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Dear Alexis,                 Why are people so different around different groups of people? -Anonymous Dear Anonymous,                 When growing up you are learning the ways that people interact with each other and you experience these interactions your whole life. You learn how to respect the ones older than you, level with the kids younger than you, and be civil with the ones that you can’t stand to be around. We all experience a variety of people throughout our lifetimes and we learn how to juggle the different groups of people. Whether you’re in your teenage years, your early thirties, or late seventies, you’ll always be in contact tons of people who are completely different. You’re going to know the popular kids who have had everything handed to them since they were babies, the jocks who have and always will be obsessed...

Dear Alexis,                 We went on a date but he didn't call me back? What happened? -Anonymous Dear Anonymous,                 When you’re in the dating world you have to accept the pros and cons that go along with dating. Sometimes you’ll go out and have a fabulous date but other times your date might be a dud. The most important thing about going out on dates is that you can’t let a dud date get you down.                 When going out on a date you’re going out with someone fairly new to you and this is a time to get to know them. If your date doesn’t call you back it doesn’t necessarily mean that you did something wrong or that the date was just utterly awful, it could mean that the connection wasn’t as solid as your date, or you, were hoping...

Dear Alexis,           I have gotten addicted to following my boyfriend's activities on Facebook. I asked him about a new girl he had just added and it caused a lot of trouble between us. He's stopped using Facebook because of my questions and I feel bad about it. I trust him but for some reason I have doubts when I see him friend girls that I don't know. The girl that I mentioned ended up being his cousin. I felt like a stupid stalker! I don't think anything on Facebook should be considered private but is this true when it is a boy/girl friend? Is it  OK  to talk about what my boyfriend posts? How do I enjoy Facebook again and stop feeling and acting like a stalker? Dear Anonymous,           Facebook as well as any social networking site are meant for you to see and comment on what other people post. With social networking sites being so public, it’s almost natural for you to se...