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Our friends are pressuring us into getting our first boyfriend/girlfriend

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Question - (18 December 2010) 2 Answers - (Newest, 18 December 2010)
A female United Kingdom age 26-29, anonymous writes:

I've never had a boyfriend and all my friends are pressuring me and one other person because we are the last two in our friendship group not to have gone out with anyone.

I'm a girl and he's a guy but we aren't attracted to each other so we can't solve it that way unfortunately.

Can we have advice on how to either stop our friends pressuring us or how we can someone out as we are both also reasonably shy when it comes to flirting and asking people out after many rejection experiences?

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A female reader, pancakes rule Ireland +, writes (18 December 2010):

pancakes rule agony auntSay to them that you are totally happy being single and whenever they say anything to you, try to brush them off by rolling your eyes and just ignore them.

I'd advise you not to flirt with anyone unless you want to, and when you like someone, a lot of it comes naturally, but you can always google 'flirting tips' if you want.

Don't worry about not being with anyone at your age. Although I know people who've been dating since they were 13, a lot of people I know didn't have their first relationship until they were 16,17 and 18.

Getting a boyfriend/girlfriend is one of those things that just happens. It can seem like hopeless advice when you want to go out with someone, but it is true that if you just be yourself something will come along. However, If you only stay with the same people all the time, it's not likely that something will just fall from the sky. Join some clubs and youth groups, go out to parties where there'll be new people and you will meet someone who you like and who likes you too.

Good Luck

xx

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A female reader, mizzstarxo United States +, writes (18 December 2010):

I know how that is i get that feeling like everyone wants me to things that i dont want to do like go out with people who i really dont like. You have to think are these real friends or not?

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