Ash, 17, from USA asks:

I wrote before about the guy that I told that his best friend told me that he wanted me to be his girlfriend. This guy just told me that he needs time and space away from me, postponed us getting together this weekend, and told me "He wants to call me." Should I move on now and just stop thinking about him?

VictorM's advice:

You should move on, even if you can't stop thinking of him. I say that for two reasons: one, if he's just giving you the run around and really isn't interested in you, the sooner you move on the better for you; two, if he likes you, playing hard to get is the best thing you do for him to feel motivated to chase you.

Boys go from not caring about girls to being girl-crazy when the hormone surge hits them. And when that happens, they have a hard time keeping their mind on one set of boobs girl. So they chase A, B, and C... Also, they need to prove to themselves and to their friends their ability to catch girls. A girl that already likes them is less of a challenge. It's not that they don't like her, but they feel they can keep her on the side, safe for a rainy day, so to speak. You know, by saying things like he wants to call you.

So, yeah, move on. Date other guys. You can't lose by doing this.

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