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Mary-Anne

Dear Marianne, I have tried dating men from an online site, and I have noticed a strange pattern with myself.
  I recently went out with a guy that I liked, we went on a second date, and he planned a third.  Then some work issues came up for him and he's dropped off radar. 
  Now that he doesn't call, I seem to be so consumed with wanting him to contact me that I feel like I'm developing stronger feelings for him than would merit. 
  Other men who are more in contact with me on a regular basis don't seem to peak my interest.
  Why is it that you always seem to want the ones that "got away"?  Do I have some wacko self esteem problem where I crave the bad boy all the time?
  Can you help me?  I feel like I was doing just fine until this guy came along.
  Thanks,
  Girl Confused

im so sad i dumped my ex boyfriend december 4th  we dated for 3 month i dumped him hes the biggest player but i still love him we still talk we chilled 4 times when we were dating after i dumped him he told me to come see him that was 2 month after dumping him he kept valling me i finaly chill and we just kiss and cuddle thats all we ever do when i was chilling with him he told me he lieks some other girl i got jelous so i told him i lik his best friends then he stoped talking he kept asking me why i like his best friend then he was acting akward we stoped tlaking a while then i left his place he private called me 15 minutes after then he stoped talking to me for like a week and a half then he makes another new email and adds me and today i call him he said he'll call me back on my cell but he didn't so i don't know
  wat should i do i alwatys play hard to get i fianlly give in i get hurt but my dignity is too high and everyone knows that but i hide it all in which is loving him and he was my only ans first boyfriend and he knows that 

hi... my name is shaylynn. i just recently became a member here. i really need some advice on what i should do. well i'm dating a girl and so far things are going really good for us, considering that were gay..our friends have accepted it and so have my parents. my girlfriend is really a cool person, but she has lied to me alot... she ends up telling me the truth but it usually takes a week or month. she just barley told her parents about us last week and they flipped out and told her were no longer aloud to hang out. the problem with this is she told me she told her parents about us when i told mine which was about 5 or 4 months ago. now i'm not so sure what i should do?? di i keep going out with her even tho her parents don't want us hanging out? and risk her cheating (again) or lying to me even more?? please if any one has advice contact me!!!!
                                                      

  Dear mary anne,
   I am 13 years old and having trouble at home! my younger sister is turning into a brat and keeps hitting me and i get into trouble. My dad does not yell at her. He automatically looks at me and freaks. My dad doe not care what i want or need he tells me to my face all the time. He told me to move out or runaway. I do not know what to do? can u help me figure out what to do? I don't know if i should leave and then my 17 year old sister is telling me i belong in the hospital because i do not talk to anyone when i am mad i lose up and hold it in. I seriously and ompletly confused i have no one here for me and if u could help me that would be great! anyway i have to go bye bye.
   If u help me thank you so much!!!