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Hi, I'm 17/f and I have occasional joint pain, particularly in my fingers. At first I thought it might be because of typing or handwriting, but right now my right index finger is in pain, and I have been reading a book all day, so that can't be the cause. I've had this for a while now, as far back as I can remember. Sometimes my entire leg will feel pain spontaneously. But again, this isn't very often. I'm pretty skinny, probably more than the average person, but I think I do eat enough food. My mom thought that I had a calcium deficiency so sometimes I would take calcium pills but I don't think it really helped. Besides, I probably consume just as much dairy as anyone else: I drink a lot of soy milk and I really like cheese. I looked up arthritis on Wikipedia and got some information, but I was wondering if anyone else might have had a personal experience with this. My grandmother on my father's side had arthritis in her old age, so maybe it is genetic? Thanks.

I have the same thing going on with me it started about 2 years ago and i even ended up going to the doctors for it 2 or 3 times and they couldn't think of what it was. I went another time and they had an idea of what it was but off the top of my head i cannot remember what it was called but i had to take ibuprofen every 6 hours and eventually ended up stopping because it didn't seem to help but if you find out what it is you should let me know i am also skinny probably underweight to so maybe its that cause im 5'7 and 115lbs so maybe its because of the weight and i don't eat much food but i've grown so used to it that it seems normal. Just let me know if you figure anything out thankks :)

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Help plz

Kissing is something that comes naturally you don't need advice on it when the time comes you will be able to do it. promise :)

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22/F

So I just saw my ex last night for the first time in a month. When I first saw him he hugged me and wouldn't let me go. We ended up talking and I kissed him he kept turning his cheek because he doesn't want to hurt me...but yet everytime I kissed him he turned red and start his nervous giggling laugh. A one point his "soldier saluted". We turned our break up into a "break"...I want to find ways to make this work we are both in love and right now that we're not together we're just content and NOT happy!

Any suggestions?

The key to any relationship is communication. I have been in a relationship for 2 1/2 years and we have never taken a break or broken up because if there is ever a problem we talk about it, we don't yell we take time to understand both sides of the argument and find a good solution to the problem. No matter what your guys' problem is it can be solved by talking about it. Talk about how you think you guys should be together and what you both can do to make it work. There isn't much information exactly giving us what could really be wrong but I'm sure if you guys' had a deep conversation about everything you can get something worked out. Good luck :)

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Hey, I'm a freshman at college and just can never seem to feel well rested. I will have a good week, where I get motivated to go to the gym a few times and get up early. But most of the time, I can sleep 12 hours a night, and wake up still tired. I also lose complete motivation to go to the gym because I feel so down and not energized. Like, today... I went to bed at 11:30 last night, and woke up at 12. I was planning on going to the gym, but not that Im awake its so hard to get going. I just want to know if theyre are any ways to stay energized and awake. I eat pretty healthy and everything. And although I do go out on the weekends, its nothing too crazy and I make up that sleep too.

I dont want to be tired anymore! lol

even 8-9 hours can be to much the problem is everyone needs a different amount of sleep but most find that 7 hours is about perfect. Anything less than 6 1/2 hours though is considered unhealthy. Oversleeping is just as bad as undersleeping.

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Hey! So...I'm a 19 year old highly sensual female.
I say sensual with all the emphasis it needs.
I love sex,touching,kissing,and pretty much everything else that comes with it.
I had my first and only hookup about three months ago due to the fact that I didn't want to be viewed as a whore and also because I have ALWAYS had a boyfriend.
Well...now i come to my dilemma. I have a crush on this guy that I went to high school with. I'm extremely attracted to him physically and emotionally.
We are close friends and I find myself lusting for him. Bad.
Do you think that it would be bad or whorish to hookup with him?

I think you should wait to get with him try and build a relationship...if a relationship is what you are looking for that is. Its not whorish you arent looking for a million guys to hookup with but if you want a relationship try and hold off.

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I recently stoped seriosly talking to a guy , we were very close to going out but diffrences mades us decide that it would be better for us to be friends , i still have strong feelings for him . Should i try to contuine to be his friend or is it not helping me get over him ? I do care for him alot but is it possible to be " just friends ".

It is possible i would know it has happend alot to me in the past not so much anymore. I still talk to all of my friends.
i would advise just trying to be his friend just talk and do everything you used to eventually it will go away or you will both get the feelings and realize you should be together. i cant really tell you what to do but i think you should atleast try to be his friend.

Hope i helped :)

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I swear it was love at first sight, because ever since the first day I met jason he's the only guy I ever thought about. The problem is we're in a non dating relationship and its his choice! One day I went to see him and ran into a few of his freinds who said he was with this really hot girl and I never said anything to him about it because we're not official. But he knows I care about him more than anything in the world but he will not cave he is not going to have a real relationship with me now and maybe ever. I feel like the girl he can fall back on but he says its not like that. He says that he cares about me and im the only girl he does anything with but he's not ready to commit. Now there is this other guy chris he is my ex and we just started talking again like a month ago, we broke up about 8 months ago because he was going through some hard times and he wanted to deal with them on his own and we never got to spend time together. He told me the first day we started talking again that he missed me so much and when I told him that I was dedicated to being with jason he said he would wait until I realized we were meant for eachother. and he is doing exactly that! chris calls me every day and we talk on the phone for hours, he drops his plans for me every time I want to see him, and he tells me every single time we talk that he loves me. This is so hard I love jason and he's the one I really want but I dont think I will ever be abled to have him. Then there is chris my first real love and best friend who does everything for me and makes me feel so special, but sometimes when were together I cant help but think he's not right cause he's not jason. What should I do?

The same thing happend with me i was talking with a guy named Michael for like 3 years and we were really close friends and i was like completely in love with him but he always felt like dating other people and just not me he just liked having me ((not like sexually but yea)) then i met Jason and he was the sweetest person and cared so much about me and when mike found out about me and Jason talking he got jealous and dropped everthing and told me he wanted to be with me...i had to choose one or the other i chose jason the most amazing & nicest guy i've ever met he loves me and treats me right and i know that it wouldnt have lasted with me and Mike since he was a bad boy and wanted me for sex pretty much.

I'd advise you to go for the guy who treats you right the one who wants to be with you and be there for everything with you.
i cant decide for you but i've never regretted my choice and i dont think you would either.


sorry its so long i figured it would make more sense to tell most of my story so you would have something to go by.

hope i helped :)

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so there is this guy we are really close friends. i like him alot, but im scared to tell him. here are some reasons 1. he and his family are really close they tell each other everything and he will tell them i like him and it will be really awkward. also one of his sisters are really protective of him. she dont like girls liking him. i know she cant make him not like me but she is my friend also. also a girl we just met she is sort of our friend likes him. im not really worried about that though. The worst thing he will say is that he dont like me more than a friend but that is still devasting. but he might also like me because i think he used to have a crush on me but it went away. but you never know because he treats all the girls he knows the same way. even girls he like. so im confused about him.

I would just tell him. I dont think it would be as awkward as you would think with his family and since you and his sister are friends or sort of friends maybe she wouldnt care as much about you liking him or him liking you. If you dont do it you may lose him. Give it a go & just like you said the worst that could happen is he will tell you he just likes you as a friend.
Hope i helped.

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Ok i had this friend in about 4 grade and we became best friends in 5th grade. We did everything together that you could possibly amagine, then summer came and we hung out all the time and we always said we would be best friends forever. The summer ended and we went into middle school. Then she became popular and had all these new friends and i was left out. Now we are 13 and nothing has change she has all these friends that dont like me and we never hang out any more and i really miss what we used to do and now she barley talks to me and if i tell her how i feel she might think i am weird. What should i do PLEASE HELP ! !

Start inviting her to do things so you guys can get closer together and eventually hopefully get what you had back or pretty close. but sometimes you lose friends people grow up, change, and move on.

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So I just first started talking to this guy and pretty much all we've talked about is sex and all Ive done with a guy and how I will do that stuff with him. Im afraid now that hes getting the wrong imperssion about me and that I am a total slut, but Im not. What noooow?

Bring up different topics to talk about especially if you are planning on having a relationship with him. don't worry about him thinking that if you are talking about that kinds of stuff he is looking for the answers you are giving him.

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how to retrain rabbit to use litter tray

make the tray smell like the rabbit or move it to wherever the rabbit might be going to the bathroom.
worked on mine :)

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So I give my boyfriend of 5 months handjobs every once in awhile, we're definately serious but I prefer giving BJ's more. He has cummed in my hand once but I feel as though it takes him awhile to do so. And the time he 'came' on my hands, i was making out with him at the same time. Does making out help get him more excited and enjoy the HJ more? He always pleasures me and I want to make sure I am doing it good in return. thanks :)

depends on the guy.
sometimes my boyfriend likes to make out other times he just likes to lay back and enjoy.

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I am a 17 year old high school senior, (female) and have been trying to think of my boyfriend of 6 months. I use all possible terms of endearment for anyone. And I want something specail for my guy. He is amazing, smart, a year younger than me, an AMAZING soccer player, with a gorgeous body. He treats me wonderfully, not only does he say that if I need something he is there for me, but he truely is there for me and I truely adore him :) he is 5'9" which isn't very tall but he towers over my 5'3" frame. Ah! I am crazy for this guy.. But any ideas?? He calls me boo boo and baby boo

i just call my boyfriend random names like baby, sweetheart, babycakes, Cutie pie...anything that comes to mind i don't know if you guys are insanely close to just call each other random names but I've even called my boyfriend booger because he was being a butthead one day.

hope i helped.

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[female, 15, freshmen]

heyy. okay well my boyfriend (senior) is turning 18 in about 3 weeks(yea it's a big age difference)and i have no idea what to get him. we'll be together for 6 months a few days before his birthday. i really want to get him something special because he means a lot to me. i gave him a photo album for christmas so i can't do that. if you could give any ideas that would be great.

I've been with my boyfriend for two years-next month.
and so far i have gotten him-- a shirt, Picture frame (with picture of us), Tye blanket (bought the fabric and made it.), a stuffed animal (build-a-bear workshop). and a few other things and he's loved everything.
and currently i am making a scrap book and even though we only have a few pictures I'm making it so we have something of us and it gives us a reason to take pictures so we can fill it. for our 2 year aniversary.


but since you guys have only been dating for 6 months i would just purchase something not so big like the shirt or stuffed animal & he is guaranteed to like it.

hope i helped...sorry its so long of an answer.

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k my bestfriend and i hang out every day at lunch and for the last week i have bin wanting to kiss him and stuff and im really confused do i talk to him about it or just ignore my fealings??we always have sexual jokes but i dont know if hes not joking. Sam 14 girl

I had the same problem 2 years ago before i met my boyfriend i always used to walk most of the way home from school with my best friend since we couldn't drive yet.
it was the last month of the school year and i was starting to just have the urge to kiss him but couldn't do it and i made it my goal to do it by the end of the year and i never ended up doing it i got so close but always chickened out I'm happy with my life now but still wish i would have just done it....whats the worst that could happen really?
i think if you do it you should be fine if anything goes wrong it just might get weird for a little while but things will go back to normal i promise.


hope i helped.

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when you have mono, how long does it last? how long do you have to wait until you can go to school? can you go out to places when you have it?

I had mono about 6 months ago and i skipped maybe 2 days of school because i was so tired i just couldnt go but other than that there really isnt any reason you shouldnt go just dont share anything with anyone and you'll be fine.

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On photoshop how do you make the picture so its like black and white, and then one or two coloured things?
like this:
http://photobucket.com/image/black%20and%20white%20with%20colour/Asagi_McGuire/Red%20Colour%20In%20Black%20n%20White%20Photos/BalcknWhitenRedPhotographyWallpa-15.jpg?o=62

or this:
http://photobucket.com/image/reflective%20sunglasses/secretxdreamer/photography/sunglassesdream.jpg?o=3

Thanks:)

you cut the part of the picture you want in color apart from the picture then you put the picture in black and white and then you paste the other parts back on and they should be in color =D

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Is softball pitching considered technology? Not all things that are technology have to do with electricity so is softball pitching technology since it has to do with the human body? Thanks!

yes it is.

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Ok thoday was my first time fingering myself well i had some blood on my finger.I'm a virgin still and did i pop my cherry?

i doubt it..you could of scratched yourself or if you had your period lately then it could be from that.

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if i was pregnant,
what would i do about my belly button ring? could i just get one of those bendy belly button rings? or no?

andd...
what should i do about cheerleading? in a varsity cheerleader for my school.

also...
what should i do about school?

i would probably just get rid of the bellybutton ring but if you prefur you could just get one of them ones for pregnants.
you'll prolly have to get rid of cheerleading for awhile or cut back on doing things just incase for the baby.
If you arent planning on getting rid of the baby and ik it would be hard to get rid of and i could never do it then if you have someone to watch it or something during school then that would work depending on how far along in school you are and what not or get homeschooled.

hope i helped.

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