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YOUNG LOVE

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Ask Him Out, And 4 More Experiences You Should Have In College

Before you pick up your cap and gown, grab that hot guy you've been eyeing for four years.

This is for the young ones, who are enrolling in school for the first time or for those who've been there and done that and want to reminisce for a bit. College is an exciting time. (And no I'm not being paid by any institution.) Many students around the country, will be on your own for the first time, you'll meet people who will either intrigue or disgust you—or a little bit of both—and you might even learn a few things along the way.

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3 Ways To Spot Your Future Ex-Husband

The red flags are obvious. You just need to stop rationalizing his flaws.

If you could instantly recognize that a guy is trouble, then you'd think the divorce rate would be a heck of a lot lower... right? Debra Weiner is the author of How to Recognize Your Future Ex-Husband, and shared a few of her insights on how to do just that in a recent Huffington Post article.

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Surprise! Most College Guys DO Want To Get Married

New study reveals college guys want to get married and have children...and that they manscape.

It seems like marriage would be the last thing on a college guy's mind, but apparently, it isn't. According to a new survey conducted by Her Campus Media, 77 percent of college guys want to get married by the time they turn 30. That means they have to meet the person they want to settle down with either while they're still in school or within a few years of graduating.

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Complete This Sentence: My First Love...

What do you remember about your first love? Do you still think about him or her?

Almost everyone gets over their first love, but you never really forget that person. Whether it happened during your childhood, your teenage years or even when you were already an adult, you'll always hold a small candle for the person who first taught you vulnerability and desire.

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Justin Bieber And Selena Gomez: Heating Up Too Fast?

These two are fully engaged in young love, but could it derail their careers and lives?

Justin Bieber and Selena Gomez have been on a huge red-carpet tour as a couple, their latest stop at the ESPY Awards earlier this week. They've also been spotted on vacation in Hawaii, with arms wrapped around one another in the waves and on the beach. It's easy to forget the pair is just 17 years old and 18 years old respectively.

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Depressed? Your High School Boyfriend Could Be To Blame

A new study shows that dysfunction in early relationships can lead to depression later on.

For many young people, high school love is full of firsts. You can probably think of a few yourself--first relationship, first kiss, first heartbreak or even the first time. However, we're betting you would have never guessed this first would ever be added to the list. Researchers at the University of Maine performed a psychological study which brought to light a new first for kids in love, and it has nothing to do with magical moments. They found that early relationships can often reveal the first signs of depression.

The Only Exception

Dear Blog (and readers), September 6th,2010 Yesterday, i found a guy that i deeply care about and he feels the same about me. I've known him all but 4 years of my life. He's my best friend. And he called me Perfect. Something i've never been called before. So if my poetry gets lighter and heavier for no apparent reason, that is my reason. The reason it gets lighter 'cause he makes me feel special. The heavier part is because he lives in Indiana which is 2 hours away. I would drive to see him but im only 12 (going on 13 the 30th). So that would be impossible.At least im going up for the end of the month to see my family for my birthday. Hopefully he's allowed to come. Sincerly,Lilith (Lily)

Finding The One?

Note: As always, follow my journey on my personal blog, So about what I said... On a sweltering day in early August 1996, I lay curled up in my bed, my leg in a big metal frame with pins shooting every which way and trying to recover from the surgery I’d had a month earlier. Now, I’m not sure if I was still woozy and out of it from the anesthesia or just plain bored, but that afternoon, I proclaimed, in all seriousness mind you, to my trusty diary that (and I’m quoting word-for-hopeless-word here) “I can see myself spending the rest of my life with him.” The him I was referring to was obviously Crush Boy (see previous columns), but C’MON!! I HAD JUST TURNED 15. What in the heck was I thinking?. Back then, I wish I’d had a handy-dandy checklist like some of the detailed ones you find online these days to see if he is indeed The One.

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Why We Love Channing Tatum And Amanda Seyfried

As YourTango partners up with Dear John to bring you even more content about love, we thought it worth showering the film's two stars—Channing Tatum and Amanda Seyfried as, respectively, an enlisted soldier and a college student in love—with some much-deserved adulation. We've admired Amanda since her turn as Karen in 2004's Mean Girls. She's since shone on the small screen as the oldest child of the polygamous Henrickson family in HBO's Big Love, and she fought (and kissed) a zombified Megan Fox in Jennifer's Body. In addition to her acting resume, Seyfried's always struck us as one of Hollywood's more intelligent and grounded starlets.