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Dear Unkle Esra,
I am obsesseed with a guy who I have liked for one year.
We have been somewhat involved, but he is presently seeing another
girl. I know he is physically attracted to me but I can't seem to tempt
him away form his present girl. I need suggestins on what to do.
signed:
Obsessed!!!!!!!!
Dear Obsessed
This must be frustrating! It sounds like the guy knows that you like him,
and he occasionally responds to you. I'm wondering how much he cares for you.
As nice as it is to have someone you like respond to you in kind, sometimes, as
in your case, it is not your choice to make. It sounds as though this guy has
already made his choice. I know this thought could be very painful, but if he
wants a romantic relationship with you, he probably wouldn't be with another
girl. It's one thing to be physically attracted to a person, but another to
invest the time and emotions necessary for a romantic relationship. Would it
be possible for you to try to build a friendship with him?
It's sometimes very limiting to talk about things like this on a computer.
Maybe it would be helpful for you to talk to someone about the pain and
loneliness this situation is causing. If you don't feel like talking to one of
your friends or parents, why don't you call EARS? They can help you sort
through your feelings and figure out what you want to do. Their number is
255-EARS and they are open Sun-Thurs 3-11pm and Fri & Sat 7-11pm. Good Luck. Uncle Ezra - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Question 2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
DEAR EZRA,
I'M PRESENTLY FAILING HALF OF MY CLASSES IN ILR. WHY IS THE GRADING IN THIS
SCHOOL SO MUCH HARDER THAN IN ARTS AND AG WHERE I HAVE TAKEN COURSES AND
WAILED. THIS SCHOOL IS SO MUCH TOUGHER THAN ANY OTHER SCHOOL HERE AND SHOULD
BE GIVEN MUCH MORE RECOGNITION.
PS HOW DO I PETITION TO DROP A CLASS OR TWO?
UNHAPPY ILR-IE
Dear ILRie, I'm sorry to hear that you are having a difficult semester, and I'm
glad you are looking around for some way to improve things. I don't
know for sure that grading is so much harder in the ILR school, although
I do know that all students find some subjects more difficult than
others. Perhaps ILR subject material is just more difficult for you
than, say, government or calculus or communications would be, whereas
ILR courses might be easier for some other people. If you are NOT
enjoying the courses you are taking because of the difficulties you are
having, you may want to consider transfering to another major. In order to petition to drop a course or two, you need to go to 101
Ives, the Office of Student Services, to get instructions, and then to
the instructors of the courses you wish to withdraw from. Before you do
that, however, you may want to talk to the people in the Office of
Student Services to explore all of your options. Another helpful place
to go might be the learning skills center in Olin Hall, where they help
students with academic problems of all types.
Wishing you the best of luck, Uncle Ezra - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Question 3 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
DEAR UNCLE,
I AM A MEMBER OF EPO AND WAS REALLY PSYCHED TO SEE YOU MENTION
OUR LIBRARY IN REFERENCE TO ONE OF THE READERS QUESTIONS. WE ARE
RELATIVELY NEW BUT ALWAYS WILLING TO HAVE PEOPLE COME VISIT US IN
OUR LIBRARY! THANKS AGAIN AND I HOPE TO SEE NEW PEOPLE UTILIZING
OUR ROOM.
-EPO
Dear Members of Eating Problems Outreach, Thanks for the information about your services. I understand your
library is in 107 WSH and is open weeknights from 7-9pm, and from 8-10pm
on Sundays. I'm sure you have some excellent materails about eating
disorders, nutrition, exercise and referrals in the area. Keep up the
good work! Uncle Ezra |
