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Q: I'm 15 years old and I've never had a boyfriend. Pathetic, I know. The main problem people keep telling me is that when i like a guy i tend to be shy around him. I like this one guy right now and he knows i like him thanks to one of my big mouth friends. We've talked only maybe twice before he found out i liked him but thats the only time we've ever talked. When i see him in the halls he looks at me...what does that mean? How can i get him to like me without coming on to him as a stalker?
I know a guy who's about to turn 21 and has never had a girlfriend. He's a great guy and there's no reason for him to not snag a chick, but it's just not happening for him. Don't think you're pathetic because you're 15 without a boyfriend.

Anyway to the point! If you talked to him twice online you really haven't gotten to know him well enough to know if you like him. I suggest just talking to him some more. You don't have to flirt or come on to him, just talk. If you're interested in him, and he's interested in you, then start thinking about moving on to bigger and better things. If you're shy that's just something you have to work through, but seriously, you shouldn't like him so much to make you feel that way, if you do you're only going for looks or reputation rather than actual compatibility, and that's bad.

So in summary: Talk. And don't feel like you need to rush into a relationship just because everyone around you seems to be doing it. You'll make better decisions if you take your sweet time.

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I consider myself uniquely qualified to give advice, because my own life is a shambles and I have never been able to attain what I desire. Or wait... maybe that makes me bad at this sort of thing... I can never tell.


Anyways, I'm pretty big into theatre and writing and getting high on life in all sorts of spectacular ways. Just ask me anything and we'll see how we go, shall we?


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