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Hi, I am just learning how to knit and I was wondering if I can knit mitts with two needles instead of four or five? - even though the pattern says to use four or five needles. I only have two normal and a circular needle at the moment.

I also would like to know HOW to go about knitting a pattern that says you need four or five needles, with just two needles (if possible).

And.. does it matter if you use regular, dpn, or circular needles to knit mittens/anything?

Thanks!

it would be better to use what it calls for so the pattern can come out right. like baking a cake. :) use all instructions to make the perfect mittens. if you find it hard ask an elderly person who has been doing this for a long time.

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okay so i'm a 16 YO girl and i masturbate haha. i like doing it, it feels great and i orgasm every time i do but i feel like i'm the only girl that does it... i mean i always read that girls do it a lot to but i feel like if i told my friends they'd be totally grossed out.
so my question is, do guys know girls masturbate? like if i was with a guy and i told him i masturbate would he be grossed out or think i'm weird or desperate or something? anywayss let me know what you think. thanks!

No need to feel alone. Everyone is actually doing it. It's healthy for your. If your friends seemed grossed out then they may be a little shy about the conversation. Guy love that a girl does that some say "oh that's hot". Guy who don't are usually not in to girls. just remember it's safer then sex.

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I like nick jonas. But so does my friend and she heert me really bad because I love him soooooooooo much and she does not know how much I really care.

your friend seems to be acting pretty childish don't you think? hurting you over someone so distant and who 6 million other girls love as well? tell her to get over it and it's just a little crush that will pass and she doesn't have to be such a child about it. i know i had a friend like that. she was like you can't like this singer cuz i do and i was like i don't want to but i could if iwanted to cuz it s afree country. she was so childish about it she made me turn from the singer... good luck and tell your friend to get over it. it's you she will turn to when her next boyfriend dumps her and its you who will be there with the shoulder for her to cry on not Nick Jonas.

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14-female

so the other week i had a dream i was pregnant and i obviously wasnt cause it was a drea but ever since then i cant stop thinking about being pregnant an sometimes i tend to sick pillows up my jumper to see how it feels to have a baby bump. is this normal i dont know what to do help ?

dreaming of pregnancy suggests a fairly protracted waiting period necessary for something, possible the completion of a project. oddly to dream of a pregnant seldom actually means ones own pregnant although it can indicate pregnancy for someone around us. another meaning centers around being patient and waiting for a natural process to take place so that we can fulfill a task.

this is very normal :).

also, some woman older or younger get the urge to have a baby. they see them on the street and they think ohh what wonderful joy. some woman get so caught up in wanting one they get pregnant and during the pregnancy they get really thinking and ask if this is the right thing for me.

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I think I may be 2 weeks pregnant. I've got urges to pee often, and now that it is the second week, my breasts have become a little sensitive. Are these symptoms? Can I take a home pregnancy test to confirm? Or to the hospital for a blood test? I will be going with a friend, so will the Doctor NOT expose the news in front of my friend too?

Thank you.

The baby doesn't start to push on the bladder until later in the pregnancy. A lot of people tend to get worried when they think they are pregnant and the symptoms seem to come early but it's just the mind playing tricks. you can take a home pregnancy test or you can go to the doctor they usually give blood test that shows more then urine. if you want your friends to know about this they can go in the room with you when the results come back or you may feel more comfortable going alone. Good luck!

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Hi, im 14/f and my boyfriends 15. I'm an August baby, and all of my friends are september - even though we're in the same year at school, their almost a year older than me. In septmeber, when they turn 16, they'll be starting to have sex with their boyfriends. Even though i've been with my boyfriend for just as long as them (coming up 9 months)i wont be having sex until august 2011 - im not sure it's worth waiting that long.

We both love each other, and i'm not on about having sex now, maybe may next year? but i wanna know why its such a big deal to be over 16?!? should i wait - obviously i only would have sex if im ready. can i get some opinions?

Bearing in mind he'll be 17 next year. Thanks x

1. You're the one that is older because you were born in August. That makes your friends a month younger then you not a year older. Next year your boyfriend will be 16 because he is fifteen this year.

2. It does matter how long you've been with your boyfriend when it comes to sex but if you are not ready then don't do it. Just because you turn Sweet 16 doesn't mean you have to jump the gun and have sex. If you don't feel ready then don't do it because you may end up regretting it later even if it feels right now sometimes later down the road you may feel it wasn't such a good idea. And as for your friends they may say they are having sex but are they really? sometimes people say to feel more "Mature" or to "Fit in". Don't let age decide when you're ready to have sex. You decide.

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hey,
this guy i really like has told me he likes me to my face but then he goes and tells his friends he doesnt..but they think he does. so my xboyfriend always tells him bad things about me and after a while hes starting to believe him. so i got very fed up with this and i just asked the kid out for myself and he said he had to think about it, hes been thinking about it for like 4 days now and everyday i ask him are u done thinking? n hes like i promise ill tell u tomorrow but he never does, i just dont know what to do...

-sincerely,
confused

Tomorrow never comes. Have you ever heard that? For some people that saying is true.

noww...

if he is believing your ex boyfriend that could be a bad start. yeah, your ex boyfriend was with you and he should know everything about you but then again..he could also be telling lies because he isn't over you. you should pull the current crush aside and tell him that he shouldn't believe what your ex has told him he should find out who you really are for himself. and as for him telling his buddies he doesn't like you that could be nothing. shyness so he doesn't get teased about you ;). good luck and i hope everything works out.

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My boyfriend and I were talking about sex the other day. We both want to wait until we have a stronger relationship (we've only been dating a few weeks) and I'm glad we both agreed on that. He said he was interested in seeing my vagina though. He said that there wasn't anything bad about me showing him myself down there but I'm not sure if that's ok?
He told me he'd show me his penis if I wanted to see it and I kind of do want to see it. Obviously we haven't even touched each other sexually yet but I'm kind of thinking that we'll end up doing something if we get naked lol But I don't want to have sex yet...but I do want to make him happy and I am kind of curious about what his penis looks like (but what if it makes me horny or something and we end up having sex?!).

So, I sort-of want to show him but I'm scared. What do you all think? Should I show him my vagina or should I tell him that it's too early in the relationship and I'm too uncomfortable with it? :\ I really want to make the right move here...please help...

it's too early in the relationship to have sex. if you have to ask then it's not a good idea it shows you are not ready. what for a while until you get to know each other better. there's more to a person that meets the guy it just takes more then friendship to see it. best thing to do is wait and you know what if he dumps you because you say no he wasn't good to begin with and no guy/girl is worth hurting yourself and doing things you may regret later.

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i love my husband very much and we have no problem other than he watches porn and looks at other women i tell him that it called cheating.but he always denies it but i see it in the history of my computer on on the tv how can i stop him .what should i do.if he keeps lieing

You should really tell him that when he looking at other woman and watching porn it makes you feel like you are not good enough for them and that he is comparing you. tell him that you are not changing to be like other woman because you are you and you know who you are and if you want someone like that then go for them. You deserve respect and why should he be looking at other woman? You're the one he married. Ask him how he would feel if you were doing the same thing? tell him you don't agree with it. it's one or the other (you or the pornstars/other woman on the street) good luck! you deserve a man who has all eyes for you :)

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Im Meeting my boyfriends parents and i dont have a clue what to wear.. help please?

we are staying in doors, just going to there house

wear something comfortable and something that is you. when i first met my fiances parents i was wearing capri pants and a tank top and my hair was in a pony tail lol. it was comfy and it was me.

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I've been dating my boyfriend for TWO MONTHS and he has called me his exgirlfriends name a few times now (on the phone AND in person face-to-face). At first I thought he just make a mistake and I let it go but now it's making me really, really mad. I keep wondering if he's doing it on purpose or if I should be worried at all about this. I know two months is no real amount of time in the scheme of things but HELLO! I don't even look like his ex!

I am too embarrassed to ask my mom or my friends about it though. Should I ask my boyfriend why he keeps calling me by his ex girlfriend's name? Should I just let it slide, ask him to apologize when he does it, or what? There's been a few times where he didn't even seem to notice(!) that he called me the WRONG NAME - should I bring it to his attention when he does it?

Or maybe I should just dump him?

I mean, if he can't remember my name...does he really care?

Ugh! What do you think?

you really need to have a talk with him.

Example: "Okay, so what is the deal here? Why do you always call me "insert name here"? Have you been seeing her behind my back like cheating on me? How would you feel if I called you "insert your ex boyfriends name here"? What would that make you think? Don't tell me your sorry when you are going to do it again. Once I will accept but not three or four times after. It's hurting me because it feels that you only think of her and not me. Are you still in love with this girl? Look, decide what you want to do because I am not going to stick around and put up with it. It hurts me and that's not the type of relationship I want to be in." You can add more or something but you know that's just an example..

You really need to talk to him about it and you have all the right in the world to be mad..! Good luck.. you deserve respect!

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My grandpa has Alzheimer's and it's really, really sad to see him deteriorate. I'm really scared for him and want to see him get well. I know he probably won't ever be cured of the disease but I thought that maybe there might be some natural remedies that help reverse some of the Alzheimer's or lessen the symptoms. Maybe something that is natural that stops Alzheimer's from progressing so rapidly? His medications and doctors don't seem to be helping and I just thought...maybe somebody knew SOMETHING that MIGHT help fight the disease?

And please don't call it old timers or anything :( it really breaks my heart when people throw that wording around...

as far as i know there are no treatments. i use to volunteer at a nursing home when i use to be in grade school and it was very sad to see how the elderly folks were acting it was very sad. i have been told many times there are no cures for this but i am sure there are ways you can help your grandfather with this. you know sometimes it doesn't stay a long time. i wish you all the luck in the world as well as your grandfather!

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is it true that the less often you wear underwear the better your "down there" smells? cause underwear like doesn't let it breathe or something?

i have also heard that it depends on what you eat as well. (both men and women).

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15/f
my best friend "maggie" likes this guy, "jason". maggie is an amazing girl, but she is awful with guys. she changes her mind constantly. one day, she'll love a guy, she'll get him to go for her, then she'll decide she doesn't feel the same way about them. that's what she's been like for as long as i know her, and she has a whole lot of guys who hate her. this guy jason is really hot, and i talked to him a little bit in the beginning of the school year, and we have a class together. we're friends. so maggie decides she likes him, just when jason and i start to really talk and be good friends. this was about 2 weeks ago. it kind of made me mad, bc it was completely out of the blue. but whatever. i was talking to jason a few nights ago, and i asked him what he thought of maggie. he said 'ew, no, never! sorry, but i just could never see it happening. she's not my type.' so i asked him what his type was, and he perfectly described me, down to my hair and eye color and the sport i play. i asked him if he had something he wanted to tell me, and he said 'yeah, i gotta crush on you, i have for a while.' now i really don't know what to do, bc jason is a really great guy. i'm thinking maggie's gonna change her mind in a little bit anyway, and jason's not gonna ask me out bc he knows my best friend likes him and he cares about me and doesnt want to mess anything up for me and maggie. but should i tell her that he likes me, and i kinda like him? or should i tell her that he's not interested before she wastes her time or makes a fool of herself? and if i do that, and something happens with me and jason in the future, won't i look like a massive bitch? my conscience tells me to forget about jason and ignore him for now, but what happens when maggie changes her mind about him, like i know she will? would it still be wrong to like jason? help!

I know the type of girl you are talking about.

Go for it. If that is the way she is don't let her ruin it for you. If "Jason" really likes you then he wont care about her one day crush on him. She seems to want to take your happiness away and that's not what friends do. I believe she is insecure about herself and she doesn't know what she wants. It seems like she wants to take everything away from you because she doesn't like to see you happy. She's jealous. It wont be wrong to like "Jason" he likes you too. I say go for it and forget about her because she doesn't really like him anyways she is only "liking" him now so he can leave and you both will be single. she seems to not like change. just forget about her little moments and go for it. It seems you two are really hitting it off. I know girls like her and they never win in the end. Good luck and go for it!! ;) who knows what might happen ;)

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My brother weighs around between 210-220 pounds. I am helping him out so what are some good tips to lose weight fast within a week. What I am looking for is what foods to eat each day and how much of it. Also what excercises he can do at home to speed up the process. Also some ways to trick your body into losing more weight like for example if you excercise your upper body one day then excercise your lower body the next day, it can trick your body or something.

It's not healthy. The people you see on television didn't lose weight that fast it's what they do so people can buy into the scheme. I believe it would be best for your brother to eat vegetables, meats, fruits and light snacks and if he doesn't want to go to the gym you can look things up on the internet or even go to wal-mart and buy some dvds for like 10.00. Umm. Sit ups, Push ups, Jogging, Jump rope, Walking, Running. I feel that loseing weight so fast may damage the body because it's too much change. I hope I helped somewhat and good luck with everything. You can make a schedule on what to do each day for how long and keep a food log. record what he eats.

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what are so helpful tips when it comes to studying?

I know this may take forever but when I was in school I found that it helped. Re-Write notes over and over. Or. Read something a few times give someone the book and you read out what is on that page and they will let you know how you did. You can also read things and then lay the book down and write out what you read without looking at it. :) good luck i hated to study lol.

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14 female;
so i'm bisexual & i don't know how to tell my mom. She's so open. i have a boyfriend & were sexually active & she knows & shes okay with it, as long as we use condoms. & i have my boyfriend so i dont want a girlfriend but i need to tell her. i told her about some of my bi friends & she says "how do girls your age know if theyre bi or not?" because people have having sex at younger ages. so how do i tell her?

It will be hard to find the words to tell her but the best that you can do is sit her down and come right out. If she is open chances are she will accept it. After all she is your mother and she does love you. Umm.. How about "Mom, I know you have questioned how can a young person know their sexual orientation. Well, (I don't know how you figured out you were Bisexual but you tell her that and thenn) that's how I know I am bi. But I love my boyfriend and that doesn't mean I will be getting girlfriends it's just the way I am. Maybe it's a stage I don't know but let me figure it out and please don't judge me." You can word it your way if you like I just hope i have helped a little bit. You're not the only one inthat situation so don't ever feel that you're alone. it's hard to tell parents because their reactions are so unpredictable. good luck. :)

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17/f my friend went on a diet and at first I didn't think anything of it, I mean it never hurts to lose a couple pounds. But my friend didn't lose a couple pounds. She probably lost like 30 pounds in like 2 months. She looks really bad. She iS not only a toothpick, but her eyes are so dark underneath and whenever she talks or smiles it looks like it hurts her face. I know most teenage girls go through the anorexic phase, but I think my friend took it too far. She promised she would stop a long time ago. Every time I see her she looks skinnier. She gets mad whenever I mention it, she looks like one of those mal nutritioned African kid. I don't know what to do. She's not even the same person anymore. She's always tired and in a bad mood. I think her mom is trying to help her but she told me she isn't doing what the doctor says. What should I do?

You can't help those that do not want to help themselves. By you trying to help her is probably going to be hard because if she doesn't follow a doctor she wont follow her family and friends. I think the reason why she gets mad is because truth hurts. she knows how she looks and how she is not only hurting her but everyone else around her. physically she can admit it but not mentally.. a lot of people do this for attention and sometimes diets do get out of hand and there is not way to stop it unless the one on the diet agrees to go along with the help that he/she is getting. anorexia leads to other disorders and sometimes it is too late. i hope your friend soon comes to realize how this is affecting everyone and i can tell that it is hurting you. you lost a friend to a disease that may or may not be controlled. i wish you all the luck because i know what you are going through.. i had a friend that was anorexic and she started to cut herself nad get into heavy drugs..it was awful.. she lost all communication with everyone around her.

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15/f

What are good ways to detroy my enemy/make her jealous?

Show her you know who you are and you will not change for her. let her know that you are happy with your life and the way things are and no one can make you change that. best way to 'destroy' an enemy is to be nice to them it irritates them and it shows that you never stoop to their level.

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I have 4 pills of x. im a female, 90 lbs, first time taking it. if i took all 4, im sure id o.d right? should i just take one then?

Don't take any. Unless they were prescribed by a doctor which by the look of your question they weren't so.. best thing to do is not take them!

you did ask if you should take one. and it's not safe. like the others said harmful things can happen.

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