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I never get to talk to my bf since we been going out. It seems kinda weird cause all my friends talk constantly on the phone with thier bfs and i dont.

If it seems kind of weird to you, then start talking to him because in a relationship, you need to communicate and if your boyfriend starts to notice that you aren't talking to him, he may dump you. Just call him up some day and start talking to him. Ask him if he wants to hang out some where. Hope I helped :)
-Karen

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ok well i just got a email form this really hot girl i mean holy nuts man. but i have a girlfriend already but its going kinda rough so should i sak out the hot girl or stay in a bad realation ship? ill rate high

Well, if you are having a bad relationship with your recent girlfriend, definitely dump her because it's only going to get worse. Relationships shouldn't be bad and rough. If you like this "hot girl", then ask her out but I would wait a while, just incase your girlfriend still has feelings for you. Hope I helped :)
-Karen

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okay well, how do you delete a person that was added to your advice colum,as a friend? because my friend got banned from her site and i have her on my advice colum as one of the people that you can click on their names and it goes to their sight. Okay, well thanks!

Click on "Favorite Columnists" on the left sidebar. Once you get to that page, click on "delete" next to their column name and they will then be deleted from your list. If they added you, you can't remove them from your list, only they can. Hope I helped :)
-Karen

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Okay, so i have this stupid timer on my computer that my grandpa put on it to make the screen turn off at a certain time, but the rest of the computer is on, you just can't see anything. Does anyone know how to do this? or take it off of the computer? Any help is greatly appreciated.. thanks

Yeah, I know how to not let your screen turn off. Click on Start, then go to your Control Panel, then click on Display Settings, then click on the Screen Saver Tab, and then click on Settings at the bottom, and where it says "Turn Of Monitor", put it to "never". Hope I helped :)
-Karen

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well there is this guy i realli reali realli ect like and he likes me he was about to ask me out and then all his freinds followed us so he didnt do it now his ex is starting to like him again what do i do so he wont start to like her b4 he asks me out?

You need to tell him that you do want to go out with him before he starts to like his ex-girlfriend again. Just talk to him over the phone or at school and start flirting with him so he knows that you still want to go out with him. Hope I helped :)
-Karen

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ok well i've been hearing from friends that my bf is goin all out for valentines day. like were goin out to eat and then movies and then he has something for me. and im nervous bout the whole thing. cuz i don't know exactly what were doing yet. i mean should i be nervous? its the first like real date we will be going on. cuz we usually just came over to each others houses. so should i just get over it or should i be nervous?

It's normal to be nervous about these kind of things but try not to be because if your boyfriend finds out that you kind of know about his plan, wouldn't that ruin the excitement of it? You need to be surprised on Valentine's Day, when he brings you on this date. Try to think that your friends were just lying, even though they weren't, so you won't be nervous. Hope I helped :)
-Karen

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I have liked this guy forever. I dont really talk to him in person, but I do on AIM all the time, and we fight constantly. The wierd thing is tho, at school, he stares at me all the time. We just got back from a retreat type thing, and there he always sat pretty close to me, like right in front of me. Yesterday, he IMd me saying "Ive changed, im sorry for being mean to you". But then a lil while after that he asked me if i had done this assignment so he could get the answers. Do u think this guy likes me, or just wants to use me for school related stuff?

From what I have read, it sounds like this guy is just using you for school related stuff. In my opinion, when he said "Ive changed; I'm sorry for being mean to you", I think he just wanted you to feel distracted in a way so you can give him the answers. Don't let this guy use you, you can find a better guy anytime. Hope I helped :)
-Karen

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as crazy as this may sound i am a columnist here and i have seemed to top myself with this question it is about myself when i was in secong grade it was this boy i really liked and we would flirt but nonthing more and went like this until 4th grade then we went to diffrent school earlier this year i went to a diffrent school but had to move and he was there and we went back to flirting and everthing else and sonner or later he asked me out and i said no because i did not know if he was playin or not even thought he seemed serious and i did not want to look dumb now that i am at another school i miss him really bad and i feel like it is my fault that we are not together what should i do?

Aww, you should definitely call him up or communicate with him another way and tell him how you feel. He may still have feelings for you, since he was the one who asked you out. When you do get the chance to talk to him, ask him if he was serious when he asked you out that time. You should hang out with him if he doesn't live that far away from you and start flirting with him more so he can get the picture that you like him. Hope I helped :)
-Karen

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Please help me. Theres this girl at school that i like. I asked her out about 3 or 4 monthes ago and she sayd "i dont want to ruin our frendship by going out so for now thats a no" should i ask her out again? does she even like me? wat should i do? PLEASE HELP ME

When you asked her out 3-4 months ago, she told you that she doesn't want to ruin your friendship be starting a relationship. But she did say that "now that's a no" so that means there could be a possibility of going out with her. I wouldn't ask her out again because like I said before, she doesn't want to ruin the friendship between you two. She may like you but then again, she may not. Try talking to her and ask her if she would ever go out with you or would like you some day. Hope I helped :)
-Karen

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Justin and I dated for like, 2 months and one week. We broke up because he said I couldn't trust him, he cheated. But he admitted it to my face.

Now, we both like each other again, after being broken up for about a month and still talking and stuff. He called me a couple nights ago just to talk, which he's never done before when we weren't together. He wants me to ask him out this time though, because he asked me out last time.

Should I do it? Or wait for him to? I mean I'm pretty sure he likes me, he's said it and he even purposely got kicked out of class so he could come see me (I got kicked out of class too, lol.)

If you think that you want to give this guy another chance, even though he cheated on you, and if you still care for him, then ask him out. If you don't know yet, wait until he asks you out. If I were you, I would think this all out. Can you trust this guy again, even though he cheated on you? Hope I helped :)
-Karen

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ive been trying all different kinds of excersizes to get a flatter stomach but most of them dont work that well. does anyone know any ideas to get a flatter stomach in just a few weeks? thanks i will rate high if the tip helps! thanks

To get a flatter stomach in a few weeks, you need to do a few abdominal exercises such as crunches and sit ups. If you do about 75 crunches or sit ups a day, you will see results in a few weeks. Eating healthy will help too. Hope I helped :)
-Karen

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what is toxic shock syndrom?

Toxic Shock Syndrome (TSS) is an acute infection which is characterized by high fever, a sunburnlike rash, vomiting, and diarrhea, followed in severe cases by shock, that is caused by a toxin-producing strain of the common bacterium, Staphylococcus aureus, occurring chiefly among young menstruating women who use vaginal tampons.
-Karen

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15/f I get really chapped lips, but they don't crack or anything, they just get sore and red and sometimes itchy. They flake too. So anyway, I've tried loads of different chapsticks and stuff, even blisteze which is a really good medical thing to use. It's really annoying me cuz I can't wear lip gloss or anything, plus they itch and I get red bits around my lips too. Does anybody know what's up with them?

Well I do know for a fact that your lips do get dry and chapped in the winter. My lips usually get chapped too and I use chapstick that has moisturizer in it so it cools and moisturizes my lips. Also, vaseline helps your lips and it won't make your them chapped. I don't know why your lips itch but I think you should talk to a doctor about that. Hope I helped :)
-Karen

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i need to know if this guy likes me

You can tell if a guy likes you if he flirts with you a lot. Some of these "flirting" signs are: teasing you or picking on you, wanting to talk to you, always trying to be around you, smiling or staring at you, asking if you are single, and so many other signs. Why don't you just ask this guy if he does like you? If he shows some of these signs that I have mentioned, then he is definitely interested in you. Hope I helped :)
-Karen

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I have dark hair on my arms and I wanna bleach it. Do I sue regualr bleach like the stuff for clothes or what?

Don't use regular bleach to bleach your arm hair. If you go to your pharmacy, you can find a few bleaches made to dye your arm hairs and it won't do anything harmful to you. Bleaching your arm hairs with regular bleach will actually burn your skin so don't do that. Hope I helped :)
-Karen

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13/f

I recently started using Nair on my embarassing, dark, thick arm hair. First I thought about it, and didn't think it was a good idea. Then my friend used it, and her hair grew back light and thin. I asked my mom, who is very picky about these things and knows A LOT about them, and she said I could try it. I used it about 2 or 3 weeks ago and no problems during the process, but it's growing back REALLY thick and spikey like leg hair after you have it. Is this just what happens the first time or should I not continue to use it? Thanks, I rate high.

Well it depends on how your hair grows but don't worry about it, just continue using it every other day. You could also try waxing your arm hairs because they won't grow back darker and thicker. Hope I helped :)
-Karen

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well im going out with this kid that is rude to my best friend but she is really rude to him to and whenever im with him my friend always starts with him and my friend thinks hes totaly rude and wants me to dump him but i dont want to cu i like him alot and she is really mad at me cuz i wont dump him cuz he is rude to her what should i do???

Your friend cannot force you to dump your boyfriend. Talk to her and tell her how you feel. Tell her that she needs to stop being mean and rude to your boyfriend. If you like this guy and he likes you, then you shouldn't dump him just because your friend said to. I would just ignore her for a while and if she asks you why you are ignoring her, then tell her how you feel. That's all you can basically do. Hope I helped :)
-Karen

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Do you think its wrong for a tenth grader to like a seventh grader even if the seventh grader is supposed to be in eighth grade? Im a female tenth grader and theres this male seventh grader thats hella kewl....what do you think?

Nope, it's not wrong to go out with a seventh grader. A two year age difference is alright so don't worry about it.
-Karen

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Hey I heard this song on a new radio station today and i was wondering if any of you know it it goes like *all my scars remind me that the past is real i tear my heart open just to feel* or something like that. If you know the band name or the song name... that would be very awesome!! or even both!!

This song is called "Scars" and it's by Papa Roach! It's a great song because they usually don't sing like that. Hope I helped :)
-Karen

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13-F! Tommorrow there's a dance at my town, I'm thinking of goin and need some help. How can I do my make-up? How can I do my hair?(A few inches below my sholder.) And what to wear? I'm thinking jeans and a white tee or tanktop. By the way* My crush is going to be there and were both single and how can I get him to know I want him?

For your make up, I suggest that you wear brown tones eyeshadows for your eyes, since you have brown eyes and a beige skin tone, and black or brown eyeliner with black or brown mascara. You can also wear lip gloss too. Since your hair is pretty long, I would straighten or scrunch it. That always looks cute! You should definitely wear a cute pair of jeans with a tank top and some sort of hoodie! As for your crush, try smiling at him when you are at the dance so you can get his attention. Just be flirty! Hope I helped :)
-Karen

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