Talk to Tabitha: I said “I love you” and didn’t mean it.

Question: So my boyfriend told me he loves me, and I said it back to him so I wouldn’t hurt his feelings, but I’m pretty sure I’m not in love with him. Maybe one day. But I’m regretting that I said it and have been avoiding saying it ever since. But he keeps saying it. [...]

Talk to Tabitha: I’m a dummy in the kitchen

Question: I can’t cook. I don’t mean gourmet dinners, I mean I don’t know how to make scrambled eggs or peel potatoes. I’m going to college next year, and I just plain have no common sense when it comes to kitchen stuff.

Talk to Tabitha: How do I fill up my summer?

Question: I’m not even going to try to get a job this summer because of the economy; I doubt I stand a chance. What else can I do to fill those weeks instead of working or sitting on my butt?

Talk to Tabitha: Should I say anything about the party I went to where there was beer?

Question: For my friend’s birthday at her house, she had beer that she passed around that was her dad’s. I didn’t drink one, but it made me really uncomfortable to just be there because I’ve just always been told that it’s wrong to do that.

Talk to Tabitha: I’m scared about the economy

Question: I am really scared of what’s going on in the economy these days. I know that’s stupid, but I just don’t know what’s going to happen and when things will get better, and it freaks me out to think about going through another Great Depression and my whole life changing. How
do I calm down [...]

Talk to Tabitha: My friends use slang I don’t know

Question: There are a lot of slang terms my friends use for things that I don’t know what they mean and I always feel stupid and embarrassed. And it’s not like I can ask them. How do people just know these things? How do I learn what things mean so I know what I’m laughing [...]

Talk to Tabitha: My first kiss was terrible!

Question: I just kissed a guy for the first time, and it was really awkward and not very good. I think it was the first time he’d kissed anyone too.

Talk to Tabitha: Is it weird that I’ve never had sex?

Question: Is it weird that I’ve never had sex? I’m 17.

Talk to Tabitha: How can I afford the college I really want?

Question: I’ve looked at a ton of colleges, and there’s one I really, really want to go to. It has everything I’m looking for in a school. The problem is it’s a private school, kind of expensive, and because of the economy, my parents can’t afford it.

Talk to Tabitha: I might have an STD

Question: I am worried I might have an STD, and I’d like to find out for sure, but I don’t want my parents to find out, and if I use my insurance card at my doctor, they’ll get really suspicious and start asking questions. Is there a way to get tested without my parents knowing?