Cynthia, 12, from louisville, Ky, asks: Sean, this boy is in one of my classes and he asked for my number. I didn't think nothing of it so I gave him my number. He calls me one day and he asked what I was doing. I said "going to the library!" and then I had a good idea! I quicky said "HEY!!! do you want to go to the libary?" He's like "ok! why?" I didn't tell him I had a boyfriend! So I said "Me and some friends are hanging out there!!!" He's like "who's gonna be there? "I was me and 7 more people. Sean comes up to me and says why didn't you tell me that you are going out with him? - "I didn't know you cared?" - "But, I thought you was goin out with me." - "No, I never said I was goin with you, you didn't even ask!!!" Then I walked back to my boyfriend and told him what had happened. And he said "Do you want to leave this freak?" I was releaved! I said yeah lets go. So if you give a boy your number does that mean you're his girlfriend? signed Miss. Confused

VictorM's advice: No, it doesn't mean you're his girlfriend, but the way things happened, I can understand Sean thinking you liked him. You had opportunities to tell him you had a boyfriend and you didn't.

Unless the reason for giving your phone number is clearly stated (friendship, doing homework, etc.) yeah, giving a boy your number sorta implies interest in him. So he's no freak, just a boy who likes you and thought you liked him back.