Dear LFTP: 12-year-old likes a boy named Chris
- I'm 12 and like a boy named Chris at another school — how do I get in touch and tell him how I feel?
Dear LFTP letter from a 12-year-old girl who likes a boy named Chris at a different school, has flirted with him on and off for two years, will be reunited next year, and 'can't hold on much longer' — while Chris is at school with his ex. The hosts advise leaving him alone and being patient; at 12, 'love is a farce at your age, sweetheart.' The bit becomes 'advice from seventh grade Dan' — the hosts riff on Dan's unhurried teenage self ('I date to marry, and I'm only 12'), with Leif Garrett and Shaun Cassidy jokes. The 'secular answer' agrees: be patient, the school year is half over, and don't waste time worrying about the ex.
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Dear LFTP: the verbally abusive 'man of your dreams'
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