|
|
 |
Dr. M is the author of five advice books for tweens and teens. Her latest is Where Should I Sit at Lunch? The Ultimate 24/7 Guide to Surviving the High School Years. She enjoys dancing, reading, working out and talking with young people about the issues that concern them. She holds a Ph.D. in Developmental Psychology.
|
Liz, a first-year college student, is the co-author of three books: Ask Dr. M and Liz; Getting to Know the Real You: 50 Fun Quizzes Just for Girls, and Girls: What's So Bad About Being Good? She loves to dance, paint, make collages, hang out with friends and, of course, give advice.
|
|
|
|
|
|
Dear Dr. M,
If you just got back from being out of town, and your boyfriend won't talk to you on the phone, what's wrong? Should I worry? Is it me or what?
—Samantha, 16, Tennessee
Dear Samantha,
There are lots of possible explanations. Maybe your boyfriend had his friends over when you called, and he was too embarrassed to talk to you. Or his parents were in the room, and he didn't have any privacy. Or he wasn't feeling very well. Or—you fill in the blank. But the answer could be that he no longer wants to be in a relationship with you but is afraid to say that to you directly. In other words, anything could be going on. How do you find out for sure? Find a way to communicate with him—IMing him when he's online, sending him a letter, calling him again. It's better to find out, even if the news is not what you want to hear, than to keep worrying.
—Dr. M
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
