Snappy Answers Feb 13, '01

February 13, 2001: Here are 28 short answers to 11 of the questions that we found in our mail box.

For more serious answers, please click on any of the other questions on the main page.

Dear Panel,

My male friend wants to buy me something for Valentine's Day and I was taught never to take a guy's money. What should I do?

- Just Wondering

Female, age 16

Linda

Never say never.

Lefty

Spread the faith to everyone in California.

Jayne

It's a gift. Take it, don't be weird.

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Dear Panel,

How do I get a certain girl to like me?

- Neddy

Male, age 16, Canada

Lefty

Tell her that you're certain you like her. Or at least pretty sure.

Mensch

You have to do that certain thing that she likes...

Mel

Well, her knowing your name is a start - and the only way to do that?!?

Go and TALK to her!!! She can't be interested unless you get to know her...

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Dear Panel,

I am a female, age 15, and I am confused.

Bob and Joe (names changed), are both male, one is 13 (Joe), one is 15 (Bob)
other persons include: Sarah, who is one of my best friends, Jessica, who is my other best friend, and Sophie, who is Joe's sister.

I've been going out with Joe for 9 months now, and I still like him a lot, but not quite as much as before, and we don't see each other very often anymore because were both in different schools, and things just haven't been working very well lately. He says things will change soon though, once were both not so busy. I've gotten to know his family really well, and I have become good friends with his older sister, Sophie.

But now this guy that I have liked for more than 2 years now, just told me that he likes me and he wants to go out with me. He thought I had broken up with Joe, because there were rumors going around about it. So now Bob has told me this and said that he was sorry when I explained that I still had a boyfriend, but I told him I still do like him, and that I've liked him for more than 2 years.

But there's more to it. My best friend Sarah likes Bob now too, but she knows I've liked him for a long time, but there are so many other people that would be mad, because a lot of people like Joe. And my other best friend, Jessica, is good friends with Joe, so she would be mad at me if I dumped Joe for another guy, as well as Joe's whole family, and practically everyone in my school because we've been known as the "best couple" in the high school.

So everyone has their hearts set on our relationship.

Who should I pick? and what do I need to think about before deciding?

- Help Me

Female, age 15, Canada

Jayne

What the hell's going on in this letter? Lefty, I think you should handle this.

 

Lefty

OK.

Tell everyone that you're only 15, and that 15 year-old rules say that you can see different boys on different days of the week.

 

Linda

You're 15, too young to settle down. You need to choose to do what YOU want to do.

 

Alicia

Dating someone because his parents want you to is ridiculous, as is dating someone because everyone thinks you are a happy couple. Listen to your heart and if your friends really are true friends, they'll support you.

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Dear Panel,

I am in the army. Married for the third time and it doesn't seem to be working. I have 2 boys by 2 women. I work an average of 14-16 hours a day.

I met a women, also in the army, she is a lot younger than me. very athletic and full of energy. We started to talk and things just seemed to be perfect in our discussions. I could tell her anything, we have no secrets between each other and we can talk about anything.

Should I continue this relationship and not try to salvage my marriage?

- Confused in the Army

Male, age 30, USA

Linda

Let me ask you - when your car needs a tune-up or the ashtrays are full, do you turn it in and get a new one? I'll bet you work harder on your car than you do on your marriage. ... the rest of this tirade

Jody

What part of "forsaking all others" did you not understand?

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Dear Panel,

Well there's this boy at school that I really like and I know if I want him I can probably have him, but I'm just afraid or shy to tell him let alone talk to him.

Usually I'm not like this but for some reason I'm really having a hard time panel.

Do you think you can help me?

Female, age 17, Illinois

Lefty

No.

 

Rick

Well, you could do what I do and just pine away after him and not do anything.

Of course, I'm lonely and alone.

 

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Dear Panel,

Hi. My name is Krystal. I have a question for you.

I'm in a long-distance relationship right now. He won't tell me how he feels about everything we've been through.

What should I do? I really love him.

- Krystal

Female, age 16

Lefty

Why do you love him if he doesn't love you enough to share his feelings?

 

Linda

If he tells you, are you not in a long distance relationship anymore? If he doesn't tell you how he feels, do you not love him anymore?

My question to you is, why do you want to know?

 

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Dear Panel,

OK so I'm going out with this fellow for about 3 months now and still he has not tried anything at all.

Is it that he does not like me in that kind of way or what?

Put it this way: I have done more on a one night stand than with him.

- Female, age 19, Ireland

Lefty

Well, he must like you in some kind of way, that's a long one night stand.

 

Linda

Gee - did you ever think maybe he likes you way more than the jerks you've had one night stands with? Maybe he respects you, maybe he's shy. It's possible he only wants to be friends. Maybe you two should talk?

 

Jayne

Some people aren't sluts.

 

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Dear Panel,

Here's my predicament. My boyfriend of ten months, with whom I am very much in love, recently broke up with me.

Its my own fault, really. I'm not much of a drinker and up to a short while ago I had never been drunk. However, I recently went to a party, and got drunk for the first time ever. I kissed another guy at the party. I was very upset about it the next day and I immediately told my guy.

He broke up with me, saying that his lack of feeling about it confirmed doubts he had had about the relationship. However, he wanted us to remain the best of friends. He also told me he was still attracted to me, citing it as a reason why he was really confused as to why he didn't feel what he "should" towards me.

Do you think there’s any likelihood we could get back together, and if so, how would I go about getting him back?

- Missing Him

Female, age 20, USA

Charlie

Why do you want him back, exactly?

 

Judith

He is attracted to you. He likes you enough to remain the best of friends. What, pray tell, does he think he "should" feel toward you?

Ask him. If he can't give you a straight answer, my guess is he is interested in someone else or wants to date a totally different type of person (i.e., gender, age, etc.)

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Dear Panel,

  1. Why do people need love ?
  2. Can a person live without love ?

Female

Jayne
  1. People who love people are the luckiest people in the world.
  2. It's worked for me so far.
Lefty
  1. Some people think it's similar to why roses need thorns.
  2. See #1.

Foxy

Love completes a person – without it, you are an incomplete puzzle

 

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Dear Panel,

I am a teenage girl in the search for a new boyfriend after having just moved half way across the USA. I am fairly shy asking boys out.

I am really in love with two guys. One is really sweet and I think he might like me, but he might be a little too sweet.

The other is a popular boy who is a lot like me but I think he might be too popular to like me more than a friend.

There is a boy named Mike who really likes me he always asks me to dance at dances and tells me I look good, but I don't love him but I love the attention he gives me.

Who should I ask out, and how should I do so?

- Val Helpless

Female, age 15, USA

Lefty
  1. Flip a coin to pick one.
  2. Ask him out.
  3. Repeat

You're old enough to figure out that you can go out with someone without loving him exclusively on the first date.

Valetta

I think real issue here is not who you should ask out, but why you feel you need a boyfriend ....more

 

 

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Dear Panel,

I have known this girl for one and a half years. She has been the girlfriend of a guy, that I also know, for about a year. We have been ordinary friends who did not meet frequently until recently.

Now, her boyfriend is away for a vacation (2 weeks) and I have the chance to spend some time with the girl. I begin to find myself thinking of her all the time... She is very good to me, yet I know that she is still in a good relationship with her boyfriend However, it is clear that she is not "crazy" for him in any way.

How could I pursue further now? Her boyfriend is really holding me back. On the one hand, I find it hard to suppress my feelings; on the other hand, if I pursue, I risk losing her as a friend, and being an "intruder" in the eyes of every friend around us.

Please help me out!

- CyberSS

Male, age 25, USA

Mel

She's off limits until SHE (and only she) makes the decision to be single.

Lefty

Why don't you take a vacation for 2 weeks?

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