But, in a romantic relationship, I feel that little white lies that are to protect someone are okay, but at the same time not. I agree completely with what you said about big lies are more understandable, and little ones create more doubt. It’s hard to have a solid stance when you get it from both sides. So for now I’m sticking with honesty, and if I feel the need to lie, I’ll think about what could happen if I get cought before I say anything. Whats worse, the truth, or being cought in the truth after lying. But then again, if I never get cought…

loislane - I never had my first kiss until high school, and I was teased quite a bit for it! I didn’t mind, to me it was kind of nice to be the one girl who knew she didn’t need to do that! Of course at times peer pressure can get to you, but I think watching those people is what can educate a lot of other children! I heard of the bracelet thing as well and saw an interview with one girl who had no bracelets and she said that she saw that people with bracelets cried more often. That comment got to me because it proved how young they truly were by her simplistic response, and because it is true! If you watch people who become sexual very young it becomes a life long issue for them! I look at teenagers now and still think gosh how can you think you are ready for sex?!?! Let alone the openness they have like being sexual in front of others to see!

Well she is a myspace junkie and she decided to write something about how she feels about everyone and texted me the site, so I read what she thought about me and it agitated me a bit, but what really made me angry was she was talking about her boyfriend (they had been dating for about 2, maybe 3 weeks) and she said something along the lines of “I gave you all of myself in the first week” which I hope to God does not mean sex, but how am I to know, she really doesn’t like to talk to me, I’m weird, and I’m not her favorite sister.

She is 15. I am repulsed by the idea of her doing that because I know how mature I wasn’t at 15 and was in no way ready to be having sexual relationships.

Sex is nothing to joke about, it is something that can be wonderful, but if you are not ready it can be emotionally devastating, and sites like that are awful because they encourage the kids to do things they can’t possibly be ready for. I’m afraid too, because if this is the “norm” I do not want to bring my own children into this world for risk of the awful exposures readily available to them. And that won’t be for 10 or more years from now, I have no idea what crap will be on the internet by then.

Not weakness, not a sign of inability to work alone or be independent. I think feeling incomplete without a man, and completed by “the” man are two different things. And when a girl realizes that not just anyone will do, and she makes the decision to stop settling for mr.right-now and only mr. right, then she is a strong woman indeed.

I am a bit of a smart ass, so when someone is really bad at customer service I will stay extremely nice and thank them for their customer service! My boyfriend gets mad sometimes, but I only do it when they are really rude! I understand hating your job when you are doing something just to get through a rough time, but as you said I always stayed nice to my customers! I don’t thin anyone always likes their job. The key is to stay professional.

I took my management experience and BA to serve coffee at Starbucks during a rough time. I smiled my way through it and I didn’t feel entitled. I provided good customer service. I expect that as a customer. I think it’s okay as a customer to have expectations. A good company exceeds those.

I also think the same is true for an employer/employee relationship. No one here is ‘entitled’ to things, but without honest communication, I think everyone would be a lot angrier. I’d rather voice my concerns in a mature way than just up and quit on something because I never attempted to open a dialogue.