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Lisa asks:

I have just turned 16 years old, and I have been going out with my boyfriend for 18 months.  I am unsure whether I still love him, I sometimes think that I deserve better, I have cheated on him a few times, but those kisses really didn't mean anything to me.  I have met this guy who is really sweet without trying to be, he is really cute, really funny and has the best personality.  The only yellbut.gifthing is that he is my boyfriends best friend.  Should I kiss this guy, and see what I feel for him, or not?
 

Alicia Answers:

You have brought up three separate issues that maybe in your head feel like they are all related, but try to break them apart.I was there not too long ago and so I won't try to tell you that you're too young to know what love is, as I know how real the feelings that you are having are.  However, I will tell you that it gets better.  I know how hard it is to breakup with someone that you have been with for that long, but the longer you stay with somebody that is not right for you, the harder it is to believe that you deserve better.  So, while you have the feeling, it is time to break up with the guy. 

The second thing is that you have 'cheated' on your boyfriend.  While you say that the kisses didn't mean anything, they really do.  They do not necessarily say that you had feelings for the guys that you kissed, but the action clearly shows that you are looking for something or someone better, or at least, different. 
The last thing is hooking up with your boyfriendís best friend. 

HUGE mistake.  First of all, most guys have had their best friends for a long time.  They are probably so alike that you see the friend as you once saw your boyfriend.  There was probably a time that you thought your boyfriend was cute, funny and had the best personality, too, but it gets old.  Especially in high school when there are so many options and opportunities to try new things. 

 

Have fun while you're in HIgh School

So, here ís my advice. End your relationship. If not for you, out of respect for your boyfriend, because, after all, you were the one hooking up behind his back.  Also, leave his friend alone.   Remember all the friends you had before you isolated yourself in this relationship?  Find them. Do things with them.  Go to parties.

I agree, leave both of them alone

readerTF.gifMeet people.  You do not always have to have a boyfriend, and honestly, when I was 16 and broke up with my boyfriend of 18 months, I didnít get another boyfriend until the very end of my senior year.  And not because I couldnít, bu

But break up with your boyfriend first

tmaretin.gif because high school is so much more fun with skinny dipping pool parties, kissing someone just because you think theyíre hot

Don't do it

,hopeTinL.gif and doing things that once you graduate, you will never have the opportunity to do again.
 

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