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Did you ever wake up and wonder when your life became a soap opera? A bizzare mixture between 'Dawson's Creek' and 'Days of our Lives'?



I know I've had that feeling - that it's just all too dramatic and ridiculous, and wouldn't it be nice to go and under a nicely-furnished rock for a while? So, whilst I do not promise or claim to be an expert on how teenage boys minds work or how you can uncode your best friend's baffling behaviour, I'll always attempt to empathise and offer some honest words of advice.



I am 21, with a fairly dysfunctional life as a artsy student type. I've recently graduated with a degree in Philosophy, and am spending time working in the law before returning to university for further study. I still don't know what I want to do with my life, but I like where I am at the moment. I like shoes, bad television, chocolate cheescake and pretty things.



I am very busy at the moment, attempting to fund my life as a postgraduate (that's grad school to the Americans). I do still stop by quite a lot to help out with the admin stuff, but my column is pretty lame and inactive. Boo-hiss. I will however still endeavour to answer any questions that are sent my way, so feel free to send questions to my inbox.





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OK i am 14 now and my hole life i have never cut my hair ewell i mean trims and when i got gum in it but thts diff. ok its dirtyblond brownish. and past my hips. and lots of people think i should cut it but others think i should leave it alown. and it looks really good when i curl it or what ever but i don't know cus i don't look at it from other peoples point of view so I don't know what i should do with it cut it or no. and also if you have any ideas about stuff i can do with it like styling it like other than down and ponytails. please help
~Goldylocks~

When you've had long hair all your life it's extremely difficult to let go. Your hair is a sign of your feminity, and it's easy to get into the mindset of the longer, the better, and it can often feel like you spend spend your whole life growing your hair back to the length you want from trims.

In reality, relatively few people can carry off extremely long (as in past the waist) hair. It often only makes you look younger than you - something you don't want as a teenager, and when you are older just makes you seem childish and out of place in an adult environment.

That said however, you may be one of the few who can carry off extremely long hair, and if you love it or think it's one of your best features, why get rid of it?

Perhaps the best thing to do would be to experiment a bit with the length of your hair without doing anything too drastic, just to get yourself out of the rut where you keep the same hairstyle you've had for years because change is scary. If you cut it to midway down your back you'll see what a difference changing the length will make, but you'll still have the feeling of long hair, and it really won't take forever to grow back if you don't like it. All the best.

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thank you sooooooooooooo much you helped alot
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