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"FacebookPinterest\n\nHave a question for our resident attitude adviser? Ask Cee Lo!\n\n\n\n Dear Cee Lo,\n\n I went back to finish college after 22 years. Now I'm 43, and the girls on campus look superfly. How can I up my swagger and still rock it like I used to? After all, I did roadie for OutKast back in the day. Please help me Obi-Wan Cee Lo, Your my only hope.\n\nDon't run down your resume, but take quiet pride in your breadth of experience. Many younger women will find this attractive.Remember that women are drawn to men, not overgrown boys. Above all, don't front like you're still in your twenties. When dressing yourself, eschew fads and opt for established dignity. This will differentiate you from the frivolous boys she knows and make you interesting.When talking with younger women, flirt and tease at will, but also listen to her and take her seriously. You can learn as much from her perspective as she can from yours. Listen to her dreams and aspirations, enjoy her company, and turn her on to the early Goodie Mob albums.Dear Cee Lo,Okay, I've been in love with this woman for three years and only want her, even though she has a man and tells me all the time she doesn't want me. But she keeps me around and does things that show she wants me\u2014even though she's frontin'. Everybody thinks I'm crazy because I help her fix things. She pays me, but my friends think I'm being used: They don't know how she really is, though! Anyway, do you think there's anyway I can win this waiting game, or is waiting just playing myself? Will it leave me singing your song in the end?However this eventually shakes out, I am not a proponent of \"the waiting game.\" You can't change your feelings by snapping your fingers, but the least you can do is to be creative and productive in the meantime. This will draw better people into your orbit.Try to detach yourself from the outcome. If you enjoy this woman's company, enjoy her company. Don't expect her to change her life for you or become who you want her to be. But always demand respect. This takes mad practice.\n\n Dear Cee-Lo,\n\n I need some advice. I love my wife and think of myself as happily married, but about six months ago I started having an affair with a woman I met through work. She is mature, and discreet, and attached herself\u2014she's not interested in me for anything beyond sex and cocktails. I could easily break it off with her, but I'm afraid. Here's why: The affair has actually made my marriage a lot stronger. It has made me appreciate my wife in a way I hadn't before, it's made me a more attentive husband, and it's improved our sex life. My wife says she's never been happier. Don't I owe it to her to keep carrying on with my girlfriend?\n\n Many young men would call that a \"high-quality problem.\" I can only advise you to enjoy it, and know that it will come down eventually. And you'll have to deal with that. Introduce them. If it doesn't work out, I'm sure you'll land on your feet.\n\n Dear Cee-Lo,\n\n My roommate's a dick. How can I get him to move out without losing the apartment?\n\n Embrace the awkward silence. If a man lies to you, and you don't respond at all, you stick a knife into everything about him that was false.\n\n Forfeit the apartment. He will stay in place, and you will move on. Take all the nail-clippers and the shop vac.\n\n\n\nDear Cee Lo,\n\n I'm getting married later this fall to an awesome girl I can't wait to share the rest of my life with. My one concern is that once we get married she's going to expect me to crank up the income level so she can quit working, have babies, and live a lifestyle she's always wanted to grow accustomed to. I'm successful, but I don't make a ton of money\u2014I'm in the theater for chrissakes. Is there a way to make sure she knows just what she's getting into?\n\n You have struggled and you've been very hard on yourself. We love those who pursue their passions: it makes you sexy. But it is absolutely necessary to look after the people you love, but if you do it on credit, you're ripping everybody off. Y'all should have a long talk over champagne.\n\nDear Cee Lo,\n\n I'm a pretty big guy. Five foot, nine, 220 pounds. I don't mind having a little meat on my bones, but I just wish I carried it better. How can I walk around with a little more swagger?\n\nFind a creative avenue. Or a good job. Or anything to swagger about. Anyone can swagger if there's a reason. But you can't fake it.Travel somewhere where your accent and manners are perceived as exotic.Practice. That's it. You are what you do every day. So put on my music and swagger, today, and tomorrow, and the next day, and keep going. Knowing comes from doing.\n\nDear Cee Lo,\n\n My wife really wants me to get a vasectomy\u2014she'd like to go off the pill and we already have three kids as it is. My philosophy is, life is unpredictable and it's best to keep your options open. I mean, what if I want to have kids sometime down the road? Can you think of something I can tell her to avoid gettin' snipped?\n\n It's on you. If you want it, you want it. If you don't, you don't. Either way, you're better off hearing it out here and now. You may discover that you're wrong. Make it a Blockbuster night. I'm sure your fourth kid will have more to say about this than me."^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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