The Dashboard Confessional

(2/2) because I do agree it's useful in this country, but the language doesn't interest me that much. Also it makes me feel bad because I took French for 4 yrs in high school and my dad made me feel like it was a waste. I just want to take Russian more than ANYTHING because I feel some sort of weird connection to it but dad doesn't want to let me. And Rosetta Stone is too expensive. Is it hopeless? I know this isn't the type of advice you usually give out but I just feel strongly about it idk. asked by ginger-cookies-deactivated20120

when it comes down to it, its your life. you’re the one taking the classes, doing the homework, and learning the language, not your dad. yes, your parents do have a say in that kind of stuff but i think you should be able to have the last word. my advice would just be to try to explain to him why you want to take russian and make it clear that its your decision in the end. and even if he does forbid you taking russian, you could always learn it later in life. things will work out one way or the other

Hey, I don't care if you post this, even though I'm not on anon. Basically, I'm in college, and I love Russia. I think it's so cool. I have wanted for years to learn Russian and now I finally have the room in my schedule to take a language - which I have to take for my major anyway. My dad has always wanted me to take Spanish. He says that any language other than Spanish or maybe Chinese is pretty much useless. I would like to learn Spanish someday (1/2) asked by ginger-cookies-deactivated20120

I currently feel totally trapped in my relationship, and we're fighting about breaking up, or he wants to get a house, be a family with my son and I. I'm not ready to be a family, I can't open up. My past is always in my head, at least a little bit. My ex, followed me, was jealous, and stuff got kinda crazy but we had love and passion. I'm not trying to choose which guy, I'm just trying to figure out how to open up, I have so many walls up and I'm lonely. it could work with current guy, i dunno asked by Anonymous

my advice is to take a break from your life. it sounds like you’re constantly stressed and overwhelmed. i think taking a break, whether its for a day or a whole week, would help you clear your mind a little bit. hopefully it’ll help you figure out where you want to go from here. if you think things with the current guy will eventually work out, keep at it. trying letting walls down little by little by sharing small things with him and eventually you’ll feel more comfortable letting him in even more. but if you don’t feel like its going to work out in the end i would break up with him. its stressing you out and sometimes you have to put yourself first

so theres this boy. and i really like him. hes smart, cute wt blue eyes, and so sweet.He plays hockey and he just ah makes me super happy. ? he is always staring at me during class and smiling too. He even once called my dress pretty on me letting you know i hardly ever wear dresses to school. We talk a lot and text just alittle. Recently, he just guessed that I liked him. like he figured out on his own. He doesn't know that I know this little detail that he found out. What should I do? Advice? asked by in-f-i-n-i-te

he sounds so sweet! it sounds to me like he likes you too. definitely text him more! you should also try to hang out with him sometime, even if its not one-on-one. you can do that for as long as you want and hopefully he’ll tell you he likes you and will ask you out, but if he seems hesitant don’t be afraid to just tell him how you feel. something really good could come of it :) let me know how it goes!

What are some good ways to hint to a guy that you like him?? I'm not super confident and I'm kinda shy so are there some subtle ways or little things I can do to let him know how I feel???(Thanks for the advice last time by the way... )) asked by confusion-and-loud-music

just talk to him a lot! also make sure to compliment him, guys love to hear that kind of stuff. it doesn’t have to be anything really cheesy. and if you want you could ask him to hang out sometime even if its not one-on-one. oh, and one of the biggest things is that if he flirts with you, DON’T be afraid to flirt back. if you aren’t responsive to his flirting he’ll think that you aren’t interested. i don’t know, i’m kinda awkward and noncommittal when it comes to guys and i always seem to get my point across in the most roundabout ways so my advice may not be stellar. but i hope it at least helps a little bit!

I'm still totally stuck on him. Then theres this other guy in my grade who seems like the perfect guy-nice, funny, smart, tall, always complimenting me, barely confusing at all-but I just dont feel the same way with him. Theres no butterflies when I unexpectedly run into him or when he smiles that slightly shy but adorable smile that guys have when he likes a girl. I feel like I should want the guy who obviously likes me and is totally nice but I've just totally fallen for the other guy. Advice? asked by confusion-and-loud-music

sometimes we fall for the people we never thought we would. and sometimes we don’t fall for the people who we always saw ourselves with. the point is that you can’t fake feelings. it wouldn’t be fair to the guy who likes you and seems perfect if you led him on when you don’t have any real feelings for him. my advice is to go with your heart tells you (as corny as it may sound) and go for the other guy

i was soo happy but then my friend from my old school decided to add him on facebook and ask him if he would ever go out with me. he replied he has just got out of a relationship and dosent want a girlfreidn for the summer. Im still talking to him oads and he dosent no i know. should i just accept the fact he dosent like me or what? asked by pretty-fly-with-a-bow-tie

just because he doesn’t want a relationship doesn’t mean that he doesn’t like you. its natural to want to take a break from girls after a breakup. my advice is to just keep doing what you’re doing. if you guys keep talking i can think of two scenarios (both are good) 1. he changes his mind and realizes that he does want a relationship. this happens all the time. and then you’re right there for him to ask out :) 2. he doesn’t want a relationship but you guys remain friends. this would be the worse of the two options but from what you’ve told me about him he still sounds like a great guy to have in your life even if you aren’t dating.

im in year 9 now. In september i moved schools. In my old school everyone hated me. In this school im actually quite popular. A couple of months ago i got moved next to this boy i french and after a couple of lessons he had me. hes so sweet and genuine and funny. he even finds me funny. he had a girlfriend but they broke up around that time because they never spoke. this weekend me and my friend started going out with him and his friends. he was really huggy and flirty. to be continued... asked by pretty-fly-with-a-bow-tie

about a week ago i went over a friends house and we hung out with these two guys from school and two friends of there's, one of which i have no idea who he is. we had a good time, or so i thought. it turns out one of them stole her moms valuable jewelry, but none of them will admit to it. worse of all, i had a HUGE crush on one guy, but now i don't really know what to think because the whole thing could of been a set up. I don't know what to think. asked by Anonymous

well that is definitely something that could ruin someone’s night. as for your crush, i would operate under the belief that he’s innocent until proven guilty. as hard as it may seem, i would try not to pass any judgment on him because no one knows the whole story. but its still important to figure out what really happened. its also important to proceed with caution. even if your crush didn’t do steal the jewelry, he hangs out with the people who did, which is something to keep in mind.

Great idea :) I was like stalking every message that night you were on your main. You’re really good at giving honest no bs advice. Thankks so much asked by curb-side

You’re so welcome! I really really really appreciate messages like this :) Thanks so much <3