Snappy Answers Mar 6, '01

May 15, 2001: Here are 24 short answers to 14 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,

Would you have sex or be in a sexual relationship after a first date?

Or on a first date if you knew or imagined how hot the guy would be and you just COULD NOT wait?

– ALL"DA" TYME

Female

Lefty

Yes, if I was a little on the trashy side.

 

Jayne

There's a fine line between whoring yourself and chemistry. Try not to cross it.

 

Alicia

Never confuse a booty call with a relationship.

 

Linda

Oh yeah. I actually did that more than once, when I was younger and stupider. It took me a while to learn that those "hot" guys were no one I wanted to spend real time with.

But eventually, I got it – before I got pregnant or AIDS. How long will it take you to wise up?!

 

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Dear Panel,

I'm a girl and I cheated on my boyfriend with 2 of his best friends.

I don't know if I still love him. He said that he would think about what I have done.

Help me.

– Betsy

Female, age 17, Europe

Lefty

What help are you asking for? If you want to know how to do a bigger screw job on your (former) boyfriend, I have no better advice.

Linda

Next time, decide FIRST whether you still love your boyfriend BEFORE you go after his friends.

Alicia

What? He has only 2 friends?

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Dear Panel,

I am a 16 year old female. I am very honest and I believe that you treat a person how you want to be treated and I can't stand it when people aren't honest with me. I've lived in the city my whole life.

My boyfriend, lets call him Dave, is 19 and has lived on a farm his whole life. He is very caring and trustful. His last relationship was ended on very bad terms.

Dave and I have been dating for almost a month. We met through my brother-in-law. We started dating the same day we met so it has been sorta hard for us because we really don't know each other. He lives 30 minutes from me so we don't get to see each other a lot but we have learned to deal with that.

Since we don't know each other that well its hard to communicate because we don't really know what each other are like. Well the last time we were together we were lying in bed talking and then I went to give him a hickey and he "yelled" at me. I thought he was just joking around so I said "but its just a love bite" and then he responded with "I don't care I don't want one!". I didn't really think anything of it.

But now I'm starting to notice that I've never met any of his friends and when he's at my house and his friends call his cellphone he doesn't say he's at his girlfriends house he just tells them he's talking with my brother-in-law. I honestly don't think he's cheating on me but then I still think it could happen. I really like him and I have a lot of fun with him and I don't wanna lose him!!

How do I ask him about his actions without getting him mad at me?

– Lost for Words

Female, age 16, USA

Jayne

Not to be judgmental or anything...

...but why are you lying in bed and giving hickeys to a guy you don't even know?

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Dear Panel,

I am 20 years old. I've been sexually involved with over 15 women. There is a woman that I'm seeing right now that every time I'm with here before I ever try anything with her I get nervous and never work my way around to it.

The thing is I care about her so much I absolutely that I love her I afraid she going to start thinking I'm weird if I don't try something soon. I don't ever want to lose her so I know sex always messes things up because I always have horrible breakups and we usually never speak to each other again.

If you were me what would you do?

– RAT

Male, age 20, USA

Linda

Hallelujah!!! A glimmer of maturity!! You should talk to the girl in the previous question.

You're realizing that relationships work better if you get to know the other person before you bed them. Explain this to your girlfriend. Not only won't she think you're weird, she'll think you're a dream come true!

 

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Dear Panel,

When a guy flirts with you by doing such things as smiling at you whenever he sees you in the hall, looking into your eyes when you talk to him, gives you sad puppy faces, and playfully touches your ponytail while passing by, but never really has a real conversation with you except for online -- What could it mean?

Does he like me? Is he just being friendly? Or is he just shy?

PLEASE GIVE ME ALL THE ADVICE YOU CAN!:)

*Thanx*

– Alicia

Female, Age 14, USA

 

Lefty

It's all of the above. Coax him along like he's shy, inept, and trying to be friendly, and he'll be yours.

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Dear Panel,

I have been going out with my girlfriend for 11 months. I love her and she means everything to me.

I just met this other girl and I sort of like her but I still love my girlfriend with all my heart.

But I can’t stop thinking about this new girl.

Help me. I don’t know what to do.

– Deric S.

Male, age 16, USA

Jayne

Stop thinking about that other girl.

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Dear Panel,

I have been dating this girl for three weeks. Before we started dating and about a week into dating, she had a boyfriend.

He isn't a problem now, but after we had sex, which was my first time and her second, I have begun to question if she is hot enough, or fun enough to hang out with.

I don't know what to do, plus I have this uncontrollable urge to say "I Love You" but I know I don't – I think – because I have never been in love before. But I don't feel that what I feel is love.

– CUFFS, TORMENTED SOUL.

Male, age 21, USA

Linda
  1. Don't tell her you love her – you don't.

  2. Tell her you want to slow down a little bit and get to know each other more before you get all hot and heavy with sex. Take the excitement of sex out of the equation - it's screwing you up (Pun intended).

  3. Spend less time having sex with her and more time getting to know her in other ways and then figure out whether she's someone you want to get closer to, or farther away from.

 

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Dear Panel,

I wanna have sex with my boyfriend, but we’re both virgins.

Can you give me some advice!

– Ann

Female, age 18, Europe

Jayne

No.

 

Lefty

Where there's a will there's a way. Don't worry about the way.

 

Rick

Use a condom.

 

 

 

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Dear Panel,

I feel a little dumb asking such a superficial question, but here goes:

My boyfriend has the dreaded "uni-brow" and it kind of bothers me. I know this is horrible of me and I would feel so bad to ask him to pluck it.

Is there a gentle way of bringing this up, or should I just ignore it?

~Stuff~

Female, age 16, California, USA

Lefty

Tell him that you just bought some way cool clippers and are dying to try them out.

 

Catalina

Have one of your friends say something to him about it.

 

Linda

Ignore it. Try staring into his eyes, and not above them.

 

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Dear Panel,

I like a guy that has a girlfriend. He says he likes me, and we've messed around, but his girlfriend is still in the picture.

What should I do??

– Valerie :)

Female, age 17, Clarksville, Kentucky, USA

Lefty

Start taking other pictures.

 

 

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Dear Panel,

I don't think anyone in my school likes me.

I've been told many times that I'm hot, and that I'm a nice person, so why am I single?

– Confuzzled

Female, age 13, USA

Linda

You're too young to get married.


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Dear Panel,

I think my boyfriend of 2.5 years is getting ready to propose.

Can you tell me some of the signs that he may be?

– Star

Female, age 38, USA

Jayne

If the words, "will", "you", "marry" and "me" are in the same sentence then that's a huge hint.

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Dear Panel,

I'm married, but I think I love someone else.

I only married my husband because it felt right at the time and also because of parental/cultural pressure and left the man I love because he was of a different culture – specifically religion.

He's Muslim, and I'm Hindu. What do I do?

– Confused

Female, age 17

Mare

Don't assume that things would be perfect with the man you left behind.

 

 

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Dear Panel,

I've gotten to know this girl, through a friend of mine, who attends another school, about an hour away. When I go up to visit my friend, I usually make it a point to see her too. She is very attractive, and I have found that I have a large crush on her.

Unfortunately, when I talk to her online I always get mixed feelings because we end up talking about her guy troubles. I'm not exactly sure how she feels, but its been bugging me for a while, and I can't get this girl off of my mind. What should I do?

– Bub

Male, age 18, Illinois, USA

Lefty

No problem. The good thing about being online is you can cut and paste. Cut this out and paste it into your next message:

I LIKE YOU. FORGET THOSE OTHER GUYS, LET'S GO ON A DATE.

 

Jayne

Stop talking to her if you're gonna play the wussy "let's be friends" game.

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