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Did you ever wake up and wonder when your life became a soap opera? A bizzare mixture between 'Dawson's Creek' and 'Days of our Lives'?



I know I've had that feeling - that it's just all too dramatic and ridiculous, and wouldn't it be nice to go and under a nicely-furnished rock for a while? So, whilst I do not promise or claim to be an expert on how teenage boys minds work or how you can uncode your best friend's baffling behaviour, I'll always attempt to empathise and offer some honest words of advice.



I am 21, with a fairly dysfunctional life as a artsy student type. I've recently graduated with a degree in Philosophy, and am spending time working in the law before returning to university for further study. I still don't know what I want to do with my life, but I like where I am at the moment. I like shoes, bad television, chocolate cheescake and pretty things.



I am very busy at the moment, attempting to fund my life as a postgraduate (that's grad school to the Americans). I do still stop by quite a lot to help out with the admin stuff, but my column is pretty lame and inactive. Boo-hiss. I will however still endeavour to answer any questions that are sent my way, so feel free to send questions to my inbox.





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I was listening to that white stripe song fel in love with a girl and noticed that it had the same lyrics as the Joss Stone song Fell in love with a boy...What happend there? is fell in love with a boy/girl an old folk song or something? does anyone know anything about that?? ill rate. Thanks.



The song was written and released by the White Stripes, and later covered by Joss Stone.

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ok welll.. im 14 and i gave head to someone and i told ONE person or two .. i forgot buh now everyone at schoool is talking about it . and tha kid i gave head to is yelling at me because people are saying that i told people when i didnt. right now i am in like trouble because ppl call me names like slut and stuff like that and they are like starting to hate me so idk. so right now i dont even no what to do. someone please help.



That's really tough to be in that situation. The sad thing is, there is nothing you can do to stop people talking. Kids are like that, they'll talk and be callous and mean when they latch on to a piece of gossip.

Hold your head high. You might feel like hiding and trying to apologise for what you did, but that will not get you anywhere. People will only jeer more if they sense you are embarassed and ashamed, as this means that their bullying is working. Ignore the gossip as best you can. Don't rise to any bait if people jeer at you. It will take time, no matter how maturely you deal with it, but the less you react, the quicker people will let it go. Good luck, and I'm sorry this happened to you.

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ok i like this guy Ben. And he is mine and my friends ex boyfriend. Well he tells my friend he likes me and thinks im hot. Sometimes he says he is going to ask me out that day. But of course he never does. I realli like him (again) but i dunno if i should make the first move cuz if he is realli not into me im gonna feel stupid. I he shy? Wut should I do?



The best thing to do is be proactive. You don't have to actually ask him out if that makes you feel weird and too forward (although there's no reason why it should!), but you can try being playful and flirty with him, and see how he reacts. If your behaviour indicates you're interested, he's more likely to ask you out, as he probably harbours the same sort of fears of rejection as you do. Good luck!

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OK...i noticed this horrible odor and after awhile i discovered it was coming from my vagina! Ughh its disgusting. I know "they say" it smells down there if you eat certain foods like meat...i had a turkey sandwhich for dinner..could that be it? or could i have some kind of infection? I really dont wanna be in school and have people notice the odor ...wat can i do to conceal it / get rid of it? Any help is good help..thanks



It depends how strong the smell is. It's natural to have a scent, but if it's a particuarly strong or overpowering smell, this may be a sign of either poor hygeine or an infection. Allisonmarie has already given sensible advice about keeping clean, so I won't rehash it. I will say don't worry too much - many girls are self-concious about how they smell, but it probably isn't anywhere near as noticeable as you think it is. Go to a doctor if you are concerned, or if the smell is accompanied by an unusual discharge, but otherwise I'd say just concentrate on keeping clean and healthy down there and the smell should go away.

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Okay, where it says how many times you have been rated, mine keeps dropping, but on my feedback I have more than the number it says. Is this happening to ya'll or what's wrong?



http://www.advicenators.com/faq.php

It only counts the feedback you got in the past thirty days. That means your average can change as the numbers it is based on change, but also that the number of times you have been rated can change, as it's only the most recent ones that are used for the calculations about ratings.

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im 5'4 n i weigh 90 and my friends and family are always telling me that i look like im loosing weight but i think im fat! i havent eaten anything in like 5 days and i feel really sick. what should i do???
xox rica



You should speak to a doctor and/or a dietician immediately, beacuse you shown signs of having an eating disorder - you are medically underweight (check out www.am-i-fat.com), so your perception of your weight is way off. This combined with your weight possibly suggests that you either have an eating disorder or are on your way to having one. You must speak to medical professionals who will help you to physically gain weight and mentally become healthy again in your perception of yourself. This may be a long and difficult process, but you need to start as soon as possible before your current weight does some serious long term health damage to your internal organs or your fertility. Good luck.

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hey can anyone give me some advice on how to have my hair wavy without using a curling iron cuz they never seem to work and too long to do. thanks everyone!



Wash your hair before you go to bed and put it into braids. How many braids you need depends on how thick your hair is. If you have relatively thin hair pigtails will suffice, but if you have thick hair it's better to divide your hair into four or more sections and braid each one. Doing french braids in the same way is also good for getting wavy hair. You can use products in your hair to help make the waves stay, but these aren't necessary - most hair types will hold waves pretty well if they are left like this overnight. Also, make sure your hair is completely dry before you take out the braids (hence why I advise doing it just before you go to bed, so you wake up and take them out) or the curls won't last very long. Good luck!

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Hey! Omg i have the same prob as boy trubs! Its so annoyin i just always seem to act weird and i dont get it cuz im not the embarressed type! Please help me, and boy trubles



Please do not post the same or similar questions twice. This is considered spamming, and will get you banned in future.

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Ok im 14 and a 34 in like ltd 2 bras that is wicked small!!! but im fit! and i went through everything.. im going to be a freshman in a couple of days!!! what do i do!!! im small! and i cant wait for them to groww!!! and guys are going to not want to go out with me HELP!!!! and dont tell me to stuff cause that is like so obviose!!!

signed so SMALL!!



Any guy who wouldn't consider you as a girlfriend because of the size of your breasts is not worth the time of day. Would you really want to go out with somebody so shallow anyway?

Confidence is sexy. If you are confident with yourself, this is far more attractive than than big breasts. Find some clothes that flatter the shape you have, such as little vests tops (which bustier girls can't wear without looking top-heavy) or tops with detailing around the bust area (which draw the eye upwards). Also, look at your posture. Standing (and sitting) up straight and tall can do wonders for how your figure appears. But finally, don't worry too much: guys worth dating aren't going to be concerned by your size, andd you'll grown in time anyway.

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how do i get my gf from cutting herself?



Please do not post questions more than once, even if they are not immediately approved. This is against the rules and will get you banned on the next occassion. Thank you.

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ok ive just answer like 10 questions and all of them have been deleted! like they wernt all innapropriate nether were mi answers! but its not fair that they got deleted...y did they tho



It could be due to the server being moved (some questions were, unfortunatley, lost), but if you asked the same question ten times, it would have been deleted for violation of the rules, as multiple posting of the same question is not allowed. There are a variety of reasons your question(s) might have been deleted, such as them being on the list of questions we delete list. Have a browse through the FAQ on the topic (http://www.advicenators.com/faq.php). If your questions didn't have any reason to be deleted (and please do check carefully that they didn't) then you can repost, as it's fairly safe to assume that they were just lost in the server move.

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my neighbor was pregnant with twins, not even 5 months in the the pregnancy her water broke and the babies were born, sadly, ian passed away because he wasn't strong enough to breath on his own. it's a closed ceromnoy so only my family and two others are invited. do you think i should go, the atmosphere of wakes just scare me peroid. honestly, i want to go, i'm just iffy about it. do you think she'd understand.. x3



You have to weigh it up. On the one hand, it sounds like your attendance is quite important to your neighbour, and it's important to show your support, for her and her families sake. However, if you think you would find it really traumatic and frigtening, you shouldn't go. As others have said, there are other ways to show your support, and I'm sure your neighbour would understand that you just didn't feel able to cope with the situation. But I think if you can go, you should. It is never going to be particuarly pleasant, but if you can attend and pass on your condolences, the wake is the best time to do that.

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Where can I find lyrics to songs at. I tried www.dapslyrics.com but it wont let me in. Thanks.



Google is your friend. If you type in the song name and artist plus 'lyrics' you'll find a bunch of places which have them. It's actually much quicker than searching for a song on a site like dapslyrics, as you usually get a direct link to the lyrics if you just google it.

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Ok me and my friend were at the school watching my boyfriend practice for football and after-ward they get changed so me and my friend were outside waiting for him and at my school its like a long path way and half way is the high school and then all the way down is the middle school and then theres like little tower things on the side and me and my friend were sitting against them and my friend is a lot bigger then me so I wouldn't be that notice-able..so my boyfriend walks by and I didn't notice it was him and my friend was like hey its your boyfriend ( no names used ) and he was walking with his friend and he doesn't like my friend so she was like hey its .... and he doesn't even look over at us he just like throws his hand behind him like waving and walks away...so I was like about to cry cause I thought he was gonna break-up with me and so after we was up there me and my friend go and walk up and I see him in his car and he waves to me like all friendly and stuff...so then we met our other friends and I tell them what happened and there all like talking about breaking-up with him or like telling him off and so I call him and I was like are you mad at me and hes like like all in a happy voice and I was like then why did you walk past me and ignor me and hes like what? when? and I was like when my friend said hey to you and hes like you were with her? and then he had to go so I told my friends and their like hes lying and I dunno who to belive!? please help! sorry its so long!! I'll rate you high just for reading it all!

- c o n f u e s s e d -



It sounds to me like he didn't see you behind your friend, making it a genuine mistake on his part - if he had been deliberately ignoring you, it would make sense for him to continue his behaviour when you saw him at his car and when you spoke to him.

If you are still suspicious, probe him a bit more, but if you do believe his story don't let your friends comments get to you, and politely explain to them that it's all sorted out now. Your friends undoubtedly have your best interests at heart, but they're probably a little biased as they heard the story that he'd ignored you before they'd heard any explanation. If you tell them firmly that you believe your boyfriend (providing you do, of course) and it's sorted out, then hopefully they'll understand. Good luck!

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I am jus wonderin.....how do goths getmarried??? they dont beweive n god so u kno.... idk im jus curious!! lol i rate jinx



Goth is a label for people who are interested in a particular genre of music and fashion. Many enjoy making statements through their appearance by, for example, piercings, tattoos and dramatic clothing. None of this has anything to do with religion - a goth can be a Christian, an atheist or a member of any other religion. So if a goth is a Christian they would marry in a Church in a normal religious ceremony.

If your asking about how atheists get married (i.e. people who just don't believe in God), the amswer is that you can be married by a registrar in a civil ceremony (which can be conducted in many places as long as they are licensed - hotels, beaches, etc.) where the couple makes the same promises as in a Christian ceremony minus the specifically religious ones. I hope I helped.

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I know this kid. He asked me to give him a blow job and I didn't say anything. I wouldn't mind giving him a blow job but I am scared about it. I need to know what it is like. Can anyone with experience tell me and give me details. PLEASE!



This is on the list of questions we delete (see the FAQ), so I'm not going to approve it, but I thought I'd give my 2 cents. You can google for tips on how to pleasure your boyfriend, but the best tip is to relax and do what feels natural to you. Ask you boyfriend to tell you what feels good as you are doing it, and you'll reach something that works for both of you.

The phrasing of your question concerns me somewhat though. This 'kid' - is he your boyfriend? Do you like him? Do you want to do this, or are you ambivalent and just being pressured into doing it? If you aren't interested in doing it or don't want to because you are scared, please don't feel you have to. It's your body and you should respect it.

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Okay, this might sound stupid but here it goes: My friend is obsessed with the fact that I have a lot in common with her boyfriend. Whenever she brings up the subject, she'll call him and ask both of us what things we like, and if we say the same thing she'll scream and say that we're going to fall "madly in love." I've told her hundreds of times that he's going out with HER, and he obviously LIKES her! I've spoken to her b/f once, and I don't like him that way, but she's obsessing that he's going to break up with her for me.. whom he's never even met. She's mad that she has NOTHING in common with this guy, and that I do, and I don't want to lose her as a friend.. and she won't listen to anything I say!

Sorry for the long post, but any ideas on what I should do?



Just keep doing what you are doing, reassuring her that you aren't interested and your sure he isn't either. Hopefully if you repeat it often enough, she'll believe you. It might be worth trying to get to the bottom of why she's worrying - does she have low self-esteem and not believe she's worthy of her boyfriend, or does she not trust him to stay with her? Try talking to her about why she's so worried and hopefully this will both help her sort out her own head and take the focus of you and back on to her and her worries. Good luck!

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ok well i cut and stuff but i really want to tell my mom about it because i meen i want to get help but i just was wondering like how could i like talk to her about it? me and my mom are like really close and stuff but i think it would like kill her! should i tell her or no?



Please do not post the same / very simialr question multiple times. This slows down how quickly your question will be approved, and in future will get you banned.

I think telling your mother is important, as it's the first step in getting help and support. Wait for the right moment when she's not busy, make sure there aren't things like TV or other siblings around which could distract her and tell her you have something important to tell her. Good luck.

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im only 14 and about 3 days ago i got hit in the side of the face with a softball during warm up to a game... my mom took me to the doctor yesterday and he said that i had a concussion and to watch it closly because i might have a slow internal bleeding in my head... he said that if i started to act funny and get slurred speech and can barly walk that i probably need a cat scan to see what all happened for shure.. in the short time that ive have this the back of my head behind my ear has swelled up (i was hit in the front of the head) and i have really bad headaches... im getting to the point where i walk really slow and i almost fall over.. i scared of what will happen and when my friends found out they all started crying... the person who threw the ball that hit me in the head cant forgive herself and i dont know what to do.. i dont know whats gunna happen and i just need some help



It sounds like you should visit the doctor again, just to be on the safe side. Don't worry too much - the scan is only to check what's going on. It is frigtening to have to have it done, but it is just a precaution at this stage, from which the doctors can look at what, if anything, needs to be done to help you. *Hugs*

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I'm fifteen, female.

I get whistled at, hooted at from trucks, minorly harassed A LOT. It's harmless, and a little of it I have no problem with, but it gets annoying.

It's reeeeeeeally hot most of the time (I'm writing from Mexico, and I usually live in Southern California), so just covering up isn't an option, and it doesn't seem to help. I tried it one day when it was cool outside and got just as much unwanted attention as usual.

I've tried being a bit aggressive, but I don't know these people and most of the time they just laugh. Also, it doesn't stop it from happening the next time, which is all I really care about.

So, how can I stop guys from doing this? Is there anything I can wear that's nice and cool but utterly unflattering?



There is nothing you can easily do. I have found there is little pattern in what guys find 'honkworthy', so even wearing unflattering or heavy clothes doesn't deter some guys. I've been catcalled in my most unflattering outfits, including jogging bottoms reserved for cycling. In any case, why should you have to hide yourself away and be uncomfortable in the heat because of these guys? I'm sad to say it, because it's not something you should have to put up with, but unless something which is really offensive is actually said, it seems better to just hold your head high and ignore.

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