Dear Carol, I'm 16 and a serious over-talker, especially when I'm excited or nervous. People get very irritated with me, and I don't know how to stop. Please help me break this habit. —TalkTalkTalk Dear TalkTalkTalk, Don't just think, I have to...
Dear Carol, I am in love with my best guy friend, but I’m sure he would get all freaked out if he knew. I want to get over him, but I don’t know how. How can I make these feelings go away? —Hopelessly...
Dear Carol, I am 12, and my dad and I rarely talk. He is never home except for Sundays, and he watches TV or does something to get away from me. It is frustrating. I have talked to him, but there...
Dear Carol, I’m 14, and I’ve been looking at porn. I’m really not that kind of person, and I want to stop. But it has gotten kind of addicting in a way. I’ve been able to quit for several weeks, but...
Dear Carol, I’ve been friends with these girls since pre-K. Until seventh grade, we were like glue. Now we are in eighth grade, and I haven’t changed—but they don’t talk to me at all. I’ll say hi and they will just...
Dear Carol, My best friend is a girl and I’m not gay, but I think I might start. She keeps on asking me out, and I don’t know what to say. Should I try to see if I am into dating...
Dear Carol, I just got my period. I told my best friend, and she didn’t believe me. Do you think she is jealous that she didn’t start first? I would show her, but that is gross. I asked if she was...
Dear Carol, I have a crush on a guy who is 17. I'm 14. My feelings for him are growing every day. Is it bad that I want more than a friendship with him? Help! -17 and 14 Dear 17 and 14, Is it...
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