Girl Code: Is it OK to date your BFF's crush?

I like this boy, and my friend does too. I liked him before she did, but I didn’t say anything. He doesn’t like her, and everyone says he likes me. It’s true that he’s always nicer to me. My friend even notices...

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My bestie isn't acting like a very good friend

BFF’s are supposed to be loyal, right? Well, my BFF is a different story. She does not call me back, and when I ask if she’s free, she always says, “I don’t know.” Dear...

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I'm awful at small talk. Help!

I'm not good with small talk and being funny and random. When I'm home, I can do anything, but when I am around my friends, I get quiet and feel like a nobody and the odd one out. Dear Small Talk, Most...

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My guy mocked my bestie...and now she won't talk to me

My BFF is mad at me. I have a new boyfriend and a group of us were hanging out and teasing each other, and one of his friends made a comment about how my friend is a little overweight. I...

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Why can't my BF be more romantic--like my BGF?

One of my close guy friends is going out with my BFF. I like this guy a lot as a friend but, I admit, I am jealous of their relationship. They are going to a movie next week, and they already went...

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Fighting over a guy with your BFF? Here's what to do

My BFF and I like a lot of the same boys. Now, she says I need to stop liking certain boys just because she likes them. Dear Friend, Try saying something like, “It’s awkward that we like the same guy, but it means we...

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I called my bud's school "skanky" and now she's fuming

My BFF is mad because she wanted me to meet her at her school and I said, “I don’t want to go to your skanky school!” She started yelling at me, but whenever she says anything about her school, she...

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I gossiped online about a bud--but I want to take it all back!

To get revenge on one of my friends, I made a gossip blog last week and pretended to be a girl with a different name. I never told her because the next day we made up. But just the other...

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Help! I'm crushing on my BFF's boy--am I a bad bestie?

I think I like my BFF’s BF. He’s into everything I’m into. I can’t stop thinking about him. What’s wrong with me? Dear Guilty Pleasure, Nothing is wrong with you, and it’s not really even wrong to like your friend’s boyfriend. In...

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How to get in on any convo

I have good friends at camp, but when I ask what they’re talking about, this one girl gets really mad. How can I tell her to stop getting all mad at me just because I ask about a conversation? Dear Not...

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