There is a point in our lives when we seem to stand in the center of our own decision about who we are and how we want to be. It comes after enough of the past pain, resentment and grief have been spent, enough deep holes and yearnings have been filled, enough baggage from the past has been dealt with. Now that we've restored ourselves to a "good enough" status, we're ready to meet life more or less as it is happening.

At this point we need to recognize which attitudes and behavior patterns will serve us throughout the rest of our lives and which need to be let go. Can the lives we have envisioned for ourselves flourish under the weight of carried resentment from the past?

Is there a proper way to make new friends? Is teasing always rude? What can you do about friendship problems?

How can you show a girl (or guy) that you like her (or him)? What’s the best way to ask someone out . . . and who pays for the date?

This book answers these questions and many more.

Along the way, teens learn the basics of polite behavior with friends and more-than-friends—and laugh out loud while learning.