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Q: ok um...there is a halloween dance soming up next week at our school.I dont kno if i want a date r not. Theres this one guy i like kinda but i dont want to ask him. Last time i went to a dance w/o a date it was kinda weird. But i only went to one dance n it was like the homecoming of junior high. There were a lot of slow dances n i dont kno if there will be at this one. What would u do???

I'd ask him out to the dance. If he said no, or has another date I'd still go to the dance. I went to dances all in middle school without a date and when the slow dances came on me and my friends just sat down, and took a break because we had been dancing for like 15 minutes straight. So during the slow songs you cansit outside, or sit down or whatever...dances are fun! You should go! Hope I helped!

Q: hey! well me and my me and my boyfriend's year is coming up soon. Have any suggestions on some cute things to do??

thanks!

Lindz-16-Colorado

Maybe go to the place he asked you out. or you asked him out..or go to the place where your first date was.

Q: Okay, just for a little background info, my guy and I have been together eleven months in 2 days. We're totally in love, I know he'd never cheat on me, and I totally trust him.
He told me that he went clubbing with his guyfriends and was kind of surrounded by girls (I don't doubt this, he's really hot...*drool*), and was dancing with them and all that...
His guyfriends apparently were telling him "ooh, your girlfriend's gonna be pissed" and stuff like that, and he said I wouldn't.
The thing is, I told him I wasn't, but I kind of am...I mean, I've always said "oh, I'm not the jealous type" and I'm not, really. I trust him, and I know it's not cheating. It's just dancing. But it still bothers me for some reason.
I don't want to make him think I don't want him to talk to girls or anything, lol. I mean, that's hypocritical. Most of my friends are guys.
What should I do/say? Should I do/say anything, or just leave it alone?

Leave it alone unless it really really, truly bothers you. But your right, its just dancing and he was just having a little fun. And I'm sure if you were dancing with guys he wouldent be jealous.

Q: i personally dont think it matters what people rate me because i think what i gave is good advice, plus i dont care if people have high ratings or not if i ask a question

so what is your opinion?

note: im not gonna rate you if you post here.

It depends, If I thought I gave the best advice I could possibily give then I would want to see that person rate me. Other than that,I dont really care if someone doesnt rate me:D

Q: i want to become a dancer and i dont know what to do. does anyone know where to go to persue my dreams. i rate extremely high. pleez and thank you.

Join dance teams or clubs at your school, or visit a dance stuido where you can take ballet, hip hop, jazz, tap, whatever you want to do! If your school doesnt have a dance team or club..you should start one.

Q: KK, I am running for treasurer of my school and I havta make stickers. I can't think of any good lines to put on it (for example Vote Alexis for treasurer it makes cents). Please Help!! I'll rate!! thanx... xoxo

Vote 4 Alexis, and she'll give you a kiss! ok ok I know it sounds gay but you should buy like lots of hersheys kisses and ask people if their gonna vote for you and if they say yes give them 2 hersheys kisses. haha if it was gay sorry..but yah! and stickers cant have lots of words on em so you should just have stickers that say "vote 4 alexis" and posters with long saying and stuff.

Q: ` ok im startin a diet tomorrow and my goal is to lose 100 pounds by next school year! how long would it take if i do all this..and do u think its a good idea/goal and what else can i do.

30 sit ups
30 squats
i jog and play football in gym and we do warm ups
i take walks after dinner
(( i do 30 sit ups and squats after each meal ))

- i dont eat pasta/noodles

what else can i do that might help me??

oh and i dont eat lunch and i drink diet pop and water.

Hey! You should eat 3 meals skipping a meal will slow your metabolism down. Your doing pretty good just cut the junk food: brownies cakes etc.

Q: ok well this guy who i am real good friends with likes me. Hes like obsessed. Its really aggravating. He wont shut up. Wenever he calls me i dont answer n on the computer i dont talk to him. He is getting on my nerves. What can i do to get him to leave me alone?! Thanx!

Well just talk to him about it. Say that hes annoying, and that he needs to back off and give you space. And if he doesnt want to do that, then tell him your going to ignore him. And tell him that you dont like him so he should move on and find new girls to be obbsessed about. Hope I helped! Any more ?'s..ask!

Q: okay you see i like this guy but i want to get to know him and im gonna take everyone's advice, but i just don't know when like to bump into him in the hall or whent o go up to him and say "Hi." [if this help any i only see him in the hall and in gym on mondays and tuesday and in study hall on fridays... help please]

Do it when hes not talking to anyone, and he doesnt seem really busy..if he seems busy just wave if he looks at you..and smile:-D

Q: Well, there's this guy I really like. His name is Brent I don't care if you all know. Lol. He's really fun to be around and sooo sweet! I love talkin to him or just being with him. He likes me too. I know this for a fact cause him and all of his friends tell me and he flirts like crazy. Well, he wants to see me some more then he's gonna ask me out according to his best friend. See, I really wanna go out with him but I'm afraid if I do I might not be everything he looks for in a girlfriend and it won't work out and we'll end up hating each other and I couldn't live with that cause I like him as a best friend as well as something more. I know I should just go for it and see what happens and that's probably what I'll do I just need to know, if we do start dating and end up breaking up....how can we keep our friendship the way it has always been?

Before you go out, promise eachother that no matter what happens..you'll be friends. It works because my friend dated her friend, and they broke up and their still friends cuz they promised eachother they wouldent stop talkin..

Q: I was wondering if any of u have a sucess storybehind using the atkins diet ? And also what kind of exercises did you guys do while doing the diet !!??? Thanks !

I lost about 15 lbs in 4 weeks! But I stopped because I went on vacation and totally messed it up. So yeah, I'm going to start again in May so I can look good in June for when I go to Michigian:) It works..but its not very healthy

Q: Hey, I just started high school and I don't talk to any of my old friends anymore and I've met a lot of new people but i really haven't met anyone realy "like me".. that i share common intrests with. can anyone share with me any of their high school experiences and how they met their best friend or group of friends? thanks

Hey, well in my first semester in High School, I had like 2 friends. Probably because I annoyed everyone. So the second semester I started getting friends cuz I wasint annoying haha. Just talk to people in your class..be like "Hey can you help me with this, please?" or if you need to be partners or something just go to a random person and be like "wanna be partners" just try to talk to people, and people will be nice..unless ur annoying..haha hope I helped! Try joining clubs or sports so you can meet people that way too!

Q: i really wanna have a boyfrined. i dont even think any body likes me. all of my friends have boyfriends.i m kinda begging to loose hope. not one guyat out homecoming dance asked me to dance. i dotn think im ugly. what should i do?

Meet new people. If you see a guy you like, go up to him and start a conversation..you also have to be patient!! Your time will come..so right now just flirt..and flirt some more;)

Q: hey guys,
sry but i didnt know what catergory to put this in. where can you find cute icons for aim or a live journal?

www.xanga.com/icongirl
www.xanga.com/awesome_icons

www.dolliecrave.com
www.iconator.com
www.buddyicon.info

Q: Well this is a record 2 problems from me in one night...
My boyfriend and I have been together for almost 11 months. I'm 16, he's 18. We are having sex. Mom knows, but hates the fact and thinks he wouldn't stay with me if I told him I didn't want to have sex anymore, and I'm DYING to prove her wrong.
But the thing is, I don't really want to stop the sex because quite honestly, I like it. lol. Obviously he does, too, but I know he'd stay with me even if I did say I wanted to stop. Our relationship is based on pure love, not lust. (not to mention the fact that we're engaged. Mom doesn't know that, though. She won't know for about 3 or 4 years.) Mom doesn't believe he'd stay with me. I'm dying to prove her wrong, but that involves sacrifice on my part.
If I actually wanted to test him, I'd have to lie to him, and I don't want to lie to him...
What should I do? Should I test him and prove mom wrong, or just leave it alone?

You can be like "hey babe, I dont wanna have sex anymore" and after he says something be like "I'm just joking hahaha" haha But if you really dont want to, you dont have to prove it..Hope I helped.

Q: how long does it take to get your braces off? thanx

Depends on how bad your teeth are. It can be from 6 months to 3 years. Or maybe even longer.

Q: My sister and I used to go to the same middle school. She's only a year older then me. She's a 9th grader and she was planning on going to the same HS (high school) as everyone else that went to my middle school. All of a sudden she changed her mind and went somewhere else. I really wanna go where she's going cuz its a better school but i have THE BEST friends ever right now and im not prepared to leave them and i dont want them to be mad, but i think this school would really help me do what i always wanted HELP ME!! WHT SHULD I DO?

Change schools. You want to go, so go! Your friends shouldent be mad at you, they should understand. And you can always hang out with them on weekends. High school is a place where you meet new people. and going to the same high school as everyone else from middle school isint fun..So just talk to your friends about it and if they get mad..then their not really that great of friends. So yeah, change schools..hope i helped!

Q: Lately I cant stay awake though a whole day at school and when I get home Im so sleepy but I cant sleep... Then at night when Its my "bed" time or when I feel like I can sleep I lay their for hours and cant sleep... I dont want to take a sleeping pill or night time because i used to be dependant on it, Also I think its starting to affect my grades at first my grades were just as high now their starting to go downhill and I have an F in history... Any Sleep Time Tips would Be Appericated... Also any US History class tips would be appericated (My grade in history wasnt that good to begin with) Thanks in Advance
Chris

I love U.S. history :D! Anyway, take notes when the teacher is talking..even when he/she says you dont have to, have a good breakfest, and ask your teacher for any extra credit stuff you can do. Talk to your doctor about the whole sleeping thing. And ask him if there are any ways to go to sleep faster without the pill. Good luck!

Q: I am 14 and I got a 16 year old which happens to be my best friend pregnant what do I do?

You need to tell her parents, and you need to tell your parents. Then your parents can discuss what to do..and stuff. Like keeping the baby, adoption, abortion etc. Hope I helped..

Q: Hello,

I'm 16 and of course a female. I have been shaving "down there" for the past few weeks now. I use shaving cream so yeah. I have been using some Deodorant Body Powder to keep from getting bumps and itching. Well it appears to be working great so far. Does this sound safe to keep doing? Could this cause a infection somehow?

Nope. Your doing everything you need to do..and if itching occurs just go see a doctor. But yeah, your fine! But make sure you dont get shaving cream in you..