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Those of you who have a Yahoo! account, have you ever gone into the Yahoo! Answers section? Well, I happened to have strolled in there and I cannot begin to fathom how in the bloody hell these people expect to get help.

For example, this is one I found just today in the relationships section:

"O.K...my girlfriend finished with me on Sunday by text. I had been having unrelated problems with stress (exams etc) & she said that all i ever seemed to want was intimacy (not talking2her!) (she hadnt touched me in 1 month) (Really hurt by that!). Anyway,on Mon,she told me she felt it best if we didnt talk4a while,give it 2weeks to get over me,she said!I said 'would u want2go 4a drink aftr then, perhaps as friends (been c in her 4 year-gud frnds b4)?She said 'u may not want2,itl b hard! I was devastated & went home...the next day late at nite got text saying how she nvr wantd2hurt any1 or me,& felt 'really guilty',but 'deserved to'...then left it at that....WHAT DO I DO? If I still like her,do i nvr speak2her again? What's best in this situation? I really value her friendship,but if stil lyk that'd be hard? Do i leave it & see if she texts me eva? Could she?"

Here is what the translation is:

"Okay, my girlfriend broke up with me on Sunday through text messaging. I had been having unrelated problems, stress due to exams and school. She said in the text that I all ever seemed to want was intimacy because apparently I was never talking to her. There is just one problem though, she has not touched me in over a month and I was really hurt by that.

Anyway, on Monday, she told me she felt it best if we did not talk for a while, to give it to weeks, for her to be able to get over me. She also said "would you want to go out for a drink after that, maybe as friends?" (Maybe because she has been seeing her good friend of four years before) She then said, "you may not want to, it will be hard."

I was devastated and went home. The next day, late at night, I got another text saying how she never wanted to hurt anyone or me, and she felt really guilty, but somehow I deserved to have this happen. She left it at that.

What do I do? Even if I still like her, should I never speak to her again? What is best in this situation? I really value her friendship, but wouldn't it be hard if she were still like this? Do I just leave it alone and see if she ever texts me again? Would she?"

I totally agree