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dear Sarah: Talking Periods…with Mom

Your Question: I know a question like this has already been asked, but I really need some help! I just got my period and I don’t want to tell my mom. I know she’s been in the same position as me – when she was my age – but I know that she’ll make a [...]

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dear Sarah: How to Make Friends (and Not Worry About Influencing People)

Your Question: I don’t have many friends, and one of my friends moved. I only have a few friends at school. I don’t want to go into the lunch room at school and sit all by myself. What should I do, and how do I make more friends. I want to be more confident, outgoing, [...]

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dear Sarah: When a Guy Bails Without Even Breaking Up with You

dear Sarah, A guy recently broke up with me without ACTUALLY breaking up with me… it made me feel completely worthless and unwanted. He didn’t even tell me to my face that he didn’t want to see me anymore, he just ignored me completely. I’m pretty sure the reason he did this was because he [...]

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dear sarah: The Pressure to be “Beautiful” is TOO much

Dear Sarah, For a long time I really didn’t think I was pretty. In fact, I thought I was really ugly, and I had really low self-esteem. For a while I didn’t really think about it all that much, but now it keeps replaying in my head. I feel as if none of the boys [...]

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dear sarah: I’m Falling for a Family Friend…

What do you do when you fall for a friend? And what if that friend happens to also be a family friend – as in, you know his parents, his parents know your parents, and they would all know if you suddenly started dating said friend? Here’s how to deal… (from my latest column with [...]

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dear sarah: Dealing with “The End” of a Relationship

dear sarah, So I’ve been dating this guy for 6 months and I really liked him at the beginning but now I’m having doubts whether I like him or not due to that he really doesn’t pay attention to me and we really don’t see each other. He claims that I’m the one that doesn’t [...]

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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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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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