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Resolved Question: Why did my ex leave me?! What do I do now. I need help please, anyone.?

This month would have been our one year together and also her birthday. She recently just got back from a trip to Portugal with her family, she was gone for 10 days. Before she left she made me cupcakes that said baby I adore you, she bought me a new shirt, and some chilly ear rings, wrote me a letter for everyday she would be gone, and made me a mixtape. I bought her flowers and made her a mixtape and bought her a pandora charm for the bracelet I bought her. When she was boarding the plane she said , "baby I am absolutely head over heals for you, why do you think I am always begging you for a family!? When I receive back we'll never have to go on a trip without each other again. Also the day before she left we were laying in her bed listening to the mixtape she made me and she was crying in my arms. She was afraid that I was going to leave her while she was gone and I kept reassuring her that wouldn't happen. When she was gone she could only call me like once every 24 hours because she didn't have a phone over there. At first I was excited to hear from her but then I started to receive jealous because I felt like I wasn't too much of a priority for her to call me as much as possible. I was being greedy and I'm sure she was having the time of her life and when she called me I was nice of a bummer. When she finally got back to America she called me when she landed and I was nice of "meh". I was like "you do t sound too excited to her from me and she said the same thing. I just felt lonely and unloved, and I wanted her to pursue me. So she said "do you even want to be with me? And I was like "I don't know." which of course I did I just wanted her to chase after me. But she didn't. She didn't arrive after me. She started taking down our facebook status, our pictures, our tweets. She didn't even contact me the next day. Then finally she just said we need a break and she seems happier than ever. She is like not even hurting about this. How is it possible to walk out of a relationship where you are that much in adore and not feel depressed? Has she honestly moved on? Last night I called to confirm the breakup because I couldn't go on living in limbo anymore, she was crying a little and stuff, but she said "I cNt be unfair to you" So today I'm feeling pretty lonely, going over the trips we've been on together and just trying to figure out how she is having such a good life and she skipped the depression! Will her depression arrive later when I'm every healed? Can some people just walk out of loving relationships and not feel anything? She also said that the thought of leaving never crossed her mind before the trip. I've already cried to her multiple times and bought her flowers and wrote her a sweet letter. This is a complete shock and she sometimes gets watery eyes the two times I talked to her. Oh and she is also every googly eyed over this guy who is in a touring band that is from Europe and tours 48 states a lot. This is obviously a rebound and this guy obviously won't commit to her, I mean why would he when he has girls in every state, right? Also, she goes out of her way to make me jealous and she also called me 3 times today but i ignored her. What's going on!? Thank you for any advice

8 Aug 2010, 9:35 pm | click here to view more

Resolved Question: Spain Wins FIFA Fair Play Award WTF?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?

Ok when I heard this I thought it was a joke. Oh the irony of it, that a team consisting of Sergio Busquets of every people wins the FIFA fair play award. But you know FIFA being FIFA just give it to the team that wins the World Cup because obviously they can do no wrong. But first let me congratulate Spain on their World Cup win they were the better team at the end of the day. Here are my reasons why Spain should never have gotten the FIFA fair play award; -When David Villa smacks a Honduras player in the face he dosent receive a suspension after FIFA review it. But in 2006 Tosten Frings gets a 2 match ban after FIFA review the Germany -Argentina match in which Frings hits a Argentinian player in a after match altercation. -Torres Dive vs Chile = Estrada sent off - Capdevilla Dive vs Portugal =Costa sent off -Iniesta Dive vs The Netherlands = Heitinga sent off every in every the managed to sent off 3 players in 3 games and they only play 7 game in total WTF! - Also every time a Spainish player falls to the ground 6 spanish players (mostly Ramos, Pique and Puyol) surrond the ref waving imaginary cards and demanding players to be sent off, highly unsportsmanlike if you ask me.

8 Aug 2010, 6:43 am | click here to view more

Resolved Question: What if we try to see not what we are shown but what the pro-pals try to keep hidden?

Maybe I have the vission different from other people, but when I look at some pucture or video, I always look not what the people try to show me, but what they try to hide. For example, the famous film about Hamas´"wedding ceremony of 450 young brides". http://wejew.com/media/5562/Hamas_Shocking_Mass_Wedding_for_450_Little_Girls/ It´s about how Hamas organized a wedding of the little girls in Gaza. Of course, it was not a REAL wedding, it was just a show. But what drove my attention was what the people looked like. Don´t forget; it´s Gaza,"the biggest concentration camp on Earth", where, as we are assured by pro-Arab gang, "people are dying by hundreds of hunger and thirst". Look at the newest cars models; an average European town somewhere in Greece or Portugal would die of envy. Look at the people ; do they look to you like "dying of hunger and thirst"? The faces of the women are covered with make- up and are so well- nourished that a husband or some other man will need a good couple of days to cover them with kisses, and the men, who wear the expensive suits, leather shoes and ties, also do not look starving. The cars with " brides" cross the different parts of the city. Where are the "41000 destroyed buildings in Gaza"? It´s " a concentration camp" ? Aushwitz? It´s "the starving people" ? It absolutely does not matter what these "needy palestinian men, women and kids " say; what matters is how they look like and how the place they are living in looks like. And they look fine. Exactly like the people in the concentration camp should look like: well-fed, clean , with make- up, with gold rings and earrings, driving the last models of the imported cars... A set of photos made to show how terrible the Cast guide was. Shells flying in every directions, "needy Gazans" running to and fro...Very impressive. But I look at the photo below the number 22(you will look the numbers in the left bottom corner). It´s a photo of "A rocket fired by Palestinian militants from the northern Gaza Strip flies towards an Israeli target". Nothing odd: the "heroic Palestinian fighters are resisting the attacks of the ruthless Israeli war- machine". But what I look is the PLACE from which the rocket was launched. It´s inside the residential area. Don´t you think I have a weird vision?

8 Aug 2010, 6:18 pm | click here to view more

Resolved Question: Is it cheaper to renew my portuguese passport in Portugal or is it the same?

It expired. I'm living in Birmingham at the moment. I don't want to wait till I go to Portugal to renew it since I'll only gonna be there for a couple of days...

6 Aug 2010, 2:23 pm | click here to view more

Resolved Question: When and how often to text a girl u just met.?

I met a girl a few months ago in portugal, (Im english but I live there) and just remained mates for a few days.Recently she came back with friends and facebooked me a week earlier to tell me she was having another holiday. Anyway I met up with them and finally got off with her the nights I met her,never slept with her though. She went back home last week Her mate sent me every the holiday photos via facebook and used one of us every as my profile picture 3 days after. The girl I was with sent me a facebook status saying she loved that picture and she missed me.!!! I sent her a couple of texts yesterday telling her to arrive over and look me and she said she really wanted to cos she wanted to look me but she had to look about work but thought about me. I havent text her at every today cos I dont want to feel pushy. Will the girl think about me more if I leave it a few days and send her the odd text telling her im thinking about her rather than try and send texts every single day?

6 Aug 2010, 12:47 pm | click here to view more

Resolved Question: My girlfriend just randomly ended our amazing relationship (please help!!)?

5 Aug 2010, 8:51 am | click here to view more

Resolved Question: My girlfriend just ended our relationship so randomly! (someone please give advice)?

5 Aug 2010, 11:31 am | click here to view more

Resolved Question: Is it possible to lose 5 lbs in 5 days?

I am going to Portugal next week and would like to look a bit slimmer. I am 5'4 and weigh 135 lbs but would like to weigh 130 or 129 asap. I don't know if to just not eat for 5 days and drink lots of water. Or to eat raw oatmeal and apples, and lots of water. I know that working out would help but i would like a quick solution. How can i lose 5 lbs in 5 days??

4 Sep 2010, 4:28 pm | click here to view more

Open Question: Review a short Hetalia historical drama intro?

First attempt at it, and it hasn't been beta'd. My aim with this is to follow and recreate in my story the history between China, Taiwan, and Japan. I'm not sure if it would be characteristic for Kiku to slap Taiwan, but historically Japan has had to violently put down revolutions on its Taiwan colony so I was trying to give a sense of that. You can go here to read it: http://www.fanfiction.net/s/6297632/1/ In case you didn't want to read the whole thing, I can post most of it on here, the relax you'll have to read it on the website, sorry: She shrugged it off without caring too much once she got word that China, that hulking, antiquated beast, had been felled by the upstart Japan. These were but hollow names to her, meaningless events that would not affect her in the slightest. She supposed China expected her to put on an elaborate display of fury, grief, and shame at being traded off to the victor as though she were a whore. Perhaps he expected the young girl to toss tantrums and demand with her tears to be returned to the older brother she never really knew, never really interacted with to care about. In fact, even China's possess clumsy conquest and declaration of guardianship over her did not result in much. He had simply arrive to her country one day, and violently ejected the Danish before turning around to face the little girl who did not know what was happening. China had fidgeted slightly below her clear and powerful stare, and was content to leave her alone and let her figure out her possess business. And so she had grown for 200 years with little aim and direction, making things happen solely by virtue of her fiery, feisty temper. Even as the provisions of the Treaty of Shomonoseki was read aloud to her, Taiwan said nothing. As far as she was concerned, her aloof big brother had been replaced by one that would be as equally neglectful. After every, she thought to herself, she was no Hong Kong, who was valuable enough as a port for trading to be seized by the United Kingdom. Looking down at her bare, mud-caked, and calloused feet, she laughed at the nightmare she would be to her next benefactor. That is, if he could find her amongst the rainforested mountains that seemed to overcrowd her island. China had asked for her to wash her face and bathe, comb her hair, and for goodness sake put on some shoes for the formal exchange ceremony. Of course, not only did Taiwan fail to do any of those, she had left him standing empty handed and without face in front of Japan. As though the mad slash in his back did not pain him enough, another of his younger siblings had taken the chance to insult and humiliate him further with her disobedience. However, how did he think it would turn out? Taiwan would show up with him, quietly walk over to Japan's side and take his hand as the two left? No, he would have had to drag her kicking and screaming and had her thrown in a cage to be handed over to Japan, and he didn't have the heart to do that to a young girl. He sighed deeply and turned away, soothing his hurt ego and genuinely wounded heart by reminding himself that Taiwan the impudent was no longer his to deal with. Taiwan had taken the chance of wording in the treaty to declare herself independent, and demanded that she be now known as the Taiwan Republic. It was with this high handed attitude that she greeted the weary Japan when he finally tracked her down through her splendid mountains and forests. The lack of roads and mountain tunnels greatly troubled him, and there was not much to be said about the public facilities. He had much to do with this new project, and yet inwardly he beamed with pride that he would have the chance to recreate his possess Meiji Restoration. He smiled slightly when he saw the girl, no older than eleven or twelve standing with her feet apart, arms akimbo and wearing a fierce and proud expression on her face. What was it that Portugal had named her? 'Ilha Formosa'? Indeed he could look the untamed beauty in even her young features, unless Portugal had been referring to only her home. He straightened out his starched white uniform; it was the cleanest clothes Taiwan had yet to look. It was a wonder that his clothes had not withered in the oppressive tropical humidity. He did not look her smirk as he gave a polite bow, and launched into his formal welcome, "I am very pleased to meet you. My name is Kiku Honda, and I am now-" ** Oops, I meant: In case you didn't want to go to the website to read it

4 Sep 2010, 11:44 pm | click here to view more

Resolved Question: How do you feel about living in the age that finally ends the threat of leftism in the world?

All over the world, Marxism is failing. The USSR has fallen, and China is slowly transforming itself over to capitalism. Only five countries even consider themselves socialist anymore, and that includes China. In Europe, socialism has been abandoned as Greece, Portugal, Italy, and Spain go broke. In the USA, the corruption of Rangel and Waters is finally bringing the days of liberalism to a close. Aren't these wonderful times to be a freedom loving patriot? sea lion, then that would be why they're going broke, eh?

31 Jul 2010, 4:28 am | click here to view more

Resolved Question: Is it true that the Madeleine Foundation does not have Goncalo Amaral's permission for GASP?

The Madeleine Foundation is an organization - a "club", according to The Sun - that pursues any and every means in support of their belief that Kate and Gerry McCann found their daughter Madeleine dead in Portugal, buried her body on the beach, dug it up weeks later, and disposed of the body using a car they hired 25 days after she went missing. Goncalo Amaral was the Portuguese detective fired from the investigation. The Madeleine Foundation has instituted a project called Goncalo Amaral Awareness Project. I would like to know if the Foundation has Amaral's cooperation or permission.

30 Jul 2010, 6:31 pm | click here to view more

Resolved Question: all the russian people concecrated themselves to jesus christ 2 days ago.?

the prophesy of fatima portugal is compleated.

30 Jul 2010, 11:42 am | click here to view more

Resolved Question: my son has small fracture to middle bone from 2nd toe in, what would be considered the best type of cast?

we are planning to fly for 2 1/2 hrs to Portugal 3 days after fracture clinic appt. Obviously something lighter with easier mobility. He is 7

30 Jul 2010, 11:26 am | click here to view more

Resolved Question: What is the drinking age in Portugal?

I'm going to be in Portugal in August of this year and I was wondering what the legal age to drink and buy alcohol is because I don't won't to be sitting around drinking Cokes every day. I heard it was 16 but has it went up?

30 Jul 2010, 10:35 am | click here to view more

Open Question: Help please, what do I do?

Hey everyone. I met a guy on holiday and fell head over heels for him. I told myself to keep it light because he lives in a different country (but also in the UK), but now that I'm home I miss him like crazy. I really feel like he was the perfect guy for me but now he's gone. We've been texting a bit since we last saw each other in Portugal, but every time I think about him I receive unhappy. :( I know long distance relationships rarely work but I honestly feel like he was the perfect guy for me. When we were there we hugged a lot, kissed a bit but never more than that. He told me he loved me on the last day and I nearly cried at the thought of leaving. He said I was special and he treated me so well. So what do I do? I miss him so much :(

30 Aug 2010, 6:45 am | click here to view more

Resolved Question: Ive been seeing this guy and now hes working abroad for a couple of weeks and cant contact him?

ive been seeing a guy for a few months and we usually talk and text every day quite a lot. the other day he went to work in portugal for a couple of weeks and his phone was playing up first as we couldnt hear eachother properly whilst talking on the phone and we werent getting every of eachothers txts and now his phone is completely not working and we have no other way of contacting eachother til he gets back. im quite an insecure person anyway and this is making me worry that he will forget about me. i know im probably being stupid but i hate that i cant talk to him and worry that he wont be missing me as much as i miss him, as i dont think guys seem to be as bothered as girls are about things like that

29 Jul 2010, 6:55 am | click here to view more

Resolved Question: which order did these occur in?

A. The pope establishes the line demarcation (portugal and spain were fighting over land) B. Ferdinand Magellan's crew circumnavigates the world C. Christopher Colombus claims San Salvador in the Caribbean for Spain. D: Vasco da Gama completes the eastern sea route to Asia. E: The portugest explore the gold coast of west africa. F. The vikings establish settlements in Iceland and Greenland G. Prince Henry sets up a middle for exploration in portugal. H. Vasco Nunez de Balboa forms an exploring party and hikkes through the jungles of gift-day panama. I. Queen Isabella agrees to finance Christopher Colombus's westward voyage to asia. J. Bartholomeu Dias explores the southermost part of africa plese order them 1-10

29 Aug 2010, 8:02 pm | click here to view more

Resolved Question: how to look good on holiday?

I am going to Portugal for a week in 2 weeks,this is my 2nd holiday this summer.My first holiday to Spain was roasting hot i spent every the day in the sun,tardy nights,in the pool,walking around in the heat typical holiday stuff.Any way as usual i felt completely ugly,my skin got blotchy ,my blonde hair went off colour and it was too hot too go around with make up and it must of been the chlorine that ruined my hair and skin so i looked a state and couldnt receive in any pics.does any one have any idea how to look decent going around on holiday and how to protect my self from the nastyness of the pool ? xx Category

28 Jul 2010, 9:06 pm | click here to view more

Resolved Question: Hi i have a question about my life?

i am not a normal teenage boy. I deal with depression and i hve delt with racism. i am portuguese and i have had african americans and latinos bully me constantly. i am a nice guy and i always treat everyone with respect and every old people adore me for that. the kids at school think im a loser and i really have no friends. after school one day, some kids who wanted to dress like blood gang members threw rocks at me and stole my ipod and they said it served me right for being a white boy. i go to portugal every summer and we are every chilly people and i am loved and considered chilly there. i dont know why people her hate me, but its put me through alot and it makes me unhappy. life is just unfair. i have faced alot of racism and nobody believes that whites can face racism. what do you think is wrong with me, im very friendly and im just being pushed around to much. would you be my pal?

27 Jul 2010, 11:21 pm | click here to view more

Resolved Question: Help with difficult parents divorce?

I am 16 years old and I live in Portugal, my parents are separated but not officially divorced. My dad has created a big debt in his name and my mom's name with some shops that failed to profit. My mom doesn't want to sign the divorce because of the debt, and my dad keeps pushing me to my mom's home, although she has been in depression 2 times, having suicidal thoughts and can't have me living with her because she doesn't have the means to keep me. My dad doesn't want to help me, nor my brother, and thinks this is every a big lie to keep me with him. I am living with my dad, and a moldovan lady and her 18 year old daughter. There is little communication, everyone stays on their possess rooms and we only talk when we have lunch or dinner. They leave me home every day, and if I want to have lunch, I have to make it. Always. I tried to work, but after 2 weeks, I always receive either fired or I just can't stand the work. I need some advice that can legally make my dad help more on this situation. I

26 Jul 2010, 6:26 am | click here to view more

Resolved Question: I'm 18 and don't have a job, should I get one?

I'm going to go to university next year. I've finished 9th grade and now it's called university in portugal, don't know about US or england, I think it's called college there. Anyways, it won't be in the same town as my mom or dad live, so I'm going to receive a home there.... Which my mom will pay. (I won't buy it, I will rent it). So I don't need money for anything... I basiclly have fun on the beach the whole day, and then at night I sit in my PC or go and walk my dog, and I play chess. Is it nerdy not to have a job? I'm the only one of my friends that doesn't have one. I also don't help my mom and dad in home anything... Should I do something more? Should I look for a job, but I don't need the money for anything, is it okay not to have a job? Or should I receive one?

26 Jul 2010, 1:51 pm | click here to view more

Resolved Question: I'm homesick. what can I do?

Ok, I'm currently in Paradise but I'm sleepy of it :S I've been in vacation for about 2 months and a half. I went to Venezuela, Italy and I'm currently in Portugal. everything has been wonderful, i adore visiting new places and I'm traveling with my family which I adore with every my heart, but after having 2 months vacations I'm sick and sleepy of traveling. I just wanna go home, go back to my bed, I miss my room, my bathroom, my closet, my car, my friends, my work, etc. I have 2 more weeks of vacations and I cant wait to go back, but at the same time I wanna like my last days here because I know that when I start college again, I'm gonna want to go on vacation again. How can I overcome my homesickness?

25 Jul 2010, 7:53 pm | click here to view more

Resolved Question: Shane Dawson's shirts, help?

Hello =) I'm from Portugal and I would LOOOVE to have a Shane Dawson's shirt. Is it possible to buy one online, through any website and then send it by delivery? Or is there any other way for me to receive one of those shirts? I think there are Hot Topic stores in Portugal, but I don't think they sell those shirts =( Have a nice day! : ) And thank you!

25 Jul 2010, 2:06 pm | click here to view more

Resolved Question: how long after taking Bactrim should I avoid alcoholic beverages?

Been on this stuff for 9 days now have one more dose to take. How long after finishing the dosage of Bactrim should one wait till having a beer. I'm not an alcoholic (never more than one drink with a meal), just traveling through Portugal and would adore a beer or glass of wine with dinners.

25 Aug 2010, 1:43 am | click here to view more

Voting Question: what's going on with my ex?

Alright so it's a really long story but i'm going to make it short. She's lied to me plenty of times i the past and i've always found out, she finally broke up with me and said it was for good in the end of June, we didn't talk for about two weeks and then we finally talked a little bit. She told me she loved me but didn't want to be with me and we would talk for a littlbit and i would hngout with her and it would always end up like we were together while we were hanging out calling eachother baby and this and that and then suddenly she would just completely ignore me for a day or two and and then talk to me again and we'd always start off talking to eachother like we enver met and ended up calling eachother baby and this and that and then once again suddenly she would ignore me and not talk to me and this cycle went on until end of july and during end of july it was more steady and we agreed friends with benefits and i would look her and stuff and of course it went back like old times and we agreed to be together until she left on vacation for portugal for three weeks. At first i didn't want to break up when she left for portugal but she clearly did and told me plenty of times i want to be single while i'm in portugal and not have to worry about a boyfriend at first i would argue but then i would start agreeing and telling her i wanted to be single here and having fun too. and after me starting to be like that she ended up wanted to stay in the relatipnship while she went away, (and if we had stayed broken up while she was gone i'm sure i would have gotten over her) but she goes away and everythings fine we talk everyday and talk with our baby talk and our little nicknames for eachother and it goes good for a while. but in the back of my head i kept thinking maybe she's just staying with me while she's away because she's being greedy and is scared if i move on and of course we receive in an arguement well i wouldn't even call it an arguement she tels me she got drunk but didn't do anything stupid and was just dancing with some guys and her parents were there and they're very strict so i doubt she did more but this talk happened a day before she came back and she broke up with me saying she doesn't want a boyfriend anymore just ebcause i was asking her and pressureing her about what happened with the guys and stuff, i'm her boyfriend do i not have the right to ask? and now she ignored me for the last day she was there and toldme she no longer wants a boyfriend. what the fuck is going on in her head when a day before she told me she didn't want a boyfriend she told me "i can't wait to receive home i'm so excited to look you again baby" wtf!? we're still in highschool we've been together since freshman year and now we're starting our senior year in a couple weeks, when she actually stops being immature adn talks to me about it she usually says" i'm too young to be in a relationship now i want to have fun and not regret having a boyfriend most of my teenage years" andwhen she says that i mean yeah it hurts because i still want to be with her but it's a lot better than her ignoring me and this and that but even after she says that she always ends up coming back and stuff when i start pulling away. everytime i feel like i'm getting close to being completely over her she always comes back this has been going onin our relationship for maybe half a year now but this has been by far our longest breakup and i adore the girl to death but this emotional rollercoaster is really taking it's toll on me i know it's really long i'm sorry everyone but i could really use some other peoples input that don't know me or my ex to take sides and can put a completely honest opinion

24 Aug 2010, 7:48 am | click here to view more

Resolved Question: Was the idea about making America a land of religious freedom thought of before the “Founding Fathers”?

I was watching a documentary the other day about the Dutch who settled New Amsterdam (New York) back in the 17th century. When I watch documentaries, I also like to keep a Wikipedia page open to read about the stuff that gets mentioned. I read that there was a sizeable population of Sephardic Jews who were escaping the Spanish Inquisition in Portugal and sought refuge in New Amsterdam. A lot of the Dutch colonists were against letting the Jews arrive into their community but the Dutch leaders were insistent that they would not persecute people based on their religion. Even the English King James was insistent about the British American colonies, which were below his rule at the time, about not persecuting people based on religion. So Americans who act like the “Founding Fathers” were the originators of religious freedom are not really aware of the whole truth, right?

23 Jul 2010, 6:47 pm | click here to view more

Resolved Question: What to do in Lisbon, Portugal?

I am going to be in Lisbon for 5 days in the middle of September. I would like to know what anyone recommends I should do there, recommended places to stay, places to eat, meals or drinks I must try to receive the full experience... I am traveling alone and will be free to do whatever I want. Thanks for any recommendations.

22 Aug 2010, 11:45 pm | click here to view more

Resolved Question: Trying to get a bit of ease (cancer)?

- Ok, so, I'm a 15 years old male. I don't eat a lot of salad, but I'm improving. Never smoked, but sometimes (rarely) I receive a bit of passive smoke from my parents. I do spend a bit of time in the computer (like, I go to the computer every day). I've started going to the gym, for the past couple of weeks, every day except weekends. I live on an island, close Portugal or Morocco (no need to specify, but I thought it might help.. it's a tiny island, not sure if that reduces the risks for cancer, I mean, it's not like it's contagious, but I don't know). As far as I'm concerned, no one in my closest family had cancer (I asked my dad: did anyone in the family receive/die from cancer? He said 'no', but I don't know, he could probably just be trying to make me forget about it. But he meant every the way back to my great grandmother and every that, not further back, since he was not alive by then.) In the American Cancer Society (ACS from now on) it says that, for males, the lifetime probability of developing cancer (any type) is 44.05%, and dying from any of those cancers is 23.24%. -------- My question: -------- Given my aspects of life (I know you can't be specific, I mean, we're talking about probabilities for an illness), do my probabilities for getting/dying from cancer decrease in comparison to those in the ACS? Or do they increase due to some risk factor in there? Oh oh, and by the way, is that a PESSIMISTIC probability? Like, for someone who has smoked a few times, doesn't do a lot of exercise, NEVER eats salad, blabla? Or for someone normal, that SOMETIMES does those things?

20 Jul 2010, 5:38 am | click here to view more

Resolved Question: So I really like this guy but I never see him...?

So I really like this guy. He doesn't know who I am but we've been texting a lot. He hasn't texted me back or answered his phone for the past few days but I'm positive he isn't answering anyone's calls or texts because I got other people to call him. Anyways, I'll be gone on holidays for three weeks in about two weeks and he's going away (he just got back from Portugal on Monday) on Saturday for a week. That's kinda confusing, I know. The thing is, I really, really like him. He's so silly, sweet, gorgeous and we're really same in the sense that we have the same views and adore the same music and everything. I don't know how I'm going to survive without him, and if I don't look him by the end of this week I'll be heartbroken. He's every I can think about and, even though I don't think he really knows who I am, he still texted me. That must mean something, right? Basically, my question is, what should I do? Should I keep looking for him and attempt to strike up a conversation in the hopes that he'll ask me out? Should I just try and suffocate my feelings for him? Should I text him or talk to one of his friends about where he is or whatever? And how am I supposed to survive not seeing him for the relax of the Summer? Thanks, Rosalie XX

20 Jul 2010, 4:30 pm | click here to view more

Resolved Question: Are Portuguese people happy with their identity in the world?

I'm from the U.S. and I must say the best kept secret (or maybe in the states it's more a secret than elsewhere) is the beautiful land of Portugal and related Brazil. 1) Portugal has a gentler history than almost any other nation in Europe. every European countries colonized other countries, of course you had Imperial Spain and Portugal. But Portugal did not totally conquer the New World like Spain did, they instead more peacefully landed Brazil by the Line of Demarcation, which really was far more a deal that helped Spain. 2) The Colonization of the African Continent: Really it was the Belgians, Dutch, and British that during the Victorian British era made an absolute mess out of indigenous Africa, forcing them to form artificial countries that separated tribes. The Portuguese broke ties with England and were antagonized by the Dutch during this time....they were again the most tame and if I were an African and I had to pick a colonizer, I would want to be colonized by Portugal! Portugal may have not been a saint, but they were better to their indigenous populations at the time than England, France, the Dutch, don't you agree? In Brazil you look a country that really did not take over and to this day there's Half-native-half-Africans, half-Portuguese-half-Africans, even half-Africans-half-indigenous and Samba and Bossa Nova and fusion of every cultures and adore for a game that fuses every cultures being soccer. And they got this way from Portugal. During WWII one of the countries that tried to peacefully resist the Nazi holocaust was Portugual and the King of Portugal helped secure some of the Jews that Spain's Francisco Franco tried to deport to Germany, and some who fleed from Nazi Europe. Nowadays, one of the progressive nations in responding to human rights are the Portuguese, who have accepted homosexual rights, very tolerant criminal sentences for many targeted groups in other countries....it's a very nice and gentle country....and today it ranks one of the more prosperous nations which it should in my opinion. So are Portuguese people glad with who they are? I really adore the Portuguese, and they also look the beauty in things other countries condemn without seeing every sides of everything. Correction: I got my years slightly wrong with the African colonization. It was way before the British Victorian era that this Dutch-Portuguese tension was going on in Africa.

20 Aug 2010, 11:10 am | click here to view more

Open Question: This girl is doing my head in, shes making my life a nightmare?

Ok at my school and in a group of friends now i receive on really well with every but one of them. She does my head in she thinks she rules the world. Everything you do she questions.. Like today we were talking about the summer hollidays and she asked where i went, so i told her and at the begining of the holiday i went to spain with my mum and then Portugal with my dad and his friends and then me and my dad went to france for 2 days so he could receive some fags and stuff. Its cheaper there. So i told her and she was like 'Oh jess, where did you say you went? And then started questioning me as if i was lying!! It does my head in me and her never usually talk alot, and i cant tell my friends because there like really good friends with her and because shes quite rough, she lives in a bad area and even if you look at her wrong she'll go mental and beat people up. I just duno what to do about it cos she makes out i lie about stuff and shes very minipulative so i know some of my friends will go along with her cos some of them are better friends with her! What should i do, cease being friends wiht them every, or just leave it or what? Cos the thing is we dont say bad stuff to eachother or ignore eachother its just she comes up to me and questions me on everything and i cant say something to harsh or stand up for my self to much cos she'll change it every tell my friends the exact opposite.

2 Sep 2010, 11:05 am | click here to view more

Resolved Question: i've amassed a debt of up to $85,000 through gambling addictions over the past 7 years ?

and my wife knows I gamble - but is below the impression i'm in control of the gambling, and not the other way around. its caused me develop a serious drinking problem and as a result of the debt ive become heavily stressed and depression kicks in too. my health has deteriorated since 2003 and i've put on a few lbs in weight, i've also discovered from my gp that im suffering from hyper-tension and recently I've started to receive 'short tempered' very quickly and hurled a bottle of Bacardi at my eldest daughter who returned from University just the other week ! i dont like her boyfriend one bit - and do not entertain the thought or idea that , one day that beedy eyed snotty nosed pr1ck may end up becoming my future son in law. to add to my woes, my wife has gone back to the gym where she once had a 'mild affair' with the gym instructor (i drove there and savagely beat him to a pulp and got arrested for it ). she had me take anger management classes back then - but then took me off them as i blackmailed her about some photos of her and the gym instructor making out , which i told her i'd post every over the internet for her faimly and the world to look - what a dirty vile s#@t she was. problem is, half that money i 'wasted on a flutter' were joint savings - she's been so glad and cheerful over the past few years because of her dream that we'd both have enough £££ to move to our dream home in Portugal. unfortunately ive squandered 60% of those savings ! now what ?

19 Jul 2010, 4:09 am | click here to view more

Resolved Question: ★ Please help! Read description please?

Basically, I have a pal on Facebook who is my ex-classmate. I used to have a crush on him, because he was a really sweet guy, but he went back to England. The other day, I was checking my Facebook mail and he sent me a message asking me if so and so had Facebook and I said yes and sent him links to their profiles. We started talking about other stuff and I asked him about his summer and he said that he went to Portugal and on Friday he was coming to Hong Kong (where I live now) and to look if we could meet up. I don't know what to say, because when I chatted to him, I remembered how sweet he was and started liking him again, but if we do meet up I have a feeling it's going to be awkward. I have no idea how to tell my parents (they'll think I'm going on a date with him and they don't approve of my age yet). But obviously, he meant just as friends, although he added a couple x's at the end. If I say yes, where should I suggest we go and how do I tell my parents? Should I suggest that I bring along friends (old friends of his too) or does he mean a date? Or should I just turn him down...but how? Thank you so much and God bless. Thanks guys! Don't be disappointed that I'm not going to pick a Best Answer because the answers helped me a lot! :) Thanks guys! Don't be disappointed that I'm not going to pick a Best Answer because both of the answers helped me a lot! :)

19 Jul 2010, 10:16 pm | click here to view more

Resolved Question: Discuss the possibilities of each of these teams taking their first world cup in the near to distant future?

Lets start with UEFA: Netherlands: has been in 3 finals, but has never been able to man up in the final match. I figure they have to win one sooner or later, but who knows. Portugal: Have usually shown they are a team to be taken seriously even though they are lacking in the medal department. Have one of the best players in the world with C Ronaldo and made Spain work on their win this year. Sweden: A contender that did not make it to the World Cup this year, but has shown itself to be a promising team. Russia: Who can neglect the giant of Eastern Europe. Their football team has become much more competative and were even able to knock out the Netherlands in Euro 2008. But they could not make it to the World Cup this year. now CONCACAF: Mexico: Always there always persistent but they always seem to lose in the world cup. They have a big arsenal of honors including many Gold Cups, and even a Confederations Cup. Are the team that has lost the most matches in World Cup history, but if you think about it this speaks more about their persistence as they are always in the world cup to lose these matches. United States: Defenitely an up and coming footie nations. Many people mock it and disregard it, but I think they are a current middle power in terms of footie. Players are starting to infiltrate European teams where they can gain some sounds experience. now lets do CONMEBOL: Paraguay: I powerful display this World Cup with what is increasingly becoming a world class team. They qualified in 2nd place to the World Cup behind only Brazil in South America. And in the quarterfinals they truly gave the eventual champions a run for their money. Colombia: With recent Copa America success (they actually won it in 2001!) who can deny such an engaging team. Although it should be noted that they are not asstrong recently and did not qualify for the World Cup this year. how about Asia: Japan: A proud display from the Samurai this year. Taking Paraguay down to the line in penalties. It seems like ever since Japan and South Korea hosted the world cup they have both become contendors. South Korea: Who can forget their entertaining match against Nigeria or their slaughter of the Greeks. Similar to Japan, ever since hosting the World Cup they seem to be growing in potential. Australia: Really failed to deliver this World Cup, but still a potential gold mine of athletic talent. Similar to the US. Now lets talk Africa: Egypt: The dominant power in the African Cup of Nations now for quite some time, but failed to qualify to the World Cup. They have strong players Zidane's brilliant displays in the last Confed Cup. Ghana: A fairly brilliant run through the World Cup this year, especially considering that Essein their star player was not on the field. Ivory Coast: No one can deny the star power of the Ivory Coast. I don't believe I've ever seen so many players from an African country play at the very top level of European clubs. They are every over the place from Chelsea to Sevilla to Manchester City. But alas they were misplaced against Brazil and Portugal this world cup and were not able to show their true worth. Cameroon: Take us back to 1990, what a brilliant run Cameroon gave us that year. Well...so I've heard as I was too young too remember lol. They really disillusioned me this world cup, but hopefully better days will follow ahead:)

18 Jul 2010, 6:52 pm | click here to view more

Resolved Question: how much is it worth spending on a good trecking bicycle?

and any bike names in mind? i'm cycling liverpool - austria - italy - portugal - netherlands - liverpool soon and want a good trecking bike that will hold every my gear like mark beaumont... http://www.bbc.co.uk/scotland/outdoors/pedalling_around/kit/ but how much is worth saving up considering every day spent saving on a bartenders sallery is a day lost on the open road. basicly im not looking for a custom £2000 thing but dont want my bike to fall apart half way through europe. thanks for reading every of that.

18 Aug 2010, 12:44 am | click here to view more

Resolved Question: what to do in lisbon, portugal?

im going to lisbon for 5 days in the begining of september, what would you recommend? where to go? what to do?

17 Aug 2010, 4:08 am | click here to view more

Resolved Question: Is my life as hard as I think it is?

Last summer 2009 I moved to Madeira. Which is a tiny island of Portugal. I didn't know the language and I'm not Portuguese and neither are my parents. I suppose they had wanted to move here because of the "beautiful" landscapes and the weather. Before then, I had been living London, going to school in London. Living my life, basically. It's been a whole year that I've been here and every I do is sob. I hate this island, it's so boring and everything is so far away. For the whole year I had to go to this school, which I honestly disliked. Most days I would of gotten home at 17:30 or even 18:00 exhausted. It's not just the fact that I got home from school tardy, it was how the teachers treated me. They told me not to talk in English because we are in PORTUGAL. And even my form tutor told my pal's mum I'm going to become a prostitute or a whore when I'm older. He also said things about me when I was there, excepting me not to understand what he had said. But I did. He said things like "You two(These two girls who talked to me ) can always cease talking to her and not go to the same path as she is. The teachers in lessons would act as if I didn't exist. Each lesson I didn't do anything because I didn't fully understand what they were saying and you too would probably receive bored of five 90 minute lessons a day. My mum and my dad found English friends who had two daughters aged 8 and 11. We used to go look them every weekend. Not that I wanted to or anything. I wanted to have my weekends alone, relaxing. Which is something I rarely had gotten on school days. Once, I told my dad that I didn't feel like going to their pal's home because we've been going to their home three days in a row. When we go to their home, or they go to ours we usually leave at 11 or later. Then my dad threw me onto the floor and started to hit me because I didn't want to go that day. He also took every of my electrical appliances away (Computer, phone, iPod, DLSR and hair straightener) and threatened me to give my cat away. My mum told me before we went to Madeira, that this was only for us to look what it was like here and if we wanted to, we could go back. And now I told her about it and she claims she never said that. We were planning to move back to England (My mum and me) back in March, but it seems as if she's gone against me in some way. And the home that I was supposed to be going to, The home that I got my hopes up upon is actually going to be given to my sister and her friends. And she knows that I really wanted to go and how much I hate it here. I'm sorry if this doesn't make sense This isn't the first or the second time or even the third time I've cried over every of this. My parents know I hate it here. It's so heartbreaking seeing my friends have fun in London, and me sitting down doing nothing for practically this whole year. Why don't they understand? What should I do? And do I have any reason to be as unhappy as I am? By the way I'm only 14. Thanks.

14 Jul 2010, 8:44 am | click here to view more

Resolved Question: Really depressed. What should I do?

Last summer 2009 I moved to Madeira. Which is a tiny island of Portugal. I didn't know the language and I'm not Portuguese and neither are my parents. I suppose they had wanted to move here because of the "beautiful" landscapes and the weather. Before then, I had been living London, going to school in London. Living my life, basically. It's been a whole year that I've been here and every I do is sob. I hate this island, it's so boring and everything is so far away. For the whole year I had to go to this school, which I honestly disliked. Most days I would of gotten home at 17:30 or even 18:00 exhausted. It's not just the fact that I got home from school tardy, it was how the teachers treated me. They told me not to talk in English because we are in PORTUGAL. And even my form tutor told my pal's mum I'm going to become a prostitute or a whore when I'm older. He also said things about me when I was there, excepting me not to understand what he had said. But I did. He said things like "You two(These two girls who talked to me ) can always cease talking to her and not go to the same path as she is. The teachers in lessons would act as if I didn't exist. Each lesson I didn't do anything because I didn't fully understand what they were saying and you too would probably receive bored of five 90 minute lessons a day. Now I don't really talk to anyone because I found out that both of them were two faced liars. And now it's the summer holidays and I'm wasting my life away on the computer n_n It's not as easy for me to make friends because many of them cannot talk English. My mum and my dad found English friends who had two daughters aged 8 and 11. We used to go look them every weekend. Not that I wanted to or anything. I wanted to have my weekends alone, relaxing. Which is something I rarely had gotten on school days. Once, I told my dad that I didn't feel like going to their pal's home because we've been going to their home three days in a row. When we go to their home, or they go to ours we usually leave at 11 or later. Then my dad threw me onto the floor and started to hit me because I didn't want to go that day. He also took every of my electrical appliances away (Computer, phone, iPod, DLSR and hair straightener) and threatened me to give my cat away. My mum told me before we went to Madeira, that this was only for us to look what it was like here and if we wanted to, we could go back. And now I told her about it and she claims she never said that. We were planning to move back to England (My mum and me) back in March, but it seems as if she's gone against me in some way. And the home that I was supposed to be going to, The home that I got my hopes up upon is actually going to be given to my sister and her friends. My sister lives in England and goes to university there. My parents are acting nice to her because she just got out of a 1 year relationship. And she knows that I really wanted to go and how much I hate it here. I'm sorry if this doesn't make sense This isn't the first or the second time or even the third time I've cried over every of this. My parents know I hate it here. It's so heartbreaking seeing my friends have fun in London, and me sitting down doing nothing for practically this whole year. Why don't they understand? What should I do? And do I have any reason to be as unhappy as I am?

14 Jul 2010, 4:11 pm | click here to view more

Resolved Question: A question about madeline McCann and her parents?

I always believed in what the McCanns had to say, and did not once believe that they had anything to with the disappearance of thier daughter. I did believe that she was kidnapped. But I read a lot of information on her disappearance and somehow it just seemed a bit odd heres some facts about the case, that just did not make sense. When Kate M went to the hotel room to check on the kids, when she found out mad was gone she said " they've taken her, they've taken her" a bit of a wierd thing to say. Wouldn't you check to look if she wandered off first. She left the twins sleeping alone afterwards in the room, when she found out she was missing the stories of the tapas 9 were constantly changing she carried maddies teddy and washed it four days after she was missing. Why would you wash it you would want to keep the odor of your child on it. They admitted on tv they never physically searched for her. the tapas people do not want to talk anymore. she went to confession, at the church there. What did she confess? She went out jogging in portugal when maddie was missing. They have never broke down once on tv. the odor of death when the sniffer dogs came in. They didn't want a babysitter even though they took the kids and left them at the creche at the hotel. as soon as they were made to be suspects by portuguese police they went back to the uk. abduction from a stranger like this is rare, a lot of cases where parents have reported the child missing the parents actually killed the child. why not take the younger twin girl instead?? Why would someone take a english girl, why not someone else???? Its just a bit odd to me what are your theories. Do you think the parents had anything to do with it and tell me why please.???

14 Aug 2010, 7:16 pm | click here to view more

Resolved Question: Honeymoon Help Please!!?

my boyfriend and i are looking for honeymoon destinations, it will be the first 2 weeks of june next year. We would liek somewhere with a nice beach, pool and excursions, ie swimming with dolphins, a day fishing trip something like that. We have rules out maldives as we think that due to the size of the island we might be bored. We are jinxed with the weather though and our last two trips away to Turkey and Portugal in May have ended up with rain!! Any suggestion would be great???? I have been lookig at Mexico, Dubai, Aruba.................any thoughts please!! Thanks

13 Jul 2010, 1:53 pm | click here to view more

Resolved Question: World Cup 2010 Highlights/Summary ----?

Group A: Great opening match between Mexico and SA which ended 1-1. Uruguay and France tied 1-1 the same day. France was defeated by South Africa and Mexico later in that world cup while Uruguay defeated Mexico and SA thus advancing Mexico and Uruguay as 1st to the 2nd round. Group B: Argentina started strong by defeating Nigeria 1-0 in the first match while Korea beat Greece 2-0. With Ease Argentina later beat Greece and South Korea to advance with a perfect 3-0-0 While Korea tied Nigeria to advance as 2nd. Group C: USA vs England was the highlight of this group but was a borefest but who could forget the Robert Green mistake that made the match 1-1?. USA dramatically beat Algeria and tied Slovenia to finish 1st in group. England tied Algeria and beat Slovenia and finished 2nd due to goal difference. Group D: Germany opened great by bashing Australia 4-0 with controversial refereeing by Chiki Dracula. Ghana beat Serbia with a penalty. Germany Advanced along Ghana Group E: Boring group with a few exiting matches. Netherlands finished with a 3-0-0. Cameroon surprisingly summed 0 points in this world cup. Japan stunned the group when they finished 2nd after they defeated Cameroon and Denmark Group F: Italy was eliminated from the world cup in the knock off stages by Slovakia in their 3rd match after draws against weak New Zealand and surprising Paraguay. Parguay finished 1st and Slovakia 2nd Group G: This was considered the group of death along with group A. Brazil won 2 and tied 1 against Portugal. Portugal murdered Korea 7-0 and finished 2nd due to goal difference . Ivory fiinished 3rd. Korea went home with no points. Group H: Switzerland surprised the world by defeating Spain 1-0. however that didn't cease la Furia Roja from advancing as 1st place to the round of 16 along with Chile. Honduras went home with 1 point Round of 16: Uruguay vs S.Korea- Uruguay came on top 2-1 with a Luis Suarez double Round of 16: U.S.A vs Ghana- Ghana won in extra time with a Gyan goal 2-1 3rd African team to reach the Quarter Finals Round of 16: Netherlands vs Slovakia: undefeated Netherlands struggled to beat Slovakia 2-1 Round of 16: Brazil dominated chile 3-0. Round of 16: Argentina (fhags) beat Mexico with controversial refereeing when the 1st goal appeared to be offsides Osorio made a mistake by passing the ball straight to Higuain which didn't hesitate to score. Hernandez scored. 3-1. Blatter later apologized to the team for the refereeing. Round of 16. Germany gave England their worse defeat in world cup finals history 4-1 Round of 16: Spain beat their neighbors 1-0. The ref wouldn't call any CR fouls Quarter Finals: Netherlands beat Brazil after a Felipe Melo possess goal (also got sent off)and a Sneijder header after dirk Kuyt assisted him. 2-1 Quarter Finals: Uruguay vs Ghana: some say this was the best WC match. Uruguay and Ghana tied 1-1 in the first 90 minutes. 2nd extra time was ending and Ghana had a free kick. Free kick was taken and a series of bounces came about but a Ghana player headed the ball in (So it seemed) when Luis Suarez made "La Mano Del Diablo" by knocking the ball out of the net deliberately with his hand. Penalty: Asamoah Gyan had the chance to win but Missed the PK by hitting the Crossbar. Uruguay capitalized and won 4-2 on the PK shootout. Quarter Finals: Argentina vs Germany. Germany 4 Argentina 0 jaja putos lol " " : Paraguay vs Spain. Spain beat Paraguay 1-0. Both keepers had stopped PK's in that match Semi Finals: The Netherlands qualified for the final for the third time with a 3–2 win over Uruguay. Spain reached its first ever final with a 1–0 victory over Germany. Regardless of the result of the final, this was the first time ever that two different teams from the same continent have won successive World Cups (Italy won the 2006 tournament). It was also the first time that a European team has won a tournament held outside Europe. The 2010 World Cup also marked: the first time European teams have won consecutive World Cups since Italy retained the title in 1938 the first new winner, and the first new finalist, since France in 1998 the first new winner without home advantage since Brazil in 1958[56] the first final since 1978 (Argentina v. Netherlands) in which neither side has previously won the World Cup Netherlands 3 Uruguay 2 Spain 1 Germany 0 3rd Place faceoff: Germany vs Uruguay.. Germany 3-Uruguay 2 this was Germany's 4th 3rd place Tittle and 2nd consecutive one. The Final: Spain defeated the Netherlands 1–0, after an extra time goal by Andrés Iniesta. The win gave Spain their first World Cup title The match was affected by a big number of fouls, particularly from the Netherlands. 13 yellow cards were given, and John Heitinga of the Netherlands was sent off. The Netherlands had chances to score, most notably in the 60th minute when Arjen Robben was released by Wesle Umm france 0-0 lol my bad probably made a few mistakes oh well .. @badmuthafucka na Just some of it but I did some of it a while back like just 2 mins every day or sumthin lol Golden Boot Winner: Thomas Muller, Miroslav Klose, David Villa, Diego Forlan, Wesly Sneijder Golden Ball Winner: Diego Forlan Golden Glove winner Aka the Lev Yashin award: Iker Casillas Best Young Player: Thomas Muller Fair Play Trophy: Spain Paul was an octopus who predicted the winner of the matches which he did correctly after he predicted Germany and Spain would win their 3rd place match and the Final. Italy and France (The previous world cup winner and runner ups) Did not make it past the group stages. Cameroon Made no points along with North Korea Controversial refereeing in matches between Mexico vs Argentina along Germany vs England 1st title for spain and NEW World cup champion making them the 8th nation to do so $8 million – To each team exiting after the group stage (16 teams) $9 million – To each team exiting after the round of 16 (8 teams) $14 million – To each team exiting after the quarter-finals (4 teams) $18 million – Fourth placed team $20 million – Third placed BQ: Was was your favorite world cup moment? BQ2: If you could redo the awards your way how would you pick them? Best Goalkeeper, Golden Ball, FairPlay trophy, Best young player, etc .

12 Jul 2010, 1:08 am | click here to view more

Resolved Question: What travel shoe looks good with pants and a dress?

It needs to have support and stability to handle cobblestones, be comfortable for touring every day and look good. I'm trying to avoid taking 3 or 4 different pairs of shoes to Portugal. I also don't won't to turn my ankle so they need to be comfortable. I tend to like Skechers that look like bikers shoes because of the support but I'm not thrilled with the colors and they don't look good with a cute dress. If nothing fits the requirements I guess I can take 2 pairs of shoes. Any suggestions or recommendations from someone who has traveled lately?

12 Jul 2010, 12:18 pm | click here to view more

Resolved Question: Why does the person doing the breakup hurt later on? (please answer)?

I just got dumped a little over a week ago and I've been studying breakups a lot. This last one was my 2nd big breakup in my life. They were over the exact same thing too. The girls both "wanted to experience being a teenager". Both girls out of high school wanting to go out and flirt with whoever, party wherever, and smoke every the weed they want. (which I find not attractive at every. The first girlfriend, we were together for one month shy of 2 years and she cheated on me and dumped me right before out 2 year. I busted my *** trying to receive her back but it only pushed her further away. So I finally gave up. Months later she was begging for me back and thank God I was strong enough to deny her and told her to hit the road. Its been a year an a half since we broke up and she just started texting me again talking about how miserable she is and how I was the only guy that had everything she wanted in a relationship and she would give up everything, including her current boyfriend if I gave her the word. She said she is still not over me. The girls I fall in adore with, I give them everything. I fall so deep in adore with them and give them things that other jerks are incapable of giving them, like the sweet tiny things that mean a lot. But I also have a temper that is probably a reason that pushes them away in the first place, but seriously it's not breakup bad though. I guess it's like a balance. So this second girl that just broke up with me, She went on a 10 day Portugal trip and before she left she bought me a shirt, baked me cupcakes that said "baby I adore you", wrote me a letter for everyday she was going to be gone, made me a mixtape, wrote me a letter and told me what each tune meant to her on the mixtape. She cried in my arms on her bed because she was so scared to leave me to go to Portugal. When she comes back, I was nice of being argumentive and she just wanted a "break". This was a complete shock to me. Like this just seemed impossible! she said she wants to experience being a teenager and to have no regrets. This month would have been our 1 year. We were so glad! we went through so much together! We had a baby but we lost it =[, we went to disney world with her parents, her whole family loved me. Like this is like getting married and then getting divorced the next day. Like it just doesnt happen like this. What I'm asking is, do you think she will hurt later just like the first girl did? Do you think after she gets every this BS out of her system she will want to crawl back to me? I've had no contact for like 5-6 days so far. She sent me a text 3 days ago that said "You can hate me, but sick never cease loving you until the moment I cease breathing." and i didnt answer and today she sent me a tune "little girl" by robert francis. If you would read the lyrics and maybe have an idea why in the world she sent me that. That tune sounds like something I would send her, not the other way around. I still didn't answer to that either. I've been extremely depressed but i notice myself slowly getting over her, but still miss her badly. Is her clock counting down til her depression or what? thank you in advance

11 Aug 2010, 7:01 pm | click here to view more

Resolved Question: Why i received a letter for my water suplier to pay 270 pounds if i hadnt spent any water?

I moved about one month from Portugal to England to work and earlier this month of August I rented an apartment and told the supplier of the water in my apartment that I will move to there.After some days I receive a letter from them saying that I need to pay 270 Pounds of annual balance water.In Portugal as the water is going spending that would pay in England is different? I talked with them and managed to reduce this to 38 270 pounds a month, but still think it's to much taking into account the water that I will spend since I will be almost always out of home.A pal living in same city pays less water per year, rates should not be the same for everyone?How should i solve this problem?

11 Aug 2010, 10:17 am | click here to view more

Resolved Question: How is possible to spending so much light being the house empty and without appliances?

I've just moved from Portugal to England to work.Im my Flat the electricity its with a card and as I'm still in the home of some friends, I loaded the card with £ 5 and continued for three days in my friends home.EIn Three day the balance of my card light lowed from five pounds positive to one pound negative.How is positive to be spending so much light being the home empty and without appliances .And how can I solve this problem?

11 Aug 2010, 10:14 am | click here to view more

Resolved Question: €570 is this more then enough for a week in Portugal?

Going for 7 days staying in Albufeira Hotel and flights and getting to and from the airport both ends already paid for. Hotel is self catering, so food and drink top of spending list.

10 Jul 2010, 7:02 am | click here to view more

Resolved Question: Could you help me out a bit with the details for my character, please?

Basically, I'm writing a story that has nothing to do with vampires (cue sigh of relief from exhausted answerers). Instead, it has everything to do with fairies, and I've adapted mythology mainly from Celtic Europe and ancient Rome and Greece to make up a whole load of different classes and races of fairies (or the Fae, if you like) along with a history, etc. etc. This writing is purely for pleasure, it's just a little hobby of mine. I'm trying to kill my character. Harsh, yes, relevant to the plot, also. I haven't actually worked out much of the main framework for my main character, but I need her dying for a part of my plot to kick in. I'm trying to kill her via snake bite, and since her death is in the past, it's likely to be fatal. Trouble is, I've made a list of various poisonous and potentially deadly snake, I just can't pick one! Please select for me: 1) The Portuguese Viper, lives in France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Spain and Portugal. Has a relatively low death rate as well as a pretty undramatic name. 2) The Northern Cross Adder, lives in France and Germany, has a slightly more dramatic name but it has a 4% (modern) death rate. 3) The Asp, lives in the Mediterranean, dramatic name and about 10% death rate in kids. 4) The Montpellier Snake, found in the Med, only fatal in severe cases, but has a pretty snazzy name. 5) The Horned Viper, dramatic name, dramatic death rate even in our day and age, found in the Mediterranean. 6) The Leventine Viper, has the best name, lives in southern Europe, and numerous deaths are reported due to it every year. So what do you think? Obviously the location of the snake nice of dictates the location of the character, but it's vital to her death. It doesn't really matter much after wards, because the relax of the story is set in the UK. Thanks :) Sorry if I didn't make much sense!

10 Jul 2010, 6:01 pm | click here to view more

Resolved Question: HHEELLPP!! is he playing hard to get or trying to drop a hint?

ok so im 13 and my boyfriends 13 this month, we go to the same school and he was born in portugal. its the summer holidays atm and hes spending the whole six weeks in portugal which is understandable as it is his home country, weve kissed and hes told me he loves me and i adore him back, hes got internet in portugal so we chat alot on msn. One day we were on facebook and i came on and said hi and the usual, i then asked him how portugal and he said lots of fit girls out here i said lol? then he quickly replyed JKS i forgot every about it and guessed he was joking becuase hes a jokey person and makes me giggle the next day we went on msn and he went on webcam with every his ffamily ( like cousins nd stuff not parents) and he went on video call and i couold hear his cousins saying,, emma he loves you, he then said do you want to look my new gf? then i said ok? and he put the webcam on a girl i stayed quite and he said jks tthts my cousin x is he playing difficult to receive or trying to make me jealous coz its working , what should i do?

10 Aug 2010, 2:21 pm | click here to view more

Resolved Question: How to get a tan without burning?

I'm off to Portugal for two weeks and would like to arrive back with some sort of a tan but don't want to burn. The weather will be about 30-32oC (hopefully). I'm Irish, so have the typical fair skin with freckles but I do tan, I'm just not sure how to go about it within two weeks. I have factor 30 sun cream and thinking to use that for a few days, then go to 20 and on my arms possibly 15. (keeping 50 on my neck and face for the whole two weeks, can live without the tanned face for the sake of my skin!) Any suggestions on getting that lovely tanned skin without putting my skin at risk of burning? Thanks! (If every else fails I do have after-sun with a hint of fake tan so at least I'll look a little browner when I arrive back)!

1 Sep 2010, 11:09 am | click here to view more

Resolved Question: did i fall in love after a week?

i know that you will say 'well if you were in adore you wouldn't need to ask us..' but I have never felt like this before need some help. I'm 14 nearly 15 and I just got back from Portugal 2 days ago and literally cried fnon cease because i think I fell in adore with one of the waiters from my hotel who was about 18. I got up every morning at 7 just to look him at breakfast and made sure we ate at the hotel ever night. when i saw him i got really nervous and then on the last night my dad sent me to give him a tip and he kissed me on the cheek and i nearly fainted! was i in adore or was it just a crush. oh and he was literally the most beautiful person ever!

1 Aug 2010, 4:56 pm | click here to view more

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