...so I can solve it.

I can't keep it up with a condom on. I also can't find LSD or other synthetic drugs except for online, and shipping takes forever.

I have AIDS.

>I can't keep it up with a condom on.

Buy Viagra or equivalent.

>I also can't find LSD or other synthetic drugs except for online, and shipping takes forever.

Learn to synthesize your own drugs. The Internet is your friend.

> I have AIDS.

Go see a doctor, and start a chronic antiretroviral treatment

I have no penis.

I wasnt motivated to train for this half marathon and now i already must kick it on sunday..
oh boy, just tell me if i will survive.. that's all!!!

>I have no penis.

Use your fingers and tongue.

>I wasnt motivated to train for this half marathon and now i already must kick it on sunday..
>oh boy, just tell me if i will survive.. that's all!!!

You will survive.

Failing my study but dont feel like working harder.

Dont know when the best time to confess
(im 15)

>Failing my study but dont feel like working harder.

Join or organize a study group.

>Dont know when the best time to confess (im 15)

The best time to confess is when you are certain that the other has feelings for you.

I created a miniature black hole in my backyard but instead of evaporating quickly as theorized it's growing at an exponential rate and will soon consume the earth.

>I created a miniature black hole [...] and will soon consume the earth.

Earth will not be consumed.

The function f(x) satisfies two properties:

(i) f(x + y) + f(x - y) = 2[f(x) + f(y)], and
(ii) f(1) = 1.

What is f(22/7) ?

>What is f(22/7) ?

The Oracle is not a remedial class, so ask you teacher to explain you why f(22/7) = (22/7)^2

I have lost it.

>I have lost it.

If you still need it, you will find or replace it.

I can't will myself to fix my problems.

>I can't will myself to fix my problems.

Burn the bridges, so that you have no choice but to fix them.

I burnt the bridges, but now the town is cut of from it's food supply and I'm wanted for arson, reckless endangerment and terrorism.

>I burnt the bridges, [...] I'm wanted for arson, reckless endangerment and terrorism.

Surrender to the authorities, and explain that you were following the Oracle's instructions.

O great oracle, I humbly kneel before thee to seek advice, perhaps even consolation in regards to a problem which plagues me. I have a deep need to be admired by the opposite sex, and it doth strike me much pain to not receive such affections. Moreover, it has occurred to me that I also wish to find a person suitable for me to... what would the youth call of it.., may'haps court? Though yet I wish more than courting if such a suitable person is found.

You may question my age, but does age really matter for affection, or love as it is called? What is love? Do I seek to be infatuated or loved? Do I seek to return the former or latter?

But to find a suitable person to channel such an abstract concept to, would be indeed difficult in this day and age due to the shallow culture of capitalism and what not. Or perhaps the world has grown out of its need for depth of thought. After all oracle, we are taught not to judge a book by its cover, yet the very opposite is practiced.

I have derailed from my problems into discussing the essence and roots of such items. Does the non tangible concept known as love really exist? Or did the romantic movement of the 19th century blow things out of proportion? Perhaps fools such as myself have been brainwashed into blindly believing that such an element exists. Likewise, perhaps fools such as myself are blinded by the harshness of any societal structure to realize the warmth of such concept.

O great oracle, a primitive man such as myself knows naught. Perhaps my speech resembles the ramblings of a madman, perhaps not. I draw circles as I strive to seek the truth that eludes me. Perhaps the ebbing nature of the universe proposed by Heraclitus laughs at my attempt to seek solidity in truths. On the other hand, the ebbing answers perhaps can never be grasped, only touched through the empirical nature of life as time carries me further.

Alas, I grant you my deepest gratitude for reviewing a lost man's brief thoughts, O wisest of oracles.

>Does the non tangible concept known as love really exist?

There is not a non tangible concept of love, but there are a multitude of experiences of loving.

>I [...] need to be admired by the opposite sex, and [...] wish to find a person suitable for me to [...] court

Know and accept thyself. Love grows on mutual empathy and interest, but you can only entertain interest in others if you cultivate your interests by yourself.

what is love

and what is a man

baby don't hurt me

>what is love and what is a man

The Oracle solves problems, and will only wax philosophical for the purpose of addressing them.

>baby don't hurt me

The Oracle won't hurt you.

Oh oracle oracle on the wall.. wait wut...
do i have potentail? :)

>do i have potentail?

You have potential, but won't be able to unlock it until you commit yourself to act consistently upon your interests.

Oh Oracle,
I have this problem. I actually like this girl who happens to be my neighbour back in my country. I liked her since we were young. Anyway, I had to move to another country and I've been living for 10 years, away from my home country. We didn't really communicate with each other. Only recently, we started chatting on the Internet and I realize I like her because she's pretty and that's it. I have no idea about her personality. So the question is, should I go for it or ditch it? I'm afraid long distance relationship won't work.

>I'm afraid long distance relationship won't work.

Long distance relationships only work if contact is frequent and regular, and if there is a common agreement that the long term goal is to live together.

>should I go for it or ditch it?

Go for it without necessarily assuming that you are in a relationship. If, as you get to know her, you notice that your feelings become so pressing as to affect the course of your life, then, and only then, consider the possibility of a relationship.

I'm sorry for the long post but you did ask....

I am actively blocking people off at a subconscious level despite being able to communicate fine with them. It seems my body is trying to kill me(or at least make me want to kill me) or make someone else kill me. I have felt in the past four months or so more anger and resentment towards other people than I can remember. I feel like whenever I’m behind someone sitting in front of me or passing them on the street a strong desire to strangle them or punch them in the face or push them into a moving car really just any act of unrestrained uncalled for violence even though I am not capable of doing so. This is all very contrary to how I normally act I am quiet and can’t help but be nice to people but this growing sense of violence worries me a lot. Its also being reflected in how I interact with my friends I will insult them and ignore them even when they are the only people I have to talk to(all three of them)I also have been avoiding them recently. Something in me is trying to ruin my life it’s like my flight or fight switch is stuck in flight I’m just running away in an extreme way maybe. Or I could just be blaming all my problems and failures on something that doesn’t exist to lessen the bouts of anger and sadness directed at myself for doing stupid things. Like maybe I am just throwing a pity party for myself or maybe I am throwing a pity party for throwing a pity party.

I am also becoming disconnected with reality I will sometimes look at my cell phone messages and wonder if they are really there or not. My reasoning is failing I will know the answer sometimes without thinking about it consciously. I’ll skip or confuse words in conversation and I’ll sometimes see things but not interpret them like there will be a gap in my head for some reason.

I don’t get it this feeling I don’t understand it. It’s like I’m falling apart. I want to be different and alone and yet at the same time I want to be with people. I get lonely so easy. I see too many points of view. There are too many contradictions paralyzing me I actually didn’t eat one day because I didn’t leave my dorm room I still can’t figure out why I did that. I need to fix this or at least dispel my imaginary problems. But at the same time I’m perfectly fine and am doing fine aaaargh! wtf is wrong with me. Maybe I'm just jealous of the other people maybe i just need a more effective way of unleasing frustration or maybe I'm messed up in the head i have no idea I just know I need to do something or this is only going to get worse

>I don’t get it this feeling I don’t understand it. It’s like I’m falling apart.

Dear Oracle,

I'm in my mid 20's and have no dating experience. I'm quite confident I can sweep a woman off her feet but only afterwards, and I have proof of this. This isn't a fabrication. You see, I have trouble getting past the screening process. I think I just blew it with the most amazing, wonderful, beautiful woman I have ever met. I don't want to miss out on her. I want to get to know her better. I want to make her smile. I want to be a part of her life. But I have little hope that will happen now. I'm going to tell her how I feel and be done with it.

What wisdom can the Oracle offer me?

>I'm going to tell her how I feel and be done with it.

Do that only if you want to liquidate this story: your chances are not nil, but low. A more reliable way is to get to know her better, so that you can find ways of spending time together having fun. Once you get her to spend time with you, it's a matter of doing more and more things that couples do, until gradually you become a couple.

>Should I just contact her then to see how she's doing, pretend that nothing's wrong?

No. The girl you are interested in is shy, insecure, and with a compulsive need to be in control. She uses the phone, mail and internet to firewall herself against others. Insisting to use those means when she's blocking you will at best inconvenience her, or worse make her panic. Never leave more than one unanswered mail or voicemail. Better yet, realize that she's not using those channels in a normal way, so rely less on them.

The best approach with her is live contact. This is complicated by the fact that you don't live in the same town, and don't go to the same school as her. So you need to make sure to know about (or create) social events with common friends in which she will be present, so that you can meet her. You also need to find a good reason to go often to her town (move, work, join a sports club there), so that you can justify casual meetings with her (for instance to bring her a book you discussed about, etc). Be interested in her, but undemanding, not to scare her off. Only when she gets used to seeing you frequently, and you get familiar with her quirks, can you consider pushing things further. To sum it up, no live contact, no girl.

>>37
Shy, yes. Insecure, probably. Controlling, well she doesn't seem like the control freak type, but what do I know? I dislike control freaks, but I need more confirmation than just this.

Yes, I learned about messages the hard way. I should've known this by now though, shouldn't have I? I just hope I don't pay the price for that, as it would be a heavy one.

My friend doesn't live too far from her, and we only met because of her actions. I had asked about meeting up, which she agreed to at first, but then expressed hesitation. Arranging an event requires her input, does it not? You can't expect her to show up for something she doesn't know she's supposed to. Showing up to something without her knowing would be crossing that stalker line, no? Moving is of course, is an unfeasible and ludicrous option, which would surely cross that line. A job is reasonable, if I could find one. Maybe I could find out about a school event, but once again, this requires contacting her. I have been going up and hanging out with my friend recently, but I don't really want to involve her any further in this. Is there any other way, or is going about having her as a intermediary the best way?

And thank you for your counsel Oracle.

>...without her knowing would be crossing that stalker line

The boundary between courting and stalking is blurry, but make sure not to come off the wrong side of the line. Your intuition is correct, however you must not lazily stop at the first conclusion, but react to it: if you're joining an event to which she takes part, it's because you have a reason to be there, so it's your job to find out which one it is, or engineer it. Same goes for an event that you organize. You organize an event to which she takes place because you did your homework and know that she comes to this type of meet ups, or has a reason to do so (hint: birthday parties). No live contact, no girl: this is where the buck stops, hence the beginning of your thinking.

>I don't really want to involve [my friend] further in this. Is there any other way, or is [...] having her as a intermediary the best way?

Don't overuse your friend, limit yourself to information gathering or critical stuff. Having more common friends is a good idea. Keep it subtle.

>>39
We had our first meeting at my friend's party. She invited her. It was very convenient and non-threatening. I saw her again at an event she participated in over the summer, and I had told her I was coming, but she didn't get the message, so she was surprised to see me but didn't seem creeped out or frightened. She told me to come to the next one and I did. I brought a flower each time, which she received well. The second time was around her birthday, so cause she took the flower well, I got a card, the most non-threating, non-intimidating card I could find, with the most neutral message inside. I haven't seen her since though. That was about two months ago. I guess I'll need to find an event at her school, but there's no way to tell if she's going to be going to anything other than asking her, and you said not to contact her. Do you see my dilemma Oracle? That is why I have sought you out. My friend has seen her once on campus, and I don't know anyone the girl may associate with at school.

>Do you see my dilemma Oracle?

The Oracle has spoken. Barring new developments, it has nothing further to add.

I understand, thank you for your wisdom Oracle.

I have contacted her friend to find out how long she isolates herself and to see if the girl has shared anything with her friend about me. Maybe this will give me a better idea of my next course of action, or maybe she can help me out, since she actually associates with her. I understand the risks of discussing things with the friend. It is always dangerous territory. Although, it's possible I insulted the friend, as I expressed hesitation when she wanted to add me on Facebook, citing stalker territory. I did however eventually add her and apologized for my rudeness.

By the way, I am a college graduate. The girl I am pursuing goes to my alma mater.

Hey Oracle:

My boyfriend is very insecure about his own abilities. He keeps insisting that we shouldn't be together because I'm smarter than him, etc. (and he refuses to believe me or anyone else when they tell him he's very talented himself). He says that he's born that way and that he won't change, even if he's wrong. Is there anything I can do to help him?

Is there anything I can do to help him?

[Continued]
Besides discussing with your boyfriend about the causes and misconceptions behind his problems, the best way to help him is to accompany him and discuss on the subjects where he feels insecure.

While discussing with him, show and train him how to properly evaluate his performance: If he does something well, don't tell him he's "good", or "smart", but explain to him why you think that what he achieved is good (and get his opinion), and be specific, no generalities. If he fails or under-performs, get him to explain and discuss what did not work and why, and force him to give up on explanations based on his lack of worth by concentrating on the concrete causes of failure. (BTW, if one day you have kids, never compliment them on their worth, but on the worth of what they did. Same goes for the bad things).

Get him to speak out his thought process, when he discusses his abilities, and correct him as you go. Ideas like "I'm good", "I'm not good" or "I'm not good enough" should be banned from his thought process. He should think "this was good because of [this specific reason]", "this was not good because of [that specific reason]". If you think like that you know what to change when you fail, and what to keep when you succeed.

Also, never again accept that he tells of him that he's stupid or you smart; he should always give context: I did this poorly because of this and that, or you did better than me at that because of etc...

Beware: you will push him out of his comfort zone (otherwise he would not change), so it's likely that he'll turn his discomfort against you. Don't take it personally, and don't let it escalate. When it happens, give him some slack, and try a different approach. Otherwise he'll develop the habit of attacking you as a new defense mechanism.

>>45
Thank you for your advice. But just one thing: could you give an example of a "different approach"?

(Note: Unfortunately, he's already started the habit of attacking me. Fun times.)

>could [the Oracle] give an example of a "different approach"?

What is your current approach? Also, by different approach the Oracle means communication approaches. The general strategy remains the same, as long as the problem does not change.

>he's already started the habit of attacking me

Describe how this happens. How the conversation starts, and how it leads to the attacks.

Oracle the game has changed. Should i start killing people instead of beating the shit of out of them. The system doesn't work even moon knight has become a pussy me rip off. What do i do?

What do i do?

Oracle, I'm 25, single, handsome and tall. I want to get rid of my singlehood, but I am attracted to women much older or much younger: 35 and 16. What do?

>>47

and what do you do when the source of this self deception is a defense mechanism to someONE in their life?

you can't very well convince someone of the toxicity someone represents, especially if they're family because they represent the normal, and Secret Admirer >>43 represents the anomaly to be rejected.

>I want to get rid of my singlehood, but I am attracted to women much older or much younger: 35 and 16. What do?

Unless you want to father ten kids, you are much better off going for older women: sex is better, since women's libido increases in their thirties, not to mention that they are more casual and experienced. It could take years for a teen to feel comfortable doing stuff that older women will immediately accept or even suggest. Courtship is also easier, since you don't have to deal with curfews or overbearing parents.

But more important reasons to prefer older women are that they are in the process of realizing or have realized their potential, whereas teens are limited to a sea of potentials. When dealing with a woman in her thirties, you know immediately whether she is able to keep fit, what is the breadth of her world experience, what are her tastes, personality, and how far she has developed her interests and career. With a teen you place a bet and hope for the best, with a mature woman it's just a matter of choosing what you want, based on what you see.

Furthermore, because mature women have experience with previous romantic relationships, and perhaps even a divorce under the belt, you can benefit from a more stable and grounded in reality set of expectations. For instance, you won't have to deal with the issue that your teen girl partner wants to know how it is to go out with other guys when she reaches her twenties (not that mature women are more faithful, but they are more stable in their long term choices).

Going for older women also has disadvantages. Women will have a harder time to take your interest seriously, but that's nothing that a bit of persistence can't overcome. More problematic, for biological reasons you need to decide quite soon whether you want to have kids with your new partner. Still, at least the good point of older women is that they know pretty well whether they want to have kids or not, whereas for teens their current opinion is meaningless.

As for where to find candidates, just remember that because of the realized potential issue, finding appropriate older women is more context dependent than teens. So it pretty much depends on your tastes and interests.

>what do you do when the source of this self deception is a defense mechanism to someONE in their life[...], especially if they're family

What you really want to avoid is to have a conflict with your partner about his family. If it comes to chose between you and the family, you're likely to lose. So you should not antagonize this person in the family as a whole, but counter specifically the aspect of her influence that annoys you, while displaying acceptance of the person herself.

A good way to counter the influence of an elder family member is to expose your partner to role models of the same age and status, and which follow successfully the values and ideals you profess.

This guy I like is quite tall. He keeps making fun of my height affectionately, but nonetheless making me feel like a kid.
Is being too short unattractive? I'm probably a good 30cm shorter..

>Is being too short unattractive?

There are no rules, some men actually prefer shorter partners, others not.

Since he teases your height in a friendly way, it probably means that he does not really consider it a flaw, perhaps he even likes it. People usually don't joke in a casual way about what they see as serious flaws.

Orcale, this is >>40. I contacted her friend asking about the hiding and she sent me a response. I might've irked her a little bit, implying games were being played with me, as her tone seemed a little defensive, but this could be easily misinterpreted, as it's just text. She said don't misunderstand her, the girl doesn't play games. She's not like that. She's not mean. I sent a response apologizing if I offended her and attempted to normalize relations by starting general conversation.

I also contacted the girl. Her status messages have become increasingly disturbing, so I felt like I should contact her and see how she's doing. I explained I didn't contact her in a while to give her space and expressed my concern without citing any particular reason, just that I suspect something is going on and offered some encouragement. I told her I think she's a strong person. I'm not going to get into details, but I have learned things about her that make me think so, I like strong women. I can't be dealing with the damsel in distress all the time. It's OK once in a while though. I also said I know she'll get through this and if she wants to talk, I'm willing to listen. I'm aware this puts me at risk for the friend zone, but I'm worried about her, which really makes no sense this early on, but when does romance make sense?

There is an event going on at school this Friday that my friend wants to go to. She suggested I call the girl and see if she wants to go, cause I had a valid reason to call. Well, no surprise, she didn't answer, so I left a message, telling her about the event. I hope she'll show up, but I'm not holding my breath for a response of any kind about this or the message I sent.

My friend says she had a good dream about me and the girl. We were spending time together, enjoying ourselves. I fully believe in dreams as premonitions and so does she, but I know this doesn't necessarily mean anything. I guess only time will tell.

>>55
Thanks Oracle. I'm not entirely convinced that he sees me as even a potential candidate, but I have a little more hope.

>I also contacted the girl.

Did you actually speak with her? From your report, sounds like it was a monolog.

>There is an event going on at school this Friday that my friend wants to go to.

Unless she comes, there seems to be no progress so far. It's still no live contact, no girl.

>>58
Sorry, I wasn't specific, Oracle. No I didn't speak to her. I sent her a Facebook message. That might actually get through though. The content of the message starts with this in my previous post.

>I also contacted the girl. Her status messages have become increasingly disturbing, so I felt like I should contact her and see how she's doing.

Unfortunately, when I called her about the event, she didn't answer, and I had to leave a message. Yes, I understand no real, physical contact = no chance. I'm not counting on her actually showing up tonight. But either way, getting out is good for me, and I get to spend time with my friend.

Oh Great Oracle, I have come from the projects to seek your advice. I’m 21 and have been single my whole life. Every time I showed interest in a girl I got shot down. This semester I figured it would be more of the same shit so I was planning to avoid romance all together and level up some. To my surprise though there was one girl that I could not seem to ignore. She sat in the corner by herself doing whatever things she was doing behind her computer screen. She spent most of the class with head phones on and talked to no body. This class we have meets only once a week so I have only seen her for about five days now. For the first two days my interest in her was only a mild curiosity with no real intentions behind it. However on the third day I decided for whatever reasons to great her when she entered the room. To my surprise she returned the greeting with a smile. After this I became more intrigued. The next class I managed to make small asides and jokes with her during class and she laughed and seemed happy. When class ended we left at about the same time so I struck up a small conversation about the completed work and we went our separate ways. Yesterday was day five and by then I had realized that I was interested in her. I decided to get bold and changed my seat to sit next to her. To my luck she was not put off. Throughout the class we talked about our ambitions, made small talk, and consulted each other on the work we were doing. When class ended we once again walked to the parking lot together talking about jobs. As we parted ways I confirmed that I knew her name and she told me to just use the shortened version.

And here comes the hard part. I don’t know where to go from here. She is perhaps the most interesting girl I’ve ever met. To be clear I don’t mean that she is beautiful and kind and perfect in every way. I’ve had that feeling before and it’s the most foolish and shallow kind of attraction. This is something new. While she is attractive it’s more in the “nice girl” kind of way, like the kind of girl your parents would be happy to see you with. What I think I’m attracted to is the feeling she gives off. She’s the kind of girl I’d like to cuddle with on the couch and watch movies with. To put it simply she feels right. I really don’t want to get Friendzoned here because I think I might actually have a chance. At the same time I don’t want to scare her off by acting to soon. What should I do?

>I don’t know where to go from here.

Your priority now should be to get to know her as well as possible, and create good times together. You should learn what are her activities, hobbies, centers of interest and values. As you get to know her better, turn this info into new ways of meeting her, doing things with her. Does she like a certain style of music/film/book? Lend her something of yours that you think she would like, or go to a concert or jazz-bar, etc.

Shared enjoyable experiences are a powerful way of bonding. What you do depends not only on her tastes, but also on yours. Simply concentrate on those interests of her that also motivate you, so that both of you enjoy the ride and want more of it. Motivate her to wish to spend more time with you.

As you learn more about her, share also info about you. It will be enjoyable for her, and is a good way to show that she matters to you, since you find her worthy of sharing those topics. Just avoid talking too long about you. A good way to know if you should proceed is to notice if she keeps asking you questions. As long as she asks you stuff, it's safe to continue.

>I really don’t want to get Friendzoned

Nobody gets friendzoned. What happens is that people retreat into friendzone for fear of rejection. Everyone who claims to have been friendzoned is simply lying and not taking responsibility for his actions.

The way to avoid ending up in Friendzone is simple: you just avoid behaving like a friend, and instead you behave like a suitor. You don't want to befriend this girl, you want to date her. The behaviors leading to friendship and dating are different, and it's only if you mix both that you will end up in Friendzone.

As someone who wants to date the girl, you will prefer to spend time with her alone, and not with other people. It's ok to get to know her friends, but that's about it. She is the point of interest, not the other people. So just make sure you are meeting her mostly alone.

Friends have common interests. For a suitor, the girl IS the interest, so show it. Pay attention to her, and note things about her. Probably things that you like about her, but not only. Show that you are watching her (for instance, failing to notice her new haircut would be bad). Since you are attracted to her, praise her for what pleases you. But don't flatter her, she'll understand and hate it: just say what you like about her, without overbearing her. It can be clothes, some interest or trait of character she has, whatever. You are basically conveying the idea that you mind her and like stuff about her.

Touch her. Regardless of whether you live in a culture where people touch each other a lot, or very little, DO touch her. It can be subdued, like helping her enter somewhere, or giving/taking and object, or even unfolding some torn piece of clothing, to the more obvious like touching her hair (to make a comment on it or to settle it), or kissing good-byes. Use your judgment, but make sure you are touching her in a different way than how friends would touch each other. And remember it can stay subtle, but still be efficient.

BTW: if she likes to dance, then don't miss an opportunity to dance with her, even if you are terrible at it. If she enjoys dancing, then it will really be a good investment lo learn to dance. In any case, to be able to dance is always a good investment, as far as women are concerned.

>>59 here.

I went to the event with my friend, and while we were getting a bite to eat, she saw the girl and told her I was with her and to go say hi. We only got to talk for about 5 minutes, cause she was going somewhere, but it was worth it. I was kind of nervous around her. She made an observation that I'm a little OCD, as I spilled my drink when I went to hug her and reacted like I just spilled hers. She says she's doing OK, and when she asked about me, she mocked my answer but in a flirty sort of way, so then I elaborated that I'm looking for a better job.

I feel a lot better about things. I also feel like an idiot for not waiting a little longer to send out that message to her friend, so my only concern is with any moments of weakness I've displayed through my actions so far. Our hugs are long, so this is a good sign. She told me to let her know when I was around again, another good sign.

My friend told me she's in another show. She must've forgotten to tell me this. I'll have to find out when it is so I can go see it, preferably through herself.

What does the Oracle think?

>>61
For a project in one of my classes I am Planing to take a trip to To DC for the day to take some pictures. She is not in this class, but I thought I might invite her to come with me. Do you think its to soon to try something like this. I think it would show that I'm interested in her but I'm afraid its a bit to soon for a move like this. I figured i would take some pictures of the mall and visit some museums.

>What does the Oracle think?

She seems to be in a good disposition, so turn that goodwill into more opportunities to meet her. The show seems to be a good lead.

As usual, nothing moves as long as you don't meet her face to face, but so far the only way to get there seems to be through friends. Take good care of your common friends.

>For a project in one of my classes I am Planing to take a trip to To DC for the day to take some pictures. [...] I thought I might invite her to come with me. [Does the Oracle] think its to soon to try something like this.

Definitely give it a shot. Don't be disappointed or discouraged if she refuses, no harm will come out of that. While discussing the trip, be open to her explicit or implicit opinions about what to see or to do.

so i have a girlfriend. she is shaped like a real woman not a poster woman. by which i mean she has normal and very real curves that drive me nuts while at the same time not being the unattainable model of perfection the media assaults us with.

my cry for help is this, oh mighty oracle:

my girlfriend absolutely refuses to come to bed naked unless we are having a round of slap and tickle. she has a little bit of a tummy but not enough to disturb her aesthetically pleasing form.

she has never had anyone attracted to her before me so i can kind of understand where she is coming from but i have tried for two solid years to help her gain the confidence she so sorely needs and i do not think it is at all working.

all i am looking for is some advice or some tips i can use to further my trying to get her enough confidence to finally believe that A) i love to see her naked and B)finally believe that she is very good looking.

Hey Oracle, good to see you could take a break from helping me get the Amulet of Yendor to help people out with their relationship troubles. You may not recognize me, I was the last fifty-seven guys to come by your place and offer varying amounts of money for bits of advice.

Well, I've still got a few remnants of doubt about a situation going on with me. About a week ago I met and became a bit enamored with a very cool girl. But the problem is that a good friend of mine also likes her. But, he's got a girlfriend he's not willing to leave, he keeps risking his relationship to do things with this girl, and I'm not really doing much besides making the situation more aggrevating for him.

On top of that, some stuff happened during the weekend and I ended up having sex with one of her friends. She's understanding about it, but I can't help think I couldn't be taken seriously at all after all that. Plus it threw my head in kind of a loop, since the girl wasn't looking for anything but a one-night thing and I've been a strict romantic/virgin type most of my life.

I guess if I have to formulate any sort of question it'd be this: what the hell kind of ridiculous webcomic have I suddenly become the cast of?

>all i am looking for is some advice or some tips i can use to further my trying to get her enough confidence to finally believe that A) i love to see her naked and B)finally believe that she is very good looking.

>Hey Oracle, good to see you could take a break from helping me get the Amulet of Yendor to help people out with their relationship troubles. You may not recognize me, I was the last fifty-seven guys to come by your place and offer varying amounts of money for bits of advice

>what the hell kind of ridiculous webcomic have I suddenly become the cast of?

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Oh Oracle. Due to her having to work on weekends the DC trip was a no go. She did not seem put off buy the invitation so I am planing to ask her to do something smaller. With regards to this I have a few questions.

Firstly, Should I invite her out the next time I see her next week or would that be to soon?

Also what kind of thing would make a good getting to know you date?

>Firstly, Should I invite her out the next time I see her next week or would that be to soon?

Go ahead, it won't be too soon.

>Also what kind of thing would make a good getting to know you date?

The Oracle advised you to get info on her: time to use that info. Depending on what you have learned, pick an activity that shows that you have been paying attention to her and that you understand her well. So what did you learn?

i've had feelings for a friend of mine for about two years, he found this out last weekiend. he said he's always had a soft spot for me and thinks about me a lot but he has been all hung up on this other girl for a couple months now, so typical love triangle situation...
what i want to know is, is this going anywhere? and if not, how can i move on? because i've tried distancing myself from him and rebound but it hasnt worked!