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Q: okay there's this guy at school...his names chris and i've liked him for a year now and last year we had 4 classes together and this year we have 4 classes together again! and we've been talking alot and he's sooo hot! and last friday night at the football game he sat down by me on the hill and i pulled out a pack of gum and he said "you know you wanna give me a piece of that right" and so i pulled out a piece and tried to hand it to him but he wouldn't take it...so i was like "uhhh" lol and he said "my arms are too tired i need you to unwrap it and put on my tongue" and omg he stuck out his tongue!!! i laughed and blushed and did it and then we just talked the rest of the night! does he like me?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!? HELP PLEASE!!
~*lashes*~

I think he definitely likes you. He was flirting with you.

Q: ok about 3 months ago i begged my parents to let me get a hamster...they sed ya...so i got one and ive tooken really good care of it..no problems...well i hav a big enuf cage and i decided i want to get a female hamster n let them mate so i can make them have babies...my mom sed i hav to look into it to make sure its ok n stuff bc she thinks its nasty (she hates rodents) does ne 1 kno ne websites about breeding? also...how do ilet them mate..like will they attack eachother if i buy a female?/..i gues the websites will explain but idk ne websites...ne 1 kno any websites? or has ne 1 did this?

My brother used to raise hamsters. You just have to put the male and the female together and they'll do there thing. Once the female is pregnant you have to seperate her from the male. The male hamster will kill the babies, so that's why you have to keep them seperate. Make sure you keep the cage really clean while she's pregnant, because once she has the babies you can't clean the cage or touch the babies for 2 weeks.

Hope this helps...Good luck!

Q: Ok...I'm 16 years old and I don't go to a regular school...I go to a girls' school. I don't KNOW any boys. I just don't. I wanted to meet some because I really want a boyfriend. So, I went to a restaurant the other day, and started smiling at one of the guys there. He just gave me a look like "What? Why are you staring at me?"
What is wrong with me??? I thought that was a good way!!

Well, atleast I got his attention, right?

ugh.........

Hey, don't let his reaction get you down. He's the one with the problem, not you.

Q: where do u think is a good place 4 a ffirst date?? ( romantic)

The best first date I ever had was a picnic. The guy did all the cooking and everything. It was so sweet.

Q: Okay, this might sound stupid but here it goes: My friend is obsessed with the fact that I have a lot in common with her boyfriend. Whenever she brings up the subject, she'll call him and ask both of us what things we like, and if we say the same thing she'll scream and say that we're going to fall "madly in love." I've told her hundreds of times that he's going out with HER, and he obviously LIKES her! I've spoken to her b/f once, and I don't like him that way, but she's obsessing that he's going to break up with her for me.. whom he's never even met. She's mad that she has NOTHING in common with this guy, and that I do, and I don't want to lose her as a friend.. and she won't listen to anything I say!

Sorry for the long post, but any ideas on what I should do?

Her concerns come from her own insecurities and really have nothing to do with you. You may want to point out to her that if she keeps obsessing over this, then she's not investing the time in her relationship like she should. Her boyfriend may get tired of it, and end the relationship. Maybe she should spend more time trying to find the things that they have in common, rather than obsessing over the things that you have in common with him.

Q: A boy deep kissed(first kiss) me and i am very paranoid about catch HIV through kissing, but should i be worried?

You have absolutely nothing to worry about. Kissing does not transmit AIDS.

Q: My boyfriend and I just had sex for the first time..He took my virginity. It was unprotected and Im not sure if he pulled out or not. We were both a little drunk. I dont regret it. Anyway, I was told that you shouldn't have unprotected sex for 15 days after your last period ended. Its only been 10 days. Im a little worried that, well basically, I could become pregnant. Im not sure if the 15 day thing is true. Im going to the health clinic in a couple days to get on birth control and they always give you a pregnancy test. I want to know if I should be worried about this or not and if the 15 day thing is true. Hurry..this has me scared. Thanks.

The 15 day thing is not true, you can get pregnant anytime. I know a few girls who have gotten pregnant while practicing the "pull out" method. You definitely have a reason to worry.

Q: umm.. dont think im stupid for asking this but i just wanna be safe and sure. if a girl is on birth control, does the guy still need to wear a condom wen they do it?

Birth control does not protect against STD's, so it is definitely safer to use a condom.

Q: about a month or 2 ago, i tripped and fell and a nail sliced my leg all the way down...(sorry if that is gross) and now i have this really ugly scar...is there anyway to get rid of it? thanks! ill rate you either a 4 or 5!!

I had shoulder surgery a few years ago and I have a really big scar. I used to put cocoa butter lotion on it at least 3 times a day. I didn't totally get rid of the scar but it lightened it up alot. It used to be red, but now it's flesh toned. I know a guy that had the same kind of surgery, but he didn't use cocoa butter, and his scar is really red and ugly. There's also some medicine that you can buy called Mederma, but I don't know if it works.

Q: ok u people here on advicenators r my last help! not even my mom understands wat im goin through. well my boyfriend and i have been datin for a while and well now he's startin to scare me.
he's gettin very obsessive and im so scared that if i break up with him(which i want to) he's gonna do something crazy(kill himself or hurt me) the worst part is if he ever found out i liked his best friend he's gonna get very violent....i dont kno what to do!!! i try avoiding him but he gets madder and wonders if i dont like him..he told me that if i broke up with him he WILL kill himself

help me plzzz..no one understands i have no1 2 talk 2

You have to put your safety ahead of his. If he's violent or may become violent, you need to bail on this relationship before you get hurt. He's just using the threat of suicide to guilt you in to staying with him. Most people who commit suicide never let anyone know that they are thinking about it. Some people threaten suicide to get attention. But I wouldn't try to get with any of his friends right away.

Q: I'm going to be having sex soon with my boyfriend. I've tried to talk to my mom about it but she thinks I'm too young and I should wait until I'm absolutely ready. I feel ready and I usually tell my mom everything. She's someone I tell my most private things to and I want her to help me get birth control and be there for support. How can I get my mom to understand I'm very serious about all this? I could never have sex without her knowing I'm sexually active! (I'm 15 and a virgin)

It's hard for a mother to approve of something like this, and there's really nothing that you can do to change her mind. Just let her know how much you appreciate the fact that you have such an open and honest relationship, but you're sure that you are ready and you're gonna do it. But you'd rather know that you can still go to her with questions on this issue.

Q: Okay, I'm gonna obviously make my own decision about this, but I'm curious as to what y'all think. I'm 16/f, if you wanna know.
My boyfriend and I have been...experimenting lately. In the beginning of the relationship, we'd both said that we weren't into oral, but all of a sudden he wants to...y'know, give it a try. I mean, he wants to try it on me. I originally refused because I thought it would kind of obligate me to give it to him, but he said that wasn't the case. (I'm really, honestly not into it, and I always feel like he does more for me than I do for him.)
Also, the thought of kissing him afterwards kind of...bothers me...
Should I let him or not? I mean, it's kind of an...interesting...idea, but nngh - I dunno. What d'you think?

If you're really not interested, don't do it. But at the end, it kinda sounds like you might be in to it, so why don't you give it a shot. Then if you don't like it, don't do it again.

Q: I love my boyfriend with all my heart. He is the best thing that ever happened to me, but he has this one little problem. He likes to play by the hand a little too much. He doesn't hurt me or anything, but like if I'm sitting at the computer, he will pass by me and knock me upside the head, or flick the back of my neck or something. It doesnt hurt but its really annoying. Sometimes I yell at him because i get so agrivated, but that doesnt seem to help. I also try telling him, but I just think its a really bad habit he has. How do I get him to stop.

Give him a taste of his own medicine. Do the same things that he does to you, to him. But make it ten times worse. Especially when he's doing something that he really loves, like watching his favorite show or playing video games or whatever. Just pick the times that it will aggravate him the most, and let him have it. Once you show him how annoying it is, then he'll stop doing it to you. Trust me it works!!!

Q: I'm not very physcially fit, I dont exercise a lot and well i started skool few days ago and i have gym..my teacher is crazy and makes us run a lap, run up stairs, run down a hill, do 20 crunches, 10 pushups, and then do it one more time! Before that we have to run acrross the football field doing things like skipping, jumping,jogging whatever. And thats all for the warmup! is there anything i can do to less the pain i feel after we have our warmup??? my legs are so sore i can barley walk! thanks i rate!

Your legs are sore because they aren't used to that much work, but if you have to do these exercises everyday then your muscles will get used to it. After a few days, it won't hurt anymore. In the mean time, soaking in a hot bath will relieve some of the pain.

Q: Okay, here's my issue. I'm 18 and I've been seeing my boyfriend for over 3 months and we're starting to get really serious. The only problem is that his brother is incredibly rude to me all the time. I've known both guys for a long time, and his brother used to be quite nice to me. Its just since we started dating that he's begun treating me like dirt. I've asked him what his problem is and he won't admit to having one. My boyfriend claims that he's just "not a people person", but he is much ruder to me than my boyfriend realises. Help please!

The best thing for you do do is avoid him, and when you can't avoid him try not to let his rude comments affect you, or at least don't show him that it bothers you.

Something just occured to me. You said that he used to be nice to you, but changed after you started dating his brother. Well, is it possible that he's jealous. Maybe he has feelings for you, and he just can't stand the fact that he can't have you.

Q: i'm 16/f and am totally confused my the actions of my recent ex-boyfriend. We recently had a discussion and he really said some things that threw me totally off. First off, the reason he dumped me was because he said he didn't love me anymore and that really hurt. Alright, well then today he tells me that he wants to be careful of other guys and he flipped out when he heard i was interested in another guy, then he tells me he still cares about me, and that he has to tell me something that's very important, but doesn't wanna tell me because he's afraid that it'll screw stuff up. I don't know what this stuff is, but anyway, I really need some help! I think my ex doesnt want me to be with other guys and wants me to be devoted to only him! What should i do??!?!?!?

He made the decision that he didn't want to be with you anymore, now he has to live with that. Don't allow him to have any say in who you date in the future.

Q: i sweat really bad i need advice on a good deodarent taht will stop teh sweatin or another trick or thing i can do Thank u *

Make sure you use a deodorant that has an antiperspirant. You can also put body pwder under your arms to absorb the moisture.

Q: Ok heres the problem.. my friend got her peroid in 5th grade.. so she gets it normally now.. but when she was supposed to get it this month she didnt.. She never had sex.. what could be the problem?

It's normal for your period to be irregular for the first few years. Don't worry about it.

Q: Ok theres this girl who I've been friends with for 12 years, and our moms even longer. I'm so sick of her because shes really mean to me one minute and nice the next. If I tell her about it she'll like scream at me and then i'll get in trouble with my mom. Also, she doesn't get along with anyone because she's really weird and stuff and she follows me around and its SO ANNOYING! PLEASE HELP!

She doesn't sound like much of a friend. Talk to your mom first and tell her how you feel (that way you won't get in trouble). Then just be honest with the girl and tell her that you don't want to be her friend anymore.

Q: ok.. Ive been going out with this guy for a while and i just talked to his best friend and told me hes been cheating on this other girl with me.. I have heard her name b4 from his brother and i asked his best friend if that was the name and he said yeah, i really dont wanna lose him, but the bad part about it is i lost my virginity to him and he said he lost it to me, well his best friend told me out of the blue that he wasnt a virgin.. I don't know what to do, i actually fell for him and i know he is going to give me an excuse or make up a lie when i go and try to break up with him !! I dont know what to do!!!I will rate 5's for the effort!!!

This guy doesn't seem to have an honeat bone in his body. Get rid of him now, before he has a chance to hurt you even more. When he tries to give you excuses or whatever, just remember he wouldn't know the truth if it slapped him in the face. If he cheated on her with you, then how long do you think it will take for him to cheat on you?

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I can give advice to anyone of any age, because I'm still young enough to be able to relate to the problems that teens face, but I'm not so young that I haven't had to deal with adult issues. So if you have any questions, just drop them in my inbox, and I'll answer them as soon as I can.