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my friend is alwayyss flirting with my boyfriends or ex-boyfriends. she even sleeps with them and it makes me soo mad. how can i overcome this feeling or deal with this problem? (link)
Maybe your friend has a problem... I mean, with her mind... Looks like she wants to have what you have... to feel what you feel... and that is kinda scary... or is she trying to say that she can get what you get? I still don't understand what she's trying to do...
Oh yes, honey, she is selfish for doing that to you!! She shouldn't have! I mean, there is no such thing as a real friend to do this to her own friend...that is just too selfish... and she doesn't even think about your feelings,,,
Have you ever told her about your feelings? Because she really needs to know about this... she can't keep doing these stuffs... it's killing you... and the boys, they shouldn't have done it with her either!!
But it's okay... everything will be alright...
You'll get her back someday...

Wish you always the best luck


HEY. I'm kind of confused. This girl yesterday was calling me wanting me to come over to her house. Now she don't want nothing to do with me. I thought she was a friend. Stupid me to ever think I could have friends. Anyway, my question here is shoud I call her and see whats up or let her call me? (link)
I think you should call her and ask what's up... maybe she'll tell you why she's ignoring you... Now, don't think of that... You're not stupid.. everyone wants to have friends.... why can't you? everyone deserves a friend... so don't feel bad...
I hope I've helped...
I really hope I have.
Wish you always the best luck.


17/f
I just moved to a new state this year and it was quite hard but i found friends and i even got a boyfriend rather quickly. one of my male friends strated hanging out with me a lot and i tutored him. He strated getting playful and touchy feely about four or five months into our friendship which did'nt really get to me because that is how i am with everyone. Then one night he told me that he liked me and he didn't say it, but he implied that he wanted me to break up with my boyfriend of six months to be with him. since then, he has avoided me and refuses to talk or even make eye contact with me. the situation really bothers me because i don't know what i did wrong and is disturbing to think that our friendship wasn't anything more than a sexual attraction. it has been two months and he still will not acknowledge me. what can i do if he won't even talk to me? i really want to be his friend. we had fun together and i miss our interesting conversations. what can i do? please help me, i don't undestand this behavior.
thank you (link)
Breath... relax.. everything will be alright! ^_^
Well, I think you should talk to him... You're his friend, surely you know him better than other people... Just find a right time to talk to him... Maybe he's just sad because you don't like him the way he likes you... And you haven't broken up with your boyfriend for him yet too... (If I'm right) He actually is trying to get over it in his mind, but trying isn't enough... sadly. You just want to be friends, but he doesn't, this is just not working. But if he's really your friend, he will understand. (Or maybe, because he feels that he has crossed the line, then he starts to avoid you so that he won't do the same thing again... and I think it's really nice of him.)
Tell him that you're sorry because you see him only as a friend, no more no less.
It's okay... everything will be alright. Things like this happen to everyone...
I hope I've helped... I really hope I have.
Be strong, be invicible, be woman!! >.<
Just be strong! Friendship lasts forever!!


Okay..So one of my best friend got a new bf. They were completely obsessed with each other, and I was getting blown off. I confronted her and it didn't go that well. Now we barely talk, and she treats me like I'm not even there. I can't really explain the way I feel when she treats me, its just a "I'm basically not good enough to talk to her" kinda feeling. I just want to be a more civil state or starting to be friends again kind of state. Any ideas? (link)
It will all be alright... don't worry...
Well, seems to me that your friend is really delightful having a new boyfriend... I can tell, some people can be really really different when it comes to boy/girlfriends things... Well, just wait until she gets over it... because I'm pretty sure that she will... Just apologize to her, tell her that you need her as well... That's what friends are for... Tell her that she hasn't been a really supportive friend for the past weeks... (I'm just guessing... sorry...) If she's really your friend, she'll understand...
Just relax and breath... life isn't that hard...
Wish you the best luck. I hope she will come back to you... *I'll pray for you...*
PS: Everything will be alright...


ok welll i really need some help. ok well i did something really bad and its not like me to do it.. ok i stole my friends cell.. at school.. and i lied and told them i didnt steal it.. and then i got caught bc my bff called her mom on it and i didnt think theyd track the number.. but yeah i got caught and now im suspended.. and the girl told everybody about what i did.. and now the whole school knows aboout it, and like everybody is mad at me..and i have like not many friends.. blahhh i just need some tips on what to do.. please help me =( thanks.. (link)
I'm sorry honey... But there is nothing you can do about it... I mean, you did it, you have to accept everything from what you've done. Every thing you do will cost you something... And punishment too... Just accept them... because that's what you'll always get... I'm terribly sorry... Just stay cool and you'll get through this... Try to make it up by doing something nice or apologize... I hope it's gonna work. Don't be sad, everyone is punished when they've done something wrong... It's not you only...
I hope I've helped. Hope you're gonna feel better... Wish you the best luck. Don't worry, everything will be alright...


my bestfriends parents are mean to her..they dont hit her but they call her names and stuff..she called me crying hard and i know she cant take it! and i need to know how to help her..any ideas??


5S FOR ANYTHING SINCE THIS IS URGENT!! (link)
Councilor!! She needs one!! And maybe she might want to tell an adult about her problems!! Her parents are not treating her right. Maybe, her parents are having hard time with job and other stuffs, then just hit your friend with their rage. It's just not right. Ask her to go to a councilor and she should report what her parents do to her.

Hope I've helped. Tell your friend that everything will be alright. Tell her that I wish her the very best luck. >.< Everything will be fine... Just breath...


Life sucks! Serioulsy sucks! There is not one good thing in my life right now! I have lost two of my best friends these past two weeks and it's all because they are extreme liars and and loosing another best friend right now..it's in motion! :'(
Then all of my friends are fighting with eachother and I am torn in the middle! I don't know what to do!!
Then my family are like omg!! I hate to be at home! My sister just moved in with her boyfriend and so them and my parents are always talking about "couple-stuff" and Couple trips and couple couple couple!! AHH! I can't take it anymore! I'm the fith wheel!!They are always like, "Oh yeah, you are coming to..But can't you stay home with the dog. This is more of a couple/grown up thing. (IT WAS THE CINEMA FOR CRYING OUT LOUD!)
I'm teeling you, I don't like being at home, I'm like fighting with all of my friends! And those I'm not fighting with are like having so many problems right now they don't have time to hang out =/
I'm the fith wheel, I don't like being at home, I'm loosing my best friends, my other friends don't have time for me, I'm failing in school! I don't know where to go or do!! I am totaly lost!!

Is there No hope in the world?!?!?

:'(
thanks for taking your time to read this... (link)
There is a hope... don't be sad... everything will work out just fine...

Things are going to get better, don't worry about it.. There are bad times, and there are good times... I've had that time too before, and trust me, it will all be good.

But first, try to think of happy thoughts. Because actually, there must be some good things happening around you. (Even though they're so small that you can't notice...) But when you think that everything's bad, then even a good thing will be a bad thing... Just think of good stuffs, and you'll feel much better. Try to sleep longer, it will help alot! ^_^

I hope I've helped... I really want to help you...
WIsh you all the best luck.
Don't worry, it will all be fine...


I know its LONG! but im serious..im panicing..

i did something bad..really bad :[ i do regret it but i tried to stop it! you see my friend and i went out to eat..at this restauraunt where all the kids go! im 16 and my friend is 15! my mom dropped us off there since i cant drive YET. soo we ate and everything and my friend is like ..lets walk out without paying! and im like nooo nooo noo! im not gonna do that i just cant im not like that. and shes like come on i have a plan we go to the bathroom and then just walk out! and you see like EVERYONE from our school was there that night. so we go into the bathroom and im like we cant do it ..its not right! we are gonna be caught lets just pay whats the big deal? and my friend is like if we see our waitress then we will go back to our table and pay but if we dont lets just leave. soo we didnt see her but i tried goin back but my friend grabbed my hand and like dragged me outta there. we started running away..and then the waitress and the manager came out and was like you ladies walked out without paying and then we made up some story..but we eneded up paying in the end anyways! i didnt tell my mom or anything but then today (4 days later) this girl is like what did you do this weekend and im like hungout with people and she is like what did you do on friday? and im like went out to eat and shes like oh yeah i heard you tried to eat and run but you got caught and im like WHO DID YOU HEAR THAT FROM? and she is like matt..the kid right next to her some really popular kid! and then im like well how does he know so now i guess its getting around the school and im not like that at all! i feel so stupid and embarassed i know it was totally wrong but it wasnt my idea! im so ashamed..what should i do? is there anything i can do?! im scared my mom or brother or dad is gonna find out since my bro goes there all the time! and now we cant go back there and it was our favorite place because we are scared they will recognize us! i just dont know! i know its wrong so please dont say anything i just dont know what to do. and the people that worked there are only a grade older then me and my friend-11th grade and they were working! they were the ones who probably told! just any advice?


i'll rate 5! thanks (link)
Don't panic... oh... that's horrible!! How could she do something bad like that and bring you in the problem as well?? I say, don't really listen to the people around you... that will make your situation even worse... (with the addition of your panic...) Well, just tell them that you weren't trying to run off and not pay the food. I don't know if this is a right thing, but maybe you can make up some stories... because there's no other way.. or maybe you can go to that restaurant and just sit, eat, and pay, so that they won't suspect you any longer... And try to avoid your friend, if she's going to do that again, that will be really bad... >.< I'm sorry sweetie... I hope I've helped. If your mom finds out, tell her the true story. I mean, your friend grabbed you; you didn't want to do it at all. And anyway, since you weren't really the one who wanted to do that, it will all be alright. Don't worry. Everything will be alright.
Hope I've helped. I wish you the very very best luck!! Good luck. I hope this thing will get better... *I'll pray for you...*


my best friend in the whole wide world hates me now just because i'm too moody i really dont notice when i'm moody but now she wont talk to me she changed her answering machine and this is what she says "if this is (my name) dont call here ever again" that really hurt my feelings and i'm still crying right now! what do i do to get her to be my best friend again? (link)
Apologize to her... Tell her that you're sorry. I mean, you don't even notice when you're moody, so tell her to remind you of that. I would say sorry to her like thousands time if I were you, but surely you don't really have to do that. If she's your real friend, she will understand. Just say sorry to her... That will do.
Hope I've helped... I really hope I have.
Wish you always the best luck. Good luck!! ^_^
PS: Don't cry... Everything will be alright...


Okay, i have this friend and she can really get annoying. what really gets on my nerves is when she brags about how cool she is. shes always like "yeah, i think i like this guy because we hung out yesterday and he told me how pretty i was and blah blah blah". she always does this to get attention. its like she adds little facts about what she and her other friends did the day before when it doesn't relate to what we're talking about at all. i know she just does it for attention but she always acts like she's better than me. and it feels like she wants me to take notes on how popular she is. i hate when people do that so much. its like, do i really care that you have a boyfriend 5 years older than you?
also, she's very trashy. she'll go out with a person for a few days and then decide that she has a new fad for this other guy that she hasnt even met before. you cant just do that. we've had a lot of good memories in the past but sometimes i just want to tell her to shut up. can anybody relate to this?

please help. how can i tell her to just quit it? (link)
I think you should ask her if she ever has problems with her family or others. Some people who are like that usually do have problems with their families. So that they want to get attentions for themselves to cheer themselves up. My best friend is like that too, but I understand her situation... if I were her, I would have done something to cheer myself up too. To fight in despair... But if it's different with your friend, I don't know what I can say... she maybe is jealous of you so that she tries to make herself look better. Sometimes try to understand what people feel and what they will do, it will help you alot, though I know that it hurts and annoys you. Try to talk to her, ask her why she's changed. If she's your real friend, she will trust you and tell you what she's really into.
I wish you the best luck. Good luck.


ohkay.. well my "best friend" since 5th gradee me and her have been fighting likee crzy this WHOLE YEAR over everything and i can never hang out with like other people unless she gets mad and "cries" and then won't talk to me and thne makes me feel like crap the rest of the dayy and then ughh it makes me soo madd && so idk what to do b/c shes just not nice to mee && it dosn't help that i'm in every noe of her classes this year so idk what to do and i need help!!

- confused (link)
Don't buy it. She's your friend. Try to put yourself in her shoes and think of what she might be feeling right now. If you've done something wrong to her, think what she might think of you now. but if she's done something wrong, think too of her feelings. She probably feels guilty and doesn't think that she deserves you... That's what happens to some people. but if she really is your friend, she will find her way back to you.
I wish you the best luck. ^_^


okay i have been BEST friends with this girl since 1st grade. we are inseperable. but lately she has not been acting like a true friend. i liked this one guy for the longest time and he just told her that he liked her. well she has a boyfriend that she says she "loves" very much. she said that she'll try and hook me and the guy i like up. but he text messaged her and asked if she wanted to hang out and if her bf would have a problem with it. she said he wouldnt then she said "bye sexy" and he said "bye sexier." right when i was sitting next to her. this isnt the first time she started flirting with a guy i liked and got him into liking her. plus my other friend likes a guy named nick but my best friend says she claims him just because he lives across the street and because she has made out with him. and nick is her boyfriends best friend. she is really mean to her bf too. she flirts with other guys constantly. slapping austins ass everyday at lunch..telling other guys their sexy...sitting on guys laps and her boyfriend doesnt even know it. i dont want to stop being her friend cause she seriously is my Best Friend. but i really like this guy and she sits there and flirts with him right in front of me. what should i do?!?!?!? (link)
Wow, she's so mean... No offense, but your best friend is not doing what is right. She didn't just hurt your feelings, but others'. You have to stop her. Maybe it will cost your friendship, but do what you must do. What is more important: Just stay in quiet and let her do her thing or tell her that she's wrong and stop her from being a monster? And I think you should tell her boyfriend about her behaviour... I'm sorry honey, but this is not only about her and her love life, it's about her life. So help her if you need to.


Me and and four other friends want to go to Six Flags for my birthday. Of course since there's a lot of us, my parents don't have enough room in the car to take them all and they don't want to have to take 2 cars. What are some ways me and 4 other people could go to Six Flags without my parents thinking it's too much work? And how much would the transportation or whatever cost? And my parents don't want to have to rent a limo just for one day. Please Help! (link)
I think your friends should ask their parents to bring them to Six Flags by their cars. I don't know if it's a good idea or not... because of course you guys want to spend more time together.. but if there's no other way, I suggest you to use that...




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