Dear Wisdom Boy,

I really lyk a boy but i dnt no if he likes me

What shall i do?

~ Naomiii Baybeee

Dear Bayb,

In cases like this, one thing to try is to glance at him sidelong and let your heart flower inside you, knees kinda watery, ankles tingling, stomach who knows where? Smile if your lips wish to. If he sees you, and isn’t as obtuse as most teenage boys, he’ll learn you like him and then respond in kind, at least one would hope so.

Or you could punch him. If he doesn’t like you already, that may help. Boys at an early age come to associate love with pain (sometimes they’re wiser than they look), and a good pop in the shoulder may remind him that he likes you. Just don’t hit him too hard, in the stomach or anything. Too much pain is bad. Merely a wakeup jolt. But not too easy, neither. A friendly punch.

Good luck,

Wisdom Boy