
water park
zoo
underage club (if those are in your area)
apple picking! (sounds stupid but it's actually really fun)
movie at a discounted theater (should be like 2 dollars)
watch a movie at his house or ur house
go to the mall and just look at stuff
volunteer for the SPCA together
make a cake or something
go to a place where they have haunted houses and stuff like a pumpkin growing place
go to see a play or musical
picnic on the beach (if there's one near you)

or this one's kind of weird: go to a busy airport and sit in a terminal and just watch people... (i know people who've done it)


i hope this inspired you some...



i like this boy rite..
but like i dunt know the way he talks to my sister in skool is like so diffrent then the way he talks to me i mean he has his momets with me like he could be nice
but when iw alk by he doesnt even look at me i mean i kno hese not suppposed to look at me i mean
why would h look at me but im saying when it comes to my sister hese all smiles..
IM SURE he doesnt like her because he already likes somone else and my sister likes osmone else
and he knows that
thyre just friends..
i just dont kno what to do
im not gonna say im not jealouse.
i think i am jealouse..
honestly
how do i get his attention i dont wanna be annoying
how do i start a conversation
i dont wanna ignore him cause im scared itl be like that til the ed of the year or liike we will just like not talk ..
im just so confused..
help would be nice
thanks.
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i really wish you had included your age in the question...

but just because your sister likes someone else doesn't mean that this guy won't like her. If they're not dating- he can still hit on her.

He obviously likes her a lot- unless they're just really good friends.

Maybe he likes you too?

Even if he doesn't- you can find someone else to like.

you're really young- i can tell. i'd guess 9-13.

that's far too young to be dating.



it might not be what you want to hear, but it's just true.

i hope this works out for you.


14/f/freshman


i really like this boy, let's call him E. he's a sophmore.. his older brother is best friends with my older brother, so i see him alot. but i'm kindof shy when it comes to boys, so i dont' talk to him. however, we talk all the time on AIM. i usually see him at school, but i never have the courage to talk to him..

now there's another boy, N. i used to like him, but i don't have those feelings for him anymore. he's three years older than me, a junior. but i've known him since i was 7, because he went to my church. he asked me to go to homecoming with him, and i said idk because i was thinking about askeing E. but he said he didn't want to wait forever, that he had other girls he was gonna ask. so i said yes.

however, i really really like E. what do i do? i know i should follow through with my promise to go with N, but i don't want to feel jealous if i see E with a different date.. i'm so confused, please help :/ (link)
if I were you i'd casually ask E, without telling N about it. Then, if he says yes, you can tell N that you can't go with him anymore, and if he says no, then you can still go with E.


That plan should work either way.


i hope i helped.


ok so me and this guy hooked up for like a week mabye 2 right after me and this other guy ( who i really really really liked ) stop talking to each other. so obviously i was a little depressed and everything and a few days ago the new guy kept asking me like what do you want out of this and im like give me time and hes like ill wait as long as it takes blah blah blah he tells everyone he really likes me.well yesterday i found out hes calling me a slut and he found out that the last boy was an asshole to me so he was like mabye if i treat her like an ass hole shell like me more. so i comfronted him about it last night and hes like i dont want to deal with them drama and walkway (link)
being called a slut is sexual harassment, which is illegal. He is an asshole! both of these guys are. You should never waste your time with scum like these kinds of boys.

Plus, hooking up (if you mean it in the sexual sense, which i think you do) is always going to make you feel worthless. So from now on I'd suggest only having intercourse with people you are truly IN LOVE with and have been with for a really long time-(1+ years i'd say) like someone you would want to marry. never do it only for the pleasure. you can masturbate instead. or just stop at 3rd.

on the other hand, your hooking up with him was a very slutty thing to do- so I can see why he would want call you a slut but that still doesn't make it okay for him to call you one.

i hope you overcome this and i hope i helped you.


I need hekp to try and get a boyfrined or at least to get a boy to like me. I always see questions that girls ask about tips on flirting or getting a boyfriend; I also try to use the advice, but it just never works! I'm generally very confident and talkative, but guys still don't like me. Does the fact that I talk a lot make me come off too strong? I just want to know, are there does anyone have any tips on how to be better with guys, aside from the general "be confident?" I'm in highschool, by the way. (link)
If you're a freshman or sophomore- the majority of the people in those grades are single. Most people don't get date until they are upperclassmen. It might not seem that way but it's true! Girls will make up "boyfriends" to brag about when really they're just guy friends who they talk to. It's so stupid. (so don't assume that if a girl talks about her "bf" that it's a real boyfriend. he's probably made up.)

But yeah talking too much could make you seem annoying (aka someone that wouldn't be an ideal date) so just make sure that you say what you want to say in as few words as possible (practice this when no one else is around) and really LISTEN to what the other person is saying and respond to what they've said- not as if you're just waiting for the other person to stop talking.

Make sure you aren't pretentious or bragging about anything. And go out of your way to be nice to people- like compliment them and stuff.

Oh- and if you dress slutty don't do that. It really isn't nice looking at clevage. It's awkward for the other person. And it probably is for you too.


Just take a good look at your inner character and make sure that it's all good.


I hope I helped- you'll have a bf soon enough. Just be happy and ppl will be attracted to you.


ok i went out w/ my boyfriend for almost a year. then i broke up w/ him & he went out w/ this girl like not that long after.. and shes like a total whore & she was a total bitch to me & completely destroyed the friendship me & this guy had (bc she was mad that it took so long for her to get him to ask her out) so he broke up w/ her & now were friends again.. but now hes like asking me to hook up w/ him? what does all this mean.. i think its kinda weird (link)
If you mean hooking up in the sexual sense, not dating- then i'd say to stay away from him.

He could be dangerous. You never know. It's just a really unsafe thing to hook up with someone who you don't know really well.

But if you really really want to hook up with him, make SURE you stop at third and if he tries to go any farther then just scream "NO" and leave. you don't want an std and you don't want to ruin your life by being pregnant. Also, chances are- if you do hook up, he'll spread it around. and do you want people to think you're a slut? it will ruin your reputation and your life.



i hope i helped.


14/f

ok well my bf and i have been going out for 10 or 11 months. we dont hold hands (only have once), we barely ever kiss and when we do its a peck on the lips, and we do hug alot, he doesnt really tell me how much he loves me, and im kinda tired waiting for him to make a move, beacuse im afraid to! i dont know what to do! i love him, but im afraid of making any move, kissing him, holding hands, ect.

what should i do??? im a bit upset b/c he acts like a kid most of the time (b/c of his younger siblings) and he made fun of alot b/c hes chubby (b/c he had a type of cancer, and the chemo made him gain weight)

what should i do??? how can i get enough courage to make a move??? (link)
You probably won't want to hear this, but it's the truth and i'm going to try to make it sound as nice as possible.

You're 14, and you can't expect to have a real boyfriend at that age. What you've said that you're doing with him is really not dating, and therefore this guy is just someone who you like, and he apparently likes you back. But that's not dating. That's interest. There's nothing wrong with that, though.

Also another reality check is that boys are typically 2 years younger maturity-wise compared to girls (a 14-year-old boy would have the maturity of a 12-year-old girl) and i'd say about 98% of 14-yr-old boys are not interested/ready for kissing or "making a move" on some girl. Girls are ready for this at a much younger age, but boys are just not.


My bottom line is: if you aren't seeing somebody one-on-one outside of school/work for dates then that's not a relationship. or "going out".


And if you do "make a move" on him, he'll be really scared and he'll probably never talk to you again. (not because of YOU, but because he's a 14-year-old boy and he's just not ready)

My advice to you is- forget about this boy, and talk to some boys who are maybe 1-2 years older than you are. Maybe one of them will ask you out. That way you can actually have a boyfriend who will kiss you and do the things that you want to do, because he's 16 and not 14.


i hope i helped.

please don't take this as trying to be mean, it's just a fact of life!


ok so my boyfriend is 17, weve been together a little over a year. and like were promised to each other and the whole nine yards. well, usually hes the type to call me 5 times a day everyday. this wknd i barely heard from him at all. i havent seen him in a week either. we were supposed to hang saturday but he left me a msg sayin nvm that hes goin to his brothers to spend the night. but it turns out he didnt go. well he went sunday instead. and came back and was tellin me a lil about it. so it was him, his bro & his gf, and this other girl whos my age [16]. so they all hung out and whatever and they were watchin a movie and my bf was layin in the floor and this girl was on the couch but then she got down to lay in the floor w/ him till she went to bed. well last week i invited him to go to the beach with me next wednesday - saturday although i told him its not a SURE thing but a probably. well today he says hes goin to florida like next sunday-tuesday, because his bro & his gf are takin this other girl back home soo hes goin too and i guess theyre stayin at her house for three days? and he cant go w/ me because thats too many days off work. so i was on his myspace and see they were talkin and hes sayin how it sucks sooo bad that she has to leave but hes glad he gets to go with them to take her back [this was today, but before he told me hes was goin with them] and askin when she'll get to come back and stuff. and shes all in aggreement and everything. and just GRR. so im the jealous type which he knows but i try sooo hard not to let it show as i dont want to cause probs and end up breakin up and stuff. i guess im thinkin the worst in this case but i mean do i have a right to be upset here? bc i guess he noticed the tone in my voice that i got kinda upset when he said hes goin with them instead of me so hes all "dont be mad at me" and blah blah blah. ive already had a rlly hard wknd which he is aware of so this was just icing on the cake. i mean, idk, i just need some input.... (link)
I'd be really upset too if I were you. But I'm not sure that him and his brother's gf are like hitting on eachother or anything. They could just be becoming friends because i mean- it's not like she's single or anything... It seems like he's trying to become her friend because she's his brother's gf. But the opposite could be true... he could like her.

as i was reading this i couldn't help thinking "it's going to end soon... they'll break up." and well, if this boy means that much to you that you don't want to break up then don't- maybe wait and see if this phase passes?

but if you're mad enough at him then go ahead and do it but maybe before you do that you could ask him what's been up with him lately...

but he seems like an asshole for doing that to you.



i hope i helped.


16/f
My first and last boyfriend was almost a year ago. And i know you shouldn't need a boyfriend to be happy but i have a big group of friends only 2 of them are single and i just feel really left out. We always hang out and its all couple except me and the 2 other girls(who by the way don't like me,long story). I just want that someone. and i dont know what to do. I'm sorta shy when i first meet people, or i just right off the bat think they don't like me. What should i doo!? (link)
well, first off i'd like to tell you that you're not alone! I don't have a love life either.

My first and last bf was almost a year ago as well. Wow it's amazing how alike we are. lol.

I used to be really really sensitive about being single and i used to be upset ALL the time about it, i mean literally ALL the time. But then after a while, like months later I just decided that there's no use in worrying about who your next bf will be and when it'll happen. And you know what? In the long run- relationships don't matter in the least. Because someday you will be married and then it won't matter who you were dating at 16! Not saying I'm happy being single, but i don't feel as bad as i used to about it.

And about the right off the bat not liking thing, I feel the same way all the time. It's like guys will look at me and seem interested, then we start talking and i feel like their interest just disappears. :(

I always feel like "why is everybody automatically unattracted to me?"



you could try to talk to a guy who goes to ur school on myspace and get to know him on there, and then you two might end up dating.

I really hope i helped.



I have been married for 8 years and my husband and I are still pretty young (37 and 33); we have two kids and WE HARDLY EVER HAVE SEX. Lately it's been once every three weeks. I know we are still attracted to each other and I know we are both faithful, it's just that being parents totally sucks all the energy from us. Any advice? (link)
yeah try to arrange times where you and your husband have the house to yourselves while your kids are out.

That way you won't have to worry that they'll walk in on you. But if you want to do it while they're home you could give them something to do (like watching a movie) and say "we have some important work to do so please don't disturb us for the next hour or two." And still lock the door.

I think that if you tell them to stay in their rooms they'll start to get suspicious (i know i wuold have) and come and bother you.

Try reconnecting with your husband. If you don't already have a kama sutra book i'd get one. Try new positions.

Or you you could try to get up like 45 minutes earlier than you both have to, and do it then!


i hope i helped. :)


14/f

so my crush and i already know that we like eachother..and so today he called me at like 8 in the morning. but i didn't mind. the problem is, he's like sooooo quiet on the phone. i was shy, but I was the one to keep the conversation going...so i wasn't trying to be rude, and i asked him,"are you shy?" and he was like NO. of course not. and my friend thinks he's shy BUT I DOUBT THIS SO MUCH. he's not the type to be shy. so what do i do?? and is he really shy?? (link)
most guys come across as shy when they're talking to girls.


If he's your age, chances are he's never had any experiences with the opposite sex.


But he'll probably come out of his shell after you two have been seeing each other for a while.


i hope i helped.


I haven't been to church in 5 years which was when I was 9
well I'm agnostic and I'm going to church tomorrow with my boyfriend and Its alright with me I don't mind
but when i was 9 and went to church I wore dresses
Well I'm about about 15 now and I'm not going to wear a dress especially I'm going to be hanging out with my boyfriend all day I don't want to be all dressy
So I was wondering if just jeans and a regular t shirt would be fine but I'm still not sure what should I wear?
thank you (link)
i used to go to church, and i usually wore a casual but comfortable skirt (not a slutty little mini one, but one that comes down to the knees or lower) and a nice-looking shirt like a polo or something.


But if you MUST wear jeans- try to pick a dressy-ish shirt and nice-looking shoes like flats. It's not like anyone's going to shoot you or anything for wearing jeans. haha.


wow lucky you- i'm the same age and i can't even get a boyfriend! i'd die to be you.


have fun tomorrow


ok 15/f...if that helps. Ok so one of my best guy friends is like in love with me. I know it, he knows it, the world knows it. I don't like him back. And the world knows that too (including him). I hear everyone saying that he is such a sweet guy and he would do anything for me but I just don't like him. I don't know what to do. He's liked me forever and he can't seem to get over me (sorry if that sounds cocky). I'm not leading him on or playing with his emotions b/c I'm just trying to be his friend. And he complains to everyone about how much he likes me and how I don't like him back and I feel like I'm doing something wrong. I've even tried taking a break from him for a while but he's said that he would rather get over me on his own than have us take a break from our friendship. Help?

Thanks. (link)
You probably don't want to hear this, but I would really reccomend giving him a chance. How can you know that you aren't attracted to him at all before you've dated him?


If I were you i'd be extra nice to him and pretend to like him. Or heck, you could just tell him flat out.


You might be surprised at what it turns out to be. :)


hope i helped.




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