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Wanna make your BGF’s day? Cheer up your bestie after she flunked that science test? Destress your sis in seconds? Keep readin’ girlie and you’ll basically be Miss Congeniality in no time!

 

Smile. Walk the halls beaming at your classmates. Seeing your pearly whites on display will make friends, frenemies and acquaintances wanna get their smile on, too.

 

Li’l surprises. You don’t have to pull out all the stops, but offering up a love-ya-mucho card for no particular reason, a fave jumbo candy bar or a cherry bloom is an easy way to get your bud to smile.

 

Be the queen of compliments. Give yourself a new goal: To dole out a legit compliment every single day. Tell your crush his new haircut looks way cute. Or your lab partner that her new sandals are hot hot hot.

 

Spread some love. Tell your bestie (or Mom or annoying bro) that you L-O-V-E them. Just for being them.

 

Greet like ya mean it. Say hello with major enthusiasm. We’re thinking toothy grins and bear hugs. Confetti isn’t out of the question either. (Joking! But still. That’d rock, right?)

 

Get your dance on! Who cares if you aren’t exactly part of America’s Best Dance Crew? Turn up the tunes and turn a normal Tuesday afternoon into a dance party.

 

Call me, maybe. Sure, texting has its place. But there’s really nothing like hearing your bestie’s voice. Dial her digits and catch up.

 

LOL. Laugh like ya mean it! People always feel good when others laugh at their jokes. Make someone’s day and laugh at theirs (or crack one of your own).

 

Share a snack. So that bag of cookies you bought from the vending machine? Split it with a sweetie.

 

Tell em’ they made yours. Nothin really gets people smilin like telling em’ they made your day, so try it out, hunnie.

 

How do you bring a smile to your fave person’s face?
 
 

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BY ERIN MILLER ON 4/21/2012 12:00:00 AM

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Please help me! I have this friend (not really my friend) and she said she deleted our numbers. I told my friends what she had said. Then she called me a few days later saying that she never deleted our numbers. Now I'm scared my friends will think I was lying and be mad at me. What should I do? Thanks for reading my comment.

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by Christ follower on 5/31/2012 8:36:38 PM

 
 

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my BFF wants a guy that loves Harry potter wut should she do.
MOD MOD MODERATOR!!!

 

Hey girl,

She should try getting to know guys as friends first! Ask about their fave music, movies, etc. and share her own. But remember - liking someone and getting along is about WAY more than just one interest, even if that interest is huge like HP Smile If she commits to getting to know someone better, she might find tons of other ways they click!

Lauren C.

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by crosbygal87 on 5/10/2012 4:54:27 PM

 
 

ok so this is great advice but my friend who i thought was really fun and a good friend, is now sceriously depresed!and i just want to make her day everyday so she can enjoy herself and relize im here for her :/
HELP!!!!

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by megvip on 5/10/2012 2:48:26 PM

 
 



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I have friends that are fighting. One jokingly called the other a name over facebook, so lets call the friend who called the name x and the one who was called the name r. So now r got friends i am going to call d & e on her side and r, d and e are all being mean to x who now has a friend called s on her sid. Today s yelled at r in the hallway.Today x stayed home from school. We have a gidence counseler helping. So my question is, what can I do?




Hey girlie,

The best thing for YOU to do is not pick sides at all. Don't get involved in the fight, but let each friend know that you are not choosing one over the other - you support them both and love them both, and know they can work this out. Let the adult (guidance counselor, teacher, whoever) do their job. In the meantime, be there for both of them (even if you have to split your time and hang out with them separately) and try to get their minds off the crazy drama going on <3
Lauren C.

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by naiko3638 on 5/3/2012 6:47:11 PM

 
 



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my best friend and i are thisclose even though we live in different states (because i moved away.), so i text her all the time. well i've been wanting her to ask out her crush (who she thinks likes her too). but recently, whenever i bring up the subject, she says she has to go or that if i say someting about that again shes not gonna reply. this annoys me cuz she is my best friend and we tell each other everything!! i have told her how i feel a billion times but she doesnt seem to care. she just doenst want to talk about it whatsoever. i asked her is he said no when she asked him out then she just didnt reply. got any ideas on how to get her to be herself and tell me?? thaanks!

 

Well I think this boy subject makes her super nervous. I know you want her to have her crush like her back, but you cant force these things. Just let her do her thing. Give her some space in that topic. xoxo kerra


Kerra S.

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by LILMISSAMAZING on 5/2/2012 9:25:13 PM

 
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