Dear Dish-It, My BF Cheated on Me at Camp

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Dear Dish-It,
I really don't know why I did it but I did. This is what happened... My BF and I have been goin' out for three months and usually we both love to make-out and cuddle and hug and stuff. But two weeks ago he didn't want to but I did, (but I don't know why I wanted to.) Well, we got into a fight and I left and went to the movies w/ my friends. At the movies I saw this really HOT guy and started talkin' to him and one thing led to another and I kinda... made-out with him. I've talked to my BF about this and he's ok with it but I'm not. I wanna know why I had the "urge" to make-out. Can u help me?
missmouth65

Dear missmouth65,
The only person who knows why you had the "urge" to kiss a perfect stranger at the movie theater is you. You had a fight with your boyfriend because he didn't want to make-out with you, so you went looking for some action with someone else. There are no mystical forces at work here that forced you to kiss the movie dude. Sounds like you wanted to make your current boy jealous and it didn't work, so now you're "confused." I think it's time you stop playing games with your boy's head and, if you're unhappy, dump him. Don't kiss other guys behind his back.

Dear Dish-It,
I liked this guy for a really long time. The day after my 14th birthday he asked me out but told me he was going away for six weeks. He got home yesterday and that's when I found out that he had been cheating on me at camp. Every one of my friends (including his best friend) is telling me to dump him, but I still like him even though this isn't the first time he's hurt me. Should I end it before he can? Or forgive him and give him one last chance?
perfect_lil_me

Dear perfect_lil_me,
Dump him. Dump him right away and do not take him back. He cheated on you as soon as he went away. Why'd he ask you out if he's just going to get busy with someone at camp? Because he wanted to know he had a girl to come home to who would put up with his cheating ways. Show him you're not gonna take being cheated on and find yourself a guy who'll treat you right!

Dear Dish-It,
Ok, I keep telling my friends that I don't care about having a BF. They keep trying to hook me up but I don't want them to. Inside I like quite a few boys but I never admit it. I've never had a BF before. I don't think anyone likes me. They insist that I get a BF but I keep telling them no. And even if they ask people if they like me, I just know they'll say no. I think they think I'm ugly or something, so I hide the fact that I do like them. People don't even give me a chance.... I don't know what to do.
Cass_girl320

Dear Cass_girl320,
So who, exactly, isn't giving you a chance? All the boys you won't admit to liking? Or are you talking about all the boys that you assume find you ugly, even though you haven't talked to them before? You have to get out there and talk to people if you want them to give you a chance. Your friends aren't mind readers, so you're gonna have to speak up about these crushes of yours. I bet if YOU gave people a chance, they would flock to you like bees to honey. You need to give yourself a chance too, girlfriend. Sure, you may not be perfect, but no one is. Stop worrying about what other people think, just relax and be yourself.

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