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NOVEMBER:
Dear Tim:
I have a problem with my brother's girlfriend. I basically can't stand
her. I am 22 and my brother is
18, along with his gf.
I can't stand the way my brother acts when they are together, she knows that I
don't like her and I
think it's hurting our sibling relationship. I've tried to just tell
myself that she is
very immature and she'll
grow up one day, but in the meantime, she could be in the same room with me
and I don't look at or
talk to her. Please help me find a good way to approach my brother about
the
girlfriend I can't stand
to be around.
Kelly
My Dearest Kelly:
Oh man. Your brother is pulling that whole 'acting different when I'm with
my chick' routine? I
hate that. Have you slapped him upside the head yet? Ooh, maybe you
could do the whole dramatic
'Cher in Moonstruck' thing and slap him while yelling, "Snap out of
it!" Maybe that would shake that
girl right out of his head. I could sit here and tell you that if you guys
have a good sibling relationship,
he's probably already noticed that you don't like her from your actions when
she's around, but what's
the fun in saying that? Hopefully he'll do some maturing of his own
and drop her annoying a**. In
the meantime, I'd go with either the slapping him upside the head or subtly
pointing out her immaturity
and flaws and ask him why he wants to be down with something like that. If
you point out that he's
acting like an idiot when she's around, he may get mad and keep her around just
to piss you off. Boys
can be stupid like that. So try your best to ignore her and not let her
get to you and maybe he'll see
the error of his ways sooner than later. Good luck! P.S. Is
she hot? I'll steal her away if nothing else
works....
Tim
Dear Tim,
I'm 17 years old and I have a long-distance "boyfriend." I was
on vacation to a certain country where
I always go every summer.
I spent 2 months there and I started dating a guy that I have known for
about 6 years. I
was never interested in him and I guess I'm still not interested. I said
yes to him because
he has had a crush on me
since he was 13 (he's 19 now) and I know he'll treat me like a princess (he
does).
The problem is that I
don't like him. I want to break up with him without hurting him. He
wants to come
where I live for
Christmas vacation and I wouldn't be caught dead hanging out with him (he's not
my type
but I care about him).
What should I do?
Long-Distance Lass
My Dear Long-Distance Lover:
You've definitely got to break up with this guy, and soon. Toot sweet!
The big question looms - how
to do it? Have you ever watched The Brady Bunch my friend? If
so, do you remember George Glass?
Jan Brady invented a fake boyfriend named George Glass to get her sisters off
her back. Why not
just have yourself meet someone else at home? Just don't call him George
Glass or Brett Bretterson.
Hey, if you believe it enough, it can be true. Then you can always nicely
apologize to this poor guy and
explain that you weren't looking to meet anyone, but it just happened.
Then use the whole long-distance
thing being too hard to drive it home. My mom says it's a lot nicer than
my original thought, which was
to say, "Fool, I don't need you anymore. I was bored for 2 months and
felt bad for you and threw you a
bone. But you ain't never gonna be this girl's baby daddy so just float
on." (What do I know, I've never
broken up with a guy before.) Since you do say you care about him, and he
obviously worships you,
whatever you decide to do, I know you'll do it gently. If all else fails,
just tell him the truth - your time
apart has made you realize that he's not the guy for you. And that you did
it all for the nookie. Wait,
scratch that last part. Good luck! Let me know how it goes!
Tim
Hello:
My problem is that I have no life. I can't find any Red Heel Socks. Where do you get them???
Brandon
Brandon, My Man:
At least you realize that part of the reason that you have no life is because
you are lacking in the
sock monkey department. That's a big step already. I'm so proud of
you. <sniff, sniff> Ahem, now
back to business. If you have a Cracker Barrel restaurant and country
store in your area, you can
find the socks there. Some craft stores carry the socks, but they usually
come in an over-priced kit.
One of the best resources is ebay. You can usually locate some socks
there. For other options,
check out Nate's
page. He's got a whole section devoted to sock location. I
hope you find some soon
because after that, let the good times roll!!!!!!!!
Tim
Dear
Tim:
Our friend is having a flirtation with a married guy at work. Apparently
this guy -- GET THIS --
likes to get naked at
lunch. What's up with that? We're worried she'll get hurt, either by
him or a
potentially jealous and
psychotic wife. We don't have any problem with being flirty or being
naked...
even at work and/or
during lunch...but we're not sure how to advise our pal. Please, your
opinion?
Yours Truly,
Bothered in Boston
Dear Bothered in Boston:
Gee, if I were married and had a real job, I'd think you were talking about me
for a minute. I LOVE
to get naked at lunch. I also love to get naked at breakfast, dinner,
afternoon tea, fondue parties, you
name it! Ah, the joys of being naked. Oh wait, you had a problem,
right? Sorry, I daydream
sometimes and lose my train of thought. Ah, the wife. Yeah, I can
see where she might be a problem
in this whole matter. Tell your friend that she can only have lunch with
non-married naked people.
She can always tell him to get dressed, but where's the fun in that? Ooh,
either that, or someone can
go out to lunch with the wife and get naked with her to see what she does.
Maybe they have one of
those Open-Naked-Lunch marriages. You never know. Best of
luck!
Tim
P.S. Hey, since you're in Boston and not too far away from me, and since
you don't have a problem with
being flirty and naked
during lunch - wanna do lunch?
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