Society & Culture - 18 October 2006

I’ve been best friends w/this girl for 15 yrs. She moved in ‘97, and though we kept in touch, we have rarely seen each other since. 2 yrs or so ago, I realized I was in love w/her. But since I hardly saw her & didn’t even get to talk to her that often, it was easier for me to kind of push the thoughts of her to the side for the most part.

She’s 100% straight. She knows I’m gay, and is totally cool with it. She’s told me in the past that if she were gay she’d definitely date me. She also told me that if I ever fell in love with her that she’d go crazy, but that she’d never diss me.

Now she has moved back to the area to live w/her boyfriend (whom she’s due to have a baby with in a couple months). I know I should be happy to have her back, but I’ve found myself avoiding her cause I know that if I start hanging out with her again, my feelings for her will continue to grow. And since there’s no hope of us being together, I’ll just be hurt, and be reminded of that pain every time I see or talk to her. What should I do?

Do I keep my mouth shut and go ahead and pretend everything’s all right at the expense of my feelings? Do I tell her what’s going on, and risk making things awkward between us? How should I deal w/this situation?

2006-10-18 21:24:48 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender

Why does God punish you for it?

2006-10-18 21:23:28 · 12 answers · asked by EasterBunny 5 in Religion & Spirituality

There are already a few U.S. states that have this as law - should it be expanded to the rest of the country?

2006-10-18 21:21:10 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Why do people thank God when they won a game or battle?Do they think God helped them win?Does God care which football team wins or which country managed to kill enough of it's enemy's to force a surrender?And for that matter, why do people pray to God that they win?Does God take sides?So which team does God got his money down on this season?

2006-10-18 21:16:40 · 10 answers · asked by EasterBunny 5 in Religion & Spirituality

Good myspace graphics. Especially for Halloween?

2006-10-18 21:16:07 · 4 answers · asked by kingoftheworld 2 in Halloween

2006-10-18 21:13:44 · 16 answers · asked by Bip F 1 in Other - Society & Culture

2006-10-18 21:12:47 · 24 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

He was just a man, are you all bonkers ?

2006-10-18 21:11:34 · 28 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

what kind of beer bottle breaks easiest on your head?

2006-10-18 21:10:05 · 3 answers · asked by moon420 2 in Other - Society & Culture

Having only been raised in America, I sometimes hear British people talking about American accents. I can't possibly comprehend what an American "accent" sounds like, since to me American English has no accent. (I realize that there are separate dialects depending on what part of the U.S. people are from, like the Midwest or Southeast or North or wherever). I recognize British accents, where words are clipped and vowels are longer, or an Australian one, where words are longer and vowels are clipped, but what precisely defines an American accent? Do we have completely different sounds for different letters? Are we drawing the vowels out longer or shorter? What do we sound like to British or Australian people?

2006-10-18 21:09:12 · 8 answers · asked by supensa 6 in Languages

Why does "God" command his followers to be repressed?

2006-10-18 21:09:02 · 12 answers · asked by EasterBunny 5 in Religion & Spirituality

2006-10-18 21:08:16 · 10 answers · asked by ali 6 in Religion & Spirituality

Bibleman is a superhero played by Willie Ames who quotes scripture.

2006-10-18 21:03:01 · 10 answers · asked by Godb4me 5 in Religion & Spirituality

If you are about to die because you are on a plane that is going down or you are being held up and you know that the robber is going to kill you or by some other tragic way where you had time to "say your prayers", what exactly does God do when you beg for help from him?

2006-10-18 21:02:16 · 9 answers · asked by EasterBunny 5 in Religion & Spirituality

... and by this I mean an actual tithe of 10% of one's increase?

Which religions require members to give a tenth of their earnings to God?

2006-10-18 21:01:50 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

http://www.knocking.org/

2006-10-18 20:59:46 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Why God told jewish people he is the Only God.. and the jewish people are their favourites.. and God himself tell jewish people to fight againts the caanites and after some centuries. God sent his "son" or himself according to christians.. he founded a new religion called christianity he told us he loves everybody but there is not proof of that love?.. he told christians who believe in the Gospel and baptized in the name of the father,son and holy spirit. wil to go to the heaven.. after some centuries God told muhammad he is Only God and he wants to make a new religion and to convert everybody to islam..soo are we talking about the same God?

2006-10-18 20:59:16 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

There are good and bad mitvvot, or rules that we follow to make ourselves better human beings. If all Jews, and perhaps all people of the world adhered to the good mitzvot, and abstained from the bad ones, do you believe that we could indeed 'bring' Heaven here to Earth?

2006-10-18 20:58:26 · 11 answers · asked by Nestor Desmond 6 in Religion & Spirituality

what makes other thinks..BRITISH CITIZEN?
to all the british citizen what do you think when u go around such as london and see many muslims around wearin some kinda so called scarf and hijab to cover themself...what you think of them....and how is your reaction towards them..as in i am muslim came to study over and definately go back home when i am over with my studies.ia m living with my aunt and she forces me to cover myself where elz when i see people around i really feel i am far apart from them and i dont fit in..

2006-10-18 20:58:04 · 8 answers · asked by Yasmin 3 in Other - Society & Culture

2006-10-18 20:57:51 · 4 answers · asked by Riss 4 in Religion & Spirituality

what is said during the san san kudo?

2006-10-18 20:55:21 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

We Muslims believe in One God, we also believe that God sent messengers to human beings so that they may be guided. Our prophets are Abraham (peace be upon him), Moses (peace be upon him), Solomon (peace be upon him), Isaac (peace be upon him), Ishmael (peace be upon him), Jesus (peace be upon him) and many others.

We believe that Jesus (peace be upon him) was a prophet and not son of God. We believe in his miraculous birth (without a father), we also believe that he is the christ, we believe in his second coming.

We do refer to God as the Father, but in Spiritual sense only. Holy Spirit in Islam refers to Angel Gabriel.

2006-10-18 20:46:26 · 41 answers · asked by ATK 3 in Religion & Spirituality

suggest ways to yawn in style.

2006-10-18 20:45:29 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Etiquette

2006-10-18 20:44:17 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Society & Culture

Would they believe that Israel is theirs and be tainting the Jewish view of what a Christian would believe?

2006-10-18 20:44:16 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Which female singer sang "In Christ alone"
thanks

2006-10-18 20:42:10 · 2 answers · asked by Knight 2 in Religion & Spirituality

2006-10-18 20:42:04 · 3 answers · asked by gk75 2 in Religion & Spirituality

Have you ever been scammed by someone if so how and did you report it if so who to.

Thanks your answer will help others.

2006-10-18 20:41:47 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Community Service

2006-10-18 20:40:18 · 4 answers · asked by christine w 1 in Other - Society & Culture

2006-10-18 20:39:45 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Society & Culture