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It's sort of hard to explain, so I can't imagine myself in a trillion years dating a boy. Ew! But dating a girl sounds much better to me. Yet this one boy teases me every chance he gets, which obviously means he likes me, I'm not a retard. Another boy won't leave me alone and keeps stalking me. I really don't wanna admit it, I'm not ready, but this is really uncomfortable for me, and I don't know what to do!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (link)
I think the best way for you to handle this it to let them know you\'re not available(however which way you want). Even then some people won\'t stop. You guys sound young, so it may be hard for them to take a no, and if they don\'t stop there then you absolutely need to talk to an adult about it at your school or wherever this is happening. It can become harassment. Sometimes you\'ll find that talking to them about it will help the situation.


She dresses like a freak, does stupid things, sticks her tongue out like an idiot, appears naked in her music videos, and literally only sings one song these days. WTF? She used to be my role model, but now I hate that stupid bitch. I know Ariana Grande defended her, but she defends everybody. What my friends say about Mileys “wrecking ball" is,“good song, bad singer" what is wrong with her? (link)
There's no such thing as good or bad publicity. It doesn't matter what she does, as long as she gets a lot of viewers she will make a lot of money.


I live in an apartment complex, and there is a dog in one of the other apartments here who gets very, very angry whenever he sees my dog. He's charged at my dog several times and starts to growl whenever he see him. So far, we've been lucky, there has always been a fence between us when the dog has charged.

The guys who own the dog says he only has a problem with my dog. My neighbours say there are several other dogs he has an issue with, although he's okay with most.

The big problem: This dog is NEVER leashed. He gets to roam the property. So I have to be incredibly vigilant every time I go for a walk, and it's really stressing me out.

I've asked them to keep their dog on a leash, and they've said that wouldn't be 'fair'. They do make a real effort to control him, and I've been able to walk by safely a few times, but that's really not good enough. It only takes one mistake.

So what do I do? Should I speak to the building? Should I call bylaw enforcement? I hate to escalate this, but if it attacks my dog that is way worse than hurting these guys feelings. (link)
A dog should NEVER be off-leash unless the owner has absolute voice command over the dog. It is dangerous to other dogs/people/kids. There is no telling what a dog is reactive towards, and if it isn't in control, there is a high risk of someone/dog getting injured.

I live in an apartment complex as well and I have a dog too. Long story short, I adopted her and I was told she was friendly with kids & dogs - It was a lie. But I didn't give her up, and I keep her on leash ALL the time because I know she is reactive to dogs and kids. Its the best way to keep control over her and eliminate casualties, even then, I still get careless dog owners who have their dogs off-leash and running up to my dog. Nothing horrible has happened so far and I was able to remove my dog before anything happens, but nevertheless, it is soooo incredibly careless to let a dog off-leash.

Talk to management, and if that doesn't change anything you need to call animal control. If not for yourself, it is for other people and their dogs because this pet owner is careless and irresponsible. I have a strong feeling that if anything major occurs, this dog will be put down. So please, do it for the dog itself. It is not a matter of "fairness", but a matter of safety.


It's stupid how people in normal financial situations like me are walking 10,000 miles in autism awareness walks and my friend's grandma who is old is voulenteering in soup kitchens, and my PUBLIC school that is good but middle classed has an entire service club helping people but rich kids sitting on money bags spat at poor one's and saying how they hate their parents fit not buying them a third private island, and young rich men are too lazy to work long hours in a hot room claiming they are allowed to enjoy the money and nobody else can have it, and big private schools with fancy this, and fancy that can't give back, and my mother says that if we become rich she will give some to poor. I may live in a rich country but that doesn't mean everyone is rich. In my school's service club (green key) is currently helping a woman who can barely move. Why can't those with money to give? (link)
If you take a look at the social class, it is the middle class that gives the most. Middle class make up the majority of work force and I believe they range from $25,000-$100,000 a year. Maybe its that sense of, "I have been there, so I understand how it feels" that has middle class giving more.

I am in your position, and I am baffled by the amount of greed the upper class holds. I don't understand how one person can have so much money, and not help anyone else. If you go to youtube and look up "Wealth inequality" .. It is absurd.

By the way, parents who have to work their way up from the bottom and are now in excellent economical condition are still not rich. Their children are, because they don't know what it is like to work their butt off to really earn what they have.

Look up Affluenza. It means, "a psychological malaise supposedly affecting wealthy young people, symptoms of which include a lack of motivation, feelings of guilt, and a sense of isolation." Children that grow up in rich families grow up detached from the real world, they have no sense of motivation because... well.. they dont ever have to work hard to earn for what they get. "What does it matter that Billy has the latest ipad air? My parents will get it for me too."

To be honest, my opinion is that ..because their parents give everything to them at the blink of an eye, they have no real sense of achievement. I believe that the poorest people of the social class ARE the upper classes, particularly the upper class' children. Once you're up there, and at the top, there is no real sense of having to achieve anything.

I also don't think that every single rich person is this way, and I really hope not, but the sight of seeing how much better off the upper class is compared to the rest of the population is ridiculous.


basically I'm a girl that liked a girl.
She told me that she wondered for EVER if she was straight or not, but after hooking up with a few guys she just knew. Personally I think that she'd have to hook up with a girl to know, but I guess not.
First she said she didn't want to be my friend, because it was weird that I liked her.
But then all of a sudden she wanted to be my friend, and she was extremely nice to me.
Then she stopped talking to me because she thought I was confused.
That's basically it, I know a lot of people don't like too many details.
Then again, if there aren't enough details, people don't know what I'm talking about.
Oh well.
I've heard different opinions from my friends about it. I've heard that maybe she was confused herself, and didn't know what to do in that situation.
I've heard that maybe she was a little attracted to me, otherwise she would've just said "no" and never talked to me again.
Both make sense to me. Maybe she just felt sorry for me. But she did say that a lot of her friends told her to tell me to 'fuck off' but she didn't.
Like I said she was really nice to me at one point.
I just don't know why.
Thoughts? (link)
You never really stated that she was bi or lesbian or not, but I'll just assume that "she just knew... that she was a lesbian"
I don't think she would have to hook up with a girl to know, because for me it was more of a realization kind of deal than an experimental thing.
I also don't know your ages or if you're in middle school or high school, but girls around that age are "curious". Well, so are women in college. lol
I could believe her that she thought it was weird to be your friend. My friend who I've known for a while confessed to me that he liked me, and being the person I am, I turned him down because I did not have that kind of attraction for him, and it was weird being his friend after that, but we kept talking until it got better. No big deal. She might be trying to be your friend. If she turned down your advances then the simple answer would be , she doesn't like you. And if she didn't stop talking to you then another simple answer would be, she just wants to be friends.
I really don't know the details so its hard for me to give you any advice here.


I just wanted to thank you for answering my question in such depth, I really appreciate it. (link)
No problem, I'm glad you appreciate. It was my pleasure to help.


If I jerk of before sex will that help in making me last longer when I recover (link)
Have you tried jerking off right after you already jerked off? It'll hurt sometimes.


How do you make yourself get insomnia? Please don't go telling me that I don't want to have it and crap like that. I have my reasons for needing to know that. So if you know, please do tell. (link)
Drink coffee at night.


I'm not a lesbian cause I like guys and I'm not bi, but if I see 2 girls kissing YouTube or something it like turns me on a little I guess? I would never start kissing one of my friends that's a girl though. Never. Maybe if I didn't no her but I like a boy and wanna kiss him so what's wrong with me. I'm a 13 yearold girl. (link)
Hey! You're still young, but that doesn't change the fact that you're a female. Women tend to go back and worth between gender preferences, so when you hear that a girl is being so moody because she's on her period or whatever, women are also "moody" towards their sexual preferences. It's not a big deal. Also, girls tend to experiment on their sexuality, so it's not big deal. There's nothing wrong with you, and in fact you're just learning about yourself more.


My best friend had expressed fondness for me for a long time and coming out of an emotionally abusive relationship i thought i needed someone who would treat me nicely for once. As soon as we started dating i realized we had zero chemistry. He clearly still had strong feelings for me though. He got super clingy and would show up at my house and text all my friends asking if i said anything about him. I might be a commitment-phobe, but clingy-ness scares me so much and I told him i wanted to just be friends and he wouldn't take my answer seriously. I ran into him again at a bar (pretty sure he followed me there actually) and he told me he couldn't go back to just being friends i told him i couldn't do it anymore. I thought that was that but a mutual friend told me that he continues to tell people we are an item and he plans to stop by my work tomorrow my shift as a surprise. I dont know what to do. I want my FRIEND back and as much as i tell him i only can be friends with him he won't listen. What do I do? (link)
Letting go is very hard for some people especially if they're really attached to you. I'm sorry to hear that you're in this situation. You should just tell him to back off, because number one he's hurt himself, and number two if he keeps it up you'll probably not want to be around him anymore. You guys should probably spend some time away from each other for his benefit. Don't give into him because I've seen two situations where my friend was obligated to be in a relationship and HATED him after they finally broke it off for good. And the second situation was with me and my ex. Don't pity him. If you value your friendship with him then I would suggest breaking off contact with him for a while so he can get over you.


I am a 13 year old girl and I'm about 5'2 or 5'3 and I weigh about 119 pounds. it may not seem bad but I think my thighs are fat or on the larger size. Does anyone know how to get thinner thighs or ones with more muscle? and is my body weight proportional to my height and age and everything? all help is good! :) thanks. (link)
Hey! Wow 5'2 - 5'3? You're about my height! LOL, but I'm short. To answer you question, walking, doing leg crunches, and jogging will thin your leg out. Avoid hilly areas. What you want is a lot of repetition with less weight, that's how you get toned legs that are not butch. Anyway weight depends on muscle and fat, as you already know. BUT, muscle weighs more than fat. So, for example, if you're holding the same amount of fat on one arm, and the same amount of the muscle on the other arm they look the same, but they're going to weigh differently. The muscle is going to be a lot heavier.I just thought I should let you know that in case you decided to work out and discovered that you were gaining weight. Also judging by your age and weight, you're perfectly fine! And if you want to keep track of yourself then you can visit this page. It basically shows you the average for certain age groups for weight.
http://www.weightchart.com/age-weight-chart-girls-20years.aspx


hi, i am a 15/f n i like this gurl that goes 2 my school. i want 2 tell her how i feel but im not sure how 2 tell her. i rlly want her 2 know that i got feelings for her without her laughing n my face, ignoring me or telling everybody my secret. what should i do about this situation. (link)
Hey! I understand how you feel, it's frustrating enough to tell others how you feel and it just gets more difficult because some people are not tolerant of homosexuality. But I just wanted to let you know that telling ANYONE you like is taking a risk, a risk of losing their friendship, not being as close friends [however still remaining friends], etc. I'm guessing you're not out yet since you mentioned that you were afraid of her telling everyone your secret, as in IF you do come out to her, and she rejects you then she'll tell someone about it. I don't think she's going to tell EVERYONE. Usually gossips and rumors start like the domino effect, one person tells another person [who is supposedly trustworthy], then they tell another person and so on.
Before you do or say anything to her, do you know anything about her sexuality? Has she behaved in anyway that would make you think she likes you or would hint to you that she's a lesbian or bisexual? If you haven't asked yourself that then I suggest just observing her [don't stalk her though lol jk] to see if she hints any signs of being attracted to females also. The thing with homosexuality is that you just have to be STRONG because the truth is... we live in a heterosexual society and there are a lot of people who don't tolerate it. [There are also a lot of people who do, so don't let that get your hopes down.]
Have you asked her about how she feels towards homosexuals? Or even discussed a topic of that sort? If not then you should. If she's okay with them then she might not ignore you after confessing to her.
I think your main situation here is the fear of being rejected, and that's EVERYONE's issue. But please, if you get rejected it's OKAY. At least you can move on and not wonder what if right?
Anyway, if you have anymore questions feel free to inbox me. I don't know if you're bi or lesbian but I'm a lesbian, but I'm 4 years older than you so I have a bit more experience.


This might be long but I just need someone to hear me out.

I am not a young immature teenage girl who thinks i fell in love.
I met my ex boyfriend 5 years ago and the sparks were immediate we fell in love and spent 3 long years together and then 2 on and off. he was not always faithful and he would toy with me a lot, but we always had this intense chemistry. He left me for girl number 1 but would always come back to me and sleep with me telling me that he wanted me back but it was never true. We dated on and off like this with so many different girls in between for years and I loved him so much. We went to the same college and we were trying it out again and he told me i needed to let him in and he would be there for me forever and the reasons he cheated on me was because i was too guarded ( which i was). I finally thought i let him in but a week later he stopped talking to me all together and was with another girl at our school. I felt like he purposely tried to find me every time he was with her just to taunt me and this time he didt come back and talk to me once or twice but never like he used to. I hadn't spoken to him in months, but i still thought of him everyday. He texted me out of the blue telling me how horrible she was and he was ending it. A few weeks later we video chatted and he told me it was over with her and he persuaded me to well expose myself for him. The next day i found out that he was with her still. I feel so betrayed that to him i am nothing but a random girl that he can use to get off. The sad part is i still feel a large attachment to him that i cant shake i love him still and he cant even respect me. I've tried to date but boys only see me as a booty-call. for example at work the other day i heard some customers saying that I look like a " good lay" but too stupid to be a girlfriend. Im not stupid Im top of my class. I admit i let some boys take advantage of me while i was trying to get over my ex because i wanted to feel wanted. Now i'm in a horrible place where i feel like i will never get over this guy if i feel like no one will ever genuinely want me. Any ideas about how to give off a vibe that will attract the proper type of guys ( i don't dress provocatively or anything). How do I forget about someone i love who clearly doesnt care about me. time is not working.

Thank-you (link)
Awww! I'm really sorry to hear about your situation. I've definitely been in your situation before, minus the getting back multiple times part! [No no no, that's a lie too =P] But I'm glad you've posted here which tells us that you really want to stop being involved with this guy, and you're right to because [this might hurt a little] he's using you. Don't worry about being too guarded or too whatever, don't listen to ANY excuses he gives you to get back with you because he's been wasting YOUR time. Spending 5 years together is a long time (2 of which were on and off, I bet he gave you a bunch of excuses to get back with you and you have him a bunch of chances, which he doesn't deserve), and there may be a lot of chemistry and a lot of happy times but you're obviously not happy with the way things are going now. [Don't think he's going to change, miracles like that never happen - I have yet to seen one.] If he's off spending time with other girls instead of you, you should've already kicked him to the curve.
But anyway, since you're asking about how to attract the proper guy, then my first advice to you would be to get over this guy whom you're in love with completely before moving on into a relationship because when you think you're over him and you start a relationship with a new guy who's been really good to you and all that, then all of a sudden this guy comes back into the picture again, there's a possibility that he might ruin that new relationship that you've created and you'll be right back to where you started, heartbroken with your ex. Never date people to get over anyone, because it hurts them and most importantly it hurts you too!
Boys are always like that, booty-call and what not. But don't let them take advantage of you. That's where you'll lose your respect. Don't give anything to anyone easily. [I think its the music industries fault, have you REALLY sat down and listened to these lyrics? it degrades women to dogs and shit! ...and we still jam to it. Lmao.] "Proper" guys are very hard to find. But take your time. You still have to get over your ex first. The best thing to do is to be occupied, I'm sure you've heard this often and I'm really sorry but this is the only thing that you can do! I wish there was an easier way to get rid of heartaches, but love is a really precious thing and you can't really have that without risking a lot right? Find something you love, hobbies, television shows, hang out with your friends. When you feel like you miss him find a way to be around someone, whether its your mom, dad, sister, family, friends, or whoever and talk to them. I don't know if you've heard of this website it's called stumbleupon.com and basically it lets you pick all your interests [comedy, philosophy, design, animals, mythology, photography, ANYTHING] and it redirects you to websites of those interests, while still remaining on their page. It's really awesome and it's easy to get absorbed into it. So you can give that site a try to occupy your mind when you're thinking of him.
This is going to be hard, but you really have to let time do the work for you. It starts off REALLY slow, but you'll eventually get there. It's like a snowball effect, if you start up a hill the snowball will start out really small, but once you get down to the bottom of the hill it gets bigger.
Anyway, this is all I can offer and say to you, but I REALLY do hope for the best.
If you ever need someone to talk to them you can also feel free to inbox me! =] I wish you the best!


Me and my brother have NEVER gotten along at all really. We don't care much for each other one way or another. He is bipolar as well as the rest of my family. My oldest brother and I are the only ones who aren't.(Yes I know what bipolar-ism is.)
Yet anytime anything bad happens to the brother I've come to not care for I feel horrible. Like just today, he ordered a new cell phone and waited forever for it due to horrible shipping and horrid salesman work. He was excited to have it today. When he opened the package it didn't work. He looked so disappointed, to the point he even looked as if he just didn't wanna talk to anyone.
Suddenly I get this deep horrid feeling it's my fault when I consciously know I've done NOTHING wrong. I have no idea why. I just wish I could make it where he was no longer disappointed. But I can't and it feels like shit. (link)
Well, you obviously care for him. Which is natural for being around someone so long; you naturally grow affection and attachment to them. But don't be mistaken, you're not "feeling bad for no reason" You're feeling bad because your brother was disappointed. And don't blame yourself because it's not your fault, you already know that. You guys seem to be having communication issues. I think you want to comfort him but don't know how because you guys never really got along. I feel like you guys don't even talk at all lol, but saying something like hey dude its okay, or we'll just order another one could make him feel better. Or ask him what happened and stuff like that. It'll make you feel better too. You're probably more disappointed that you didn't reach out to him.


How long should yeast infections last? I went to my doctor and when she examined me she told me i had a yeast infection. She gave me a prescription for Monistat(which did not work.) then she gave me diphlucan (which also did not work) this Has been going on for about 2 months now. So is it possible for it to actually. Be a yeast infection? (link)
I agree with everything the person above says, however douching is not on that agreed list since it removes natural GOOD bacteria that your body makes. I don't know how long you've been going through this infection but yeast infections are also commonly mistaken for other infections that are similar to it. One way you can relieve the itching and such is by taking a garlic clover, peeled [wrap it around a cheesecloth, so it can be easily removed, sort of like a tampon.] and put it into your vagina. I won't really recommend it and it's not as popular as douching [even though its bad] because there's a connection between your vagina and your mouth so if you're going to actually use this technique then use it at night where you won't taste the garlic and then get rid of it in the morning. If you leave the garlic in throughout the day then you'll be tasting and smelling garlic everywhere you go. Also, use cotton underwear. It helps your vagina "breathe" and stay dry. But don't misunderstand when I say dry, because naturally the body releases a moisture around the inside of the vagina lip which is healthy, but we don't want it to have too much moisture either. Good luck




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