Anonymous Gambino

As far back as two years ago, I was strong in my Christian faith...I used to have so much faith in God and even though life was sometimes hard, I still thrived to do his will. Nowadays, though, it's become hard.

I'll admit, I'm angry. Negative situations happened throughout all of my life, and it's really broken me down. At times, I go to church, feel unworthy, and pray for redemption...then I turn around and sin anyway. And I'm not even sure if I believe in God anymore, or can turn to him when things get tough or when things are good.

Why have I faltered in my faith? What can I do to climb out? Is there any hope for me at all?

Ever since I was 12 years old, I had fantasies about having sex with other boys (I'm a male myself). A part of me...hell, all of me, thought it was hardcore pornography that influenced the thoughts. Every fantasy was based around a scene I saw, or an act I witnessed on tape. In my teen years, I experimented with sodomizing myself and in early adulthood graduated to cross-dressing. I even started a Craigslist profile and often messaged other men in attempts to have sex with them.

I haven't ever gone through with any encounter...I always became afraid and backed out. Sometimes, it was pure fear, and at other times I felt like my conscious was telling me not to go through with this. My sexuality's a grey area to me and I have a hard time giving myself a fair chance to find out which way I go. I always identified as straight, had genuine feelings for girls, and even got heart-broken if I didn't get someone I really liked. Dating boys never was a possible option for me and it's just this year that I've full blown questioned my sexuality. What do I do?

I became great friends with a college classmate of mine. We were both fans of the Minnesota Vikings, we bonded over the same kinds of music and we even joined a fraternity together. Then, during my sophomore year, we clashed over various topics, etc. Eventually, during my senior year, we had one final disagreement that caused me to truly not want to be his friend anymore. Sometimes, the friendship seemed liked it could be saved, but it s been hard for me to really reconnect. I feel very resentful towards him at times, and we ve both just kind of gone our separate ways. What can I do from here?

For the past six years, I've been in situations where I've been broken up with girls (Almost all of them broke it off with me, save two girls), and I wonder if I simply have a problem I refused to acknowledge, developed a problem because of not handling the situations, or if I'm just going on a string of bad luck.

My most painful breakup with an ex involved me having quite a few problems three years back. On top of that, I didn't let go for over a year and at times tried to reach out to her to talk and get closure. At other times, it just seemed like the girls I dated/tried to date weren't really interested and I wonder if my own self-perception (I'm creepy, try too hard, etc) was obvious to those girls, causing me to be rejected.

I know it's normal for exes not to talk, but I feel like I've seen dozens of situations where exes at least get along and don't avoid one another. So, I'm not really sure how to evaluate what's going on and resolve the issue for the future. Please ask me to elaborate if you need me to.

I'm a person who's trying to learn from my past. However, I always felt confused by someone saying "What did you learn from..." and they mention something that happened to me. For example, a parent abusing you when you were a child (This is just an example to get the point across; I'm not saying it happened to me). The child was innocent of the affair and did nothing wrong to warrant the abuse. However, is there something they could learn from the experience?

I guess due to my mentality in life, I'm very opposed to such an idea that people who have wronged-victims, for a better word-should learn anything from something that happened to them. It's a different thing if you do something wrong and need to correct yourself, but I'm having a hard time getting the other side understood.

Could anyone shed some light to me about this, please?

There was this girl I was seeing for two dates. We met in a bar, enjoyed some time with each other, and then we went on a date after texting each other over a few weeks. We kissed after the first date and really seemed to like each other. The second date, we were at a theater and I'll admit I was a bit awkward and couldn't quite go through with putting my arm around her. I panicked and made a bunch of jokes throughout the film to cover up for my insecurity and though we still kissed after that date, I knew something was off.

I tried reaching out to her over the next week, and I kept my distance as well. Eventually, I texted her, saying if she wasn't interested, then she might as well say it instead of ignoring me. She texted me back, apologizing and saying so. We didn't really talk again after that.

Weeks later, I felt so ticked about what happened between that I decided to remove her from my Facebook. It seemed so wrong the moment I did, but I was so angry...did I go about everything the wrong way with this girl? Honesty is welcome and needed.

I've just graduated from college with a degree in English w/ a creative writing emphasis and Journalism minor. Right now, my post grad career involves working with student loans at Wells Fargo, but I want to move beyond that and actually use my ENGLISH degree.

What job searches, etc. can I use to find a job where my degree can be put to use?

Since college started for me, I've been feeling angry and furious and soon have devolved into someone who wants to kill himself. For the most part, I've had failed relationships, friendships that have been damaged, progressive anger issues, and since I've graduated in May, I've been battling this strange depression that has only caused me to want to just end it all and not have to deal with anything anymore. I ******* hate my life right now and I'm trying to climb out of the hole I'm in. What could possibly be the problem for me?

Right now, I feel that our supply of quality centers is short in the National Basketball Association. Do any of you guys feel that someday soon, we'll find ourselves blessed with another generation of great centers similar to what we have seen throughout essentially all of the league's history (Especially in the 90s)? Answer and say why please.

I've just been wondering why some people, such as my family and certain friends, are on my newsfeed when I log in more often than other friends. Is there anyone who can explain this?

Tonight, I bought some things with my money and when I came home, I surprised one of my parents. She expressed concern over me spending my money and said that the $19.00 that I spent was "a lot of money."

I tend to disagree, feeling that one, I spent it on practical necessities, a majority of it being on laundry detergent that I saw was gone from the house. I feel a little upset about my mother expressing concerning over my spending because I am trying to keep my spending in check. Is there is a better way to go about handling my finances?

It's been something I never really took the time to form my own opinion about. Did LeBron do anything wrong in going to Miami? Did he really hurt anyone by switching uniforms, or was it all something blown out of proportion by the media? Put your opinion in now.

There's a person who gets into conflict from time to time. That person thinks about things later on and realizes that he was a perpetrator. The person apologizes and things go on from there. Later on, the said perpretrator thinks of what the other person may have done wrong and becomes very angry that the person never took accountability for what they did. They may also feel that the other person took the situation out of proportion and may have been wrong in some areas. Is there any term for a person like this?

I'm sort of a troubled person. I'm also an insecure person who feels angered by criticism. Of course, I've slowly started to learn that criticism is something you'll have to take if you want to grow as a person.

I have two friends that I am pretty close to. I've talked to them about my problems, and they've always listened to me and I've always appreciated their support...until recently.

We were talking about depression, and I feel that I am in fact depressed. I don't want to be depressed, and I wish I was happier, but I wasn't. When I was saying I was depressed, one of my friends said "Well Gabe...you take things too seriously." That hurt deeply because I felt that they disregarded my feelings. I still fume when I think about it.

I understand that people will criticize me. I'm just wondering what my friend said was constructive. I feel that it was confrontational and was an attack on my character rather a way to help me improve my outlook on life. What do you think, and what should I do in response to this?

I've been reading things about American Idol and I'm surprised that people don't like Michael Lynche. He's a great singer, has a fantastic voice, and does a solid job from what I've seen so far. His voice is very captivating, and yet it seems like a lot of America feels he doesn't deserve to win.

He hasn't done anything to show that he shouldn't be in this competition, and yet gains scorn. I'm not a guru or anything, but if he wins American Idol, I wouldn't be surprised; he would deserve it. I just don't see what makes him worse than the other contestants (Though I haven't watched American Idol for a while, so I can't make a full fledged judgment; who knows, maybe I missed some bad performances?) So, why don't some people dislike him?

I had a cold last week and was ridden to bed rest whenever I didn't have class. I'm doing well now (thanks for asking), but I do have a problem; I want to get my singing voice back and while it's steadily recovering, I'm wondering if there's anything I can personally do to help it recover. Any advice?

P.S. I'd like to get most of it back by Tuesday. I know, that's sort of crazy and planned, but something's going on and I'm wondering if that's at least possible. Sorry if this part's too demanding. Thank you.

I'm a music fan. I enjoy music, and someday I may pursue a career as an artist. I enjoyed lots of modern music in my childhood. I was a fan of the top 40 hits, boy bands (I wanted to be the black member of N'Sync, lol), and everything else under the sun. When I entered high school, I started turning towards older music I never had the chance to listen too. Soon, I wondered about how awesome it would be if I was a teenager during the age of New Jack Swing and the prime of Marvin Gaye's career.

My question is: Is today's music really bad, or are many people (myself included) ask too much out of today's industry? On one hand, today's music still sells, and times always change. Who are we to stop that from happening. On the other hand, I personally feel that the industry itself has changed to the point where producers who care solely about the profit of their product are screaming out their true colors to those who look into things.

What side are you on when it gets to the quality of today's music? (I'm thinking mainstream, so if I'm not being broad enough, feel free to scold me for not looking hard enough, I probably deserve it)

I'm a nineteen year old college freshmen. When it gets to college, yes, there's lots of "stereotypes" that end up being true.

One of them is drinking at parties. I'm a drug-free type of guy; I don't drink, smoke, or do drugs. That's just me. But, in recent weeks, I've been pressured to drink.

One time, a friend spiked my drink without my knowledge. It pissed me off when I found out because it was blatantly disrespectful to me.

Another time, another friend wanted me to "take a sip" of beer. I refuse and he just shakes his head. A girl I was interested in said "C'mon, it's college," which upset me more. I'm not telling them not to drink; why should they care if I don't?

A third time, a friend of mine told me "Hey, you have to get out of your shell and have some conformity." He was the most respectful, but insisted that if I wanted to up myself socially, I should join in on some things.

This isn't about having a closed mind; I don't care if other people drink, as long as they don't get hurt or hurt someone else in the process. I do care if they tell me what to do; I can do whatever I want, and I do just that without butting into their business. The thing is, how can I assert it?

Does anyone have any advice on the issue?

For years, it seems like R&B has lost its roots and popularity in the music world. A lot of the music that is considered "R&B" has been dumbed down to singing to a hip-hop beat. Although it may just be evolution, the origins of R&B are become a distant memory instead of being a constant that is evident.

I feel that R&B is missing that soulful sound that made it Rhythm and Blues. Now, I think that R&B is gone. Anyone who still makes actual, legitimate R&B is either unpopular, exclusive to the black audience, or rarely showcased on the mainstream. I feel R&B is missing its roots.

Do you guys agree with that? And if not, why?

I'm writing a Batman Begins/Dark Knight Fan Fiction, and I'm brainstorming ideas for a title and story. I'll probably be fine with the story, but I'd like to make sure it relates to one of the final titles I've chosen. If anyone can help me with this, it would be greatly appreciated.

I need you guys-The Yahoo Answers community-to choose the title for my Batman Fan Fiction. The story will be set after the events of "The Dark Knight" and will span over a year's worth of events about Batman being hunted as a fugitive vigilante gone too far. Here are the final five titles I've chosen:

Batman: Resilience

Batman: Redemption

The Fallen Crusader

Batman: Reestablish

Batman: Outlawed