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ok heres the deal its close to valentines day and i dont no wat to get my girlfriend(we started going out on friday the 13th the day before valentines day)so since its also our 1 year anniversery i dont have a clue wat to get her

Aww, that's so sweet! Since I'm a girl, I know what we like! Umm, you could get her a stuffed bear with a Valentine's Day card attached to it. You could buy her a box of chocolates. Give her anything that's romantic and that she would like! You could invite her over your house and have dinner and then watch a movie and then cuddle! She will love anything that you give her because it came from your heart! Hope I helped :)
-Karen

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i straighten my hair in sections and like the bottom layer is always nice and straight but the very very top layer always turns out frizzy looking. its straight but i always have little pieces of hair sticking out or it just looks frizzy. how come? is there anything i can do to make it look non frizzy? ive used some frizz free stuff and it didnt work!

I use Straight Works and it smoothes and straightens my hair a little bit! Try that! Also, got2be makes some sprays that hides those pieces of hair that stick out! You can buy both of those products at any store that sells hair products! Hope I helped :)
-Karen

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well my boyfriend of 5 months has been acting weird..for the past 3 days he hasnt been calling me, or asking to hangout or nothing...and everytime i call him he says hell call me back...and does in like 5 hours...but yestreday we were supposed to hangout and i called hmi at 1 and he said he was gonna take a shower and hed call me back...and he never did =(....ive talked to him about it upsetting me when he doesnt call me back for like 5 hours..but this time he didnt call back at all...i usually go to his house every wednesday....should i go this wednesday if he calls and apologizes? how do i act on the phone if he calls tonight? do i yell at him, be quiet, or act sad?? HELP...i dont know what to do im really upset about it though because my boyfriend means the world to me i love him so much im even listenin to sad music like mockingbird by eminem.....thx.oh ya i dont think hes mad at me or anything....i saw him the day before all this started happening and everything was great..


btw...16/f

Why don't you call him up one day and ask him why he hasn't been calling you back when he said he would? Maybe your boyfriend doesn't like using the phone or he's been busy with other things like helping his parents? Don't worry about it, when he does call, don't yell at him but act a little bit sad so he will wonder why you are and then you can tell him how you feel. Hope I helped :)
-Karen

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wow this is incredibly embrassing but... ok so i started shaving my armpits like normally people do years ago but for the past maybe... year? when ever i shave i still have this little bit of hair left! so i had a venus and figured the blade was just dull so my mom got me an offbrand bag of razors but that didnt help either! ive never told anyone though.. but does anyone have any idea how to get rid of this? thanks!

Hey, it's normal, don't worry! Try letting your armpit hairs grow a little bit and then you can shave all the hairs. Hope I helped :)
-Karen

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does anyone know how do put icons and things like that one our adive column? thanks a bunch

To put an icon on your column, right click it and save it to your computer and then upload it in your Profile Settings where it says "Upload a Picture of You." Or if you want to add more than one picture on your column, put this code into your Profile Settings: [img src="URL"] Replace those two brackets with those carrots and put the URL of your picture where it says "URL" but don't erase those apostrophes. To find the URL of a picture, right click it, go to properties, and then copy the address URL. If you need any other help with your column, feel free to ask me! Hope I helped :)
-Karen

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OK so I have my period, and Im really just not in the mood. You know cramps all that fun stuff. But what I really wanna know is well... this is embarassing but I wanna shave down there and every time i try the hair gets stuck inside the blade and it really hurts. What am I doing wrong?

thanks~

You might need to change your razor blade because it may be dull and the hairs shouldn't get stuck inside it. Also, are you shaving in the right direction? That may be the reason why this is happening to you. Hope I helped :)
-Karen

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Hey everyone! My favorite band of all time is The Killers! They are the best band ever! Anyway, I really want a poster of them to print off of the computer, does anyone know a good website with tons of pictures of them? That would really help! Thanks sooooo much! Love, Dania

Hey, I went to Google and searched for "The Killers pictures" but there weren't any good websites. But if you search for "The Killers" on the image search, there are some pictures there! Hope I helped :)
-Karen

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i have really really REALLY sweaty armpits and i need advice on wut kinda deoderant would actually work for me.. its really very embaressing and its really embaressing to ask u all rite now so please don't reply and make fun of me... neway cya hope u can help

I used to have this problem. Try using Certain Dri. It costs $15.00 but it works so great! You put it on before you go to bed and in the morning, you can put it on again and then put regular deoderant after! You can buy it at a local pharmacy! Hope I helped :)
-Karen

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the other day, my boyfriend came over and we were sitting on the couch. then we started kissing. he slipped his tounge into my mouth and i did the same. (we were kissing for like 10-15 seconds) is that considered just french kissing or making out?

Well it can be considered french kissing but then again, it can be considered making out. Umm, in this case, I think it's considered french kissing because people usually make out longer than 10-15 seconds! Hope I helped :)
-Karen

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i made out with my bf the other day and he has been telling everyone about it ever since, but i only hear that from my friends. he has talked about it to my friends and stuff like that. i dont really like it, should i talk to him about it? i'm not sure what to do, i mean it is true... its not like a false rumour he is passing around or anything. i like him, he's sweet, but i feel like i cant make out with him anymore or else he's guna tell every one about it... also, for the boys out there, why do you think he talked about it so much? thanks

You should talk to him and tell him that you don't want him telling everyone about your "love" life with him. Don't worry, all guys are like that. You just have to tell him how you feel so he will understand and that he won't tell anyone anymore. Hope I helped :)
-Karen

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What's a good/fun way to turn on your boyfriend? I'm willing to try new things, but at the moment i cant think of a lot. So if you know any good ideas, please help

Just be really flirty and blow in his ear, play with his hair, get really close to him, maybe talk dirty? Guys like that! Hope I helped :)
-Karen

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Ok, i have a friend that does to much druges and drinks A LOT and she doesn't live inthe same town as me so i can't watch what she puts in her body. And what she drinks. Is there any other why i can tell her that i am afried for her. Michy

Just call her up or meet her and tell her that you are worried about her and that she needs to stop doing this because it will effect her health. She will understand once you tell her how you feel about how she does drugs and drinks. Be there for her. Hope I helped :)
-Karen

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there is this boy in my class who came here in the middle of the year. and now he thinks he owns it. its really annoying!! he thinks he is cute and always brags. but he wears the same pants for like three days straight. its kinda nasty. he smells funny too. but the thing is. he makes fun of everyone, but he doesn't really have any room to talk. what should we do.

confused classmates. ( 9th graders )

You need to tell him that bragging and being annoying isn't going to get him anywhere. You need to show him that there's no point in making fun of everyone. And about the pants, just tell him he needs to get more pants. This boy must be really insecure and shouldn't be making fun of anyone else and he needs to pick on himself. Hope I helped :)
-Karen

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My boyfriend and i were together for almost 4 months.. and i fell in love with him.. we never really got to see each other.. and we both cheated on each other. But we were in love, so it didnt really matter. He broke up with me a few days ago.. i begged and pleaded and tried everything to get him back. I just want it all to be ok. I cried for 2 days.. and I wrote him a letter explaining all my feelings and how much fun I had with him. The letter made me feel a little better.. but I just need a way to get him off my mind.. its horrible..

please help me! i rate 5s

You have to try not thinking about him anymore. Go hang out with some friends, watch a movie, go to the mall, and just have fun, knowing that you aren't thinking of your ex-boyfriend. Yes, it will take time getting over him and you need to move on. Maybe you can try meeting new guys and start talking to them? Hope I helped :)
-Karen

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if you get a fake tan do they look kind of obvious and people will be able to tell that they are fake? (im talking about the kind of tan that you get and get done at the salon, not the one you can buy at a store and put on yourself)

Yes, people will notice that you tan. You should only tan for about 6 minutes a few times a week. This one girl at my school looks really orange because she tans for like 45 minutes everyday and she looks nasty! Hope I helped :)
-Karen

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Ok last night i was kissing my bf and his saliva was thick!!! YUCK! what does this mean? does this mean that he doesnt brush his teeth?? HELP!!

No, it doesn't mean that he doesn't brush his teeth. Maybe he was sick and is just getting over it? It's probably nothing to worry about! Hope I helped :)
-Karen

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Thanks for the advice but i cant help but believe it. I mean everytime i think that there's a chance that he might ask me out it makes me unbelievebly happy. I mjust so torn up about this...

Yeah, I know how it feels. I always think that it will come true but once I send it, it never does :( Don't worry about!
-Karen

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I really really like this guy, and someone found out(Long story) and told everyone. The guy now knows, and I thought he liked me, but then he has a girlfriend. There is another guy who may like me and I kinda like him, so should I move on, or keep my hopes up?PLESE DONT DELETE!!

You should definitely move on and go for the second guy who doesn't have a girlfriend. But you never know, the first guy could break up with his girlfriend but there is a small chance of that but keep him in your mind. Hope I helped :)
-Karen

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Do you beleive in chain letters? I'm asking this because i got one today and it said send it to 15 people in 15 minutes and your crush will ask you out between 1:00-4:00p.m. tomorrow. And if you dont you will have 10 bad relationships for 10 years. Now im probably just gulible because i've been waiting for this guys for over a year and he always says he likes me..do i want to believe it or will it come true??

Sweetie, those aren't true, trust me. Every time I receive one, I always send it to how many it says to send it to and it never comes true. Like the ones when you receive it through AIM are definitely not true. If you feel that you want to do this, then do it, but I'm telling you, it's not true and it's a waste of time sending it to people. Hope I helped :)
-Karen

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I know everyone is asking about OCD..but I just have a question from reading their questions. Is one of the symptoms of OCD when you don't like to share? If yes, why is that? Is the "not sharing" thing heavy..like do you not share at all, or just a little bit? Thanks for the details.

I think not sharing is kind of a symptom. On this page, http://www.marywood.edu/departments/psychology/students/OCD/symptoms.htm, it talks about hoarding useless objects and that does have to do with not sharing. Hope I helped :)
-Karen

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