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Q: i don't really like driving with other people, well besides my best friends because there are always awkward silences! like when you're with a boy you like, and you are driving and he is in the passenger seat, it's like we don't really talk? and it's just an awkward silence, and sometimes i will be like "whats wrong" just to say something but i just don't know how to not have awkward silences? it's fine when we're together like at someone's house, but while driving it is really awkward sometimes. does this happen to anyone else? what do you usually say, or do? thanks :)! 18/f by the way
believe me girl ive been there with people, i use to feel like i had to fill up the gap of silence with conversation so it wouldnt be so strange. what helps me is turning on the radio, you can get a conversation started up about music, or fooling around with an ipod and seeing what kind of artists he likes that you like. also you can talk about something outside, or you can come up with a cheesy game like around christmas we would see who can find the most christmas lights up, be creative. even if there is some silence believe me its okay, just be calm and collective, sometimes silence is a good thing because it shows the other person is comfortable being with you without having to talk 24/7.


give it a try
brittni

Q: everytime me and my boyfriend is using a condom it feels good till it get all dry and the pleasure goes away what kind of condoms that are good.
in this case i would recommend a lubricated condom and even a bottle of ky warming jelly. as for a good condom trojan ive come to find is one of the best condoms you can use lubrication wise and durability wise, just remember to get the lubricated ones and that ky will really come in handy as well.


any other questions please ask
Brittni.

Q: how do you ask a guy to give you a hickey without being totally obvious?
and do they like getting hickeys?
i never know

and also, where would you go down on someone?
a bed..?
and what does the person receiving oral do while getting pleased?

thanks in advance
when it comes to hickeys it depends on the guy, some guys like it others dont. i would just with kissing the guy and start the process of giving a hickey if he doesnt object continue, a guy will tell you straight up when he doesnt like something. once you do that to him he most likely will give you one back, or you could say it really turns me on when a guy kisses/sucks my neck.

for oral you could go down on someone in a variety of different places, for a girl and it being your first time i would say a bed is your best bet. now while you are receiving oral you can rub the guys back, stroke his arms. or even in some cases you can do a postion called 69 if you dont know what that is its when you lay on top or bottom of the other person and he gives you oral pleasure while you give him oral pleasure, or if you're more comfortable you both can lay on your sides heads at opposite ends which makes it look like a 69.


good luck.
brittni

Q: how do you tongue kiss? does your tongue move against the other person's tongue or around it??
for a tongue kiss also known as french kissing, you make out like you normally would slipping in your tongue, during this your tongue moves against the other person tongue and around it depending if the other person is using tongue or not while you are you can get creative and swirl your tongue around the other persons tongue, its really up to you just try out different ways and see which you like best, maybe you'll like them all. believe me it will come naturally eventually kind of like riding a bike.

good luck and have fun with it!
Brittni.

Q: so i want my boyfriend to go down on me
but like, do vaginas smell bad?
i dont want him to go down
and be all grossed out
helpppp
your first time it is always nerve racking but dont worry about it. your vagina should not smell if you are taking care of yourself down there. make sure you clean up down there, your pubic hair and all because that tends to be one of the biggest turn offs to most guys, so shave or wax if you already dont. if you are really worried about smelling bad down there, then wash yourself with a sensitive soap on a wash cloth. AND still if you do not feel confident enough you can always buy some type of good tasting lotion to put on yourself. DONT WORRY, you'll learn to love it haha.

if you need any more solutions or have any other questions please ask me.

Brittni.

Q: i know that there are flavored condoms
but is their such thing as flavored lube?
yes flavored lube does exist.
its edible and safe.


any other questions about it feel free to ask.
Brittni

Q: To all you girls out there, I have a question/scenario. Here is your chance to give some good advice to a confused man. I had been dating this girl for about 4 months. Everything thing was going FANTASTIC! I played it cool - didn’t rush anything - Just had the most amazing time together. I came over a couple of days ago and she did a complete 180 on me and said it was not working for her anymore. That’s fine, we all go through it – Here is my question: She also told me that when she realized that she loved me - she realized that she could not be in a committed relationship. How do you take that? What do you do about it? Should you do anything? She said she was in basic panic mode and felt uncomfortable in any relationship. She had been single for 6 yrs before she met me. Any advice here is good and appreciated. Thanks!
First off dont feel bad personally, its not your fault that she feels this way. In the past she probably was hurt by a majority of guys and finds it hard to seek trust in another guy when it comes to a relationship. The best thing to do right now is to be her friend and show her that you can be trusted as her friend. Dont pressure her because this may take sometime for her to open up, be there for her and be open about your previous relationships and possibly she will even begin to open up about her prior issues in relationships and why she feels she cant commit to you as of right now. As she begins to become more comfortable she will see what a great guy you are and will build trust with you which is essential to any relationship especially a romantic one.

Good luck with this!

Brittni
if you have any other questions feel free to ask me.

Q: I bought a turkey that is around 18 pounds. It will not be stuffed with anything because my family doesn't really like stuffing, and we will probably be eating around 2 or 3 in the afternoon on Thanksgiving day.

This is my first Thanksgiving and I have never made a turkey before. Could someone please tell me how to make a turkey? I need to know what temperature to cook a turkey at and how to make a turkey moist and delicious for Thanksgiving dinner.

Should I cover the Thanksgiving turkey with foil so it stays moist or is there something specific you should put on the turkey to keep it moist?

A basic recipe for cooking a turkey and easy, understandable instructions would be great. Any super great, yummy recipes for Turkey would be a plus! I know some recipes are secret, passed-down from generations, or just for the family but please spare this one for me for Thanksgiving?! Thank you ahead of time!
i found this outstanding recipe online which is fairly simple and tastes great, my mom made it not too long ago. just click on the link below. And if its not for you there are others you can choose from which have been reviewed.

http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/The-Worlds-Best-Turkey/Detail.aspx

and if you still just want to cook a traditional turkey i would start by setting your oven to 350 then cover your turkey in tin foil and place in the oven as for how long you should cook your turkey i suggest 3-3.5 hours surrounded in tin foil to preserve the juiciness, once the turkey is golden brown remove the foil and cook for the last 45mins. The temperature of the turkey should be 165 degrees so you know it is safe to eat.

BRITTNI
ps dont forget to remove the giblets and such inside.

Q: i had a cold sore when i was in 5th grade. now i am in college and have never had one. i know that cold sores are a class of herpes so my question is do i have it? and if i do is it going to come back?
How your cold sore originated was from the herpes simplix virus, so you do contain the virus, you could of contracted it from another person or you could of just been born with it. To answer the question of will it return, it is a possibility it may. The likely hood that it will come back for you seems rare due to the fact you have yet to have another outbreak from 5th grade until now. Normally what triggers the recurrence of a cold sore is due to flus, colds, fevers, stress, sun exposure, hormone changes (time of the month), weak immune system. The site below will give you more information about cold sores and how to treat one if you do happen to have an outbreak.
http://www.emedicinehealth.com/cold_sores/article_em.htm



hope that helps you out.

BRITTNI

Q: i need new clothes,
ive been wearing the same clothes (with some dozens of new clothes) for 4 years now.
im 17/f & i LOVE clothes, very into fashion but i dont have the time to go shopping, i realize that i have let it go too long & i want to know where people go to get their outfits.
shopping is either a hit or a miss, its sometimes hard to find things that look cute let alone look good on you. Believe it or not ive been shopping at TARGET, they have a bunch of interesting clothes from different designers and they change often. If you have a FOREVER 21 at your mall its a fantastic store there are a mass amount of different clothes to choose from, and if you dont have one they have an online store as well that you can check out, very trendy. H&M is a good store to try as well they have everything from dressy to casual clothing, but the only issue is they dont update too often. OLD NAVY can be good sometimes on a rare occasion i will find a shirt or a cute sweater i could wear. I also shop online which maybe more convent for your case try ALLOY.com they will even send you a magazine you can look at once you purchase an item from their store. If you do not find success with these stores or would like some more to check out feel free to ask me.


BRITTNI

Q: he called me by my friend's name 3 times yesterday at school. He had been flirting with my friend before this, a lot. both of them had. He is thinks leona lewis is fine and hott, and he told my friend, infront of my face, that she looked like leona lewis. It was the most uncomfortable thing ever because he is obsessed with leona. We don't hang out accept school because he can't hang with girls until he's 16. I'm so sick of him. Are these reasons good enough to dump him?
YES, if you are having any doubts that is the best thing to do and it sounds from what you wrote here that he has little respect for you. Especially if he is flirting with your friends that is completely rude not to mention immature. Most likely if you let him keep going and flirting with your friends like that he wont stop he'll think its perfectly acceptable and it will only progress into something worse. If you're sick of him get rid of him, there are other guys who can treat you a heck of a lot better believe me.


GOOD LUCK
Brittni

Q: Okay well my ex-boyfriend and me only broke up because of my parents but we still love each other but i told him its going to be a long time before we go out but now he wants to go out with this other girl and he asked me if it was okay and the only reason he was going out with her is because i said it was going to be along time before we go out.So of course i told him its okay i don't care if he wants to go out with him, but i really still love him and don't want him to go out with her because i'm almost able to date again but when he told me that it changed my mind on telling him that. What should I do? Should I just tell him that he should go out with him and forget about or should I tell him that I don't want him to go out with her? Thank you for helping me its really appreciated(:
Okay in this case i would confront my boyfriend about dating another girl and give your position on the situation. If you honestly dont like the fact he is going to be dating somebody else let him know and if he truly cares/respects you he wont. Also pose an alternative say for example he wants to date another girl than tell him it would only be fair for you to see someone else, and ask him how he would feel about that, if he fully is in love with you he will wait for you just remember that and then there will be no stress about either of you seeing other people because you will be waiting for one another.

One question, why do your parents not want you to date this individual? ( Ive been there with my parents and there reason for them not wanting me to date a certain guy was because of his drug habits, in the long run they were right. but it was something i had to figure out myself.)


if you have anything else to ask about feel free

GOOD LUCK
Brittni

Q: Right, a few weeks ago i was at a party. The guy i like was there and we ended up making out. He poked me aswell. but now its like he wont talk to me. I really like him, and its really awquard at school cos we used to be good friends. All that night he was telling me he liked me, hugging me, kissing me and being really nice with me. But now its just like ?
What do i do? :S
x
just consider what i have to say below not saying that this is the exact reason but in most cases ive seen/been in it is..

Hate to break it to you, but in this case the guy came to party with one thing on his mind most likely getting some. Most guys after they do or dont get what they want wont talk to the girl because they figure there is no need to, its the one tract mind working they live for the moment and dont think about the consequences.


ANSWER TO YOUR QUESTION:

i would try initiating a conversation with him just about something like class work if you're in his class or ask hows he doing and if things go well from there tell him you miss hanging out with him as friends and maybe plan something for that weekend. if he still is acting weird and not speaking with you i say forget it, he isnt a true friend then and you know what he wanted besides your friendship.


GOOD LUCK,
i hope you can work your friendship out back to the way things use to be.


Brittni

Q: how can i get my eyes to look like this? i have like brown/hazel eyes. i wear mascara and put eyeliner on the top and bottom but everytime i try to get that look like, there is something on the bottom underneath it always ends up looking like i have a black eye or something! i just want my eyes to look really bold! please no websites, they do not help me what so ever, trust me i've tried.


http://www.rockcosmetics.com/proactiv/images/jessica-simpson.jpg

http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c219/crystl1759/JessicaSimpson.jpg
okay well i wear my make up like this so i can help you out, the trick of it is eye shadow. What you do is your normal routine of liner (use a water proof liner to avoid smudging) and mascara once you do that you follow it up with a dark grey shadow. Using a thin shadow brush apply the shadow to your lower lid creating that smokey look you desire. The good thing about the shadow is it stays in place when you sweat and such so your look stays flawless for hours, none of that black eye look.


if you have any other questions about this feel free to ask me.

Brittni.

Q: me and this guy were messing around and he was making me watch football, and so i like got on top of him and straddled him and was like i'm gonna get you for making me watch this and i bit him, in the neck haha because he knows i hate football! and he was like your so mean! that hurt :( well now next time i want to like kiss his neck, i know i like when people do that to me but how do i do it? like do i kiss it like a "peck kiss" i don't want to necessarily give him a hickey and i don't really want to feel like i'm making out with his neck but i don't know if just plain kissing it will make him horny. what do you guys think? usually i'll get on top of him and give him a hug :) and then he will like hold me and i'll rub my hands through his hair but i want to be more into it!

17/f by the way
Honestly you cant over think these things you just got to in my terms go with the flow, because over thinking just makes things more difficult on yourself. I suggest you start by pecking his neck and make your way up to his lips and kiss him quickly and see how he reacts to this. Im sure he will be turned up trust me it doesnt take a lot to get a guy going and before you know it he'll be making the moves on you and all this worry about how to kiss his neck will be old news. Eventually you will find a way in which he likes his neck to be kissed with experimentation but you have to start somewhere. Normally a guy will flat out tell you he liked something such as .." hey i really liked the way you kissed my neck." or " that biting really turns me on." or he will tell you straight up when he doesnt like something guys are simple that way which is very nice. So just go for it and see where it takes you. And no the kissing on the forehead wasnt dorky he was just probably hoping you would kiss more than that haha.


GOOD LUCK!
Brittni.

Q: I invited my boyfriend(20years old) to come with me and my family on vacation to my grandparents house in the U.S for thanksgiving shopping. Now hes saying that he wont be able to come because he doesn't have enough money and if he leaves for 4 days his job will fire him before Christmas. Am i wrong to be upset about this? cause i really wanted him to come
i dont think your wrong to be upset about the whole situation but you have to remember your boyfriend has the responsibility to his job. Trust me ive been a waitress and i wouldnt be able to make it to family events on holidays because it was mandatory that i work them, i felt horrible but at the same time its hard now a days to find jobs with a flexible schedule. So just keep that in mind, im sure he feels just as upset as you do that he wont be able to spend the holiday with you. Make sure you let him know that you understand, just tell him you are upset that he will be unable to make it but, you understand that him keeping his job is important to him.

Brittni

Q: whats the song from the dell computer commercial?
its like "i'm orange today. i am blue today. i am green today"
and who is it by?
thanks in advance!
the song is called "Colors" by Kira Willey


you can check out the song at the following link
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ur5AYncDDE0


Brittni

Q: Ok so I've noticed that i only last off my period about 15 days i recently started marking the first day of my period to the next first day of my period and the longest i last on my period is 5days and the time from the first day of my period to the NEXT FIRST DAY the longest I've seen gone by is 20days! is this normal?
every girls body works differently which mean their periods act differently as well due to certain circumstances such as stress, diet, sex, possibly an outcome to a new medication you are using, etc. I dont think its anything to worry about its just the fact your irregular i know a majority of my friends have had this issue and if it is interfering with your life possibly birth control might be an option. I would not be too concerned over the matter, if it keeps occurring regularly i would make a trip to the gyno just to make sure everything is working properly.

and below is a link you can check hope it helps you out with any other questions you may have.

http://www.womentowomen.com/menstruation/irregularperiods.aspx


Brittni.

Q: in your opinion, do you think its better to be yourself or to follow others and why?
the answer may seem easy..
be yourself but for some following that is hard i of course choose to be yourself reason being people admire someone with confidence and who is willing to be different, thats exactly why people follow others because they admire their individually and desire to have it along with all the benefits. So in conclusion being who you are is truely the best.

brittni

Q: we're getting a new victorian bulldog puppy. any cute names?!
sounds adorable..
for a boy:
Bruno
Rosco
Rocky
Oscar
Paz

girl:
Princess
Roxie
Chole
Misty

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Hello there the names Brittni, I decided to make a site on advicenators because i wanted to help others with their struggles, its a passion of mine, i hope one day to achieve my dream of opening a center for teens. Let it be known that i will never judge you based on a question you ask, i will simply give you an answer i find fitting, but dont expect me to candy coat my answer, im going to be honest. In the past i have been faced with many difficult things and looking back i am confident i made the right decisions. I've been through a lot personally, i've heard a lot, I've seen a lot, I've grown a lot. Heck, i know im not perfect but im the best version of myself i can be which is perfection in my eyes. I know sometimes speaking to someone you know about your issue is hard, trust me i've been there. Just like i have helped others i am here to help you with the best intentions. So i am here for you if you need me.

never feel hesitant when asking me a question, leave me one in my inbox and i will get back to you as soon as possible.

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