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ISSUE #27 Q & A
In every issue of FAZE MAGAZINE,
our readers bare their souls to
Ed & Red, Canada's high priest and priestess of morality, etiquette and, especially, common sense. Here are Ed & Red's unfettered and heartfelt replies.
Send your own questions to ed@faze.ca and hopefully Ed & Red will be able to answer you in an upcoming issue of FAZE.
Faze Reader:
I found my boyfriend’s password and hacked into a dating site he goes to (that was how we met). He still sends messages to girls and wanted to meet one (I don’t know if he did). Do you think he still loves me?
RED:
I think he’s in it for the attention. It could be that he’s just using the dating site to show himself that he’s still got mojo, but he could also be a total dog. Confronting him might lead to an explanation. Or it could result in a really ugly argument. But consider this: if he’s still using online dating services, and you’re hacking into his internet accounts, upon how much trust and devotion is this relationship based?
ED:
Um…ditto. BTW, hacking into his computer? Creepy.
Faze Reader:
Not that I’m looking, but it’s hard not to notice this girl in gym class because she wears the worst camel-toe shorts! I think she purposely only buys those kinds of shorts ‘cause it gets the guys’ attention. What should I tell her?
ED:
Well, genius, this is a Catch-22: it obviously works, because she got your attention. Not that you were looking. So telling her will only confirm that she’s achieved her goal. Maybe you should tell her “Mission accomplished.”
RED:
Ask yourself why her shorts affect your life at all. There are better things to worry about than someone else’s attention-getting behaviour. Like grades. And it hurts to run in those things anyway.
Faze Reader:
I like to wear really tight clothes because I have a great body. My “friends” say I dress skanky, but I think they’re just jealous because I get lots of attention when we go out. Should I just ignore their comments and be the bigger person?
RED:
Skank, like beauty, is in the eyes of the beholder. If it makes you feel good, and you’re not putting yourself in unsafe situations, great! Where I start losing enthusiasm is when people dress illogically, like wearing four-inch heels and miniskirts to school. It may be that your friends are just jealous. It may also be that they’re worried you’re getting the wrong kind of attention, and are concerned about what the consequences of that will be. You might want to ask them why your wardrobe is such a discussion point for them. If they don’t have a response that makes sense to you, flaunt it, girl!
ED:
Sounds like you may already be bigger in certain places, hence the snugness of the clothes. No doubt you get more attention, but they may not be jealous—you’d get more attention if you were on fire, too, but I doubt that would inspire envy. Maybe you look like you’re trying to get attention, which makes you look more like a clown than a sexpot. Also, I hope you’re of legal age, because nothing creeps me out more than underage girls dressing like skanks.
Faze Reader:
If I see a guy that I like, I go after him. I don’t care if he’s got a girlfriend or not—that’s not my problem. I figure if they were tight, he wouldn’t be making out with me. But people still call me a whore and stuff. Aren’t we supposed to go after what we want? I don’t get it.
RED:
There’s a difference between assertiveness and complete disregard for other people. Actions have consequences, and if you end up making out with guys who have girlfriends, you’re going to get called names. If a guy has a girlfriend and you know it, playing tonsil hockey with him shows no respect for his girlfriend or—sorry to break it to you—yourself, no matter what tough wording you mask it in. Hooking up is about quality, not quantity.
ED:
You don’t get it? Keep it up and what you’ll “get” is a disease. Or you’ll spread one. Right now, you are one. Doesn’t matter if the guy is “tight” with his girlfriend—he’s a teenage guy! I don’t like pretzels, but if someone offers me a free bag, I take ’em. And teenage boys like girls better than pretzels. There are enough guys out there willing to use your services without going after the taken ones. P.S. How many of these guys even call you after the party?
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