dear fake abby

i know a guy who is really annoying. he constantly criticizes people and complains about whatever we're doing, but then afterwards he says he had fun. i want to stop hanging out with him because i'm tired of all the whining, but all his other friends have already abandoned him and i feel guilty leaving him all alone. i want to be able to tell him that if every single person he spends time with decides not to spend time with him any more, that it might not be every single other person in the world who has the problem, but i don't know how to say it without sounding really mean. please help.
-spineless in denver

Dear Supergroup

I am a blond, slim, 5-foot-10 female -- single and in great shape. People tell me I am beautiful. I am also HIV-positive.

I would like to meet someone special and settle down. But as soon as I meet a man I like, I struggle with the question of when to reveal my health situation. I have told them right away and I never hear from them again, which I find very insulting.

Some of my friends tell me I should date a guy for a few months and then say something, but I'd feel betrayed if someone waited that long to tell me.

I don't want to just blurt out the information at a first meeting. I'm very confused. Please help me. -- WANTS TO BE MARRIED, GAINESVILLE, FLA.

*This was shamelessly ripped from Dear Abby. I thought it was interesting that the first one I read was from good ol' G-ville*

Dear Supergroup,

For years I've been interested in dream analysis. For a long time I have consulted with an expert on this topic... although over the years she and I have become good friends. As such, I am no longer comfortable sharing my most intimate dreams with her. Last night's dream is one such example: I dreamt that I was outside, at my childhood home, next to a chicken coop - except instead of chickens, it was full of old clothes. I had a vibrator, and was masturbating while standing next to the chicken coop. Suddenly, before reaching orgasm, something popped out of my vagina (or as you spell it over here, vagnia). It was a small fleshy ball, covered in blood. I continued to masturbate - but then the battery in the vibrator died AND another fleshy ball popped out of my vagina. I awoke unsatisfied and confused. What can this mean???

~Seeking Analysis in the Dreamworld

Dear Supergroup,

Sorry guys, I just remembered that it's my turn to pick the topic.
I'd like to try something a little different this week. You know those advice columns in newspapers and magazines that you always just have to read? Don't worry, it's not just you. We all do that.

This week I'd like our bloggers to each write a short advice-seeking letter for a post... and I'd like our commentors to respond to it. You don't have to have ever commented before to play along-- if you have advice to give, let's hear it! My only request is that if it's not a made up problem, bloggers, please at least disguise it enough so we don't know who you're talking about. Below is my letter, and I hope for lots of good advice!

Dear Supergroup,

My roommate, "Emma," and I have shared an apartment for 4 years now. In fact, my parents stopped me from moving in with a guy friend (because of the male-female factor) 4 years ago, so I moved in with Emma. We share everything-- clothes, stories, chores, sometimes even beds. We're super best friends. Lately, though, things have been awkward. A couple weeks ago, we were watching a girlie movie on the couch and I don't know what came over me, but I leaned over and kissed her. She kissed me back, but didn't say anything. Since then, Emma's standing a lot closer when we're cooking together, or coming into my bed most nights, and touching me a lot more often. I know I'm not gay because I was raised in a Christian household, but I really like the attention from her. What does this mean? How should I respond?

--Confused in a 2BR/1BA