Dear Janice, to help subsidise my university loan I have been working on OnlyFans.  

The money is rolling in, and I absolutely love being able to buy myself endless clothes, trainers, make-up etc. I really can afford just about anything I want, and this is why I have no intention of giving it up.  

Despite having little money of their own my parents help finance my student life, but I want to tell them I don’t need their money and treat them for a change.  

However, they are conservative, old-fashioned people who would disapprove of how I earn all this money.  

I know I couldn’t go back to my part time job stacking shelves if my confession backfired, so what do you suggest? Lulu.  

Dear Lulu, it sounds like you have found a job that you enjoy and are carving out a comfortable lifestyle for yourself. However, this kind of occupation doesn’t come without its ups and downs.    

Working in a supermarket might not be as lucrative as your new profession, but it’s an honest hard-working job without the repercussions your new career could bring.   

You may one day decide that this new lifestyle is over, but it never will be as you will be out there on the internet for evermore.  

Future employers, friends, partners (spouses), your children, will make their own judgements, but as for your parents’ reaction, well you know them better than anyone and knowing their traditional values and principles, the odds are stacked against this news being received favourably.  

Ask yourself if last year's fashion and accessories are worth losing the respect of your hardworking parents? 

I fear the day may come when you wish you’d stuck to stacking tins of beans instead of exposing yourself to the world.  

Dear Janice, my friend announced she is getting married, but she only met this guy eight weeks ago!  

I have met him twice and although he seemed nice enough, I really don’t know much about him.  

He was vague about his past and I’m worried my friend is about to make a huge mistake.  

What should I do? Janine.  

Dear Janine, for all you know, this guy’s past may not have been a bed of roses, and he is embarrassed about it. He may not have skeletons lurking in a cupboard, and your friend has fallen for a lovely guy, but until you know more about him, you’re wise to be curious and hesitant.  

After all, eight weeks is not long enough to fully know what makes a person tick, how they view life, their values, and who they really are.  

If your friend has fallen head over heels with this guy, she will be blinded by love and not reality.  

So, invite them out for drinks etc, and try to be in his company as often as you can to find out more about his life, and their relationship.  

That’s what good friends are for.  

 

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