Oof, not sure where to start here, so I guess it’d be best to give a bit of exposition. 21, had about four relationships, though three of them were those horrible not-real-at-all-but-still-make-your-heart-break-when-it’s-over long distance relationships. One other short-term thing with an old school friend, but we didn’t last long, for reasons I’m still trying to puzzle out. Anyway. A few months back, a friend introduced me to one of those rare miracles, the geeky girl. We get along great, and she’s helped me a lot with breaking out of my insular habits, but I’m starting to worry a bit that I’m developing feelings for her that go a bit beyond friendship. Problem a is that she has a boyfriend already, that she is, for whatever reason, quite happy with. Problem b is that I don’t want to lose her as a friend if I do work up the courage and blurt it out. I’m probably just being melodramatic about it all, reading too much into the whole ‘omg friends with a girl, i must love her’ thing, but I don’t want to lose another friend.

So. Friend zone. Bullshit, worth worrying about, hope for the best and go for it?

This situation comes up so much- and it sucks every single time.

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A quick adjustment to my last post regarding Credit History (the post entitled Credit History 101)-

I’d like to reattack something you said in your article, but I’m unable to due to the comment feature being disabled.

You were only about half right.  Credit Card companies actually love people who always pay their credit card on time.  They are not making money only from interest. (Which can actually be quite low due to the attrition of people declaring bankruptcy these days.) They are also making money on every transaction because they are charging the businesses you frequent a set % of every purchase you make on a credit card there.  If travel to many parts of Europe, you’ll find that paying for small items on any type of plastic is frowned upon because it is costing these mom and pop shops a large amount of their profit.

When I was writing, it never actually occured to me, but that is entirely true. Credit cards blow for even big chains, the percentages are outrageous.

I’ve gone through all of your fashion articles but I can’t seem to find much on hats. Are there any big fashion tips for hats, like matching them with clothing, skin color etc?

And not just baseball caps either. Cadet caps, Bucket caps and that kind of stuff. I once thought of wearing a fedora to a formal party but then decided
not to out of fear of looking stupid.

Thanks in advance!

Wow. This is the first time I’ve actually had to think in-depth about hats.

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I suffer from incredible shyness, bordering on the point of Social Anxiety Disorder, anytime I’m in a social setting, I’m afraid to be fucking something up, and am morbidly scared of rejection, especially if it’s public. How do I take steps to deal with this?

Dealing with shyness can be a pain in the ass and emotionally stressing, but it is possible. Here are some ways.

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First off, I apologize for not posting much. I live in NC, and given the last few weeks it’s obvious what I’ve been doing.

Hello, I’m starting to get out on my own, and I’m heading off to college next semester.  One of my co-workers has suggested that I get put on the books so that I can start to establish my own credit history.  Honestly, I don’t know anything about credit, credit scores, or credit history, so I turn to you guys to hopefully steer me in the right direction to manage the meager amount of money I’m going to have as a college student.

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in short, me best mates sister likes me, a hell of a lot. i like her too, though, if i am honest, i have “issues with fidelity,” and thus know of at least 3 other girls that i would like to, and if presented with the right oppotunity, would be able to go out with. my 2 questions, how do i resolve my “issues with fidelity?” and how, for future reference, can i end it with me best mates sister, without losing me mate?

 If you look like the man pictured, then you can go to hell. Otherwise,there are a lot of ways in which you can be more reasonable about your urges, and get the girl you want in the process.

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by pi4arctan1guy on the forums:
As I have been without a job for the past couple months, I’ve had plenty of time for LAN parties. A LAN has occurred every week or two at my apartment since mid January. I thought I might share some of what goes into how I organize my LANs and some of the problems I’ve come up against while doing this. I feel that it would be a good supplement to the recent “Party Hard: How to throw a party that’s worth throwing” article, which only touches on LAN-specific topics briefly. Since becoming a professional man of leisure, I have refined how I execute a LAN through trial and error. I’ve also asked several regular guests how I can improve the LANs. The result is a system that works pretty well for my situation.
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So, you want to go out for a night on the town, but have no idea what you’re doing or where to do it? You’re in luck WC reader! It’s actually rather easy to have a great night on the town but do it so that you don’t end up looking like a shlub.

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I really enjoy having lots of video games, posters, and all sorts of other stuff available to me. But sometimes, it’s a bit too much. At this point, virtually every average joe has a DVD collection of some kind, a game console or two, and some general crap that just needs to be organized. Here is 8 ways to do that.

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Sometimes, first dates just go bad. Horribly, horribly bad. The kind of bad where everything seems to explode and you feel like you wasted your time. Luckily for you, not only have some of the guys from Well Cultured compiled a list of horrible first date experiences, but we’ll even explain why they are bad- and why you should never do them (if applicable).
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