Relationship Counsellor

Somehow, i've become a person that's always ready with answers when it comes to relationships. People ask me 'so, what do i do?' on a regular basis. I don't mind, i like being the go-to. Goodness knows how i've got the rep though, i'm well known to have the worst track record with relationships. But, somehow, when it comes to other people, i just use common sense and people are seemingly happy with that.

Last night i was playing 'Dear Annie,' for the boys and their girl problems. I'm glad i've left high school; i forgot how much drama there was! Now, that's not to say that i'm not up for a little drama, but it's much easier to have dramatics with people that have a clue. So many high schoolers apparently don't.

Take these kids. The girl won't take no for an answer, and the boy hasn't got a clue what girls want. Loz summed it up well; these boys are yet to figure out that a guy's usual path is to meet a girl, hook up, ask for their number and never call them. They're trying a more novel approach; meeting, greeting, exchanging email addresses and actually using them! Up until that point, i commend them. It's just after that when they fall apart.

Enter me. No matter how hard i try to convince them that it's difficult being a girl, because the world is sending mixed signals, and we really don't have a clue either, they can't quite clue in. Girls today are told that they can't be too fat or too thin; or too dark or too light; too sexual or too chaste; too smart or too dumb; to be yourself, but to make sure you fit in... with a message like that, it's no wonder that girls have no idea how to act! And we definately have no idea how to get what we want across to guys. So i try to fill in the blanks.

I just want to help these boys do the right thing when it comes to their girls. I know that my knight in shining armour pretty much turned out to be a fat boy in aluminum foil (ok, so not quite, but you get the metaphor). I don't want other girls to have to figure out that it's not how hard you've been hit but how hard you can hit back. If i can teach these guys how things work, that's a few hearts i can save - for now.