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Group Therapy: Are My Feelings Normal?
I've been with my boyfriend for about four years now, since I was about 16. I moved away to go to college three years ago and though it's been tough, I have always been fairly happy in my relationship. However, lately I've been starting to feel really bored with him.
Dear Poll: Did You Grow Up in an Affectionate Household?
My family has always been affectionate both physically and verbally, so it wasn’t until high school that I realized not every family was like mine. Other families — although equally as loving — didn’t necessarily go around saying “I love you” every time someone left the house. Neither is better, but I do think the level of affection in the household you grew up in will have an effect on the adult home you make for yourself.
Do Tell: What Activities Make You Feel Like a Kid Again?
Last weekend I had the pleasure of enjoying a quintessential Summer activity: swimming in a lake. I’m not going to lie; at first I was only brave enough to dip my big toe in, but after hanging out in the sun for a while, I finally took the plunge — and it was fun! The best part about being in the water was that it reminded me of how much I loved to swim as a kid, not for the health benefits, but just because of the sheer joy of being in water.
Do Tell: Is Your Parents' House Still "Home"?
Though it can sometimes take a few tries, the majority of us end up getting out of our parents' house between our late-teens and mid-twenties. And of course, moving out is very much a rite of passage on the path to adulthood; you learn how to pay the bills and create a place that’s all your own.
I love my family dearly, but I know I’d never give up my independence to live with them again.
How Young Is Too Young to Get Waxed?
I'm all for the Brazilian Bikini wax, but according to a recent article on MSNBC, mothers are taking their young girls as young as 8 years old into salons to get waxed. I'm sure most of you are in shock reading this, just as I am writing it, but according to Melanie Engle, a Philadelphia aesthetician, “For waxing, 12 years old is the ‘new normal.’"
As we all know, everyone develops at different ages, but even if you get your period or develop hair early, this is still a disturbing trend. Dr.
Do Tell: Are You and Your Friends Socially Compatible?
When you initially make friends with someone, it’s almost always because you have something in common and enjoy each other’s company. But as time flies by and life changes, sometimes the things that brought you together and the activities you enjoyed doing together change.
I’ve distanced myself from a few friends over the years whose lifestyle was no longer conducive to my own — they still want to party every night, and I like to be in bed at a reasonable hour.
Do Tell: Did You Go Through an Awkward Phase?
There’s just something about adolescence — and I think it has a lot to do with hormones — that tends to bring out the awkwardness in people. Admittedly, I had my own awkward phase, but it was when I was nine. I was too gangly for my own good, with teeth too big for my small mouth and a terrible bowl haircut.
Dear Poll: Do You Feel Like an Adult?
There was a time not long ago when it felt like the word "adult" shouldn't be applied to me but only used for real grown-ups like my parents. Then suddenly I woke up and realized that if I have all the responsibilities of an adult, I must actually be one, too! Truth be told, I may not be a kid anymore, but some days I don’t feel much like an adult either.
Do Tell: Do You Have a Timeline?
I wish I had a dollar for every time a friend, lamenting about her love life or career, referred to the fact that she's just not where she thought she would be at this point in her life — because I'd be a very wealthy woman. I'm always surprised by their assessment of themselves because it never matches what I see: a perfectly normal and successful young woman. Expectations about what your life will entail and where you'll be at particular ages is a slippery slope that can lead to disappointment much too easily.
You Asked: My Parents Won't Let Me Go
Dear Sugar,
I'm 21 years old and currently going into my last year of college. Before I was with my current boyfriend, I was in another long-term relationship, which ended when I went to college. My parents made my life miserable by pressuring me to break up with him, telling me that we weren't right together.
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