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Hey yall. :]

My name's Amy Gwendoline. I'm 16 years young, and I'm a junior in high school.

xo

advice

okay.. im going out with this guy.
he lived in ohio and i live in colorado.
i have never met him
we met on myspace
im 13 and hes 14..
how long do you think we will last?
honestly?

Seriously, like a few months - tops. [:
I was in a lot of internet relationships, when I was around your age, until I was 15. & Trust me, you make not think it now, but whenever you get older you'll want a boyfriend around you all the time not just talking on the phone. Everyone goes through it at one point or another. [:

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this question is for both boys and girls.Let;s say you really like someone, and she/he is single.Would you still go out with them even though they have had two or three girl/boy friends in the past?or do people prefer girls/guys that haven't been attached before?
For instance, I prefer girls who haven't had a boyfriend before to girls who have.

I personally prefer guys who have had girlfriends, just because he would've had a little bit of practice before the relationship. But, I can see where you're coming from, when you prefer a girl who hasn't had a boyfriend, just because you'd want to be her first everything, and stuffs. =]

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Can people tell me some freeky things that happeened between them and God? It seems really interesting. I have some myself. If you would like to discuss them give me your Aim Sn.

Haha.
No.

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Is there any possible way to get your period sooner?

Haha.
No.
& I don't understand why you would want it any sooner. It's a pain in the ass.

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well, theres this girl. she is in my piano class, i think that by having small talk every class i could get closer and closer to the point where we're friends

am i doing the right thing? if not tell up please =D

Hahah.
Aw.
That's definitely adorable.
Of course you're doing the right thing! One day, compliment her hair, or like her makeup, or like just something on her. And then the next day tell her how much you love how she dresses, and you think she looks pretty all the time. :]
Girls love compliments, just don't overdo it.

Keep up the great workkk!
You're great, haha. A lot of people wouldn't have enough balls to be able to do what you're doing. Congrats. :)

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okay.. so im 16/f... and i weigh like 160.. ick i know... so here is the questions part.. so next august is when i have to take my senior pictures.. and i want to lose weight before then. i want to lose about 50-55 pounds.. so my question is how long will it take to lose like 50 pounds.. and what are the best ways of doing it. thanks in advance.

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Aww don't say ick it's not THAT bad! I've totally been in your shoes, I know what it's like. So far, I've lost 30 pounds, and it's taken me like 4 months. I've been trying to lose weight for 6 months though, and I haven't been trying as much as I used to. Like, I'll still eat fast foods which definitely IS NOT good!! But before whenever I was losing 30 lbs, I cut out like all fast foods, so that's definitely one of the first things you want to do. As much as you'd want to just have like a Big Mac or something, just think always about what you want your senior pictures to look like.

A lot about losing weight is having a lot of mental support. You may think it's all physical, but it's about being able to tell yourself that you can do it. Because, that's partially what's going to get you through your weight loss process.

Briefly describe what your goal is;
- Losing 50 pounds & looking GREAT in my senior photos.
& Then write down what you think you need to do to achieve your goal.
[The obvious things like, drinking water, cutting out sugars, exercising, etc.etc.]

Keep that, and leave it somewhere you'll see it EVERYDAY. It'll be a great motivation. Or maybe just hang it on your fridge, so whenever you see your goal sheet, you'll realize you don't NEED food, you need to reach your goal & hopefully that'll help.

Remember:
Your goal is desirable & worth it.
You ARE capable of achieving your outcome.
&
You deserve to achieve your outcome.

Most of the time, you eat whenever you're not hungry & it's just there, so you're bored -- & you eat it. Big mistake. You need to stop recreational eating habits.

What behavior do you want to change?
Stop recreational eating.
What does that get for you?
It makes me feel fat & then I unfortunetly gain weight.. which makes me get further away from my goal.
How else can you get that benefit?
Walking, talking, going out, shopping, exercising, etc. etc.

There's also your comfort zone. So, you're eating one of your favorite meals EVER! And you don't want to leave a little bit of it left, because you know you'll regret it later when you're hungry. That's how most people think. A big part of losing weight, is not eating until you have to take that big sigh at the end of your meal, meaning your stuffed. Your comfort zone is anywhere between, where your still partially hungry -- not even hungry. It'll take you a while to KNOW where your comfort zone is at, but don't eat until you can't eat anymore. Just eat smaller portions, like half of what you usually eat.

The basic 8 good health guidelines;;
- Eat atleast five servings of veggies & fruits daily. [Vegetables are healthier then fruits, but it doesn't matter which ones you choose to eat most of, you just need to eat 5 portions of them!]
- Choose whole grain foods, such as brown rice & oats, whenever possible. [Wheat pasta instead of white pasta. If you look in the pasta section & you compare the two's calories, you'll notice the wheat is soo much better. & Wheat bread is just obviously a lot healthier then white!]
- Include two servings of milk products [low-fat(1%) or fat-free] each day. [such as: yogurts, cheeses]
- Have healthy oils each day. [Olive, canola, sunflower, salflower, or flaxseed!] This ensures that you get the essential fatty acids & vitamin E that your body needs. Use oils in salads, while cooking, or an ingredient in a mixed dish.
- Make sure that you are getting enough protein by choosing atleast one serving of poultry, fish, eggs, dried beans, or soy products each day. Many milk products are also good sources of protein.
- Limit added sugar & alcohol. [Try switching to drinks without sugar, like Diet sodas!]
- Drink atleast six glasses of water daily.
- Take a mutiple vitamin-mineral supplement each day. [Even Flinstone vitamins are good!]

As you're getting ready for activity, some suggestions to help you get started.
1. Invest in a good pair of sneakers.
2. Consider buying a portable CD or radio player. So you find yourself racking up the miles before you even know it.
3. Consider getting a pedometer. Push yourself harder & harder until you've reached like a mile, and just push yourself. :]

Do more of whatever you're doing now. Walk whenever the opportuinity arises, limit your use of elevators & escalators and climb stairs instead. Instead of trying to find a close parking spot near your grocery store, park in the far back.

The hardest weight will be the last 20 lbs, when you're trying to get down to 110ish. It'll be VERY hard. And sometimes you'll have weight gains, or you'll stay the same. & that's completely normal. One week you may lose 5, the next you may lose 2 and then the week after you might gain back a pound. it's just how your body works, it doesn't even matter what you do wrong, because you probably won't do anything wrong, it's just how your body is going to react!

Well, I hope my advice worked in some way or another. If you ever need help with any sorta weight loss question, please don't be afraid to ask me. I know ALOT about it, and I'm always open to helping people. :]

Good luck!

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Okay so i am thinking of getting a Tragus piercing.

[ http://www.tattoos-by-peter.de/images/Piercings/lexikon/tragus.jpg ]

and i had a two questions....

1. how painful is it?

2. my mom is saying its horrible to get it done there cause it may effect your ear but i told her that when i asked a friend she said that it has no major nerves and dont connect to, is it dangerous like my mom says?

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That's the BEST piercing I ever decided to get! I love it, and it's so pretty. Everyone who sees it, is like, "eww did that hurt!?" It really just depends on how much pain you can actually handle. I don't know if you have your cartilidge pierced, but if you do & that one hurt, this one is DEFINITELY going to hurt!

It's just cartilidge, just like getting your upper cartilidge pierced, seriously. It didn't hurt me at all. Some people use the gun, but most places just use a single needle to pin it through, it just depends on where you go!

Probably the only thing that bothered my ear, was cleaning it, because it was really hard not to get like the ear cleansing stuff in your ear. My ears are horribly sensitive, so like I cant go underwater or anything, just because if like the littlest bit of water or anything touches the inside of my ear I get horrible headaches & stuff, it sucks.

But it is REALLY hard to clean it, that's probably one of the worst things about it! But it definitely didn't hurt in the slightest. I thought it would hurt a lot more then the cartilidge piercings hurt, but it hurt less. =]

It's definitely worth it!

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what is cum?

Cum: the thick white fluid containing spermthat is ejaculated by the penis.

:]

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Well I'm going swimming tomorrow. Today I had my period for the first time and I tried a tampon. It was really hard to get out. I tried pulling it out in different directions and I tried like half a box of tampons and I'm pretty sure it's in correctly. The string almost broke when i tried to pull it out it hurts. My parents wont let me get in the water without a tampon and i cant sneak in without one because they check to make sure im not lying. Oh and ive tried the lowest absorbensy and lubricant stuff still doesnt help. Please help!

That's exactly what happens with tampons. I don't know if you read the paper that came inside of the box of tampons, but it says that you have to keep it in for a long time. When it absorbs blood, it'll lubricate itself, and it'll be easy to pull out. If you put it in your vagina and pull it out instantly straight afterwards, or for only like 2 hours or less it's not absorbing enough blood, and it'll scrape against your vaginal walls. :]

Try keeping it in there for a long amount of time, like from the beginning of the party to the end, never exceed 6-8 hours because of TSS. But, it should be easy to pull out, just from all of the blood absorbed. :]

Trust me!! I thought I wasn't doing it right, whenever I first started using tampons, but it's nothing you're doing wrong. Just keep it in A LOT longer. :)

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does anybody think its tacky to tell somebody you like them over instant message? it just feels so much easier to let everything out that way than in person.

I don't think there's anything wrong with that. I've always been able to explain myself better on the computer rather then in person, especially about stuff like that. It's just easier to get everything out at once, like on the phone you might forget to say something, and then you'll look back on it & be like dammmn. I wish I would've told him this or this. On the internet is MUCH better. :]

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a 6th grader calls me a demon and i need him to stop. help.

Act like you don't care, even though it bothers you. Trust me, it works. If you act like him calling you a demon means ABSOLUTELY nothing to you, then he'll realize that it's a waste of time & he'll stop.

In case he doesn't, you could tell someone like an older sibling or parent, and have them talk to the 6th graders parents.

-aMy.

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wat is the normal size for a guy "down thur" who is 15

plzzz answer need help

Anywhere around 6 inches.

-aMy.

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well i have never really done IT but im afraid too
i heard stuff like you bleed
it hurts
etc.


people think im lesbian because im to afraid to get sexual

and guys scare because there whores
at least around here
i mean once iget a boyfreind and trust him
sure
but im really scared



because when i do get one
im afraid because i have never really done any hardcore sexual things






WHAT DO I DO
this is really gross
but i have no one to turn for advice
its to embarrassing to ask someone in person

People think you're a lesbian because you don't have sex? How lame is that. Seriously, don't think it's uncommon for girls to be scared to have sex. I'm not "scared" or such, but I'm still a virgin & I'm waiting until marriage.

A lot of girls are scared their first time, especially because it hurts. But, usually you'll do something like oral beforehand, so it won't hurt AS much. Plus, you'll be doing it with a guy who really cares about you and he'll do anything to make you feel completely comfortable. If it hurts soo much then he'll stop & you can try it again another time. That's what happens most of the time when it comes to having sex for the first time. :]

-aMy.

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So..there's this gurl & i guess we're " best friends" well like 1 min. she'll be fine w/ you and then the next she goes crazy and talks behind ur back and says all this crap about you that's not true!

I don't know what to do because i thought we were friends...?

Confused.

Are you sure she's definitely talking about you behind your back & it might not be someone else just making up a rumor?

You should definitely confront her & find out why she's doing this. Tell her if she doesn't stop what she's doing, you don't want to be her "best friend" anymore. It's not fair, and you don't deserve it & no one else does either.

Don't put up with it anymore if she keeps it up after you tell her how much it bothers you.

-aMy.

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My Dad has a great job oppurtunity that he just accepted & that means I have to move about 14 hours away. Don't get me wrong, I'm really happy & kind of excited to get a chance to start over but I'm kind of scared. I've never moved before... I just started at a new high school this year as a freshman but I had a lot of people I knew around me. I don't know what to do! I've worn uniforms to school my whole life & next year I'll be at public school...I have no idea how I would dress! Can someone relate or help me out? I'm 15, female, soon to be sophomore. I'm moving to the Princeton, NJ area. Thanks!

Hey there. :]

I can definitely relate to your situation. I'm glad you're excited about it. I was PETRIFIED when I found I'd have to move from Pennsylvania to Texas, but I was excited about the whole culture shock of being around people of different religions & ethnicities.

I've gone to a public school my entire life, and the way people dress in the North is completely different then the South in my opinion. I was really scared, because I didn't know what stores were "cool" or what were in & stuff like that, and I wanted to look nice on my first days of school. The first week you should definitely just stick to jeans & a tshirt, or maybe a hoodie if it's cold. And sneakers, and see what people wear at school, and get your ideas from them. Sorry if I don't help out much in that situation.

Moving will definitely be hard. The first week of being at a new school was HORRIBLE. And I can easily say they were the worst days of my life. Just make a good impression, don't make too much eye contact with people, just smile & say hi to whoever you sit next to. I'm not going to lie, but for me it was really hard to make friends, just because I'm not one of those people whose in your face & can start conversations with everybody & their moms. Eventually a girl started talking to me in one of my classes about the differences between PA & TX and then she asked me who I sat by in lunch & I said no one, and she invited me to sit with her & her friends in lunch, and anywhere else I wanted to.

Make sure you get involved with a lot of clubs & activites, as many as you can. The more you join, the more great opportunities you'll get to meet people with same interests as you. That's a mistake I made. I never joined any. But luckily I made a lot of friends in school. :] Because once I got to know a lot of people, I wasn't afraid to like stick out & be myself.

Have fun moving, and I hope everything works out for the best, for you. & your family. :]

-aMy.

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Well I've known this girl for about a year now and we're really good friends, but I'm starting to like her more than a friend (if you know what I mean.) The only problem is I don't know if I should ask her out or not. If I do and she says "yes", then great, but if she said "no", that would just be really awkward and it would be wierd every time I see her again. So...what should I do?

You should definitely ask her out.

You'll never know unless you try & you might regret it big time, because she might like you back, but she's waiting for you to make the first move.

What's the worst thing she could do? Tell you that she doesn't like you back as a boyfriend, right? It might seem like it'll be awkward, but it won't. Trust me. Only for a little bit & then eventually you'll begin to realize that you're better off being friends anyways, and everything always has a purpose.

-aMy.

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ok i really want a digital camera! my dad won't let me use his because he won't trust me with it and hes the kind of person who once he doesn't trust you with something he NEVER will. i want to buy my own digital camera since my dad wont buy me one. i want a really good one that isn't that expensive. make ranging from $90-$120? I don't want it to be crap though. I want it to take really good pictures. Any cameras you suggest that follow my criteria and who sells it?

--i rate--

You can get A LOT of digital cameras at that price estimate. Especially at Wal-mart. That's where I got my first digital camera, I didn't know much about them, and I was basically in the same boat as you.

If you go to Wal-mart & look in the camera section, they'll have all of them lined up by cheapest to expensivest. :] Haha, sorry if that isn't a word.

Good brands, that aren't expensive are Canon & HP! And they sell those brands at Wal-mart.

-aMy.

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How do you get the redness & the swelling of a zit to go down? I'd be very gratefull for just one of the two answers but two would be GREAT!

See, I am gonna see the guy I like tomorrow around 7, & my face is clear besides this red zit right in the middle of my forehead. I know that make up will make it look better but its just so red!!

So I just want some tricks to 1. make the redness go away, & 2. make the swelling go down.

I'll rate 5s for well thought out answers.

I don't want answers like "wash your face", cuz I do that day & night.

Thanks in advance.

:] Heyy!

A lot of people will say to put toothpaste on it, which might help. But I don't know if the zit you have is like scabby? Like did you pop it or anything? Because if you did, I would highly recommend NOT using toothpaste, because it dries it out, and you won't be able to cover it with make-up because it will dry out and look REALLY bad.

Doing anything that has heat will REALLY help with the swelling & the redness. Like, placing a cloth that was soaked in hot water and placing it on your forehead (or wherever the zit might be) will really help. And, also steaming your face or taking a hot shower/bath. :]

-aMy.

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What would you say is the average age for starting to date, have a boyfriend and makeout????

:] Hi there.

I think for all of those, the average age would be anywhere around 14 or 15 years old.

-aMy.

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