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Answer: Everybody is different, I have no way of knowing how your crush expresses him/herself. The best way is to just ask them, you'll never get anywhere if you don't.

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what is the normal colour of girls areola? does is grow according to age? are aerolas in pink in colour as i have heard??? its kinda of education to me please answer

Depends on the color of her skin, which is all about how much pigment. "White" Caucasian girls are usually pink, but darker-skinned girls may be darker. No, it is not always according to age, different people have different sized areolae.

u said to keep pants clean, is there any liquid oozing out every now n then...srry was jus trying to be more specific...

society might consider taboo but neverthless they wouldn' know if u have wore a bra or panty unless u show them rite

It's hard for me to put this tastefully, but sometimes you just don't always get everything when you wipe. Plus, there is the case of periods. If I am unprepared for it, I would rather the extra layer of underwear to soak up the blood rather than it going directly on my pants. There is also vaginal discharge.

If you wear a skirt, anybody who was sneaky enough would be able to see underneath it. If you are wearing pants, there is a chance they can fall down and reveal that you are not wearing underwear. When you wear a bra, the straps are usually visible underneath the shirt. Plus, breasts are very bouncy and this it is obvious when a large-breasted woman is not wearing a bra. The bra keeps them from bouncing too much.

just a strange thought a guy wearing underwear is understanble as his manhood gets excited seeing erotic...y do women wear panties n bras?? How would their body react when they get excited(i have heard tits become hard n sharp)

Bras are to keep breasts from moving around too much. When I don't wear a bra, it hurts, and the skin underneath the breasts is chafed. Likewise, wearing jeans without underwear would scrape the skin of my vulva. It also keeps pants clean. It is also considered impolite and taboo in my society to not wear these things.

Nipples do get hard when they are excited. But they're not very sharp.

For more information you can go to http://www.the-clitoris.com/

Could a student really get money for tuition on this site www.marblejars.com, I mean are people really willing to help?

It looks like a scam to me. There are plenty of scholarships, loans, and jobs you can get to pay for your tuition. Honestly, I don't think anybody would be willing to donate for a stranger to get something they want, when they can spend their money on legitimate charities. Don't take this risk. ;-)

(1) my boyfriend and i threw a party and he madeout with two gay guys and got a huge hicky from one. so i kissed (a little more than a peck) a gay guy to show my boyfriend how it hurts. So did i cheat or did he cheat?

You both did. I'm sorry, but this doesn't sound like a healthy relationship. He was wrong to kiss two other people, but the way you handled it was wrong as well. You need to communicate about this. You should tell him how it made you feel, rather than get revenge. He may not have known that you saw what he did as wrong. Different relationships have different rules, depending on the people involved, and in some relationships, what he did would be considered okay. But if you don't think it is, you should talk it out with him before it happens again and you just end up hurting each other.

does anyone know 10 historical inaccuracies of the da vinci code?

or know where i can find them out

Hi, I'm 19 years and I have been with my boyfriend for close to a year now. We love each other very much but we disagree on the idea of marriage. He thinks its just a security blanket for many people and being with one person forever and having kids (without the legal bond) could be just as fulfilling. But for me, it is a bond that causes two people to work hard for the relationship, it is respected and all kids want their parents to be married. Is it smart to sustain a relationship where 2 people disagree on something so important? I know were stil young but a few years down the line if someone doesn't change their mind, it would be that much harder to let go. I'm very confused about this. I don't want to be someone's girlfriend forever but I don't want to break up! Please help

I say, if there's nothing wrong with the relationship right now, you don't have to break it off. It sounds like you're not ready for marriage at the moment anyway, and you're enjoying the relationship. However, if you definitely want to be married (in general, like if this is something you want out of life) when you're, say, twenty-three, this might be a bigger deal. Nothing good is going to come from fighting over it or trying to force your ideas on each other, so if that starts to happen, break it off. I think you two could benefit from further discussion. Explore your options and see if you can't make a compromise. For instance, there are families in which two people are not legally married, but live together and behave as a married couple. They might call each other husband and wife, or "Significant Others", but I don't think that after that long a time they usually call each other boyfriend and girlfriend . Real life example: my father's cousin is not married to her significant other, but they have had children together, and those children grew into happy, normally adjusted adults with families of their own. I'm not trying to convince you one way or the other, that's just something I've seen personally that you might be able to take into consideration. Also, depending on where you live, two people can live together for a certain amount of time and have a Common Law Marriage, which even though it didn't involve getting a marriage license, is still recognized as a legal marriage. Even in a Common Law Marriage, you would still have spousal privilege (that is, the right not to testify against your spouse) in court. But there are good things about your point of view as well. I do think it's possible to overcome the difference in thinking, if you both try hard enough to compromise. But if you are both completely set in your ways, then no, this is too big a part of the relationship, and you should break it off, just not immediately. Think about it for a good long time first!

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I told yawlz how much I hate gym, right? Well, it's a funny thing. The only fitness thing I do is: YOGA. I was thinking, is it possible to talk to my gym teacher and ask him if I can make a yoga type part of the class? I found out that, yes I must pass 'gym' to pass high school. Which in my opinion is a load of bull shit. Anyway, do you think I can convince my gym techer and principle to do this? I have almost 30 more peepz who agree with me on this. So, there'd not only be me doing yoga, but many others. Would a bunch of signartures work??? Please respond, ASAP!

p.s please no rudeness. I can't put up with it...

It's a good idea, I had a yoga class in highschool and I LOVED it, however, they would have to have a teacher who is certified to teach yoga, which means either hiring someone new, or one of their teachers pays for classes on how to teach it. Unless they already have someone. I say go for it, it can't hurt to try and I think it's a very good way to resolve your gym issue. :)

Are there any sites you can watch movies online, WITHOUT downloading them?

And I know some people upload movies onto YouTube, so are there any sites you can watch movies online besides YouTube? Thanks!

Always works for me, unless the movie isn't available anywhere online. :)

How much more will I grow if I'm 5'3" (5 feet, 3 inches) if I'm currently 15.

And what factors besides heredity [sometimes anyways] affect height.

Nobody knows.

You could stay the same. You could grow an inch. You could end up seven feet tall.

And other factors include: Nutrition, environment, hormones, physical activity, gender, and health problems.

I am a Christian but my entire group of friends is not. I want to tell them about Jesus or my faith, but I constantly find myself afraid of their disapproval, but I need to because it won't be long before I become tempted to go against my beliefs. How do I make my stand?

Have they been picking on you because of your beliefs? Have they been trying to get you to convert from Christianity?

If they're good friends, the answer is no.

Now, I am an atheist, and some Christians that I know have tried to "tell me about their faith". But it really feels like they're telling me to change my ways! Which I don't want to do, any more than you do. Even if it's completely innocent to them, to me it is rude, and just plain hurtful. It always causes problems in my relationships.

One of my friends when I was little Christian and VERY religious. It sometimes caused minor problems, but for the most part we just accepted our differences. The only reason that friendship didn't last was because I moved away. But now, my very closest friend is Catholic, and we think of each other as sisters. We talk about religion sometimes, but because we're true friends, it never causes an argument. We disagree about some things. Oh well. And even though we spend so much time together, neither of us caused the other to change their world completely. So, it is possible to have friendships with people of different beliefs!

If your friends are really your friends, they won't disapprove. If you want, try talking about it with one friend first, the one you trust most. However, if you approach it the wrong way, you will end up insulting them and causing a fight. Do not make it seem as if your way is better. Do not make it seem like you're trying to change them. Basically, do not PREACH to them!

Honestly, the chances are, they already know all about Christianity! They might have parents who were or are Christian, they may have been Christian when they were kids but after much thought decided to take a different path. And I don't know if you are in the US or not, but it's a VERY Christian country. Non-Christians do not live under rocks! We are exposed to this religion every day, many of us have been to Church, read the Bible, etc. We also have pretty much the same morals that you do, we just believe in them for a reason other than "Jesus says...."

However, I also know how frustrating it is when the people you love don't understand you! If you can't talk about this with your friends without it turning ugly, you need to find some new friends. And I don't necessarily mean Christian ones, just nicer ones. I think it's great to be friends with people outside of your own faith!

I think you'll be fine if you remember that it's not all about you. If you want to share your beliefs, you need to be able to listen if they choose to share theirs! You will end up learning a lot more about each other, and understanding each other in new ways. I probably could have just told you that without typing out the rest, but oh well. :)

Mkay , Is there anysites that you can go on and rant .
I know it sounds really odd but I really want some oppionons on my descions and veiws ect .
Is there a site for this ?

Yep. You can get a livejournal at livejournal.com, and join one of the many ranting communities. There are ones for families, workplace, dog owners, you name it. You could also just rant in your journal.

You can also try this:

okay please dont answer if you cant handle this subject!Also please dont answer if your going to start preching to me because ill jus rate you a 1!!mmmk! so i was talking to my bf and he said that his mom somedays made him read the bible and he asked me do i read it and i said no.then he asked me did i go to church and i said no and he said well thats bad because your probably not going to go to heaven.then this girl who sits next to me who i am friends with who is very religious(dads a preacher)had to jump into the conversation and add her two cents.she started preachen about how if you dont beleieve in god your going to hell and blah blah blah.i simply told them i dont really beleive in jesus and that whole heaven and hell thing! then these other to girls jumped into the conversation to add some of there two cents.they said its common sence that if you dont beleive in jesus your going to hell and i said again that i just dont beleive in that stuff.then the girl sitting besid me started telling me about how she had seen and been through stuff...like she said that she knew somebody that had died and come back from the dead.i just kind of looked at her and was like,yeah sure whatever you say and tried to end the conversation there!I just want to know why people get so jumpy on the subject! why do people constantly try to convince u that jesus is real?!?i take civics and it clearly says in the 1st amendment "freedom of religion" so why are people constantly trying to get people to beleive in that stuff?!?then people start to get mad because i dont beleive in all that and i dont go to church!honestly the theory that are bodies disinigrate and become part of the earth is more logical then- there is a GOD in the sky that tells people if they diserve to go to a good place if they have been good or a bad place if they have been bad!and another thing...the bible was not written by GOD!it was written by a bunch of people who wanted to make it for whatever reason! so yeah...i dont get mad at people if they beleive in all of that but i dont understand why people get mad at me because i dont! its absolutely completely immposible to talk to these danm ignorant people about christianity!!!all they do is argue about how were going to hell!!!there is no hell to go to so it really doesnt matter!!!!i just wish some people would leave it alone!!why do they feel they are right in every way and everyone should beleive in jesus! i just would like to know a good way to deal with these kind of situations if i ever do get into one again which i probably will! i do not want to start going off at the mouth which sometimes i badly do want to because there so ignorant and stuborn but i do want to get my point across so any advice?!?!?

I definitely know where you're coming from, but I gotta say: don't even try. You will never make them see eye to eye with you. Religion is one subject that should never be discussed in public, because it will ALWAYS start a fight, and it has been starting fights for centuries. I personally hate it when people talk to me about religion and try to make me realize that their way is better--and it's very hurtful when they say I'm going to hell. I don't believe in hell, but it makes me upset that they place going to Church over actual morals and doing the right thing simply because it's right. It sucks, I know. It's like they're forcing their religion on you. But, you must also realize that you are also being ignorant. And I've been there, too. Not every Christian is like this, just the ones you know. I know a lot of wonderful Christians who do not try to force their beliefs on me. But I also know some of the sucky ones. It seems like you're pretty young, maybe they'll get over it when they get older. Or maybe not. But the best you can do right now, is to tell them that you don't want to fight over religion, so you should agree to disagree and not talk about it again. You will not be able to educate them on why it's okay to not believe in Jesus any more than they are going to convince you that you must believe. So if it's going to start a fight every time you talk about it, and it will, find something else to talk about. If they keep bugging you, just stop listening.

EDIT: Also, a person who is clinically dead CAN come back to life if they are revived immediately. And it's not as uncommon as you would think. So the girl who said that was probably telling the truth.

What do I eat if I avoid eating carbs? (And I don't like veggies much, by the way. So no vegetarian diet for me;) ) What other food choices am I left with? (And I also try not to eat pork.) I need to lose weight because I've gained around 10 lbs. over our semestral break and I am not happy with my body. I also started to lessen my carb intake and lessened my food intake, in general. Still, there isn't much improvement.

I think the problem is really with the food (cuz I dance a lot, I exercise for at least an hour everyday), so please give me some suggestions as to what I should eat.

Thanks in advance!

Basically on a low carb diet, you cut out bread and sugar, so no poptarts, cereal, cookies, regular bread, etc. No starches, either, like corn or potatoes. Lots of people think this means you only eat meat...WRONG. You need carbs, and you get those from vegetables. So you eat mostly meat and veggies, and you can have fruit for dessert, and two slices of bread a day. Eggs, sausage and bacon for breakfast. Unfortunately, if you want to lose weight and be healthy you MUST eat vegetables, they are the most healthy thing out there. There is no diet that will say "You don't have to eat vegetables." I am not a fan of them either, but the trick is finding some veggies that you do like. For instance, I can tolerate celery and lettuce. Most cooked veggies are just disgusting to me, so I'm trying to eat more salads. You will just have to get used to it. :)

if your irregualar on periods, are you less likley to get pregnant?

Nope, as others have said, you're just as likely. But if you've had your period for a while now and it's still irregular, you should see a doctor because you could have PCOS.

If you know what they are, do you use two per hole (one at the back and one at the front) or just one for either side of a hole?

I would use them on both sides of the hole, because whenever I put them on one side, they would end up ripping. It's up to you, though.

ok well im 14 and 4 months i havent started my period but my boobs are quite big not huge but are a reasonable size and i have a lot of pubic hair on my vagina and armpits. My sister started when she was 13 she doesnt masturebate i do with carrots and randoms stuff and pens does this affect my period im so scared i think something is wrong with me please help thanks a lot in advance.
xxx

Masturbation has nothing to do with your period. Everybody gets it at different times, and many girls develop breasts and pubic hair before getting their period. You will get your period when you get it, it's not a big deal that you haven't yet. HOWEVER, I suggest you find something safer and cleaner to masturbate with. Your fingers (after washing your hands) would be good.

Each week at school i will have to answer like 50 questions about my vocab and i don't have a good memory at all.. What should i do? Any studying techniques out there that might help me? PlZ help me.. I have a test every week including this one and i have no idea about what to do! =(

This is what always worked for me. First, write down a list of the words. Now, you have the book with the definitions in front of you, I'm assuming, if not find a dictionary, and have it open in front of you. On another piece of paper, write sentences, one for each word.

For example, the word is "light". (You're probably more advanced than this, but just go with it.)

You write:

I turned on the light.

But try to make it fun, but doing something like this:

"If you don't turn off your light, demonic squirrels will attack you in your sleep," said my mother as she glared angrily at me from the doorway.

Seriously, once you start doing it you'll realize that it can be pretty fun. Underline the vocab word. Try to do it in a free period before your English class. Writing things down will cement them in your memory, trust me on this. But I suggest sentences rather than definitions, because writing the definitions will require you to look back and forth between the book and your paper. And it's far more entertaining. And, whenever I've done this, I've gotten 100s on my vocab tests! On days I didn't do it, I'd get 85s or 72s. Proof that it works!

Edit: Yeah, I'm stupid and read that part after. Lol. But it still works.

I need a unique element of plot and a unique element of setting with examples. I had foreshadowing as plot, but I don't have a good example. &I need a unique element of setting with an example!

thanks:)

Try seventhsanctum.com! They have a lot of generators and writing prompts that have really helped me out in the past.

It seems like all of the girls in west milford high have always been dating assholes who want nothing but sex, then when one sweet guy comes into their lives they dont know what to do and end up hurting him. Why cant nice guys ever have what everyone else has? Do i have to turn into an asshole for girls to like me?

NO you do not, and don't. Be yourself. There are plenty of girls who like nice guys. The girls you know are just being stupid right now...it's not their fault, they are young and watch too much MTV. I know this sucks, but honestly you just have to wait. When you're older and the girls your age have some more sense and want a real relationship where they are treated with respect, they'll be looking for you. And don't put these girls up on a pedestal, either. Girls who like assholes are not the kind of girls you want! Just like there are nice guys and bad guys, there are nice girls and stupid girls! You have enough to worry about without this! Don't think about it, and eventually you will meet someone who likes you for you. And you'll be surprised at how quickly that happens when you're not focused on it.

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