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I recently noticed a bump on my thigh, it looks like a bruise but feels like there could be a marble or something underneath it. It doesn't hurt or anything to the touch or otherwise, my mom said it might be a cyst, I don't know. Should I get it checked out or what?

All lumps should be checked.

Okay this woman jodie says i am really pretty and wants me to date her son. She says i have a good personality and i am a truly beautiful girl, and thinks that i would be a good match for her son sterling. But the problem is i live in KY n he lives in IN. So the conversation kinda fell off in the distance. But the thing is i really wanna go on a date with her son the next time im there. But how do i say it without sounding desperate, or being too obvious?? thanks

Hey, thanks for your question.
Simple. Tell Jodie you've been thinking about what she said and you'd like to give it a go next time you're there. It's not embarrassing. You're just accepting what she said and taking her up on that offer.
Be brave and just say it. You won't get anywhere if you don't.

15/F virgin
ok ive heard from lots a friends that oral sex hurts a lot. is that true? or does it feel good for a girl? bc i havee been thinkin about giving it to my bf but i am scared please help!!!
thanx in advance!

Your friends clearly have no idea what they're talking about and are obviously doing it wrong.
Oral doesn't hurt.. unless you accidentally get teeth involved or something.
Also, if you're scared etc, it's a sign not to do it.

ok, this is embarasing but here goes... A while ago i got caught by my neighbor peeking in her window when she had some friends over for a sleepover. i was on her back porch peeking in her window when 1 of her friends came out and said what are you doing??? i was like.. o my god... i was so embarased. so she told the other girls wat i was doing and they all talked and then 1 of them came to me and said they wouldnt tell on me if i did wat they said. she said that to be fair they should get to see me naked and that I should strip naked for them. otherwize they would tell my mom that i was a pervert and a peeping tom. anyway, i did it. i took off all my clothes and let them all see me. they looked and giggled and stuff for a long time and then they let me go home. The thing is that since then a couple of them have made be do it again for girls that werent even at the sleepover. they say i desrve it for peeking at them that night. Do you think I deserve it? Should I keep doing it for them? Please give me your advice!

Thanks,
Paul

LOL, Are you mad?! Never let anyone treat you like that. Surely if they want to see you naked more, they're the "perverted" ones.
Say no. and if they say they'll blackmail you, let them. Deny all knowledge of peeping through their window and let it be a lesson to never do it again.

OMG ok so its really weird whenever i am with a guy (usually one that likes me or i like him )((not ones i am only brotherly friends wiht)) i shake. like its sooo weird i feel like i have had wayy to much coffee and im like excited shaking. Is there anyway to not shake it is sooo embarassing ahaha

This reminded me of when I was younger, haha. Once you get to know him more, you'll do it less because you'll be more comfortable with him.
I know it's odd, but it will calm down eventually :)
Just try to relax!

areter you have your period and you have sex are you pregant

If you have unprotected sex at any time, there's always the risk of pregnancy.

For the past 3 attempts at the hair salon, I have SPECIFICALLY asked for layers in the back. What do I get? The bottom half of it razored and the top half not touched at all. My hair is 2 inches past my shoulders, and I want it to be visibly layered in the back [zigzaggy, different lengths, ect.] so that it looks pretty when it is straightened. I have already tried Google, and am not getting the pictures that I need. My friend, Erica, got her hair cut the way I want it and I asked her what she did. She said that she 'asked for bangs in the back' but that pretty much made no sense at all.

I need:
a] Pictures
b] Description for stylist

I am getting my haircut tomorrow afternoon. Please & Thank you.

Haha, I know the feeling. Same thing happened to me. Say you want long AND short layers - everywhere - to give it a choppy effect.
They'll then ask you how short you want the shortest layers etc.

http://www.hairfinder.com/hairstylesdesign/choppy.jpg

http://www.hji.co.uk/hjimages/images/qhs1463/hji/medium/2003-choppy-brunette.jpg

http://www.haircentric.com/gallery/d/663-2/layered-hair.jpe

http://www.womensbeautylife.com/albums/Medium_hair/mg38.jpg

I'm not saying these pics are the same as what you want, but they should help the stylist understand the layer part.
There's lots on google if you try wording it differently.

etc.
Hope I helped. :)

I'm 16 and a girl and need a little help...This 1 boy asked me out by a note and i didnt know what to say especially since i only liked him as a friend and nothing more. i would feel really bad if i told him no so i just didnt respond. now this year when he sees me he'll look at me and smile at me and i just dont know if he still likes me like that and if he does, what should i do?hes nice and sweet and stuff but i only want to be friends.

Then that's exactly what you should tell him if he asks again - that's if he does actually still like you.
Don't beat around the bush.
It's not a bad thing. and he will understand and probably be thankful he doesn't have to keep holding on to something that'll never happen.

you answered my other question about the picture. "http://www." and so on; thats the URL right?

Yes, that's right. :)

16/f..very shy. for my creative writing project, i had to work with 3 other girls (one is 18, one is 17, and one is 16) and we have to film a screenplay.
I was chosen to be a prostitute. I have to wear very vulgar clothes that show lots of cleavage and a very short skirt..and i have to talk inappropriately. I'm VERY shy and feel SOOOOOOOOO awkward when filming...It drives me insane. And I asked those girls whether or not I could get a more CLOTHED part....but they're all like NO NO!! You're doing so good! You have the best part!
I practically begged them..

But I feel sooo exposed...Like a complete whore. And worst of all, my entire class has to see this and so does my MALE teacher...

I don't know what to do ;_;

Wow.. I actually wouldn't do it. Nothing anyone says could even make me do it unless *I* wanted to and was completely comfortable doing so.
You clearly aren't comfortable.
It's not up to them how you should perform. Sure, you're all in a group but I doubt they'd want your part either, to be honest.
Don't ask them whether you can cover up some more, say you ARE going to cover up some more, or you simply won't do it.
If it gets bad, you really should talk to your teacher. He will definitely help in the situation.

it keeps saying "the file size was too big" I dont know what that means. How do I make the picture smaller?

Just upload it onto www.photobucket.com
or www.imageshack.com
It won't resize your pictures, then.
Then take the URL and place it in the space provided on the Advicenators edit page.
See? Mines huge! :)

Ok my eyes keeps twitiching like every once in a while and it's been doing alot in the past like 4 days or something and i always hear it's from stress and it could be that i'm stressed cause of school and my friend and alot of stuff going on but yeah how can i make it stop?

I've had this so much and the majority of the time, it's absolutely nothing (just muscle spasms) and can be caused through simple things, like;
*Stress
*Lack of sleep
*Too much caffeine
It can last from seconds to days.
If it spreads to other parts of your body, it's time to see a doc. Or if it persists for say, longer than a week, see a doctor to rule out any underlying illnesses and to put your mind at ease.

13/f

my boyfriend has been talking about having sex in the summer, but....thats a BIG step, and i dont know if i should or not. ive been trying to figure out what the worse that can happen is...and if we use a condom...i dont think i could get pregnant.

NO NO NO.
1. You're 13.
2. You're OBVIOUSLY not ready.
If you WERE ready, you would not be asking if you should or not over the internet.
What's the worst that can happen? Perhaps you should learn about sex before you do it, too. STI's/STD's are no joke. and if you do use a condom, you can still get pregnant. It can break.. and if it's not on correctly, can slip off.
There's no rush to jump into something so "BIG"

can women get pregnant if her hymen isnt broken but a guy came in her?

Yes.
Although if he "came in her", therefore was IN her, her hymen should already be broken.
Still the answer is yes yes yes. Spem+vagina ALWAYS = possible pregnancy.

I am 14 years old girl and i get severe anxiety attacks frequently. I will be sitting in class and have to run out because I can't breath and my heart starts pounding and i feel like i'm going to pass out. I have a counslor i talk to but these panic / anxiety attacks occur regardless. In school they happen almost everyday and I try to go to the bathroom so i don't embarass myself. I have trouble falling asleep at night anticipating an anxiety at school the next day. I used to like school and i am an A+ student but now i am preoccupied with my anxiety. When i have an anxiety attack i feel like im going to die even though i know i won't. I like being around my parents because they give me a sense of comfort. What should i go about these anxiety attacks bc they are really taking over my life. I know i should deep breath / close my eyes when i have these attacks but when it happens i freak out and forget to do this. ADVICE PLEASEE THANKS SOOO MUCH

Thankyou for your question.

I can sympathize with you here. Panic attacks are not nice and I suffered from them for some unknown reason every couple of days for a few months, and my doctor didn't help at all.. which kind of made it worse in a way. They're horrible aren't they?
You're not alone though. They are very common.
I feel once you've had one, you're going to have more, because you're going to be scared of them happening again because they're basically not very nice! It's like a vicious cycle.

The thing you have to remember is panic attacks will not kill you etc.. I know you can feel like you're dying half the time, but you really won't.
I'm really glad you're getting help for them. I know it's hard to remember what to do when you're having one. Don't worry about embarrassing yourself - you won't. Just try to relax and don't let the panic attacks control you. Try your best to focus on your breathing - slow and controlled. Maybe even take a few sips of water. That helped me, because it took my mind off it a bit, then let me remember to breathe.

There are so many reasons for them happening. Do you know why you get them? If so, you need to get help for that particular reason, whether it being physical, mental, emotional etc.
There are medications out there to help, but it's better to beat the panic attacks alone, because your body can build a tolerance to the drug which can make you addicted and feel you NEED them. When you don't.

Your panic attacks should become less frequent within time. You just must remember nothing will happen to you, so there's NO reason to freak out when you're having one.
Focus on your work at school, your friends and try your hardest not to think about them.
It will get better, I promise.

ive been with my girlfriend mariah for about 7 months so why is i feel like im floating when she touches me or whenever she gets close to me i lose my breath and get light headed and lose my balence or if we dont talk for a day i feel sick we are both juniors at the same highschool we have all the same classes except 6th hour i have graphic art and she has home ec can you help me figure out whats wrong with me

Thankyou for your question.
There doesn't seem to be anything wrong with you apart from the fact you sound madly in love with this girl! So much, it affects you physically, too. Awww :)

i can easily say i love my boyfriend. i am 18, a senior at my school and when i say this i mean it, i am a hell of alot more mature than anyone at my school. i have gone through alot and dont hangout with one person there. it sucks but ive learned to live with it. its not that im a bitch or ugly, i am just dont good with those people. so anyway, my boyfriend is 24 and lived in boston and went to school there(i lived 15 mins north) we dated this whole summer until he had to move back home an hour away in september. ever since then, things have been great and we hangout weekends and i cannot complain. i usually am not a relationship person nor have i ever gotten attatched, but me and my man are in love. i am so happy, its like hes the only one. he is graduating in may from school and will be a physical therapist and has been talking about moving to cali or florida this summer. he wants me to come but i am nervous i wont like it

would it be a good idea to move in together and start a life there? im just so nervous

Thankyou for your question.
I'm not surprised you're nervous. It's a huge step to take.
In the end, it is your decision and I can't influence that in any way.
Although I can tell you if you know he's the one, then perhaps starting a new life wouldn't be that much of a bad thing, considering you don't really associate with anyone where you are right now.
It could give you a new opportunity to meet new, better people, too.
It's part of growing up, the way I think of it is like going to university far away from home (I'm from England) to study further. It would be weird at first, but you'd soon settle in.
I take it you're nervous about leaving family and the surroundings you know. but it doesn't have to be a bad thing. You can visit your family and they can visit you, not to mentions the many other ways of communicating.
It's wise to think ahead and know what you would do if you did go. Things like this need alot of planning.
and if you didn't like it, you could always come back home..

for the past 5 days i've been having an awful toothache (or mouthache) that seems to come and go. they come for about 15 minutes and then they come back very unexpectedly. i went to the dentist and he took xrays and filled a cavity and also cleaned my gums, hoping that would solve the problem. he noticed nothing else that could be solving this problem. even after seeing him, i'm in the same amount of pain. i can't pinpoint a certain tooth, it seems like just the whole left side of my mouth. it throbs and is just a very very strong pain, like nothing i've ever felt before. advil doesn't help. if anyone has had a problem like this or knows someone who has, please help! i'm desperate! thanks!

It's impossible for anyone here to tell you the cause. Go back to the dentist, or see another.
Here are some things it could be though:
*Grinding your teeth when you sleep
*Abscess
*Root exposure
*Do you chew on objects or have you had a cracked tooth?
*Are any new teeth coming through?
*sinus infection
I'm wondering why a medication for toothache hasn't been prescribed to you.
It could be worth checking with a doctor.

Try these simple home remedies for now:
*Gargle and swill your mouth out with warm salty water after each meal and before you sleep.
*Gargle and swill your mouth out with a few drops of tea tree oil.
*Chew on a piece of raw onion for around 3 minutes.
and you could give this a go:
*"Try a hand massage. When you have an achy tooth, this can ease the pain by 50 percent. Rub an ice cube into the V-shaped area where the bones of the thumb and forefinger meet. Gently push the ice over the area for 5 to 7 minutes."

Remember these aren't cures. Just pain relievers.

and yes, I know of people who have had toothache and there hasn't been a cause. but for them it went away within a few days...

i dont think this goes under this catigory
anyways
whats the diff betwenn shaving and waxing and hair removal
which is that best
i use hair removal because i heard that shaving makes hair gro thicker
is this true cause hair removal is kinda time consuming
could you give me the positves and negitives of each
im 16/f btw

Wet Shaving:
*It's quicker
*Not expensive
*Not painful unless you're unfortunate to cut yourself
*Shaves close to the hair, making you feel smooth
*Also, shaving does not make hair grow back thicker. It may just give the ILLUSION.
*A tip if you want to shave, put conditioner on first and then shave. :)
*Try not to go too hard against the hair growth, as it can cause irritation and ingrown hair. Go soft, but hard enough to remove the hair. Practice will make perfect.

Waxing:
I had a bad experience with waxing. Could have been because I was young and didn't really bother reading the instructions, but if you want to wax, go to a professional if the areas you want to do are delicate.
If you do want to do it yourself though, the key is to take your time with placement (eyebrows etc). Be prepared for a bit of soreness after. but the results are good. :)
Just make sure you know what you're doing basically and it should turn out OK.
DO NOT use on broken/irritated skin.

Hair removal:
I wouldn't really use this long term. It can burn your skin, make it irritated and increase acne.

Overall:
If you want something easy, effective and can do alone, purchase a good quality razor and take it from there. :)
Remember though, everyone has different preferences.. so if you want to, try the others and see what works best for you.

I really love to be tickled. The problem is that I am almost never tickled. I try to start up tickle fights, but it never lasts long. How can i make it known that i am ticklish without being obvious? How can I get my friends to tickle me?

Maybe they don't want to tickle you?
It would seem a little odd if you just randomly said "hey, can you tickle me"..
Starting the tickle fights is a good idea. Maybe start a new game where you have to do it for a certain amount of time.. and the one who stops first loses and has to do a forfeit. I don't know.. but you do realize they actually have to want to be involved in this, right?

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