Category Archives: Boyfriends

Can You Call it “Dating” if You Don’t Go on “Dates?”

This is a question for the ages. Is he your boyfriend if you just hang out? Are you really going out if you don’t actually go anywhere? Here’s my latest “dear sarah” column and I know you can all relate, whether you’re 14 or 34… Your Question: My boyfriend and I have been going out [...]

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dear sarah: Everyone Has a Boyfriend But Me

We’ve all been there. It seems like everyone – even your neighbor’s pet poodle – has a special someone. What do you do when everyone has a boyfriend but you? That’s the topic of my latest dear sarah advice column on ABC Family… Your Question: My boyfriend just broke up with me … or maybe, [...]

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Why Chris Brown’s Video “Apology” is NOT Enough

I’m shocked that Chris Brown released a video apology expressing “deep regret” for assaulting Rihanna (on TMZ, no less). Does he really think that a video about how his mom taught him better makes up for the fact that he’s abusive? Being sorry, while an important step towards change, does not dismiss the fact that [...]

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Let’s Talk about Sex…NOT the Birds and the Bees

While doing some research for my next writing project, I stumbled on an article in Time magazine called “How Should We Teach Our Kids About SEX?” (The article put “sex” in all caps – not me.) Even though I mostly get questions from teens, I get some emails from parents, too. And the most common [...]

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dear sarah… My New Advice Column for ABC Family!

Drumroll, please. I have a big announcement! I have a new advice column on ABC Family’s website for their hit show The Secret Life of the American Teenager, which I watch religiously (and would even if I didn’t have the column!). dear sarah looks at questions from teenagers across the country and I’ll be posting [...]

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Talking About Boys

Everyone likes to talk about boys. And I mean everyone – not just teen girls. Almost every single host that’s interviewed me has had some good stories about dating or their first love or even their first heartbreak. Turns out that boys are a universal topic. (Surprise, surprise.) With that in mind, I thought I [...]

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What Hooking Up Really Means

You can’t talk about relationships today without also talking about hooking up. And even though I do a lot of talking about teen relationships, it’s not just a teen thing. Most of my friends -  successful, smart and pretty women in the their late 20s and early 30s – also talk about hooking up. In [...]

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Oprah Radio Talks Teen Relationships – What Do Teens REALLY think?

Tomorrow (Monday), I’m taping an interview on Oprah Radio‘s Dr. Laura Berman Show to talk about teen relationships and dating. Dr. Berman – who’s a mom, bestselling author, therapist (I could go on and on) – is taking the parent’s point-of-view and I’ll be representing teens, talking about everything from how cell phones have changed [...]

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Kirkus says Boyology is “Entertaining” and “Full of Sound Advice”

I just got my first official book review for BOYOLOGY! No matter what any author tells you, there’s always a sense of hesitation before the first reviews and reader reactions come in. I mean, you put your entire self – all your energy and creativity and embarrasing stories – into this book. What if people [...]

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Final BOYOLOGY Book Cover and News on the Book Tour!

As you can see from my new web banner, the book jacket for my new book BOYOLOGY: A Teen Girl’s Crash Course in All Things Boy is done! The book isn’t on sale yet (just a few more months until May!) but I’m working with my amazing publisher, Chronicle Books, to set up my tour [...]

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