Question: Am I a bad person for not wanting to vote? I am super political and the simple breath into any topic regarding it makes me simmer.

Answer:  No, you are not a bad person for not wanting to vote. We all have our own reasons for voting and if you feel like you are not a political person or that you do not want to get involved with politics, especially if you are not educated enough on the candidates or their policy, then that is fine. However, I do think you should think about how not voting can influence your life. A candidate will be chosen regardless of if you vote or not, but is it the candidate that will make your life worse, better or will it have no effect on you? And are you comfortable with the outcomes regardless of who wins? I think these are some important questions for you to ask yourself in terms of voting because at the end of the day, the outcome of any election is going to influence your life either directly or indirectly. 

Question: How do I deal with loneliness after a breakup from a toxic relationship?

Answer: Is normal to experience loneliness after a breakup, especially after a toxic relationship seeing as you had this person you knew you could rely on even if they were not the best. Therefore, I think to combat loneliness you need to surround yourself with people who love and care about you and who will tell you that. You can do activities with them and just have fun. I do think it is important to also do fun activities by yourself because it is good to know that you can be by yourself and enjoy that time with only you. It could be very healing too seeing as you are doing it on your own and finding yourself.

Question: How do you make friends once you graduate college?

Answer: There are two ways that you can go about this. One way would be the social media approach, where you follow a bunch of people who graduated from your class. This can help you make friends because you guys are all basically at the same or similar stages in your life where you have just graduated from college and are trying to figure out what is next for you. Are you going to continue your education, find a job, do both or take some time off. There is a lot of common ground that you can find when you are in the same boat as someone. The second way would be to become more involved in your community by finding a hobby. By doing this, you put yourself out there and get the chance to know and make friends with people in your community. You guys would bond over the common interest that you have and you can make new friends from there. There is also just putting yourself out there and talking to random people and seeing who sticks. There are other ways or places made to facilitate friendships such as bars, work or even parks. Essentially find a place that works for you and put yourself out there.

Disclaimer: The advice given in this column does not reflect the opinions of the entire Oswegonian staff.