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ok im goin out with a guy named david!! well we haven't been going out for a long time and i want to brake up with him!!! he is sooo nice and treats me like a princess!!!!! he's soo sweet but i dont know how to brake up with him!!!!!! i feel so guilty!! plz help me!!!!!!!! how should i brake up with him???!!! i rate high!!!
ineedhelp,
megan

Why do you want to break up with him? More information would really help. Otherwise, just give it some time, since he seems like a nice guy.

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Hi! Ok, This may seem weird, but I discovered that my bf doesn't like the smell/taste of mint. So I was wondering what type of non-mint things can I use to freshen my breath? Like candy or something... Please help. Thanx!

Listerine just put out an orange flavor. Maybe you could try that instead of the minty mouth washes.

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Hey guys,
I'm 14/f and I'm going to be turning 15 on May 18th, so I was going to see if I could get a tattoo with my older sister. I don't know where I would get one though, and Idk what to get a tattoo of. If anyone can, please let me know what you think would look good to get, or what would be sexy. Also, if you can, please let me know where you think it is best to get one at, or where they look really good on people. I've never gotten one before, but if any of you have ever gotten one before, or know someone who has can you please let me know whether it hurts really badd or not? I can take pain pretty much. I only have my ears and bellybutton pierced, so I'm sure I should be able to get a tattoo. Alright, if you can please give me some ideas of what to get!!!! Thank you so much!!!! I'll rate you a 5 if you atleast try to answer.

I think you need parents permission to get a tattoo if you are under 18. Search google for "tattoos" or "tattoo galleries" to get ideas. Or look at http://www.bmezine.com/tattoo/bme-tatt.html, which also has a lot of tattoo galleries, as well as personal stories about getting tattooed.

Whether or not a tattoo hurts is a relative question. It feels different to different people. My tattoo felt like an annoying burning feeling that hurt just a little bit. It made me light headed and sick to my stomach. My husband has four tattoos, and he smiles and talks while he gets them, and feels very little pain at all. My best friend cried through her tattoo. So, like I said, it depends on the person.

Getting a tattoo feels nothing like getting a piercing, because piercings are over with so quickly, and the needle is only in one place. A tattoo generally takes between half an hour and three hours. But it can be shorter or longer depedning on your design.

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This may be a little long, sorry.

I've been with my boyfriend [we are both 18] for almost three years. Ever since he started college, he began experimenting with pills. I honestly don't like people who mess around with drugs, and I've told him that I don't want him poppin pills. He told me he likes the feeling, and that he isn't going to stop until he wants to, whether or not I like it, and if it bothers me that much, that he wont tell me when he does it.

I'm not saying that I want to leave him or anything, but I don't like the fact that he hasn't put my feelings into consideration. He gets mad at me when I get mad at him, and I can't stand that. I'm not the one doing anything wrong, unless caring about him and his health is wrong.

I really don't know how to go about this situation, because it does make me very upset. When he goes to parties, I tend to wonder if he's doing drugs [pills] and I get mad. It's not like I can ask him either, because really, it doesn't make a difference, and I know that, and because he even said it himself, he's not going to tell me when he does it.

Now I feel that there is lack in communication and trust. between him and I. Am I being overprotective? He had said to me before, "watch when you go to college, you'll see how the world is really like, and you're going to experiment in a lot of different things." [I will be attending college this fall] But I know that I wouldn't do drugs because I live in a big city, where drugs are put out in the open, and I haven't tried anything besides weed. Besides, I absolutely HATE people who pop pills.

With that also being said, I'm beginning to feel a type of way because he is one of those people. I don't hate him though and I don't want to end a three year relationship with him just because he is taking pills. I just don't know what to do or say to him anymore.

Please help. Any advice is welcomed. Thank you.

When I met my husband, he was on so many different drugs. I told him we could be friends while he was on drugs, but we wouldn't date. He loves me so much, that in order to have a chance with me he quit pot, coke, ecstacy, elephant trumpets, shrooms, and pain killers. He cut back from dirnking every day to a few times a month, and he never drinks enough to get drunk.

I think that if you are really important to this guy, he will do the same for you.

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i want to dye my hair out of a box as opposed to getting it done professionally. is this a bad idea?

I've always heard that if your hair is light brown or lighter, do it yourself. But if it's auburn, brown, or black, you should have it done professionally.

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15/f- I want to go on the birth control pills called Seasonale because they give you a longer cycle so that you have fewer periods a year, who wouldn't want that, right? well...my mom won't let me get them because she says i'm too young...and then she started giving me excuses such as "the doctor doesn't perscribe birth control unless you're sexually active" well...if i were sexually active, wouldn't i have wanted the pills BEFOREHAND anyway??? and i was under the impression that sometimes birth control is percribed to those with irregular periods to help regulate them. so, was my mom correct? and if she wasn't, how can i convince her to let me get seasonale? thanks!

Your birth control is your choice. Youre doctor will prescribe it if you want it. Your mom is probably afraid that if you get on birth control you will be sexually active, and as long as she keeps you off of it, you won't be.

If it's really important to you, you can get seasonale yourself through planned partenhood, without parental consent. But be sure it's what you really want before going behind your mom's back.

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I am trying to do scholarships to get money for collage because my parents dont have the money so if anyone can give me incit (im not good at spelling so please excuse that) o if you were reading a paper what you would want to know. I have the question about black rhinos. Im the presiden of the Nation of Zambezia and the poaching is out of control, what would you do to help the problem and why. Now i dont want people to do the essay for (like anyone would do that anyways) but if you know good sites/ books mags ect could you please give me the title and if you were reading an essay on the topic what would u like to see in the story (past attempts on helping the situations or how close they are to being extinct ect) any infromation will be welcome. thanx a million and sorry for it being so long.

I can't really help you answer your question, but there are additional scholarships at fastweb.com. You answer a questionaire and they help you find the scholarships that are right for you.

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Ok my hair just always feels so... i dont know like not as nice. Like everyone elses hair is so shiny and like reflects the sunlight. Its just so silky. Mine just feels more yucky i guess. Mine isnt like that. ugh. DOes anyone have any good suggestions like good conditioners or anything? THANKS SOOO MUCH!! I really need help! Ps. I take a shower every day if that helps

Every time you run out of shampoo and conditioner, switch brands. Also, you might try a hot oil treatment. That's what works good for me. Next time you go to the salon, ask your stylist for some recomendations.

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Hello again, Cailoisa. I wanted to personally thank you for responding to my earlier question a few days ago.
At that time, I rated you a four. I found you very insightful and compassionate. But then I thought more about the insights you had offered. I also compared your response to me with what other advice columnists had written. I soon realized I had to upgrade you to a five.
Cailoisa, your insights and suggestions were absolutely the very best advice I have ever received on my topic of concern. No other advice columnist, counselor, psychologist, or professional has ever given me such wise, sensitive, compassionate, accommodating, and human advice! You get a five--but I intend it as a 25. I think you are awesome!

Because of your flexible and wise advice, I would like to follow up with you on a question, if I may.

I'm the guy who wrote about the problem with his girlfriend having the erotic fetish of always placing her hand over my mouth in public. While I enjoy this erotic tactility in private, I was finding it awkward to deal with in public, even as she was deriving a great thrill from it.

Other advice columnists were harsh and derided me and her for the erotic fetish. No one really had a sound solution to dealing with it. Some advocated eliminating the fetish altogether, which isn't the issue. But only you were sensitive and accommodating to the fetish, and I thank you for being so flexible and open-minded.

You advocated helping her find other outlets for her hand-over-mouth fetish. That is a fantastic and excellent idea I had never thought of! You intrigue me with your insightful suggestion. I am happy you seem to want to curb or re-channel the fetish in public, to re-direct it, not eliminate it entirely.

My question: Can you suggest some ideas or ways in which she can re-focus her hand fetish so as not to be doing it so publicly? Is there a balancing compromise that will allow her to still have the handgag fetish but to do it in another form or place as an outlet for her compulsive need to do it publicly? Any help would be appreciated! Thanks for being THE VERY BEST, Cailoisa! (See ADDITIONAL INFO.)

Thank you so much for your kind words. I've been trying to think of something that would work, but I haven't come up with anything great. I think building on your idea of allowing hand-gagging in semi-public places is a great idea. If she really likes doing it in front of people, perhaps you might find a sympathetic friend to go out with, or have over sometimes.

I've been trying to think of a "replacement" thing that she could do in very public settings. I'm sure that it would be something that keeps her hands on you, but I haven't thought of anything definate.

I do feel that she should continue this behavior, since you both seem to enjoy it. I think you're right that cutting it out entirely is not a solution.

I have some thoughts for a temporary solution. I could be wrong, but it seems to be a dominance fetish. Perhaps allowing her something subtle in public, like "leading" by a loose bracelet around your wrist. Maybe when she really feels the urge, you could sneak off to a slightly more secluded place.

If she's open about it, the two of you might be able to brainstorm what ideas might work best for you.

I'm sorry it's taken me so long to respond, and I will definately keep your concern in mind. I will respond to you again if I could think of anything more helpful. I hope that you both find something that works out good for you. If you feel like you need to bounce ideas off somebody: theysayhi (at) aol.com

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Well yesterday i sae my belly button had a few small black hairs around it so i decided to but some hair dye on it and i did it started itching and left a lighter skin tone to the rest of my body!! the black hairs have gone now but i have my belly button pierced and wondered if it would have got infected or anything please help lush me xxxxxx

I don't know what to tell you to do for now, but next time just pluck them. If your piercing itches or turns red and puffy, then there's something to make it better. Combine 1 cup of very warm water and 1 tsp of sea salt. Use a cotton ball to soak your piercing, and that should clear up any problems.

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ok i have stretch marks on my legs (15/f) and i was wondering how the heck do i get rid of them? summers comming up and i dont want to be seen in a swim suit with stretch marks on my hip/legs...
please help i rate high

The best thing is time. Try rubbing them with a vitamin E lotion with aloe. Drink lots of water, which will also help to prevent them in the future.

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if you have sex (and your a girl) and you have a physical. you know what the look down there so see if everything is alright. can see tell just from looking that you have had sex? and how

If you get a pap smear your doctor will definately know. Your hymen was broken when you had sex. For those who haven't broken it, it is a visibly noticable white-ish "skin".

A side note, there are other ways to break your hymen than having sex: a bad fall in a certain way, using tampons, etc.

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i skipped all of my workout classes for the past month cause i've been sick. yesterday i came back, worked out SO hard, now my muscles are so sore that i could hardly get out of the bed. i want to know what is the best thing to do (esp. for my legs, they hurt so bad)...

a) rest for the next couple days and do nothing until they feel better
b) keep working the muscles, continue running and conditioning today
c) stretch them?... or what, i dunno.

only answer if you know what youre talking about. thanks

Rest a day, stretch very gently every day, and in about a week, start to work out very lightly.

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for around 2 years now i have had this white stuff in my knickers.. what is it and what dus it mean??
My mum started her period when she was sixteen ad im 13 so i neva thought i meant i was gonna started my period soon

It's normal. If it bothers you, try wearing those extra thin panty liners.

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ok..I have scoliosis and my mom says doing pilates or yoga would help..would that really work?

I have it too. Yoga will make you feel quite a bit better. Pilates kills my back. Focus on exercises that strengthen you upper and lower back, and your abdominals. Remember to take it slow to start with to avoid strain.

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We're doing a lab in school next week which involves the murdering of goldfish so that we can look at its circulatory system. Who cares? It's just a goldfish, right? Wrong. Goldfish are animals too. People, like myself, have had golfish as pets. Mine lived up to be 7 years old, which is a very long time for a goldfish, but it created a bond between us. My teacher even made a joke about it, that her turtle likes this lab the best because he gets to eat all the dead goldfish. Which I guess is good in retrospect because they aren't just throwing them away once they've dug out all of their organs. It's the principle of the thing though, I know the boys in my class with be nothing but immature about this and torture the goldfish before killing them. I can't watch any kind of death, the only time I killed a fly I cried for an hour. And she has them swimming in glass bowls in our room now, so we get to watch them every day, only to murder them later on. When we did frog dissection, an alternate computer program was offered to observe their organ systems, so why are we buying so many fish each year that could have ended up as pets for other people and lived 7 years? If we killed just one fish and made a video on it,though it's still cruel to that one fish, the hundereds of fish we kill each year would be limited to one fish, once. Or even if our teacher was going for a hands-on experience, she could just kill one at the front of the class and have all of the students take a look. It's just wrong to me that we are going to be graded on the procedure of taking a beating heart and making it stop.

So, what can I do to stop this? How do I try and get my teachers and classmates to understand? Or am I overreacting?

There's not much that you can do to stop the whole class. But, you might be able to get yourself out of it. Be prepared to compromise. Insist to your teacher that you really can't do it. She if she has any alternate suggestions first. If not, suggest writing a paper, watching over a classmates shoulder and taking detailed notes, and so on.

Maybe you'll save at least one fish.

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i dont really no what category this should be under,but anyways...

My legs are sort of sensitive and get dry a lot,does anyone no what shaving cream that would pervent dry legs?

Try something with Vitamin E in it. Aloe helps as well.

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I am a 46-year-old male dating a 34-year-old girl. She has a very peculiar fetish. She enjoys putting and keeping her hand over my mouth as a gag. She loves the way it looks and sounds, and gagging me into muffled speech gives her a sense of dominant power and control. At first, I really didn't mind. Lisa has very nice hands--pretty, soft, sweet-scented. Her handgags are an erotic, intimate way for us to enhance our relationship. As she started to insist on handgags that last longer than an hour, I knew I was in trouble.

But lately, she has decided she really enjoys doing this in public. Lisa says she wants people to see her hand over my mouth. She loves catching me off guard by covering my mouth whenever I am speaking to another person. Lisa loves hearing my muffled speech and sees this as very humorous, so she does it at every opportunity. But she won't take her hand away! And she won't allow me to remove her hand. Lisa insists on doing things like keeping my mouth covered during an entire movie or concert! Or handgagging me when I try to order a meal in a restaurant. Lisa has done this to me in church, in banks, at school, and in stores. I have tried to ask her not to do it in public because it is embarrassing. But she says she cannot stop and is doing it all the more and gagging me all the longer. I love Lisa and don't want to fight over this. How can I reason with Lisa to do this in private when she really wants to do it in public so badly? Is there a compromise to make both of us happy? How can I handle this situation?

If she honestly cannot help it, and can't control it, then you might want to see a relationship counselor, or see if she will go to a counselor by herself.

Perhaps you could try some new fetish things to give her a new outlet.

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My dad wants to move to Winter Springs, Florida (It's by Orlando) If you live in that city could you let me know how you like it?Are the kids nice there and the is town safe?How are the schools and teachers? By the way I'm a 14 year old girl so I'm going to high school next year.Thanks a bunch!

I don't live there, but if you want statistics, go to http://www.homefair.com and click on reports. You can get in depth school statistics, cost of living, demographics, and crime indexes.

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I am trying to find an acid free box to store my big wedding dress in, but I just can't find them anywhere. I looked on the internet and found some great boxes from emptybox.co.uk. but buy the time I have it shipped to the United States from Europe it is going to cost about $200. I can't find any place in the U.S. that sells anything like it. Does anyone know where I can buy an big acid free box?

Most places around here that sell wedding dresses also sell boxes for storage, and sometimes even offer a service to seal your dress in an airtight package. Check stores that sell wedding dresses in your area.

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