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Hey kids! My name is Amanda, but call me Manders. I'm a psychology/neuroscience/biology student. Throw me questions and I'll throw you an answer. :)

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I have a little sister..and she thinks she's in love. Everytime she gets a new crush, she goes "goo-goo-ga-ga" over him..and then he breaks her heart, and she goes crying to me. She then states how much she loves him even though she only went out with him for a week! She cries and she cries about how much she loves this boy..until she finds another crush another week later! She then states that she is in love with this new boy! She's not just saying it..She actually means it. She really thinks she's in love..and she's only 11!!! It's so frustrating and annoying because when I tell her she's not in love---she gets soo mad. What should I do? This act is getting annoying..she's not in love.
PS she once "loved" a guy she never met over the internet.

She's too young to know the difference between "love" and "like."
There isn't much you can do, really. Most teens (and pre-teens) go through this stage; It's normal. At that age, she probably won't listen to you, which is why she gets mad and defensive when you say that she isn't in love. She could even try to be acting older; like a 16-year-old who can actually go out on dates and things like that.
In a few years, she'll come to her senses and wonder why she didn't listen to you sooner. This will probably happen when she's mature enough to know the difference between "love" and "like."
She's just going through that boy-crazy stage, as some people have said before. She's still in the early stages of puberty; Like I said, it's totally normal.

Just make sure she doesn't get TOO obsessed. You don't want your sister doing things with boys that she doesn't need to be doing (like sex, etc.). If you suspect things like that happening, you should definitely tell your parents.

I hope I helped, and if you have any more questions, feel free to leave one in my inbox!
-Manders

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