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Dating & Love

Looking for help with your love life? Need advice on how to get a date, or how to keep on dating the person you love? Get answers to your questions about crushes, breaking up and everything in between. Find out the meaning of love, have a perfect first date, or just learn a thing or two about romance.

10 Easy Flirt Tips

Flirting's a language - and just like with any other language, no one's born a fluent flirt. If you want to know how to flirt like a pro, you've got to learn the signs. Follow these flirt tips and practice till you're an expert flirt.

A Guide to the Different Types of Kisses

Want some new ideas for how to kiss your sweetie? Get some fun ideas from this guide to the different ways to kiss. You're guaranteed to learn a new kissing style!

10 Tips on How to Kiss

Wanna perfect your French kissing technique, or just want the basics on how to kiss for the first time? Follow these kissing tips the next time you're ready to smooch.

The Different Kinds of Kisses - What's Your Favorite Way to Kiss?

Want some ideas for how to kiss? See the different types of kisses that Teen Advice readers love to give. Then, if you want, leave your own message about your favorite ways to kiss.

8 Reasons to Break Up

Stuck in a relationship that you're not sure was meant to last? Here's how to tell if it's time to break up or not. See if any of these reasons for breaking up apply to your situation, and if they do, start thinking about taking some action.

How to Plan the Perfect Summer Date

Looking for fun things to do in the summer with your boyfriend or girlfriend? Get tips for teenagers on how to plan a summer date.

7 Steps for Getting Over a Breakup

Whether you just got dumped or you did the dumping, breaking up always hurts a whole lot. There's no quick fix to make the pain go away, but if you follow some key rules, things won't hurt so bad.

How to Know if You Have a Crush on Somebody

Everybody talks about having teen crushes, but have you had one? More importantly, how do you know when you have a crush on someone? Here are some tips on how to figure it out.

How to Cope With Unrequited Love

Sometimes the person you're in love with doesn't love you back. Believe it or not, it happens to almost everybody. In any case, unrequited love is painful: It can even feel like torture. Find out how to make the best of it with these tips.

How to Ask Someone Out

Maybe you just met the guy or girl you want to ask out or maybe you've had a crush on them for a while. Either way, you'll never get together if one of you doesn't make the first move. Here are a few tips on how to ask that special someone on a date.

How to Know if You're Really in Love

It is a very common question, "How can I tell I'm in love?", but it is not an easy question to answer. What feels like love to one person may be nothing more than attraction to another.

Advice on Teen Crushes and Getting a Date

Having crushes, asking people out on dates, and going on first dates are a huge adrenaline rush. They're also things that can produce a lot of anxiety for teens. Learn how to feel more comfortable around your crush and how to get the courage to make a first date happen with these teen dating tips.

How to Know If Someone Likes You

When you have a crush on somebody, it's often hard to tell if they like you in a romantic way, a just-friends way, or not at all. Here are some ways to know if that special somebody likes you in a romantic way.

How to Make a Good First Impression

When you go on that first date with someone -- even if you've known them for a while -- you want to sweep them off their feet with your charm, class, and charisma. Find out how it's done with these tips on how to make a great first impression.

Dating Safely: 7 Tips for Staying Safe While Having Fun

It's easy to get so caught up in chasing your crush that you don't look out for your safety. Learn how to protect yourself from date rape, relationship violence, and other unsafe dating situations with these tips.
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