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My name is Zach, im a laid back kinda guy i love people and i love sports, i understand people really, really well which is a major strength in making me a people person, iv played sports all my life. mostly basketball and wresteling. if you wanna know anything just ask me
E-mail: Garner_Guy@hotmail.com
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does anyone know any music that isnt very popular (preferable alternative, indie type bands) or even singers that really no one knows about, but you think will hit it big in 2006? im looking for brand new artists that no one really knows of!! thanks a ton! (link)
valencia
october fall
finding westerly
the early november
boys night out

thoes are a few just off the top of my head


Hey. Well, I'm 13/f and am an African American if that helps at all. Well, I was just wondering-what sort of techniques or creams, etc. can I use to make my hair grow faster. Thanks! (link)
if you take in any source of vitamin B your hair will grow faster, dosnt matter if you are african american or not.


Ugh, my huge winter dance is in a few weeks (about 3) and I asked this kid i dont know too well but i mean i talk to him everyday jus sayin Hi or somethin. well, I asked him at 10:57 and then he didnt answer. then at 11:23 i asked if he was there nd he didnt answer (this is all online) then an hour later i saw he went away and then came back. so i IMed him nd asked if he saw what i said. here was the convo when he came back

him: yeah but im leavin soon im readin some stuff on a few sites then goin upstairs what ya need ?

me: did you see what i asked you earlier?

him: yes

me: and .. lol

him: .... ill get bac to u

he's probably goin to make me wait a really long time and i really need to find a date fast because tickets go on sale until wednesday. then they are unavaliable. i dont want him to keep me waiting to the point that i wont find a date. what do i do? do i tell him i dont want to go with him any more( thats weird). do i wait it out? what do i do?!?
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this dude dosnt have the balls to tell you no, its not your fault, you should just find another person to go with, or in worst case scenario go with a friend


I get really shy when it comes to eating around people other than my famliy and my closest friends. If I'm at lunch and everyone else is eating I feel ok about eating in front of them, but If no one is eating I get nervous about eating when they aren't. So I just was invited to a friend's 16th birthday party and it is going to be at a hotel. Its a fancy dinner party really...and I'm nervous about eating with 50 other people around me. Its not that I'm worried about my weight or how I look, I just don't feel right eating when other people are around. What should I do at the party? Should I just not go? Or should I go and not eat if no one else is eating?

Please Help..I'll rate =] (link)
personally, i think is unattractive when i a girl DOSNT eat, cuz it tells me that they cant be themselves around everyone, there is a barrier that you have to break through to get to the real her, and that isnt appeling at all. i say you go, eat as much as you want, have manners, but dont worry about if your plate is clean and the person's next to you is only half finished, if i was the host/hostess of this party id be more pleased with the clean plate, cuz it clearly tells me that this person enjoyed thier food...so yes... go to the party. have fun, and eat as much as your lovely heart desisers.

adios


I was at a party nine days ago, when my friends all started smoking pot. I didn't give in to the peer pressure. I didn't smoke any. But I did stay and hang around with them, and I think I got a little "contact buzz" from the second hand smoke. I'm in the military and have a random drug test tomorrow. Will second hand smoke show up in pee tests?? Please help me. (link)
no it wont... my mother has been smoking my whole life, and i have had random drug test's for sports, and it never shows up.


OK. I have been in "love" with this guy matt since November.. we've been best friends for a while and hes known that I liked him.. but he says he's not ready to be more than best friends with me although we are close. We almost went out once because he said that he wanted to but the reality of the situation is that he was only saying it so i would be happy (I dont really get how making me think he wanted to go out with me and then telling me no would make me happy but whatever.) He's gone out with two girls since... and I've been extremely jealous even though we never actually "dated". Yesterday, he hooked up with a girl named Angela who I almost physically fought last year. When they went out, I didn't feel sad? At all? It was strange because when these things happen I used break into tears. I don't even know if I still "love" him or not anymore. Any advice on where I should go from here? Or why I'm feeling this way? (link)
you should be happy, your finally over him, he is no longer a factor in your love life and he cant hurt you, do you miss crying every time he hooked up with a diffrent girl? i bet you dont. so be happy!!


I REALLY want to be a model. Like, I've never wanted anything so much bebfore, in my life. I am 5'2 and a size 5 (short) in jeans. I weigh 115. I'm working on the weight, I'm trying to get down to a size 2. So I'm not asking about that. Is my height a problem? Because I'm a fan of Tyra Banks and watch her talk show. I went to that sight and in her "So you want to be a model" part, she said you have to be 5'9 to model. So is my 5'2 height going to restrict me from modeling? I'm a 13 year old girl and probably still growing. (link)
im 5"9 and im a junior in highschool, i have some friends that model right now, and they are 5'5 or 5'6 and they are juniors too. you have plenty of time to grow, and even if you dont get to 5'9 i think you'll be just fine


i just need a way to shed a few poundsim 13/m like 118 pounds 5'5 i know it doesnt sound bad but i want to be able to see my abs like i can see them but not good i just wanna loose some body fat in the stomach area (link)
you dont need to shed pounds, u need to pack on muscel.

go run a mile or two, do crunches, and squat jumps... do that for a bout a week or 2 weeks, and youll have your 6 pack, but you gotta do keep up with it.... you dont have to run a mile everyday but do 50 more crunches everynight than you did the night before


Hi. I like this girl a lot and i was thinkin of writing her a poem or song but i cant play any music for it since i play the drums not the guitar. I'm having trouble writing the poem. Any ideas on what i can do? (link)
just write it and sing it, you dont have to put music behind it, if its good, and sweet and thoughtful, shell melt, trust me i write alot of songs, not nessecarity for girls, but when i do they love em, and i cant play any instrament. shit i wouldnt even call what i do signin, but they still love it none the less cuz of all the thought you put into it


well anyway im a sophmore guy and i like this girl. i was gonna tell her on the phone the other night but i couldnt bring myself to do it. how can i build up enough courage to tell her? i told her friend and she wants to tell her, should i let her? help! (link)
nah man, you gotta tell her, its hard, it always is, but its alot better to hear it from the person themself and from a friend, your gonna get shot down a few times throughout your life, but for thoes other times, when you dont get shot down, and she looks at you and smiles and says "really?! i like you too" when that happens... it all worth it life is full of risks, weather its to take the 3 point shot or drive straight to the hoop. you drive straight in, balls to the wall, confident, dont let anyone push you around, and you come out of there with what u accomplished. i say not only do you tell her, you tell her in person. good luck man, lemme know how it goes


I'm friends with a married couple. We've been friends for about 3 years. I am single but a christian who is saving herself for marriage. Well recently I had ran into the husband of this married couple and he told me that he struggles with pornography. I was pretty shocked and thought that it should be something he should be telling his wife before me. He also told me what bad taste his wife had and that he wished he were single.
Other people who are friends with him have told me that he is always yelling at his wife and saying she's "a stupid woman" behind her back. I have another female friend who's told me that he's come on to other woman and even asked someone to bed. She refused because she knew he was married. I've also heard he's really wild with some of his friends and frequents the porn shops, gets stoned AND drunk then roars around on his motorbike.
I'm pretty disgusted with him, and really don't want to be his friend anymore. But the problem is what is his wife going to think? What should I tell her when she asks why I don't want to do things with them anymore? When I first met him he said he was a born again christian and that he hated porn and drugs. What a lyer.
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i say you tell the wife what is up, shes bound to find out sooner or later, and the longer she is with him the more attached she is going to get. nip it in the bud and youll save everyone alot of trouble. its gonna be hard of course, but it will only get harder as time goes on


okayy so me and "brad" have a history .. i've liked him for months .. me and him dated for about a week but he dumped me for a diff girl. he says he wouldnt have dumped me if he knew she had a bf tho .. and when i asked about a future "us" he said i can see us together again. that was a month ago .. now hes like i honestly dont know. so last night he called me and asked if i wanted to go hang out w/ him and justin. so he came over on his snow mobile and picked me up. he came and got me at 9 and we hung outside for a lil bit and then talked then we got on his sled and went over to justins. we had so much fun. there was fireworks and drinks and we hung out in the barn and we flirted SOO bad. it was so much fun. at about midnight we went up to the guest room, him me zach and justin and spent like an hour tryin to get the tv hooked up then once it was me and him laid on the futon and watched a movie and zach and justin were on sleepin bags on the bed. me and brad fell asleep and they brought me home at 3 when the movie was over .. he said he'd probably talk to me today .. probably? yeahhh well he hasn't called yet .. did i do something wrong .. was it just a friends hangin out? or do u think maybe last night kinda worked in my favor for a more than friends relationship? any help? please!
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this guy is an asshole, straight up, "he says he wouldnt have dumped me if he knew she had a bf tho" you dont deserve someone like that... "oh yea im sorry i wouldnt have broken up with you if i knew that she wouldnt work out" and then he just randomly calls and wants to hang out, you have a great night, thats awsome, and then he dosnt even call the next day, if he thought it was so great he definately would have called, im not trying to say anything to put you down, and im not saying im right because i dont know this kid in person, but it seems to me like hes a dick who is just trying to get some, and he didnt get any last nite, so he didnt call the next day, because he thinks your a lost cause. im sure you are an awsome, kind hearted person who dosnt deserve anything like that you just need to know what kinda of guys to look out for. and this guys, definately sounds like one of thoes guys that you need to aviod


Alright, so on New Years Eve, me and my boyfriend[of 3 years :)] were in the shower together, and he put his penis inside of me, but im not on birth control yet, and he wasn't wearing a condom. So, like he started thrusting, and like it wasn't a long time at all, probably not even 3 minutes, but he pulled out. But I'm not sure if he got sperm in me, and i'm really nervous that I am going to get pregnant. We have had sex before, but every time he uses a condom. Is there any way i could tell if i am pregnant other than a pregnancy test? And if i have to use a pregnancy test, how long should i wait to go buy one? Please everyone answer, I need all the help I can get. Thanks So Much! ♥ (link)
did you ask him if he came? his awnser might give you a better idea of what to expect or not.... but i say you take a pregnancy test ethier way, just to make sure... but honestly im not sure when you should take it.


why does everyone look at a teen having a baby like the end of the world for them. i mean i know its hard but I've seen tons of people work through it,and live successful lives. so its a challenge. but worse can happen. i mean if the person can be a good monther and somehow support herself and her child isnt that enough? (link)
im not quite sure what your question is here, but im guessin its along the lines of "whats so wrong with teen pregnancy"?

older more mature people who "look at it like its the end of the world" are more shocked than appauled, simply because these types of things werent happening when they were in highschool, and even if they were, not NEARLY as often as they are these days, as the generations go on things change and the kids get more daring and experimental even faster. its every where in a childs life these days, so they dont see it as "wrong" as kids used to in the old days"

theres nothing wrong with it really, as long as you can control it and take care of the situation...if its going to make the parent/s drop out of school and devote thier whole life to the cild, then i dont think its a good trade off. but if the parent/s are able to manage school and taking good care of the child, and pull through all the hardships and tough times, then there is nothing wrong with it, and it prly just makes the parent/s even stronger.


Is it possible to fall in love at 17? I have been with my boyfriend for only 4 months, but there is such an intense energy between us. We talk all the time and are together at every moment possible. we are similar in our core beliefs, but disagree on many topics. Disagreeing has sparked tons of interesting conversations between us. everytime i think about him or someone says his name i smile and get a warm, fuzzy, happy feeling. we trust and respect one another and have good sexual chemistry (we have not however, had sex and will not for quite some time)

I am almost positive that i love him, but ever since i was young people have always told me that you can't fall in love in high school. I want to get some outside oppinions and find out if the things i am feeling are what is generally classified as love.

thanks loves!
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no 1 can tell you what love is, thats is up to you and you only, from what you say... it seems like it, except for the fact that you have only been with him for 4 months, i had these 2 firends who were the exact same way, it kinda sucked cuz my guy friend didnt hang out with all the guys as much, but he was happy, anyways... it lasted 6 months before they broke up, and then she was with another guy 2 days afterwards, basically im sayin, it sounds like you love him, just make sure he feels the same for you before you put everything you have into him, because if you do and he dosnt feel the same, your setting urself up for a major crash and burn. just give it some time, and keep things going the way they are, and you will be sittin pretty with a boy who loves u.

good luck
honestly im happy for ya


My boyfriend has had dreams about us having sex lately. of course I'm not ready for that. I have to get on the pill first but I don't know if I really want to do it. He wants me to come over to his house. Yeah his room can be locked and well, it's kinda isolated from his house...and he's usually alone. We've been going out for almost a year. I'm just...afraid. He wants to make out with me in my underwear. What should I tell him or do? (link)
If your not ready you need to let him know that, hes gonna have to be a good boyfriend and understand how u feel. personally though i think you have been with him a long time, and he seems to have been faithful the whole time, it sounds to me like there shouldnt be a problem with him, if anything the problem is just you not being ready. you need to let him know that, so that he dosnt freak out and think that you dont love him anymore.

good luck... feel free to tell me how it goes if you want


I've got some fat on my stomach and inner thighs. What are some specific exercises that I can do to get rid of the fat? Thanks! I rate high! (link)
squats with correct form works your abs and thighs

of course crunches for your stomach

or you could always go for a run

but doing these things just once isnt going to work, you gotta do it a few times before you start to see results.


Okay, here what I need help with..see I live with my mom and my grandma and we have 2 cats. We havent had a dog sense our last dog Max died. That was like 2 years ago and I have asked my mom if I can get a dog and shes like no..you have 2 cats you dont even take care of. I do take care of them. How do I show her that I am responsible enough where I can have a dog and take care of my 2 cats..I would do anything to have a dog. It would take like 2 days to get attached and yeah..I just want a dog!! Please Help me!!

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xoxo (link)
sit down with your mother and talk with her, point out all the things you do to take care of the cats, feed them, change the litter, play with them. theres not much you need to do to take care for a cat. tell her how happy a dog would make you, and tell her the things you would do with the dog, so she knows that you know what needs to be done to take care of the dog, like feed it, walk it 2-3 times a day, make sure it has enough water all the time, play with him/her, give him/her love and attention, and keep him/her healthy.


Greg & I used to be best friends. And bf/gf. Then we broke up 9 months later. (A few weeks ago.) I'd love to still be friends with him but he acts like he hates me. I'm really upset because now he's going out with my other best friend, Amy, who SWORE she didn't like him as more than a friend and lied millions of times about how she couldn't imagine dating him, etc. I don't know who I'm more upset with. My traitor/backstabber 'friend' or my ex-boyfriend/ex-best friend who ditched me (after 9 great months of being close) for my stupid friend. She is all over him in front of me and he is all over her. It rips me in two. They've both forsaken me for each other. I want to die. Now I don't have any friends and it kills me to see them together. I love Greg so much and this hurts so bad. I have no idea what to do. I hate this. I wish they didn't like each other or something. It destroys me and they know it and they don't care. Greg & I used to mean everything to each other.I don't understand what happened. I don't really know for sure what my question is, but I need some kind of advice to keep me from killing myself over this. Sometime besides, "you'll get over it" because NO, I WON'T get over it. Not when it's there in front of me practically all day taunting me. I constantly want to cry. I hate my 'friend' and I feel like hating Greg too but it's impossible because I still love him with my entire heart. And NO, I can't make new friends because I go to an extremely small school & I'm far from interested in bonding with any of the people around here. HELP! (link)
you need to tell him that you still care about him, let him know how much it hurts when you see him with some other girl, ESPECCIALY your ex-best friend.

he will ethier tell you that he still cares for you as well, and was just trying to make you jelous or trying to fill the viod of not having you.

or if he has any kind of heart... he will atleast not be all over her infront of you, he wont rub it in your face and "rip you in two" if he knows how much it hurts

as far as the girl goes, screw it, you dont need people like that in your life anyways


OKay so I'm going to this dance coming up this weekend and the guy I reallly really like is coming with me!! Any tips on how to make the night awesome?? He's like a senior and I'm a freshman and I have no idea what to do.. haha (link)
i dont know what you can do to make the night awesome, but i do kno what you can do to not make it a night your gonna regret... dont give it up to him, im not saying thats all hes in it for, but MOST of the time, if a senior is going to a dance with a freshman (it dosnt seem like you know this guy real well) its because hes just trying to get some, just be careful and dont do anything you dont wanna do.

have fun!!




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