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Dear Harlan:

I'm 20 years old and have never had a boyfriend, let alone ever really put myself out there enough to talk to a guy. I've just graduated from a two-year college and have moved to a new city to pursue my bachelor's degree at a university. My friend and roommate from my first two years of college moved with me, and we are now renting an apartment together here. She had been dating a guy, "Justin," for one to two months prior to…

Dear Harlan:

I met someone at college orientation this summer. I went up to her and said hi, exchanged names and then we both had to run. Once I got home, we started talking on Facebook every day, then texting every day, then finally talking on the phone for long periods of time. We arrived on campus this week and finally hung out. The conversation came up about where we stood, I told her, “Right now, I feel like this could become whatever we want it to be. We should…

Dear Harlan:

How do you tell someone that you don’t want to live with them next year when you have had plans to live together?

–Rejecting Roomie

Dear Rejecting Roomie:

It’s like ripping a bandage off a very hairy roommate (something that will also make you extremely uncomfortable). You do it in one fast, swift motion. The longer you wait, the more you prolong the pain. I assume you have…

Dear Harlan:

I'm going home for the summer and I know I'll see my ex. I'm single and have been thinking about hooking up with him again. I don't want to have a relationship, but it would be nice to have someone to hang out with over the summer. Good or bad idea?