Dear Chelle,

My old boyfriend told me he still likes me - but I’m going out with someone new. The new guy already asked me to the 8th grade prom but now I really would rather go to the prom with my old boyfriend! What do I do?

Sincerely,
Confused Country Girl

Dear Confused,

If you already told the new boyfriend that you would go to prom with him, then you need to do what you said you would do. That is assuming that you already paid for tickets and picked out a dress! If prom is still far off in the distance be honest and tell the new boyfriend you changed your mind - teens are allowed to do that in relationships! Wait at least a week before officially starting anything new with the old boyfriend, just to be courteous.

Now, if you already have tickets to prom, it’s a little more sticky. You need to be honest with guy #2. Tell him you said you would go to prom with him and you still will - but only as friends. Tell him you don’t think you can be more than that. If he agrees, then you guys go to prom together. Here’s the hard part - your old boyfriend can’t become your current boyfriend until after prom. This will make sure that there are no awkward situations when prom rolls around!

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