Advice...

Now I'm great at giving out advice, I'm quite a wise young owl sometimes. But i seem to find it really difficult to take my own advice. Ive noticed i can always give it out, yet become puzzled when dealing with my own problems, even though i may have solved similar problems with my friends.

Recent Example:

Even though i haven't seen my Ex in ages, through the openness of Facebook i can see that he has some kind of feelings for an old mate of mine. I ask him out of the blue if he's going to do anything about it. At first hes confused as to how i know, i just tell him i am one clever girl. I ask if he thinks she has any feelings in return, to which he replies with some evidence to suggest that there may be. Now i know what he is like so i tell him to take her on some kind of date just him and her, and to at some point tell her he likes her. With all this ill be really surprised if nothing comes from it, and I've already said i would eat a chili pepper if it don't. I'm not a fan of spicy, so I'm hoping my cupid skills are at the highest level!

Now you see I'm in a similar situation. I like someone, i don't know whether they like me back. Yet i cant do what i suggested for my ex. It might be because my situation is a bit more complicated, with more hurdles and problems. Thinking about it, if it was as simple as the above example, i might be able to use my own advice. I'm pretty confident and optimistic to just tell someone i like them. But these stupid complications are stopping me on this one.

Now i usually find simple boring but this time i would love this to be simple.