Love Cafe Q&A

Winter break with the folks

July 26, 2014
I’m dreading going home during the Winter Break. Whenever I’m home my parents treat me like a teenager. They quiz me about where I’m going and even enforce a midnight curfew! What can I do to make my life less miserable during the break?

Constantly being sexiled from my room

August 7, 2014
My roommate constantly lets her boyfriend sleep over so I’m always getting sexiled overnight (so it’s the couch for me). I’ve already told her that I don’t like him staying over so much but she always comes up with excuses as to why he had to. I don’t want to fight with her over such a petty issue but I can’t take it anymore, help!

Good looking roommate gets job

July 3, 2014
My roommate and I have been living together since our freshman year in the dorms. He’s a good-looking guy who can be a little unmotivated and is constantly under the influence of something. I am the opposite, but we get along great.

New Student Tips

July 7, 2014
Tiff is a UC Berkeley sophomore, and she has these tips for you after navigating her first year on campus.

I like him more than a friend

July 4, 2014
I have become pretty good friends with one of my guy friends. Unfortunately, as I got to know him better, I liked him more as more than a friend. I’m too afraid to say anything about it to him because I think it will make things weird and I’m afraid to lose the friendship. It has also been previously awkward between us because we’ve made out and such at parties and I’m just glad that the awkward stage is over. But now I’m not sure what to do if I like him as more than a friend.

Relationship or single-life?

November 9, 2017
I've been dating someone for the first time. It's serious enough that I can envision staying with them for a long time. On the other hand, I worry that in the future I may regret not dating more people in college and experimenting to see what I truly want from a relationship. How do I reconcile my happiness with my current relationship with my doubt?

I have a crush on my GSI

July 22, 2014
The one in question is at least five years older than me and a Ph.D. candidate in a field I'm VERY interested in, but I'm just a lowly undergrad struggling in this GSI's class. I understand (and agree) that taking any action while the student-teacher relationship is going on is unprofessional and bound to lead to sticky situations, but is there anything I can do now to give myself a chance later (other than doing well in the class)?

Ex-boyfriend just got new girlfriend

July 19, 2014
I'm showing signs of depression (near-constant sadness, trouble sleeping, increased anxiety, hair loss, loss of interest in activities, etc.) and I can't help but think it's related to his new relationship. It's been over a year since we broke up. Is this normal? And how can I better come to terms with it?

Help, I'm mentally drained

September 1, 2014
Hi there, I’ve been feeling mentally drained, and don’t think I’m giving myself a chance to slow down and be in the moment. I’m missing lessons, and not meditating on them. I’m taking it pretty hard on myself sometimes. Do you have any solid advice?

Can't Get Him Off My Mind

April 27, 2018
I dated this guy over a year ago and I still miss him. I tried to forget about him but the thought of him always remains in the back of my mind. What should I do?