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Hey im 18/f and my ex boyfriend is 19/m. This is kind of long but please read! So my ex boyfriend and i dated for about a year and a half. Then he started kinda going crazy on me, long story threateneing to kill me but i know he wouldnt because he isnt that kind of guy. Well my mom got involved and told me i should get a restraining order, i wasnt really all for it but she was my mom and i felt like i couldnt say no. it got to the point where if i wouldnt answer his calls he would stand in the middle of the road and wouldnt let me through. He lives down the road from me as well. Well he ended up in jail and we stopped talking for about 2 months. Then i felt bad and his family was giving me crap about it all so i decided to start talking to him again which i look back now and really regret it. Nobody i know friends/family know about what is going on, and all of his family does know. I am trying to leave this ex boyfriend now and there is still a restraining order and he keeps saying if i leave he'll call the cops and tell them everything, or he'll tell my mom and ruin my life. Sometimes he ever forces me to have sex with him, he says if i dont then he'll do something else. Im so sick of it. I want this all to be over but i dont want to go to the police about this. Every time i resort to the police it gets messy. Like Jury trial and all that crap. Im looking back now and i really regret talking to him again. He keeps saying how he'll change but i know he wont. He even said the other day that he wanted to hit me and slit my throat, then he was like oh im just kidding after he got a reaction out of me. He doesnt have a license anymore either so i have to like give him rides everywhere and if i dont he'll freak out and make me feel bad etc. Can somebody please tell me what to do. :( its stressful and im getting sick of this. I've tried ignoring him and it just doesnt work. Thanks a ton ill rate high! (link)
Honey i know you don't want to go to the police but that is what you really need to do. It sounds like this guy is dangerous and that's not a good thing. As far as your mom children make mistakes and she'll forgive you but what she will do first is protect you because you are her baby. No matter what you have to protect yourself before its too late. Go to the police and tell them whats happened. If you have witnesses or evidence of abuse then that makes it even better. I hope that this advice helps you and i hope that you stay safe. Your are in my prayers.


OK, so im obviously in college.. I just recently took into being a full-time student, but im still taking the first classes of college, such as Computers, Speech, Comp102, And algebra...Anyways i have this semester left to think about what should i major in..Im kinda undecided..What are really good paying jobs that i can take up on?.. I love to travel, help others ppls in getting help or advice, the outdoors, working at a office,& love animals. I HATE math, so nothing under that. when reading about what i like to do, what can be a good major for me to study?..thanks! (link)
My adive to you would be to talk to your adviser and see what he/she can help you with. Another great thing you could do is go to a career fair. Almost all colleges have them at some point and it gives you a chance to check out lots of different jobs and talk to people who do them and get a perspective on what you might like to do. Hope this helps.


ok, so yesterday I went to davids bridal and found 2 dresses I really like. I tried on the first dress, and it was pretty when I looked in the mirror, but inside I felt like it was just another wedding dress, and I didnt feel like myself....but the 5 girls that were with me all really loved it and thought it was beautiful.

THEN, I tried on a beautiful princess looking dress, with lots of tulle in the skirt, and the top was a beautifully beaded Halter. Not only did I think I looked pretty, but i FELT beautiful in it, I couldnt stop smiling!!

Then I asked the others what they thought...

every single person preferred the 1st dress over this one.




Yesterday when I tried on those two dresses, the pretty poofy princess dress made me feel the prettiest, and I basically had my mind made up that thats the one I wanted for sure.

Then I texted a picture of it to jay and melissa. my fiance's mom and dad.

Jay, He said he liked it and asked me to email it to him. So i emailed him 2 pictures.....

One of my favorite, the poofy princess one...

A pic of my 2nd choice, the other dress I tried on...just added it to the email to show them.


I thought everything was great....

Until I got an email from melissa.

She said, "I like the 2nd dress better..."

It really upset me because i felt like everyone preferred the 2nd dress over my favorite....

The other dress was pretty when I looked in the mirror, but I felt so uncomfortable, and felt like just another bride. I considered it a dress that people would forget what it looked like as soon as the wedding was over....

The poofy dress made me feel like a princess, and I know people would remember that dress for days....

So I'm stuck. should I go with a dress that everyone likes to see me in and thinks I'm pretty,but not really feel like myself?

or go with the dress I feel the best in and have people think I'm not as pretty?

Why did she even have to stress her opinion about the dress she preferred when I clearly stated in the email which one I wanted????

I'm just getting aggravated because she keeps trying to change my mind about almost everything!!!

If she makes me change
My mind and i have to get my 2nd choice dress I'll feel like I'm settling....

:-( (link)
Sweetie, this is your wedding day. The one day where everything is about you and you should make yourself happy rather than someone else who isn't going to remember in 20 years because the only people who are going to remember that day forever is your and your husband-to-be. If the dress you like makes you feel special inside don't suppress that feeling because you will never get it back. Congratulations on your nuptials and i hope that it is a very special day for you.




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