I’ve been…around? I’m running an advice column, see!

Why would it matter if I was? Currently I’m not in love. Maybe one day…

-Hawkeye

…no. I’m physiologically incapable of having your babies, seeing as I am, in fact, male. 

WHAT? WHY WOULD HE DO THAT? WHAT KIND OF MORON DISSES ME, THE MOST AWESOME OF AVENGERS?

He sounds like a moron.

But you probably shouldn’t kill him.

But for sure send the hate. Hate away! Start a hate campaign! GOGOGO! FLY, MY MINIONS, FLY!

-Hawkeye

Dude, I dunno. If they can’t tell by themselves, they’re a little hopeless, aren’t they? I mean. I’m sexy.

-Hawkeye

Well, that sounds like quite the problem…

I’m not really an expert on kids. Never have been. I’m good at entertaining them in the short-term but anything longer and I’m useless.

First off, I think you should know why your son wants to kill your soulmate. I’m sure you do, so just keep that in mind with whatever you do next. 

You say your son is psychopathic and yeah, I guess that he sounds like he probably is. So you should think very hard about whether your relationship with your crazy son or your relationship with your soulmate is more important. Anything you do will depend on your decision there.

If you want to keep your soulmate in your life, which you probably do considering that’s what you call him, then you need to ask his feelings on the matter. Can he put up with your son? Does he want to?

I’m not saying kick your son out of your life. But I am saying that maybe you need to consider some alternative methods of dealing with him. Sometimes medication can help even people out. Maybe it can help your son to feel a little kinder toward your soulmate.

I’ve never dealt with a problem like this before. But both of these people are important to you. Maybe try to get them in a stable environment to talk their problems out before doing anything else. Knowing more about the situation will help fix it.

-Hawkeye

I don’t really have much that I can say about this except that he obviously likes you. The wanting to punch someone out is coming from his frustration with other people trying to ‘take you away from him’ before he gets the chance to date you himself. He’s probably also frustrated because he’s under the same impression you are: that you don’t like him back. 

So just talk to the guy and put both of you out of your confused misery.

-Hawkeye

Since you broke up with him, he has every right to see other people. But you also have every right to be jealous because of it. People break up because something isn’t working. Sometimes they still have feelings for each other. It’s really not that uncommon.

And maybe he isn’t happy. Maybe the dates he’s going on are just to fill the gap you left behind when you broke up with him. People fake being happy all the time. He’s probably trying to move on, as people want to do. Getting out of a relationship is tough. It leaves holes where you don’t expect them. It’s easier to try to fill them with something, like dating, than nothing at all.

My real question is: if you still “have a lot of feelings for him” then why did you break up with him in the first place? You should probably think really hard about that and decide if you’re just jealous or if you made a big mistake.

You should probably talk to him.

-Hawkeye

Well, telling whether someone likes you can be a little difficult. Now, if you’ve known this girl for a while it can be both easier and more difficult. Having known her, you’ve probably seen the way she acts around people she’s dated or wants to date, so you can use those interactions to judge how she’s feeling towards you.

However, in my experience sometimes people are scared to let others know that they like them, especially when there’s a pre-existing relationship. They get scared that trying to push for more will ruin what they have.

That’s kinda what happens with me sometimes. For example, I was kinda infatuated with one of my teammates, but it took a near-death experience for the two of us before either of us could admit to it. Sometimes a fear of rejection is stronger than the feeling of longing. 

The best way to tell if she likes you back is to straight up ask her out. If she doesn’t like you that way, she’ll tell you.

But if you’re looking for a subtler approach, my advice is to watch her carefully when she’s around you to see if you can pick up any of those little flirty things that you’ve seen her use on people she’s dated while you’ve known her. If you don’t feel you have a grasp on those, then watch for differences in the way she treats you versus people you know she has no interest in.

But seriously. Just ask her out.

-Hawkeye