Love still smells up the air vents in my apartment building, but it's better than the smell of goats I guess. But who has time to croon over smells when there are so many unanswered questions? If you have a question that needs answered send it to me at Dear.Daisy@sbcglobal.net or by USPS to BOI Magazine c/o Dear Daisy 3711 Ashland Ave. 2nd Floor Chicago, IL 60613. Now, let's see what love's got to do with it!

 

Dear Daisy,
Here's something to ponder...my boyfriend always tells me he's "in love" with me. How do I respond to this? "I'm in love with you too," just sounds cheesy, and "I'm more in love with you, "sounds...well...not good. Do you have any ideas of a response? Thanks!
Signed,
Verbally Challenged

Dear Challenged,
Punch him. No, I am kidding. I think "I love you, too" would work out pretty well. I mean, "I am in love with you" is pretty much a statement that is difficult to respond to, but at least if you just tell him you love him too, you will not sound like am idiot or like you are having some kind of love-you-more contest.

 

 

Dear Daisy
I tend to be somewhat shy romantically and I was wondering how u recommend making the first move because whenever I am interested in a guy, I always get nervous and just act cool like I don't feel anything and nothing happened. Any thoughts?
Signed,
Nervous in New Town

Dear Nervous,
Just go up and talk to them. If you are old enough, get drunk first. That always seems to work for me. You have a 50/50 chance of it going well, and those are pretty decent odds. If you make sure you smell good, the odds only get better. You don't have to throw yourself at them, but be friendly and act interested in what they say. Smile at them. It is really not hard at all. The first couple times might feel kind weird and forced, but in no time, you will be romancing the men like nobody's business.

 

Daisy, could you tell me how to French kiss? I have a serious boyfriend and we've gone farther than that already, but every time he tries to kiss me like that, I get to nervous and unsure of myself and pull away. I think it's really starting to get on his nerves, so could you please help me?
Signed,
Tongue Tied

Dear TT,
Here are my hints for frenching... 1) Relax, or else he is gonna feel like he is frenching someone who absolutely does not want to be frenched. 2) Do not open your mouth too far, or you will look like some perch or cod or orange roughie. Open your mouth about as far as you would if you had a cold and could not breathe through your nose. 3) Don't go sticking your tongue down his throat. You do not want to go much farther than his teeth until you get the hang of it. I would even go as far as to say to let him do the tongue sticking the first couple times you kiss when you are gonna all make out and stuff. 4) Do not drool. Drooling in somebody's mouth is gross.

I think the first bit of advice is the most important. If you just chill out and try to enjoy yourself, you will not go doing something all uptight and spazzy, like biting him or tensing up like you got rigor mortis or something. People usually kiss people the way they liked to be kissed, so if you just relax and pay attention to what he is doing, and kinda mimic that, you should do just fine.