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I dont know what to think or do. I had seen this guy at a local gas station, smiled and waved all the time. I guess he talked with a friend of mine that worked there, and showed up at my house to see what I was up to later that night. I had to work, so he said he would try to call me,but he just moved into this new place and didn't have a phone yet. He did call that night and we talked. Saturday night he called me to see if I wanted to hang out. I went over to his place with a friend. We talk and hung out for hours. He put some romantic music on and we danced down in his basement, with all his friends upstairs. We kissed and he did ask me if I wanted to sleep over,but didn't pressure me at all. He also was very understanding when I said I didn't want too. So he made plans with me to meet up the next day. We hung out all day Sunday,he even broke plans with his friends. I haven't really talk with him since, but our work schedule conflict. I just dont know if I should.
female, 18 yrs.
USA

Well since you haven't known him for a while, you should get to know him more so you can trust him better. It's great that this guy doesn't pressure you to have sex with him and that he understands. When you feel that you are ready, then you should have sex with him. This may not be a great idea because you just met him but it sounds like things would go great, since he is the romantic type of guy. Think about this and decide what you want to do.
-Karen

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okay well i bite my nails .. and friday night my friend is havin a birthday party & we are gonna get out nails done .. is there any way i can get my nailsz to grow? i mean there really short.. please help me !!

- ShoRt NaiLsz :-/

You can buy nail polish that will make your nails grow pretty fast in a day or two. You can also buy nail polish that smells really bad and when you want to go bite your nails, it will taste nasty and your nails will then grow. If you are going to go get your nails done, you don't need to let your nails grow because you won't see your real nail underneath the fake one.
-Karen

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i hear constantly about 14 year olds having sex... this is scary. what has the world come to? one day people will be having sex at 8 and then people will finally realise there is a problem. i dont see why 14 year olds have sex when they are so young... at 14 i was like, gross, why have sex? i'm 17 now and i am a virgin... i am proud of that and i like it coz guys respect me and i know a guy isn't going out with me for sex. what i want to know is why do girls lose that respect at such a young age? and how young were people when they lost their virginity???
- confused

Girls lose their virginity at a young age because they thinks it something great and they look up to older girls who have sex at the age of 16 and such. They think it's "cool", knowing that they can now talk about how they lost their virginity so guys will notice them. Movies and shows also have an impact on girls and that's why some lose their virginity at a young age. I think it's quite retarded and dumb for girls thinking that their sexual partner loves them so much that they are ready to have sex with them and that after they do, the guy leaves them. Today, girls usually lose their virginity between 13-15. Don't worry, it's great that you aren't like the other girls in this world and that guys respect your decision of not wanting to have sex.
-Karen

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my boyfriend is having surgery next week on his knee. he says its no big deal and that hes glad hes having it. im really sad but happy for him at the same time... what if something goes wrong? im scared though is this normal i just dont want anything to happen to him and i hope it doesnt he wont be at school for a week because he will be on cruthes and i dont kno if i will be able to talk to him on the phone much. how do i deal with this. thanks for any advice!

Yes, this is definitely normal for you to be scared and not wanting anything to happen to him; this shows you that you love your boyfriend a lot and that you care about him. Nothing will go wrong because doctors these days are educated very well and know what they are doing and with technology in this world, nothing will happen to your boyfriend during his surgery. You will be able to talk to him on the phone, it's just that he might not be able to answer it, since he will be on crutches and such. When his surgery is over, go to the hospital and be there for him. You need to just pray and knowing that nothing will happen to your boyfriend. I wish your boyfriend best of luck when he goes into surgery!
-Karen

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my dad hits me. and i'm really afraid of him. when he comes home from work i stay in my room. but whenever i do something wrong. even when i get less than an A on a test he'll hit me and say i'm not living up to my potential. i don't know what to do. He hits my mom to and i get badly bruised from the battles. what can i do? who can i go to? and is there anyway possible that i can get out of my house and be adopted or something? help me Please.

You definitely need to call the police on your dad because he can get arrested and you and your mom don't deserve to be physically abused by him and it's wrong. The police will believe you, since you have bruises to prove it and I bet your neighbors can hear everything when you and your parents are fighting. To get out of your house, you can try living with a relative that lives close to you or you can stay at a friends house. Your dad needs help, really, you need to call the police on him.
-Karen

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well i had my period a week ago, fer about 3 or 4 days idk, but then it got really light , like hardly ANYTHING at all on the pad , so yeah but now it feels like im going to get it. Is it possible to get it?


Also..My best friend had sex before and in january she got her period for over 1 week about 2 weeks i think she said, and now she didnt get it in february, could it be becuase shes pregnet, or because she had it so long in jan. she wont get it in feb? Thanks so much!

It could be possible but there is a very small chance of getting your period again, after you just finished your other one a week ago. So basically, no you won't get it because you usually get it about 3 or more weeks after, depending if your period is irregular or not.


As for your friend, I don't think that having a long period in January would stop her from getting her period now. Every girl is different and some get their period every month and they last about a week. If she had unprotected sex, then there is a possibility that she is pregnant. Tell her to take a pregnancy test, just in case.
-Karen

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Okay there is this REALLY nice guy and I like him a lot.. and he REALLY likes me.. but then there is my ex bf who also likes me.. This new guy chris I havnt gone out with yet.. and I went out with my ex steven 6 times already and it didn't work out.. I am thinking Chris but a lot of my friends r picking Steven.. Please help me..

Chris or Steven??

You should definitely choose Chris, since going out with Steven 6 times has not worked and Chris may be a better guy than him. Ignore what your friends think because you are the only person who can choose who you want to go out with and such. So choose Chris over Steven.
-Karen

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Okay I really love to swim and cheelead but next year I will be a freshman and I will need to chose.. I love both.. but which one would be better for me?? I am 14 and I have a pretty busy life.. my sister is also a cheerleader and she quit swimming.. plz help me out.. but now i got to go to 7th hour in school.. thank you..

Kaydee

I think cheerleading would be better for you, since you will have more friends and you will always have make up on and your hair will be neater, rather than swimming where your make up and hair is messy and such. Even though that has nothing to do when deciding what sport to choose, it does if you think about it. If you want to be different from your sister, then pick swimming but I think you should be cheerleading.
-Karen

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this might be long

i got my first kiss at this campground i go to, and it was with this kid whos always been my friend, and we always hang out with like 8 other people. none of them know that me and him had a connection. well a couple of days ago my brother called me on my cellphone while i was out with my boyfriend and a couple friends and he said that the boy i kissed had called him and told him because he couldnt keep it a secret anymore. so my brother called me and told me he knew, and he was flipping out on me, and i guess he was being so loud that my boyfriend heard it, and he got upset and wouldnt talk to me and was always avoiding me. it was a long time ago that we kissed, but he didnt know that so he thought i was cheating on him, and he got pretty upset. i dont know what to do, because he wont listen to anything i say. and im afraid my brother will tell everyone else at the campsite, and i dont want them to know because then when we hang out things will never be the same.

Well, if you 've tried talking to him and that didn't work, you should talk to his close friend and tell him that you kissed this guy a long time ago and that you would never cheat on your boyfriend. Try talking to him yourself again and tell him that you didn't know that this guy would all of a sudden call up your brother and tell him that you two both kissed after a long time of not telling. If he still doesn't believe you, then it will take a while for him to actually know that you aren't cheating on him. Are you starting to develop feelings for this guy? If so, you might want to talk to him to and then ask him why he called after a long time and told your brother that he kissed you. There is probably a reason to this too.
-Karen

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one of my friends asked the guy i like if he likes me and he said he doesn't know and he likes a lot of people. so when he says he doesn't kno...does that really mean "No but i'm not gonna say it"?? thanx! i rate high

It could mean that he may or may not and he probably does want to say it but it could mean that he doesn't know how he feels about you, since he likes a lot of other girls. It's really hard to tell, since every guy is different and that stinks sometimes.
-Karen

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Hey how do u first kiss ur girlfriend without the chance of embarrassment like if she doesnt want to. got any techniques on kissin too

You know when she wants to kiss you by the way she acts around you, through body language. If she always talks about wanting to be kissed, that's also a way to find out if she wants to. If you want to kiss your girlfriend, you should ask her if you can because that's always sweet; if she says yes, move towards her, lean in, and kiss her. Just don't kiss her when you don't actually get an answer from her because she may not want to be kissed.
-Karen

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my boyfriend tells me im a REALLY good singer, and he says that i should go out to be big, because now i just sing small gigs in coffee houses and stuff, but im afraid too. how do i overcome the fear?

Since you sing at small places such as in coffee houses, slowly and gradually make your way up and sing at bigger gigs but not so big that you will get nervous and be afraid to. If you do everything at a slow pace, you will overcome this fear but just don't let anyone force you to go out big.
-Karen

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How do u get a girl to kiss you? Or find out if she wants you to kiss her? or let her know that u want her to kiss you or be kissed by u?

Thnx 4 da help!

When you get the chance to be with her in person, simply ask her if you can kiss her and if she says you can, move towards her, lean in, and kiss her. If you aren't going out with this girl, you should ask her out because it will be better. If you want a girl to kiss, just be really sweet and start talking about kissing to her and she will get the idea that you want to kiss her. You can tell if she wants to kiss you by the way she acts around you. To find out if she wants you to kiss her, you can ask her yourself or have a friend ask her. That's all you have to do to kiss her.
-Karen

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i fink i may have add.its attention defiect(sp?)disorder.does aneone knw the simptoms?i cant sit still for more than half an hour and my concentration span is like 10 mins.i always get told of for talking and not concentrating.one of my teachers said that i might have it and im also dyslexic and it might be linked.wat do you fink?neone know ne websits i could go on?thank you

Here is a list of some symptoms of ADD:
-Short attention span.
-Loses interest quickly.
-Difficulty completing tasks which is perceived as un-stimulating.
-Difficulty following instructions.
-Makes lots of effort to complete task on time but often does not succeed.
-Makes careless mistake(s) in work.
-Fails to double check work.
-Easily distracted from task.
-Unorganized.
-Backpack, class binder or desk is often messy.
-Loses or misplaces homework, assignments, toys or clothing often.
-Poor short-term memory. Often forgets what has just been heard or read.
-Easily frustrated.
-Does not get along with other kids very well.
-Difficulty maintaining relationships.
-Has a strong sense of smell or touch.
-Bothered by clothing tags.
-Poor handwriting.
-Likes highly stimulating games or events.
-Shy, difficulty with maintaining eye contact.
-Difficulty following the rules of the game.
-Easily over stimulated.
-Hard to calm down once over-excited.
-High level of irritability.
-Emotional reactions often younger than age.
-Needs to be focus of attention.
-Class clown.
-Underachiever relative to ability.
-Daydreams a lot.
-Requires constant supervision or handholding.
-Enthusiastic starter and poor finisher.
-Acts before thinking.
-Poor planning ability.
-Difficulty waiting turn in group situations.
-Excessively shifts from one activity to another.
-Has difficulty shifting from one activity to another.
-Low pain threshold.


It sounds like you MAY have ADD. If you have had any of these symptoms for more than 6 months that I listed, then you need to see and talk to a doctor about this so you can get prescribed medicine that will help calm your symptoms.


I got this list of syptoms from http://www.idealu.com/add/checklist-child.html. You can also go to http://www.webmd.com and do a search about ADD.


-Karen

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I helped my friend get a boy, who is also my friend. She said she really liked him and totally wanted to go out. So I hooked them up. The boy is really sweet and really likes her. The day after they were together. She says to me that she's going to break up with him because she's in love with her ex from like a year ago. (And he doesn't like her like that.) She got me to hook them up, and she's going to break his heart after he admits his feelings for her. I don't think thats right. i told her she said she'll give him 1 week tops. I don't know what I should do

PLease help

You definitely need to talk to this guy that she is going to break up with because he doesn't deserve being done that to, after he admits his feelings to her. Tell him privately so he will know before hand and he probably will break up with her instead or just talk to her. It's not right for your friend to actually say "she'll give him 1 week tops." Just let him know what's going to happen and he'll handle this because this is between your friend and him, even though you hooked them up. You're right, this isn't right for your friend to do this to him. You should also try talking to your friend and ask her why she is going to break up with this guy to go back out with her ex-boyfriend, when he doesn't even like her as a girlfriend. Ask her what she would do if this guy was going to do this to her. It may change her mind but then it might not. Just let this go know what's going to happen so he won't get hurt that much.
-Karen

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my best friend broke up with her boyfriend last year in like march. during the summeri started to like him and she didnt seem to have a problem and i was always waiting there with me until he came online. then he asked me if i liked him and i was being stupid and said no. so then my friend asked him if he liked me and he said not anymore cuz she doesnt like me.. so she told me and i felt pretty stupid but got over it. a couple days ago i was talking to him online and flirting with him and i started to really like him again. so on friday i was online with him and i told him i was sorta dissapointed because no one was coming to watch me play basketball the night cuz they all had something to do. i didnt tell him what time it was or anything, i just told him what my teams record was and the name. i think he went online to the website and looked up the schedule. so anyway when i got there i didnt even notice he was there. right before the first half was over i was walking outside with my friend to get a drink and he said hi, but i didnt know it was him. after i came back in he said my name so i looked and i got all nervous, but i said hi back. after the game i was walking out but my dad was pushing me out of the gym so i noticed that he got off the bench as soon as i came in from the court but i never got to talk to him. i dunno if he likes me or not.

It sounds like he does like you, since he made the effort of coming to your game and saying "hi" to you. You should talk to him and tell him how you feel because he probably has figured out that you like him. Start hanging out with him more and start to flirt with him. Just let him know how you feel and he may tell you how he feels about you, even though he said he didn't like you, his feelings may have changed.
-Karen

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I am an 18 year old male. My best friend and I have been talking on messenger and we have both realized that we have extra feelings for each other. She is coming to my college next year to be with me. The only thing is she is bringing a guy who I am pretty sure is her boyfriend. She says she wants to start something when she gets down here but now I'm afraid with this guy coming too that I wont get my chance with her. Should I confront her about this guy and see what she says? Is there anything else I can do? Thank you

Yes, you should confront your best friend and ask her about this guy and see what she says. Tell her that you thought that you two had feelings for each other and that you didn't know she was going to actually bring a guy with her. If she's your best friend, then she is able to answer all your questions that you ask her and she probably won't mind.
-Karen

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My best friend is really sweet, but isn't so popular with the boys. I happen to be (not to me boastful) Anyway, when ever I tell her about my boyfriend or that a boy told me he likes me, she says "at least that guy likes you" SO I can't talk to her about guys. I don't know what to do


PLease help

Your friend may be jealous that you can get a boyfriend or a guy to like you when she can't. It sounds like her self-esteem is low. Try hooking her up with someone or have guys talk to her. If she feels self-conscience about the way she looks, give her a make over and this will help her get noticed by guys. Just talk to her and ask her why she says that you can get guys.
-Karen

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i was rated a 5 like 4 times in a row and my rating stayed at 4.86 What happened?

Well, it takes a few 5's for your rating to go up from 4.86 to 4.87. If you had any old ratings, they probably didn't get calculated so your rating stayed the same. You just need to try getting rated a lot more 5's for your rating to go up.
-Karen

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My dog has REALLY bad dandruff(sp?) and i do not know what to do. Is this normal? Ive tried brushing him but theres just so much! Does anyone know of any good products?

Yes, it's normal for your dog to have winter. Since it's winter, it's normal for your dog to have dandruff because her or his skin is just dry. You can actually use shampoos/conditioners for people who have dandruff. I suggest that you should try using Head and Shoulders because it does work, my friend used it on her dog. If that doesn't work, try going to a vet and get a prescribed product.
-Karen

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