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Q: Have you ever just had it where your head and heart are fighting to be right and you just don't know what to feel, you feel head over heels in love, but know you shouldn't be, yet your not sure if you should persue this person or just end it before you get hurt and broken again...well that's kind of how I feel. I just have no clue what to do, I wish I could have what I want and at the same time I know what I want is so stupid and that I shouldn't want it. Someone please help me....seriously.

17/f, this guy is my ex, we dated for 3 years

find a new boyfriend. even tho you may still like/love your old bf, but it's ever so much better if you stay separated. a new bf will get your mind off of things and will create a new sort of love for you. don't go back 2 your ex.

Q: how much on adverage does it cost to get your hair color stripped at a salon?

do you really want to bleach your hair? it can be potentially dangerous to its shine and whatever. i CAN suggest Beach Blonde hair lightening shampoo, conditioner and gel, a product that gives hair a shiny, sunkissed color. or, try dousing your hair in lemon juice and staying in the sun which will also lighten the color.

Q: I wasn't really sure what to put this under, bu there is a dance this coming friday and I don't have anyone to go with and I''m not sure whether I should go or not. My friends are going just with friends, but I don't really look good in a dress and can't stand wearing high heels. It sounds like fun, but I don't want to look awkward in front of everyone. Plus I don't have a dress or shoes. What should I do?

it depends what you mean by "not look good in a dress". if you're kinda fat, then go with a wrap dress. if you just don't look good in dresses in general, get a little minidress and if you really can't walk in heels (which i'm sure you can), wear low-heeled slides, which are stylish and really easy to walk in, at least for me. find a really good guy friend with no accompiant, and ask to double-date with one of your friends.

Q: 15/F

[recap]
There was this guy who liked me I guess, so I walk the same way home as him, and he starts walking with me. I didn't mind it that much, and then he started with the hand around the shoulder, still didn't mind it. Then he started pretty much hugging me really tight, while I'm trying to walk home. When I got home, after him pretty much not letting me move in anyway, or being able to kick/punch him. He asked me out, I said I liked someone else, and he basically got really bitter and started to ignore me. He never said anything about how he feels yet he does that[recap]

Now, a few days ago again, he walked with me. Did the hand on shoulder thing, hugging etc. Then when we got to my house, he pretty much started to put his hands up my sweater and tickling me. That crossed the line, I do not understand why he would do so because he knows I don't like him. I told him to stop but you know... weird guys + hormones. It was scary IMO. Then he kept asking me what I was doing over the weekend, and asked me if I still liked that person, and then he started to ask like 50 questions.

What do I do about this person :|

how did you tell him to stop? the right way to do it is to be very firm, but be nice. if you didn't do this, tell him again to stop, and if he doesn't, tell one of your teachers. it may seem a little embarrassing, but do it b4 itz too late.

Q: what are the differnences between these condoms.
they all have differnet collors? and when they have meanings , what does the orange and the white one mean?

http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B000BVE3NI.01._SCLZZZZZZZ_V1130799840_.jpg

it doesn't mean anything. the colors are there for no apparent reason except for when some guy wants his dick a weird color. 'k?

Q: im singing "boogie wonderland" by like.. earth, wind and fire, for a talent show. i think i sing good for it.. um i know its an old song but do you think its okay to sing? and what could i wear? like i want some cute 70s lookin outfit maybe, lol

that's a fabulous song and totally one of my favs. you should wear a brightly colored polka-dotted minidress and orange platform boots that go to like your thigh or knee at least. make your hair straight and wear a headband that has the same pattern and colors as the dress.

Q: i recently came out and the girl i like is on my basketball team. weve flirted and become rele close. she doesnt know im gay but i think she gets it. i dont know if i shud tell her or shud i just keep going.

wait... do you like her? if you do, you could be bisexual, but if you don't, don't flirt with her anymore, but maintaiin a healthy friendship with her. if you do like her, ask her out, but make sure you tell her your sexuality.
Good luck!~~~~

Q: does cellery really burn more calories then you gain from it??

celery really doesn't actually burn calories. an average 8 in. stick has 6 calories, but the simple act of eating the 6 calories burns more than 6 calories by itself. make sense?

Q: 14/f

Im hardly hungry anymore! Is this bad or good? I dont need to lose weight or anything, but I still eat because people will think I have an eating disorder. (I am very skinny)

make sure that you aren't tricking yourself into believing that you're not hungry when you really are.
tips:
~get involved in a sport. something like field hockey or crew will make you new friends, build your endurance and muscle, and make you hungry at a healthy rate.

Good luck!~~~

Q: 14/f.

i had braces before at the end of 4th to end of 5th. Since I had them that early, when the rest of my teeth grew in my bite was screwed up. So I just got them aug. 06. The thing is basicly everyone is getting theirs off and its bugging me. I look at pics. from past yrs and I like what I see, a mouth with no metal! Im going to have them on until the beginning of junior yr!

also, i have been always been really skinny and i eat whatever, well lately i notice that my stomach isnt as flat, my mom says its still flat, but i dont think so. So im eating healthier and cutting back and excersising, which is good in some ways.

Also, i feel sad/lonely all the time. I really truely dont have friends, well ones I hang out with besides like the hallway, even them Im somewhat of a loner. And some of the ones I call friends treat me like dirt, but it hard making new friends cuz theres always a few people in the group that really dont like you.

Sometimes my mom asks me if its ok and I tell her yes, because-i dont know-i just cant tell her the truth. It hurts too much.

So basicly-how do I become comfortable with myself?

i'm so sorry. well to make friends you need...
~to smile it makes you look confident
~look on the positive side of things. people will like you better if you're happy.
~be friendly and polite to people, and if they're rude to you, don't stoop to their level.
~Laugh! make people think that you're a fun person to be around.
~be interested in what other people are talking about.
tips:
in a new place, find a person who's not in a group and strike up a conversation with them about anything-but make it interesting.

call your friends up at least once a week so they know that you care.

be a true friend & seek out true friends too

Good luck!~~~~

Q: hi, i have long brown hair and im tired of doing the same old stuff with it. if anyone has any nice ideas of hair styles i can do before i go to school it would be extremely helpful. thanks much.

best hair:
~ballerina knot
~long and sleek and straight
~half up-do
~long waves, but not big hair or perms. so OUT.

Q: like when your both facing eachother? how do you do that? and does it turn a guy on more to do it that way?

also, how do you make grinding crotch to butt more itneresting than just like going back and forth?

watch this:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=4MDtrY6cDxw&search=reggaeton

that's how you grind dance

Q: I have come to the point where I cant write, concentrate, derive pleasure from anything, have difficulty remembering things, have blurred vision, eyes seriously hurt, sometimes have severe headaches, most of the time dont know what I am talking especially with my elder brother. I have nt got father and mother I live my elder brother and his wife since 6 years. I am 26/M an MBA had a successful career but now since six months things have been deteriorating. I cant bear it any more. Plz tell me the easiest way to commit suicide which hurts less and is quick and doesnt make much of a mess.

I cant give you advice on how to kill yourself, but i also cant say anything about how your life is good and needs to be preserved. i dont know what your life is like. your average day could be worse than my worst day ever. i'd say that you should think about how much you could miss life, and to be told, i think you should go get a girlfriend, to ease your pain and find a little meaning to life. or volunteer for the peace corp., to make others feel better, and that will make you feel better.

Good luck~~~~

Q: will we break up? Does space mean he doesn't love me anymore? I thought that we would be together forever and now...

"space" means that you have your interests and he has his, but he probably doesn't feel the special "connection" between you anymore. he might be breaking up with you, but it could also mean that he doesn't get to do the things he did before he got w/ you, so maybe you need to TELL him that he should go hang with his friends or ask him to show you how to skateboard. be interested in what he likes, and so then he may feel differently....

Q: how do you get guys to come up and ask you to grind with them at a school where you know none of them? should you be in smaller groups of girls so they dont feel intimidated? or what? any advice is goooddd

I don't know about him asking you to grind, but i have advice on how to get him to notice you or whatever:
~be really flirty and dress differently everyday, but be yourself. no guy wants a girl who's pretending to be who she's not.
~be brave and really confident, but not TOO confident. don't act maintenance either.
~don't be too straightfoward. be sneaky and make him curious so he doesn't get bored with you.

Q: Normally I get 8-10 hours sleep...but recently I've been goin to sleep at 12 and 1 and gettin up 6 or 7 am. Today I realised I got those black pouches under my eye. I forgot what you call them...but i need to get rid of it. Futhermore...I'll be using this pattern more often to stdy for test...what to do to get rid of them???

not so. use overnight facial masques, and apply damp teabags or cucumbers to your eyes. wash your face with cold water in the morning and apply eye cream with vitamin K and retinol. eat v. healty, and reduce your salt intake. try to get more sleep. keep fresh poppy flowers by your bedside to help you sleep.

Q: http://www.coach.com/content/product.aspx?product_no=9367&category_id=826

does anyone know any bags that look like the one above? because im really desperate in wanting one of those types of bags. if you could give me a site or brand that would have that type of bag that would be great! thanks

dont wear a fake coach, please. i'm doing this for your own good. if you want a look-alike, but not a faux, go to
http://www.efashionhouse.com/discount_kate_spade_g.html
NEVER EVER EVER EVER EVER BUY A FAKE LOUIS VUITTON, COACH, GUCCI, AND/OR PRADA. IT IS SOOOOOOO WANNABE.

Q: im 13/ f

i have blue eyes and blind hair, and pale skin.
what color eye shadow should i wear/

thanks

try a light kelly green at the base of your eyelashes. it looks really nice.

Q: hey im 14/f
okay so. Im part asian, well mostly asian. i have brown hair and grayish eyes. my best feature is my eyes. but i have one problem. My nose is not extremely flat but its like a widish asian nose. and it does not go along with the rest of my face.

i was wondering if there is any makeup tricks to make my nose look slimmer and not as wide looking.

THANKS SO MUCH

Follow these steps:
~wear a touch up to hide any acne or scars
~use blush. since you are asian, you should use a light berry shade. apply it closer to your nose than usual, though.
~dont use nose rings or studs, bcuz they draw attention to your nose.
I hope this Helps!!!

Q: This weird thing has been happening to me since like, 6th grade. I like, snap a picture of someone in my head, like when I see them, like, it litterally like flashes in my head. to where it stays. & when i like close myeyes & think of them, i can see them perfectly. & all the people that get flashed in my head, end up dieing. Its happened like 3 or 4 times now.. & it seriously is starting to scare me. Do you think thats just plain conicidence? or am i pyscho? or whattt. Usually, when it flashes in my head, I just forget about it. But, then when the person dies or animal.. i remember it. & stuff. I don't know its so weird. and its just confusing, can everyone do that? like snap a picture in their head & see it perfectly. i dont do it on purpose, i just happen to look at them. & the picture of the person stays in my head..

There is absolutely nothing wrong w/ you. I get that too. It's merely a case of photographic memory, and you'd be really good as one of those people at police stations who draw a criminal from memory when there's no photograph. You're really lucky. Only 1 out of 10 people have a photographic memory.

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Happy 2008! My name is Dana for those of you who don't know, and I obviously love to give advice, because if I didn't, I wouldn't be here. I will pick at anyone who doesn't bother to capitalize their "I"'s or the beginnings of sentences. Proper grammar and spelling is very important to me. bcuz it Just loooks soooo sloppie when u type lyke this. So a word to the wise, and for the majority of you that it doesn't apply to, think about it, and watch yourself. Second of all, I will never ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever write something that is not true. So therefore I am always right. So stand down and accept it. (Note: that also means that my "opinions" are actual facts. At least the ones I bother to write.)

Never ask me anything about how fat you are or love life. Cliched, I know, but I am heartless when it comes to the truth. If you don't know what to do with your cheating boyfriend that you still love, go ask someone else since I could not care less. Seriously.

Have a nice day!
Love,
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WARNING:
My answers will be based on a preppy lifestyle. I am the clean, preppy sort, like the person who looks clean and classy and doesn't really notice anyone who isn't, regardless that some weirdos think that preppy people hate them. Also, if you wonder about the corrections on the answers I give, no worries; they're just simple corrections to those who don't know where to put a period, or that they have to capitalize the beginnings of sentences. Please don't be offended.