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Dear Dr. Lovemonkey,

I’m pregnant, but I don’t know which guy is the daddy. I need to tell my parents soon because I’m going to start showing. They will freak out even more if they knew there’s more than one possible dad, so I’m not going to tell them — meaning a test is out of the question. Would it be terribly wrong if I just picked one (rich and hot), and told him that it is his?

_Robin, Age 15

Dear Robin,

She Digs The Jerk

Dear Dr. Lovemonkey,

I’m a 17-year-old high school junior. I’ve known this guy for about a year. We have always liked each other, but he has a girlfriend. The other night, he cheated on her, with me. Does this mean he wants to be with me?

_Marie

Dear Marie,

Maybe. But since he’s a lying, cheating, backstabbing jerk, he should not be of much interest to you. Unless, of course, lying, cheating, backstabbing jerks are your type. On the other hand, if you would like a good, honest relationship with someone you can trust and depend on, you might want to reconsider ever being with that guy again.

Rob The Cradle

Dear Dr. Lovemonkey,

How can you tell if a 16-year-old male is ready for marriage?

_Curious 15-year-old girl

Dear Curious,

Usually, when he’s about 26.

No Guarantees

Dear Dr. Lovemonkey,

I have been fooling around with an older guy. He’s 19, and I’m 16. I don’t really see the age difference as a problem, and I really like him, but I don’t know what he thinks of our relationship. Is there something I can ask him to find out what he wants?

_Diana

Dear Diana,

Knowing 19-year-olds as I do (I was once one myself), I’d say it’s important for you to know that many of them will lie, cheat, and steal to get sex. They will sell their own mothers to a traveling carnival if it means they will get sex. The only way to tell if they really like you is to make them wait a long time — like eights months — before doing any more "fooling around" with them. If you decide to fool around before then, you’re doing it at your own risk, and he might be using you.