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Dear Alexis, I'm really nervous about this but here goes nothing. I'm a senior at your school and as we both know Sadie's is coming up. I don't know who to ask. I really would like to go with someone but I don't even know who I would ask as a friend. All of close friends have dates now and so I feel kind of left out. I considered asking a guy I recently started talking to but he doesn't seem to into me. When we're with each other in person it's fantastic, but he never returns my texts. He's in college so I know he's always busy with classes and all. However, whenever I try to hang out with him he bails last moment. I guess he's known to do that to a lot of girls because he has trust issues. (Once he even bailed on a girl 5 minutes before a dance!) I just don't want that to be me, you know? It sucks because all my friends are having these experiences that high school kids are supposed to have. They gone out on dates, been in relationsh...

So there's this girl. Her name starts with an A. She’s gorgeous, amazing personality and I'm kind of crushing. I don't know how to come at her though. How would I approach her? -Anonymous Dear Anonymous, Whenever you approach a girl you should be polite. Spark a conversation with her and find out some of her interests. You should always involve your interests in the conversation. Let her know when you two have something in common. Don’t lie to impress her; girls like it when boys can be themselves. Show her that you can have fun without trying too hard. Get to know her enough to see if she would like going out and doing something fun, or something relaxing. Maybe she likes sitting around on a Friday night laughing and playing video games, or maybe she likes going to a scary movie so you can hold her close. Every girl is different, but one thing they all have in common is that they like to be respected and enjoy a polite guy striking up an interesting conversatio...

So I really like this boy at school but he told me he wants to be just friends. Then I find out he likes my best friend. For some reason I can't get over him. What do I do? It’s so hard seeing him at school, too.  Dear Anonymous,           The best way to get over someone is to find something to occupy your time and mind. Feelings are always tricky because your heart has a mind of its own. You never know who you’ll fall for. This  doesn't  mean that anything is wrong with you or that you made a mistake. It’s natural for people to like others and they don’t like them back, it’s just a cycle in the relationships of life. Fortunately in this case, he wants to be friends! This is the time to value the friendship between you two, but don’t push it. Don’t suffocate him because you want to spend time with him, and don’t take the friendship for granted. Be his friend like he wants and enjoy your time together. Over time you’ll re...