Jack Stone

I was in an on-off relationship with this girl at the end of high school and throughout the first year and a half of college. Things were great for about 8-10 months and I fell in love with her, but then things started going kind of downhill until one night she just broke up with me.

During the next 9 months, or so, she came slowly back into my life (about a month after the breakup) and we ended up still spending a lot of time with each other. However, she would talk about the guys she made out with and she would talk about other guys to me all the time. We even got "officially" back together for about 2 weeks before she wanted to "take a break again" and soon she was with this other random guy she recently met, who was confident and whatnot, everything I now wasn t because of the abuse and neglect she d shown me. After a month with this other guy, he left for college and she came back to spending time with me for the rest of the year, all the while emotionally and mentally abusing me and my personality traits and abilities and, really, everything. I finally was able to get her out of my life and I realized what I had been going through.

Throughout that time I lost a lot of my friends and I d pushed away my family as well, but I started putting things back together. Soon, I started dating this really sweet girl who was nothing like the abuser; she s kind, supportive, sweet, and a lot of what I didn t get before.

I feel like I need to break up with my girlfriend, because despite the great relationship we've had for the past year and a half, I am, regrettably, not in love with her. I've kind of known this in the back of my head for a while, but I've kept trying because I didn't want to just throw a good relationship away. Sadly, I think I've finally come to the time when I have to accept that as much as I want to be in love with her, I'm not, and I can't keep stringing her along. I know that if I end it, for her it'll be out of nowhere, because (like I said) our relationship has been almost flawless so far, so springing this on her out of nowhere will be hard, and I don't know if I'd actually be able to fully talk to her and explain, because of her crying. I was thinking of writing a letter explaining everything and giving it to her in person and staying as she reads it. That way, I can get out everything I need to get out and I can be there in person. Is this okay to do? And am I doing the right thing by breaking it off because I'm not in love with her, even if it is out of nowhere?

I feel like I need to break up with my girlfriend, because despite the great relationship we've had for the past year and a half, I am, regrettably, not in love with her. I've kind of known this in the back of my head for a while, but I've kept trying because I didn't want to just throw a good relationship away. Sadly, I think I've finally come to the time when I have to accept that as much as I want to be in love with her, I'm not, and I can't keep stringing her along. I know that if I end it, for her it'll be out of nowhere, because (like I said) our relationship has been almost flawless so far, so springing this on her out of nowhere will be hard, and I don't know if I'd actually be able to fully talk to her and explain, because of her crying. I was thinking of writing a letter explaining everything and giving it to her in person and staying as she reads it. That way, I can get out everything I need to get out and I can be there in person. Is this okay to do? And am I doing the right thing by breaking it off because I'm not in love with her, even if it is out of nowhere?

I have been dating my girlfriend for over a year and a half (we are both 21) and we have had what I d say a very good relationship. Recently, though, I have realized that while I do care for her a lot and I love her, I m not IN love with her. We are also very different people in our personal tastes, and in our attitudes toward day to day life. I feel that, if the relationship continues, these differences will drive a wedge between us and it will be drawn out and ugly. So, if I m not in love with her, should I just end things now?

I was drinking last night with my friends and had a good amount to drink (maybe 8-10 drinks, but I'm not sure) and this morning I had a bad headache. Without thinking about it I took some generic brand acetaminophen (2 pills, 1,000 mg) to get rid of the headache and then I realized that it could be really bad. So should I be worried?? And is there anything I could do to help myself be safer?

I have a bit of an issue it seems. I find that I am constantly motivated to want to do my work I need to do, especially when it comes to getting something done early. However, when I go to start my work, it seems that there is some mental barrier there that won't let me work and will instead do anything else, even if I actually want to do the work I was planning on doing. Can anyone give me tips or advice to overcome this?

I have this issue where the word "work" to me has become negative and elicits a negative reaction in my brain when someone talks about their "work" or that they "have work to do" or "need to get back to work" and stuff like that. Can someone just do me the favor of talking about the word "work" in a positive manner to help me reset things a little in my brain? It would be massively helpful and I'd greatly appreciate it!

I am 20 years old. I can t remember exactly how long ago it was, but about 5-8 years ago, I discovered I was allergic to fruit for some reason (it s pretty much all fruit, processed or organic) and as a result I stopped eating fruit. However, I never went to a doctor about it. But I was curious if there was a connection between not eating fruit and my depression/negative moods. Is there any connection between fruit and brain chemicals? And should I go to the doctor to figure out a way to maybe get at least some fruit back in my diet?

To fully understand what I'm going through, you'll need a bit of back story on my life. First, I don't know my father. I don't know his name, or what he looks like. My mom won't tell me and she's lied to her parents about it, so they don't know either. No one else knows besides my mom. I was raised by my mom and grandparents with no brothers and sisters. My mom was never a very attentive parent and my grandparents got by a lot of the time by giving me material objects in place of emotional and familial experiences. I also didn't have many friends growing up. For these reasons, I've felt alone for much of my life.

Now onto my spiritual life. For a while as a teenager I was completely atheist, no belief in God or Christianity whatsoever after having been raised a Catholic/forced to go to church by my grandmother. Then, when I was about 17, I became a devout Christian. I went to Church weekly, read my Bible every day, and generally found a lot of fulfillment in living as a Christian and believing in God. However into practicing Christianity I was, it seems that in the end it was all more for a girl I liked than it really was for me and when I broke up with her, I stopped going to Church and stopped my reading and everything. I started doing "normal" teenager things like drinking with friends and just generally making dumb decisions because why not? By the time I was 18 and a half, I was again atheist.

I am a filmmaker who specializes in horror films. I made movies throughout high school and now I'm a college freshman. I wish to continue making movies, but I'm having a hard time coming up with an idea for a good horror movie I can film here at college. I know I could go to any cliche story but I want something original or different. Can anyone help me out with this? Please???

I got a new stereo head for my 1999 Ford Contour Sport on my birthday. Since it's been installed, I can only get any kind of electrical power when I turn my lights on and the dimmer knob is up all the way. My lights inside don't turn on unless my headlights are on and neither does my sound system. I also cannot use my remote lock on my keys unless my headlights are on. I figure it's a wiring problem that may have something to do with the stereo head. Any ideas or suggestions as to how to fix it?

So me and my girlfriend have noticed a weird connection. For a while it was just us saying things at the same time. And that didn't happen often. But then it got more frequent and we would start saying almost whole sentences at the same time with the same inflection and everything. Which we thought was weird. But here's the weirdest part; I hurt my heel a little bit ago (maybe a small fracture) and now hers just randomly started hurting for no reason at all (seriously, we backtracked over all yesterday, there is no way she hurt herself because she was fine all day and today it just happened). Same foot and everything. Can someone please tell me what's going on?

Lately I've been hearing the phrase "Austrian Economics" a lot. Can anyone give me a brief summary of what it is and where I can go to learn more?

I am a high school senior going to college in the fall. For the past 4 or 5 years I've wanted to be a filmmaker and a theater director. Now in the past month or two, I feel like I've just suddenly lost interest. It makes me sad to think that I may not really want to do what I thought I wanted to do. Is this just a phase? Is it just because of things going on in my life? What's happening to me?

I am the student director for my high school's production of Aladdin. Our show is in a week but we're still having some flying carpet issues. Right now we have a big black box on wheels with poles at the back corner to move it (people push it). I want to know if there's an easier way to make a rideable magic carpet that's inexpensive to make. Any help is greatly appreciated!

I am a high school senior who is looking at colleges right now. I have a great desire to become a Hollywood filmmaker. I know it is very difficult to do, so I was wondering about some possible alternatives if I end up not making it. I want to know careers that are related to film directing and screenwriting, so I can plan for the worst if I don't make it. Thanks for the help!

I'm currently a high school senior looking at different colleges. One college I've been accepted to is Pitt-Bradford. I want to be a film director/screenwriter some day. I was wondering if going to Pitt-Bradford for Broadcast Communications would be beneficial to me at all. Many of my friends are going there and I was considering it as well. Thanks for any help I get!

I love both film and theater. I want to do both for my future career. Is it possible to be a writer and director in both mediums? If so, where would be the best place for this?

I am looking into Drexel University's film making course at Antoinette Westphal and was wondering how long the course was. I was also looking at possibly taking screenwriting as a minor. How long would that be?

I am thinking about becoming a counseling psychologist (I am still in high school). What education would I need to become a counseling psychologist and how many years would each step of the education take?