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i just want peoples opinions if this sounds like friends with benefits to me.. it doesn't. I just got out of a long relationship awhile ago and this guy ive known since 8th grade, started talking more and we use the term were "friends with benefits"

1. Every time he signs on, or comes back from away on AIM, he IM's me instantly
2. He calls me at least twice a week usually aroun 11pm and we talk till about 2am
3. We talk about personal things, family, past stories.. ( i had to get an abortion because of medical reasons, i could have died ) we talk about that..
4. He sends me nude, and not nude pictures and vise versa
5. He have NOT actually hooked up YET he works a lot and i work a lot and were always busy.. we talk about hooking up though
6. He always knows when somethings wrong, and he always asks whats wrong

I could probably go on, but ill stop there, does this sound like a friends with benefits relationship.. i like him more than a friends but he doesn't know that.. he has asked me and i was like you tell me first and he said he wouldn't know until we hung out more what does this sound like to other people?

'Friends with benefits' is generally when you have a friend who you end up having sex and/or making out with on a regular basis. I might add that from my personal experience, these kinds of relationships never work, especially when extra feelings develop.

I suggest you talk to him. None of us know him or what he's thinking. If you like him, you'll only feel worse if you carry on with a friendship like this knowing that he doesn't feel the same. You need to be honest with each other.

The nude pictures thing is worrying. As you are under 18, what you are doing is actually illegal. There have been stories of teens who have actually got into trouble with the law as these images are classed as indecent. As this guy is 20, he could get into even more serious trouble as not only is he looking at pornographic images of a minor, he's sending you ones of himself. I would highly advise you destroy these images and refrain from taking any more until you are 18.

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16/f
5'3/108 pounds

to make a long story short im a recovering anorexic/bulimic
when i had to gain the weight it came back as extremely untoned as opposed to before when if you poked my stomach it was rock hard
i know the underlying muscle is still there, just covered by a layer of fat

i need an exercise/diet routine to follow to make it so i don't lose any weight but maybe take some inches off/get as close to a six pack as possible

thank you (:

As you are in recovery, I would strongly suggest that you consult your doctor before starting any excercise or diet as he/she will be able to give you proper and safe advice. You need to be very careful as what starts out as a simple excercise routine can quickly escalate with eating disorders, as you probably know. I wouldn't risk starting something yourself without professional advice as it could be very dangerous.

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okay so me and my boyfriend started "fooling around" recently....like hj/bjs fingering, pretty much everything except for actual sex. i need to know ways you can get pregnant and stuff cause im always freaking out like all of the time...i make sure one of us always has our pants on, but i still freak out cause im afraid he'll get cum on the toilet seat or something when we finish and go to clean up...soo any advice and tips? i cannot get pregnant..like...0% chance.

If sperm enters your vagina, you can get pregnant.

If either of you have sperm on your hands or mouth or wherever and it gets into contact with your vagina then you can get pregnant, although the chances are slim.

If he enters your vagina with his penis but does not orgasm, you can get pregnant as a substance called pre-cum is released, which may contain small amounts of sperm.

If he enters your vagina with his penis and orgasms, you can get pregnant.

You will not get pregnant from sperm on your sheets, toilet seat or air. Additionally, if sperm gets into contact with your vagina, 'cleaning up' is not a foolproof way of preventing pregnancy.

If you don't want to get pregnant, don't let sperm come into contact with your vagina or use some form of birth control. If you DO have sex, you should be using a condom at the very least.

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so my boyfriend fingered me and ate me out (first) then after we both cleaned up a bit i gave him a bj, he went to the bathroom to clean up, then about like 10 mins later i had to pee lol so i went...im nervous that like some of his cum might have gotton on the toilet seat or toilet paper...i looked at it first to make sure there was no cum on it but cant sperm by invisible too? im freaking outtt :( could i be pregnant?

You are not pregnant. I suggest you spend some time reading up on the facts of life and sex before you do anything else with your boyfriend.

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16/f

people usually say im pretty skinny, but i have 36 D's and i have a hard time standing up straight and supporting them because i already have back problems without the boobs. im pregnant though, so theyll probably get even bigger...

i hate hate hate the thick ass straps, and bras that come up so high that i cant wear a v neck or spaghetti straps. and i really hate push up bras because i feel like thats just tryin to make them loook better.

so wear can i get affordable bras that i'd like that will pick them up and keep them up. (cuz a lot of bras hold ya at first then they sink through out the day).

thanks !

I'd really reccomend that you go and get properly measured and fitted at a specialist store such as Bravissimo. You will get fitted by a trained member of staff who will be able to advise you on the best types for your frame and size. I'd also just add that it is worth spending a little bit extra on a good quality bra because you will find it to be much more supportive as well as long-lasting.

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I was a virgin until March of this year (I'm 17) and my boobs have always been the same size since I was about 15 and then suddenly within the past month and a half they grew almost a cup size, I had noticed it one day and mentioned it to my boyfriend (who also noticed) and he said it was probably from sex? And that sex matures your body..is this true? I didn't gain any weight so it wasn't that.

There is no correlation between sex and breast size (excluding when sex leads to pregnancy). It is just a coincidence.

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Ok well I've had this bizarre rash for a while. I'd say about a month. When I first got it it was all red and I thought it might be a spider bite because I live in the mountains. After that, it got all pale white in the center and the red ring remained. My friend told me that it looked like ringworm but I've been putting topical cream on it and it hasn't gone away yet. It's started to fade over the weeks and I thought that maybe it would go away completely.

Today I finally decided to find something that would work on this kind of bite but I was shocked to find that it could be potentially dangerous. The picture of my arm is recent, but the rash was a lot more red before. I live in an area with ticks and it is summer so I guess that it would make sense. I live in southern california by the way. Does anyone know if this could be lyme disease?


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Although we can all hazard guesses at what it could be, the only person who can give you a conclusive diagnosis is a trained medic.

I highly suggest you go and see your doctor because if this is something serious, it really isn't worth risking going on guesses.

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ok well im a guy 18'ys old, was just on msn to one of my girl mates and the conversation went from theme parks to sex some how. pah.. but what ever, we got on to the subjct of how big is average/small/big for a penis? she asked me how big i was but i wasnt gonna tell her :3 haha
thanks

...She would have to find that out for her self somtime

I suspect some wishful thinking on xObEaChbAbEoX's part.

Around 5 inches when erect is average for a grown man. Sizes when flacid vary and often don't correspond at all with the size when fully erect.

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Many people have their own opinons on family romance and im curiouse what are your thoughts?

Nevermind the incest, if your friend is the same age as you then what her father is doing is ABUSING her, not having a relationship.

Unless the distance between the relatives is cousins at the very least, incest is illegal. Even with cousins, the chances of genetic defects in any children are significently raised.

There is actually a condition known as Genetic Sexual Attraction (GSA) which is sexual attraction between close relatives, such as siblings, first and second cousins or a parent and offspring, who first meet as adults. It's not fully known why it occurs, but theories circle around the fact that because relatives have similar genetics, they are automatically attracted to them.

In any case, incest is illegal and I would be incredibly concerned about your friend's safety and wellbeing. Not only is it morally wrong, the implications of such a relationship are likely to be disasterous. I would strongly advise that you let someone in a position of authority know what is going on.

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me and my bf have been having problems lately...this female girl has been texting him and i dont like it at all.....yesterday she randomly text him and i told him to tell her to stop texting you..So my bf reply back and said "Please dont text me". and she said ok.....those this mean that he really care about me & love me..& theres nothing going on with his female friend? is he a keeper?

A female girl? Now that's a shocker.

Of course he cares, or he wouldn't have done what you asked. Having said that, you shouldn't try to control him. It's normal to be jealous but you have to be rational. Has he really given you any reason to be suspicious? If not, then try not to worry.

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I probably have the biggest breasts in my grade but, I don't like to show them off because of this weird red pattern that resembles claw marks located around my breasts.. is that because they're growing too fast? Is it permanent?

They sound like stretch marks, which are completely normal. Most girls get them during puberty because certain areas of their body (i.e breasts, thighs, and hips) grow very quickly. They are also hugely common in pregnant woman as obviously, the skin on their stomach has to stretch alot in a small space of time. The marks occur when the body grows faster than the skin, resulting in harmless tears in the skin's surface.

Unfortunately, stretch marks never completely disappear but they do fade to a silvery colour which is pretty much invisible to those who don't know they're there. This is a natural process which happens over time, but there are things you can to do speed it up.

I would really reccomend hunting down some Bio Oil, which is specially formulated for scars and stretch marks. Massaging this into the area once or twice a day should help them to fade alot faster. If you can't get hold of any Bio Oil, then a rich moisturiser such as cocoa butter will have a similar effect.

Just remember that they are completely normal and if you asked around, you'd probably find that alot of your friends have similar marks.

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ok so im on birth control and take it every night at 8:00 but maybe once a week i will take it at like 10:00 or really late because i will be at work (waitressing) and forget or something throws me off. anyways last night me and my boyfriend had sex and he came inside me (he usually does- although we have quit doing that as much as we use too b/c it raises chance of pregnancy) and last night was one of the nights i took my birth control a few hours after my regular time. how bad is that to do?

You have nothing to worry about. Actually, as long as you take it within 12 hours you should be protected - although it's not smart to do that regularly. Two hours really isn't a cause for concern.

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yeahhhh another sex question haha sorry!:)

but i was just wondering, roughly the percentage of getting pregnant if you are on birth control, and take it the same time every day BUT the condom broke, tore, etc?

Fortunately for you, the answers below me are incorrect. If you are taking Birth Control effectively (and remember that sickness/diarrhea and antibiotics can affect it) then the chances are not high, around less than 1%. It's safe to use Birth Control without a condom (unless you are not sure if your partner has STD's, in which case you should always use one), so while there is a miniscule chance, you most likely have nothing to worry about.

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So my breasts are a 34 C cup and i was wondering how big my nipples should be. They look kinda big to me, and i dont know if its normal or not.

Have a quick scan on Google Images if you want to see where you measure up but EVERYONE is different, there is no 'normal'. If you are still worried that your's are excessively big then a visit to your doctor should sort out any worries.

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What is your favourite type of pizza?

I like lots of meat, chicken and grilled vegetables or just plain cheese and tomato but I'll eat anything, really.

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Why is it that this is turning into a site for just teenagers? All they know about is boys, and sex, and makeup, and periods, and discharge, and tampons,etc. Why aren't there more sensible people here?

I'm a teenager and I'm pretty sure I know about a fair few more things than boys, sex, makeup, periods, discharge and tampons. Like Laura below me, I know I'm not the only one on here. Having said that, I do know ALOT about those things..because they're pretty central to the female teenage life.

I've been on this site for five years and it's ALWAYS had a lot of teenage users. Why? Because teenagers are going through the most distressing and turbulent experiences they've ever had. As an adult, you learn that getting your heart broken isn't the end of the world and how the body works.

I was fairly lucky in my upbringing that my Mum was incredibly open and honest with me and answered all the questions I had about sex and puberty, but many don't have the same experience. Although it's easy to look down on a 13-year-old for wanting to know what's going on with her body when it starts white fluid from embarrassing areas, imagine how she must be feeling, having absolutely no idea what's wrong with her.

Personally, I feel that answering those naive and ill-informed questions we see on this website IS the sensible option. We're here to give advice and answer questions for people who don't know where else to go for help. Of course it's tedious to see the same questions repeated time and time again but there ARE 'better' ones, you just need to look for them. The moderators do a great job of rating questions, which means that the less-than-brilliant ones tend to be quickly removed.

As for people GIVING advice, yes, there are some stupid answers from people who don't really know what they're talking about. Think you can do better? Then correct them. For truly terrible advice, we have an abuse report system. I happen to be a L2 moderator, which means I deal with these reports and I can assure you we do deal with those giving incorrect or dangerous advice.

So yes, in short, there are a lot of teenagers on here. It's nothing new and they certainly aren't all stupid and narrow minded. There are plenty of 'sensible' people here, see my favourite columnists list for a small selection. You are welcome to make up better questions to encourage a bit more maturity on the website if you still feel it necessary.

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I have kinda had finger sex with myself before but I haven't gotten my first period yet. will I still get it? I'm 13 years old

Masturbation and periods are completely unrelated. Most girls get their periods between the ages of 11 and 16, although it's not unheard of to get it earlier or later. It really just depends on you and your genes. Try asking your mum/aunt/grandma when they got their periods as this can be an indicator. Generally, if you're starting to develop breasts and pubic hair, your period won't be far off. You don't need to worry unless you get to around 18 and still haven't got it.

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Do you usually use pads or tampons? Do you know any brands that work good?

Tampons. I used pads for about two months before switching and never went back. They take a while to get used to but they are much less obstructive and more comfortable than pads. I use Tampax. If you're just starting out using them then they do a special range which are designed for starters. They are slimmer and smaller to help you get used to them.

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i have a friends sleepover but my mom wont let me go because u never know what would happen what should i do?

Perhaps suggest that she speaks to the parent of the friend holding the sleepover? A quick call just to reassure your mum that an adult will be around keeping an eye on things might change her mind.

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ok, so yesterday I went to davids bridal and found 2 dresses I really like. I tried on the first dress, and it was pretty when I looked in the mirror, but inside I felt like it was just another wedding dress, and I didnt feel like myself....but the 5 girls that were with me all really loved it and thought it was beautiful.

THEN, I tried on a beautiful princess looking dress, with lots of tulle in the skirt, and the top was a beautifully beaded Halter. Not only did I think I looked pretty, but i FELT beautiful in it, I couldnt stop smiling!!

Then I asked the others what they thought...

every single person preferred the 1st dress over this one.




Yesterday when I tried on those two dresses, the pretty poofy princess dress made me feel the prettiest, and I basically had my mind made up that thats the one I wanted for sure.

Then I texted a picture of it to jay and melissa. my fiance's mom and dad.

Jay, He said he liked it and asked me to email it to him. So i emailed him 2 pictures.....

One of my favorite, the poofy princess one...

A pic of my 2nd choice, the other dress I tried on...just added it to the email to show them.


I thought everything was great....

Until I got an email from melissa.

She said, "I like the 2nd dress better..."

It really upset me because i felt like everyone preferred the 2nd dress over my favorite....

The other dress was pretty when I looked in the mirror, but I felt so uncomfortable, and felt like just another bride. I considered it a dress that people would forget what it looked like as soon as the wedding was over....

The poofy dress made me feel like a princess, and I know people would remember that dress for days....

So I'm stuck. should I go with a dress that everyone likes to see me in and thinks I'm pretty,but not really feel like myself?

or go with the dress I feel the best in and have people think I'm not as pretty?

Why did she even have to stress her opinion about the dress she preferred when I clearly stated in the email which one I wanted????

I'm just getting aggravated because she keeps trying to change my mind about almost everything!!!

If she makes me change
My mind and i have to get my 2nd choice dress I'll feel like I'm settling....

:-(

It's your wedding. If you like the other dress, then get that one. Why would you want to spend the day feeling uncomfortable? Just because your Mother-In-Law prefers the second one, doesn't mean you have to. Choose the dress YOU like the best.

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