Rachel

So I've been going out with my boyfriend for nearly 2 and a half years .. We started going out when I was only 18.. Now Im 21..

I loved him to bits for the first 2 years .. But after that everything started to be .. Well just not exciting anymore .. Like we knew everything about each other .. It all just seemed so normal. None of my friends are in relationships, Im in 3rd year of college now and my friends and I have plans to travel when we graduate. He is 2 years older than me and now working full time.

Recently I decided that we should go on a break .. I told him that I needed space and that we are in different places in our lives and we need to see where we are at ..

He is heartbroken, he hasn't gone to work and he can't cope with no contact.

I am nowhere near as upset as him, but I feel absolutely awful that he feels this way ..

In ways I still want to be with him, he is the nicest most caring and thoughtful person in the world !! He cares about me SO much and at times I don't know what I'm doing giving that up.

I guess I feel I haven't lived life yet..

What do you guys think ?

Thanks to those who took time to read this :)

I've been going out with my boyfriend for around 10 months now. We love each other, I know for a fact he really likes me. The problem is basically we rarely talk/see each other and I hate that, when i say rarely i mean we could send 4 or 5 texts a day and that could be it .... i normally wait until he texts me first, but definitely not always. We'd go to the cinema or whatever maybe once a week and thats about it.... We live like a 2 min drive from eachother ... but for some reason any other contact just seems weird?... like i'd love to spend way more time with him but he doesnt seem to mind if we dont ... and he's nearly always busy with friends/ playing soccer or at the pub or working... he'll send me a text in the evening maybe..

Its like he see's no point in us meeting up unless we've something worthwhile to do ... like theres no point in coming over to my house just to chat or watch tv ..

I dont know .. i'm confused. Like i said, i really like him, what should I do? breaking up seems a bit extreme, but what do ye guys think ? Thanks ;) x

The match in Wembley on Sun. between Man Utd and Man City. We're thinking of traveling to London for it and when I was looking for tickets online they were coming in starting from 70 to 80 pounds per ticket which seems like a lot, since i'm looking for 3 maybe 4.

So is that the going rate? Or if i turned up on match day might I get them for less? I dont have any contacts or anything like that..

Any advice is appreciated, thanks a lot. :)

Okay I have never had unprotected sex but all we've been using is condoms. I was always weary of this so 2 weeks ago I went to the doctor and she put me on the pill and I'm to start that when my next period starts which is Wednesday coming.

Anyway, around 2 days ago i had weird feelings in my tummy and then i had diarrhea for 2 days straight(pretty badly) and i still have it ... Since my period is wednesday or thursday coming i guess i cant know till then..

But I am 19 and desperately dont want to be pregnant. I know condoms arent 100% effective. Once we used the same one twice but never took it off... I had no way of getting the morning after pill .. Im so scared can ye girls please tell me what ye think ? :(

I hav diarrhoea pretty bad today, its weird because I never get it. Its like pure water! I know thats disguisting i'm sorry !! i was trying to think back and it must be something I ate but i cant think what ...

Anyway, i think i am supposed to drink water but i feel like if i do, it'll just fly through me, if you know what i mean. I do have a headache now so i'm guessing i'm slightly dehydrated, i have eaten and drank nothing pretty much all day.

If i do drink water, what'll happen ? what are the benefits ? i feel i need my system to dry up...

So basically with my boyfriend I have only been using condoms as a form of protection. I am going to start going on the pill but I am waiting for my period to start before I do, as instructed by the doctor.

However the main problem is that last night basically used the same condom twice, fairly shortly after eachother, perhaps 20 mins. He never took it off.

What are the chances of me being pregnant? Because I reeeally dont want to be.

And plus if I started my pill today would that help? I know it would throw my period off but sure...

Serious answers please.....

There's a few things I cant figure out on this phone ..

Firstly if an SMS text message comes through i dont get an alert .. well a the LED flashes red and theres a little red symbol on the phone symbol.. but i mightened notice that for a while.

Second when i have the phone on silent it still makes a noise if an instant message comes through .. say on facebook chat for example .. i could be in a class and it just goes off ?!

and i'm finding the batterrys lasting about a day and thats it ... way less than my iphone.. anyone else think this ?

thanks guys...

I have only had sex two times both times used a condom but i feel i should go on the pill aswell..

How does it work ? do you take it every day or only the morning after ?

its now only very recently available to buy over the counter in ireland which is handy..

it would be my first time on it .. any advice?

I live in ireland and i'm getting my 1st learners permit. but the motor tax office is only open monday to friday 9-4 and i have school so i cant get there. if i send my dad in with all the documentation .. can he get it for me?? or do i have to be present?

You may or may not know of Gazipasa airport.. a new airport thats apparently opening in the south of Turkey for business this summer.

Id love if it would open... and ideally i need to get to bodrum from there!!

Ive heard an international flight from germany is landing there in the next month or so..

anybody know anything else??

Im going to London on saturday and i need tickets for the stanstead express train to london. And i would also prefer to get them in the easiest and cheapest way possible...

So i know you can probably buy them at stanstead .. but we're actually flying there with ryanair on saturday. Ryanair sell them on board i hear.. does anyone know for how much??

Or if its cheaper to buy online before .. can you tell me what website??

Thanks alot.

Even though the volume is turned up full on both the screen and the buttons on the keyboard its still mute.

Yes i have pressed the mute button on the keyboard- it makes no difference.

When i press that button though, a mute symbol comes up - even though I'm trying to turn mute off!! Any ideas whats wrong??

Planning on a city break there, shopping sightseeing etc.

maybe about a 4 star hotel, not to expensive though.

Thanks.

So I'm 17.. and have I start making choices for next year...

I was thinking of doing architecture in UCC, Cork.

Anyone done this course??.. Could you please tell me what you like/dislike about it?? Any info is appreciated..

And any architects on here tell me why you like/dislike your job...

I realise its a difficult time for architects at the moment... hopefully in 5 years it'll have picked up.

Please just tell me anything, I'm trying to decide if this world of work is for me or not.

So .. a trip to london.. what are the must-do's??

And what hotel would you recommend?

I'd like to be fairly central..... :)

Thanks! ;)

You can buy them in harvey norman... and they specifically on them that they "are not bean bags". but they look like them. The smallest one of them is about 160 euro..

Im talking about harvey norman in ireland.. but probably in the uk as well.

please help!

So I'm doing the dreaded Leaving cert next june. Thats fine really -I dont mind. But I also do alot of sports and I love them.

I want to do well in my Leaving cert i really do.. but i think without a break i'd crack up you know..??

So tell me ..is this to much time spent at sports..

2 hours on a friday

2 and a half hours on a saturday

1 hour on a wednesday.

It takes 1/2 hour to get there as well..

And i'll have competitions and things that tend to take up entire days.. Maybe about 4-5 during the year.

I want a social life as well like..

Im just trying to plan here .. i dont know what to think.

Parent s tell me i need to cut bac.. i dont want to though!!

What do you think??

I only have at the moment, the operating system Mac OS X 10.4.11

Can I buy the new Snow leopard .. will it work with mine?

Im finding it difficult to find this out on the apple website.