Verbal and Nonverbal Communications

Dear Dr. O,
I have been in adult chat rooms online where people have asked, "Do you wanna have cybersex?" I don't know what to do during cybersex. Can you give me some advice, 'cause I'm interested in it?

Signed Circuit Party

Dear Circuit Party,
Dr. O thinks the answer is in the very meaning of the word. The root of cyber is the Greek word kybern, which means to steer. A kybernet is a helmsman, or one who steers. The meaning of sex, of course, is universally known. So cybersex is, literally, the act of having sex with a steering wheel.

Dear Dr. O,
Why are guys always so abrupt when it comes to email and phone communication?

Signed, Premature Communicator

Dear Premature,
I dnt no what ur talkn bout.

Dear Dr. O,
My boyfriend of several years just told me he won't marry me as long as I have student loan debt to pay off. I've always been up-front with him about the amount of money I owe. It's a sizable debt, but my credit is good.

He says he loves me but cannot, in good faith, start a life with me owing that much money. Am I wrong to think that student loans should not stop two people who love each other from getting married?

Signed, No Trust Fun

Dear No Trust Fun,
Ha. Yeah. Loans. That's the hold up. Sure.

Dear Dr. O,
My sister-in-law was in a bad relationship, so my husband and I offered to let her stay with us. We moved all her stuff into our home and even kicked our three-year-old son out of his room so she could have privacy. She stayed with us for two nights and then went to her mother's. She was gone a week, came back and spent one night and returned to her mom's for two weeks. Most of her things are still here, but she hasn't said she's living with her mother permanently. Do I still have a houseguest? I'd like to give my son his room back.

Signed, Sister-in-Flaws

Dear Mom,
It's me Robbie. Your son. Please hush up. Aunt Dana can stay as long as she wants. I'm perfectly fine in the guest bedroom with the peephole behind the painting. WHAT A RACK! At least that's what Daddy said.