88 COSMOPOLITAN ^ JUNE 2017
ask
him
any-
thing
LOVE
ADVICE FROM
OUR GUY
GURU, LOGAN
HILLA Ignore your
friends. They may
mean well...or
maybe they’re
simply jealous that
you’re loving the
single life. Either
way, dating isn’t
like a going-out-of-
business sale. You
don’t have to get
there early before all
the awesome stuff
is gone. This shop
never runs out
of quality options—Q/ A L L M Y
FRIENDS ARE
I N S E R I O U S
R E L A T I O N S H I P S ,
BUT I’VE NEVER
H A D O N E
BECAUSE I LIKE
THE FREEDOM
OF SEEING
M U LT I P L E
PEOPLE. THEY
KEEP TELLING ME
IT’S TIME TO GET
SERIOUS BECAUSE
ALL THE GOOD
GUYS WILL BE
GONE SOON. ARE
T H E Y R I G H T?this experience is
good for your rela-
tionship. Even the
most loving couples
don’t always antici-
pate each other’s
every desire, which
can lead to disagree-
ments and fights.
When your guy fails
to realize what you
want, finds out, and
then gets it right the
second time around,
you can grow closer
as a result.Q/ My BF proposed
without asking my
parents first. I am
really traditional
and can’t believe
he doesn’t know me
better! I told him
he’d need their per-
mission before I say
yes, and it’s been
awkward ever
since. Did I ruin it?A With no clear-cut
norms around pro-
posals anymore, this
tradition just isn’t
as common as it used
to be. I mean, some
women will even say
they hate it! I’d cutyour boyfriend some
slack here—I bet he
just didn’t get how
much it matters to
you. Since he cer-
tainly does now, he
can ask your par-
ents, belatedly, and
have a successful
do-over. It’s not
going to ruin what
you two have. In fact,