Advice

Dear Manda,

I have a huge problem. There is this boy I like named (*real name has been changed) Dustin who flirts with me a lot. He is really cute and nice and I like spending time with him, but there is one thing getting in the way: his girlfriend. He never sees her, but thinks he might love her, which leaves me up sh*t creek without a frickin paddle. I don't want to lose him, but I also don't want to feel guilty all the time. What do you think I should do?

Sincerely,
Guilty Gerdie
in South Central Los Angeles, CA

Dear Guilty Gerdie

I think we both know damn well what you should do, so you need to sack up and take it like a man.

Get rid of him! The type of guy that would repeatedly cheat of his girlfiend yet claim to love her obviously has issues. After all, if YOU were to be his girlfriend, who's to say he wouldn't do the same thing to you?

Also, I don't care how cute he is or how godawful you must look to stick with a guy like Dustin. You don't need to let him have his cake and eat it too, so to speak. In the words of Beyonce, be an independent woman, and in the long run I promise it'll be for the best.

Good luck!
Manda

P.S. I realize you will probably ignore this as your friends and Mom have probably been telling you this over and over, but really, GROW A PAIR!

No, this is not me, though it would be phat if I was. The point of this picture is to show you people just how EXCITED I am to be your love guru, espeically considering the fact that I have never been in love myself. But I damn sure have been out of it for a good 18 years, so I call myself "qualified" to deal with y'alls problems. Word.