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13/f/Tx
My boyfriend asked me if I was ready for him to kiss me. I've truthfully never kissed anyone before. He's taking me to the movies this weekend. He said if I was ready he wanted to kiss him there. I told him to talk to my cousin because she always knows everything, but he wants an answer from me. What do I do?

He shouldn't ask you if you'll be ready at the movies.
That's like planning it.
When you're finally ready, he shouldn't force it right away like he can't control himself. Kissing should never be planned, it should be in the moment.

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I am a STRONG supporter of the homosexuals and transvestites. My best friend is homosexual indeed and he will always remain my best friend.. I'm 14/f by the way. Anyways. I know that about 80% of the people in our school are homophobic and about 50% of them will harm my homosexual friends mentally and sometimes physically. I myself am bisexual but I haven't come out of the closet yet. Not even to my best friend. The thing is that I've lost several friends now since I declared my homosexual friend my best friend. I don't mind because I know that they are too shallow to match up to me. But the problem is that people are starting to tease me and such at school. For instance they ask "Do you uygs do it, you suck him, he's your slave whore, ew, you're friends with a gay guy" etc. It's been going on a lot lately now that I've entered high school. The other day, when I got off the bus, some guys decided to hassal me and one rammed into my chest with his shoulder. I believe that his actions were the result of me being friends with mybest friend (They were teasing him and me on the bus on the way home before I got off). Now I don't know what to do because I know that this situation is bound to escalate to worse situations. I don't and will NEVER drop my homosexual friends. EVER. But the thing is that I'm always hassaled by homophobic people at school and I just don't know what to do about them.

You don't need to fix yourself, you need to fix those other people.
Stand up to them by being sarcastic.
And, for instance, about the physical harrassment, you should speak to a counselor at school.

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I've tried to stop drinking soda but going without the caffeine gives me headache. I've cut down on it so now its only once in a while but does anyone know a way to cut it out completely and replace it with something else???

You're getting headaches because of the caffeine coming out of your system. Stop drinking it completely, and you'll stop getting headaches.
A good replacement is gum or excessive mints. You really cant get addicted to that.
Also, a bad habit can be broken in 3 weeks.
If you go 3 weeks without it, you'll lose the craving for it.

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hey guys. k so im in this special program for smarter people, also known as IB and we are already into it for 2 weeks now. im in grade 10 and this is my second year doing it. last year i didnt do this bad but the 2 assignments we got in history and english i got 59% and 50%. my dad especially thinks that im just not trying hard enough when i really am. watever i say he makes up an excuse for why im doing so bad. he wont beleive that IM JUST NOT SMART ENOUGH FOR IT! how can i let him know this or say something or something.. please help!!

I don't think you need to persuade your parents of anything, I think you should talk to the coordinators/ teachers of the program and see how you can fix the problem. If you were in it last year, you shouldn't have too much of a problem this year- it isn't like you got dumber.

Hope I helped.

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Ok....My Boyfriend his name is Zachary and I love him to death but he never want to talk to me what should i do

He never wants to talk to you.
How in the world do you love him then?
How do you communicate?
What kind of a relationship is this?????

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Hi...I liked this guy for 3 years now.And everyday at school i see him in the hallway and he sees me 2.Iwant to know 2 things.

1.How do i get him to notice me without him knowing?

2.How do i know if he likes me?



Thanx 4 your help!

Why would he like you if you guys have never spoken or gotten to know each other?
Never assume that.

Try talking to him and becoming friends first, then you can work from there.

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i just made a contest myspace site. and how do i get people to sign up for contests and then vote. because no one is signing up.

You can make an advertisement and put it on your personal page.
You can also add people and friends of friends. Posting your ad on other peoples' pages and bulletins works too.

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In high school, I was picked on a lot for being a little nerdier (big glasses), less well-dressed, and also less affluent than most of my peers. Now, I'm of grad-school age and I'm the subject of a false rumor that sounds pretty bad and has been quite damaging to my reputation. (In high school, I ignored the rumors and just concentrated on my studies. People just dropped the rumors about me because i deliberately isolated myself from them and seemed not to care.) NOW, during grad school, i'm the subject of new rumor(s), I've ignored the rumors for about eight months or so, but they have not died down. Instead, they have escalated, and more and more people are talking about it.

The rumor going around school is that "X girl saw me masturbating in the library bathroom." I have pretended not to hear it, and have ignored it for some time, but like i said, the rumor has escalated instead of died down, and now it's starting to annoy me that the grad students are talking about it so frequently, and the fact that i have overheard the rumor repeated for so long (several months). Now, although I know who the originator of the rumor is (I have heard her name repeated many times as the source of the rumor), I don't really know her as a person--I've never talked to her before. I don't realize why she started the rumor other than the fact that I don't dress as well, I'm not as pretty or popular, I'm not "cool", I don't appear to be wealthy or cool(from my clothes you can tell), and the fact that she picked me to start a rumor about because I'm an easy target--kind of nerdy, the shy, introverted type.

My question is, since I now have overheard it so many times who the originator of the rumor is (almost every single day), should I just email her and ask her to stop? I've already asked all of my friends who told me, "Just ignore the rumor. It's so stupid that they have got to stop spreading it and talking about you. Don't email her. If you do that, you'll just trigger her to create even more rumors about you [i.e., she could say that you are harassing or threatening her by emailing her and that you are a crazy, violent person, etc]."

I.e., "Please stop talking about me. I didn't do anything to you, and I'd just appreciate it if you please let the rumor die and talk about other stuff. Thank you," could be taken out of context, and she could spin it as, "She actually emailed me, told me to fuck off, and then threatened to hurt me. Now, she's harassing me. She's totally off her rocker, and this is harassment."

The reason my friends think this is a poor idea is because they believe she will spin or take out of context whatever polite email I write her and spin it as harassment or something crazy, etc.

Anyway, all I want is for the rumor to stop and for people to stop talking about me. I realize that it is partly my fault--I should have spoken up way, way earlier and corrected people after overhearing it the first time, but I didn't because I thought it was so ridiculous (and also technically unfeasible) a rumor that it would certainly die down.

I think you should confront her in person and see how she reacts.
If she is acting so much bigger and better than you by spreading a stupid rumor, she should be able to look at you in the face and be forceful about what she tells you.

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16/f...

my friend's two year anniversary with her bf is coming up and its like next week. and she has no clue what to get him. does anyone have any ideas on things that would be good for a 2 yr. anniversary gift for a guy?

the guy doesnt wear chains or anything so that isnt an option..

hes 18.. and so is she.

and she doesnt want to get him clothes either..

any ideas on what she should get him?

thanks in advancee

A watch, a wallet, an iPod, music, something easy.

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I broke up with my boyfriend about a month ago.And i still talk to him but i'm not sure whether he still has feelings or not. He flirts and i'm getting mixed signals. I'm scared if i ask him it'll turn awkward.
How can i find out?

Tell him you want to evaluate your relationship.
Ask him if you guys are friends, and if so, why he keeps acting the way he does.

The best way to do this without it being awkward is to ask when youre having a conversation, and the topic comes up. Don't bring it up randomly...(of course).

Also, you can just let his 'signals' slide if you don't have any feelings toward him.

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Did anyone try that almay line for combo skin?

Did it make a difference? Is it worth it? Would you buy it again? anything i should know?

thanks

I have combo skin, and I use Biore Pore Perfect Shine Control Foaming Cleanser, then I use Aveeno Daily Moisturizing Lotion.

That works GREAT. Best solution I've tried so far.

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So I'm 15 and I have been trying to have sex with my boyfriend for about a month the first time he didn't get in much bc i said it hurt and so he stopped then we tried again and he got like half way in and it bled like quite a bit but nuthin to alarming then we tried about a week later and he got it in all the way i bleed like ALOT!! For like 4 hours!!! I went to the hospital bc I was afraid i was goin to die they said bc i was close to my period it might have been my period came but the bleeding stoppd after like 4hrs they said nuthin to worry bout so i wentto the ob/gyn n she said it was my hymen that broke n thats why i bled so much bc he popped my cherry does that happen to some people they bleed ALOT for a long time when it pops and will it happen again??

If you went to your ob/gyn, and she told you what it was, of course many people get that.

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i want to buy a flash drive to hold photos. thats all i will be using it for.

how many pictures can i store on a ...

256mb-
512mb-
1 gb-
2gb-

where can i find the best deal?



thanks :)

It depends how big your photos are.

You can find the best deal at a cheap place like Costco, Target, and sometimes Best Buy.

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OK here it is...well i am going to dye my hair such a dark brown u\you can confuse it with black, but not jet black, it looks really good on me and brings out with mexican in me ... i love it..you know why i think it looks good on me? cause i am going to try to find the exact same color as my hair extension that i put to my head to see.now here it is:

I have brown hair with blonde streaks (i streaked me hair with loreal) and well, my hair changes shades of brown sometimes..but not much...so.....

Will i have to get dye darker than the hair color i want to achieve the color i want..or do i have to get a lighter shade than the color of the extension to get the color i want?

How long will this color stay in if you estimate?

should i really dye it darker cause it will probably look good but when it grows out itll look weird our should i just dye it again?

how long will i have to wait before i dye it again?

how much do you have to pay for good quality hair dye to stay in? and is loreal and thos famous ones really good.. or something like 'just 5' good?

give me some tips and pointers please if you need to point out anything.

Go to a salon. Thats an easy solution.

Your question is confusing, so I dont exactly understand the extension part, sorry.

I'm pretty good with hair, but your question is so out of order... I wish I could help more.

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13/f... for a while that area down there has been itching and the skin is really red i dont know what that is wat can i do to make it stop? plz help!

There are a few things that could have been the problem.

1. Skin down there is generally very sensitive. You could have used an irriating soap or even washed too hard. Be gentle next time and try not using a fragranced soap.

2. You arent cleaning yourself well enough. Enough said. When you take a shower, change your underwear. And if you take showers during the day, at night, clean yourself with baby wipes then change your underwear again.

3. You fooled around with someone and caught something, or you caught something someplace else by germs. Go to your doctor.

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I went to the dermatologist about a month ago and he perscribed me minocycline 100mg before bed. when i wake up in the morning, i am so dizzy. he told me that there was a slim chance that that would happen. It eventually passes after about 2-3 hours after i wake up. im afraid that when school starts and i have to walk to class that im gonna get dizzy. i have 5 pills left until my next refill. which means that ill take my last pill on July 30th. i dont know if this would help but im 15/f. I have an appointment to see my dermatologist on august 30th. and one more refill until then. i know that when i take myself off of this medication, the dizziness will stop. So i know it wont affect me long-term. so what should i do?

Ask your dermatologist if he has any other medications with fewer side effects.

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I'm going to a pretty big movie premiere in Hollywood tonight. I have no idea what I'm supposed to wear. Should I go with a cute cocktail dress? My parents said not to wear jeans. So should I find just a cute stylish skirt? I'm so confused. Please any suggestions would be amazing!

The movie is "John Tucker Must Die".

A cocktail dress would be best. A skirt can be too much to look at sometimes, and is hard to match with a nice top. When choosing a dress, wear something simple and make sure your shoes and bag match. Good luck.

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me and my boyfriend have been together for 8 months now. he means everything to me and vise versa. we have been having sex for a few months now but it got out of control. every time we saw each other we would have sex and we didnt want it to start taking over our realationship and having it be all about sex, so we decided to take a little break until our 1 year anniversary. but when ever we are together he wants to fool around. dont get me wrong, i dont mind, i love being close to him but then sometimes hes like i really wish we had a condom. or later that night he will be pissed that we fooled around again. how can i find out what he really trully wants?

I think he doesnt mean to be angry or anything, but since you guys went through that phase when sex was a huge factor, he probably got used to it. Maybe you guys should go out next time, and go places you cant have sex so there isnt any bad feelings involved.

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I have this problem with guys not looking at my face. there always looking at my but or chest you have to practically yell at them to get there attetion. I neeed help of how to get them to notice my face .

Maybe you have a nice body. Not all guys look at girls that way. You can dye your hair a vibrant color or wear nice eyeshadow or even bright lipstick. Dont do it all at once though, otherwise you'll look like a hooker.

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Okay so I have a new laptop and I was wondering if there is anyway I can transfer(copy) all the songs on my ipod onto my laptop(I know Itunes doesnt allow this, so I wanted to know if there is any other possible way to get the songs off the Ipod)?

If you still have your old laptop with Itunes on it, you can buy a flash drive and transfer them into your new computer.

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