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" &amp;quot;A few months ago, my long-term relationship ended. I think the problem was that it got too physically intense. Now there&amp;#039;s another guy I like, but when I&amp;#039;m around him, being physical isn&amp;#039;t appealing. I&amp;#039;m confused. Can a relationship work without being physical?&amp;quot; Hillary, 17, Wyandotte, Mich. Listen to your gut, Hillary: If it&amp;#039;s telling you that you&amp;#039;re not ready to be physical for any reason, don&amp;#039;t do it. And to answer your question, relationships do work with all kinds of physical intimacy; it&amp;#039;s up to the people in the relationship to figure out what works for them. That said, your feelings might mean that you&amp;#039;re not yet ready for a new relationship. Or maybe you associate being physical with a relationship ending, since that&amp;#039;s what just happened. Ask yourself if that&amp;#039;s what&amp;#039;s going on, and remember: Just because something happened in the past doesn&amp;#039;t mean it has to happen in the future. You have the ability to choose how quickly (or slowly) you want things to move. So don&amp;#039;t beat yourself up for &amp;quot;rushing&amp;quot; your last relationship or fixate on how things could have been different. Instead, let that experience help you think about being physical in a new way: as a fun, healthy part of a relationship, not what defines it entirely. Take it slow, do what feels right, and have fun getting to know this guy. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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