Ask Rose

Dear Rose,

I have a problem. A huge problem. I think I'm in love... with two different people.

See, I've been in love with the same man since I was practically a child. Recently, I discovered the feeling was mutual for him, and we got together and got married.

After we were married, I explained to him that I had certain... curiosities. Curiosities he was glad to help me explore. These curiosities led to us inviting a friend of ours, a female friend, into our... private affairs. Since then, things have escalated a bit, and I've actually become involved with this friend. My husband knows it, and he's not angry about it, but we haven't exactly discussed it. But now, it's gone a little bit farther than involvement, I think.

I'm not completely positive, but I think I'm in love with her. Don't get me wrong, I love my husband very much. He means more than anything to me. But I feel something for her, too. My husband knows, and he's not angry about it, but I can tell he's not happy, either. And what more, I'm pregnant now. I'm carrying his baby. And I feel... so guilty. I'm pregnant. I'm supposed to be monogamous. He's the only one I'm supposed to want to be with. But I want to be with her, too. It feels so right, and yet it feels so wrong at the same time.

I... I'm just not sure what to do anymore.

Sincerely and tearfully,
Sleepless in Smallville

Rose,

I think this boy likes me because he's been flirting with me quite a bit. However, he's kinda mean and tells racist jokes and has really creepy eyes.

To me though, he's rather nice and I think if I talked to him more I could find out the mean things he plans on doing and try to stop them before he does them.

What should I do?

- Questioning Twin

Dear Rose,

I have a problem. In fact, I'm not even quite sure where to start with describing it. I have this friend, you see. Well, we are not even friends. We are kind of friends. Maybe. Well, we said we were friends and that's all well and good, but we argue all the time.

The fact of the matter is that we really shouldn't be friends in the first place. To begin with, we're from rival sections of our school which aren't really supposed to like each other. In fact, I'm fairly certain that all of his friends hate me, and all of my friends hate him. Furthermore, his father is a follower of the Dark Lord, who was responsible for the murders of my uncle, his wife, his three young children, and my grandparents. And my aunt, of whom I was very fond. In fact, his father might have killed some of my relatives. I'm not entirely certain. Because I'm a notorious blood traitor and his father is in the Dark Lord's service, I think you can understand why we can't even be seen in public together. Everyone would probably hate us. No one even knows that we talk to each other.

I feel really guilty about lying to almost everyone I know and keeping secrets, and I wish that I didn't have to pretend as though I hate him. I wish that everyone could just know that we get along, but then, sometimes I wonder if it's wise to speak to him in the first place. You see, even though I wouldn't like to admit it, the fact of the matter is that he is really kind of racist and hates people who aren't like him. Except me. Apparently I am special, and even though he insists otherwise, I think it might be because I have large breasts. And then, we were at his house hanging out and his dad found us and slapped him. It was really very traumitising and I feel guilty about the whole affair. I don't like knowing that I was responsible for him getting hurt, even though technically, it was only because I exist and was hanging around the house.

Would it be better of me to step off? And do you think that it's possible for me to make him see the error of his racist ways? If he likes me, he can't be all bad... right?

Sincerely,
Frazzledpuff