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DOLLY

LOVE

WORDS

GYAN YANKOVICH.

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TAKE NOTES FROM THESE

COUPLES, WHO HAD A BFF

SANDWICHED BETWEEN THEM.

The lesson: Never start a relationship for

the wrong reasons. Beyond the fact that Aria

found out about this relationship by witnessing

a massive PDA, she questioned Mona’s real

motive for going out with Mike. Ask yourself:

would I still like him if he wasn’t my bestie’s

brother? If the answer is no, stay away.

The lesson:Make sure you really want it.

Bonnie always puts her friends first and for

this reason we all know she must have REALLY

loved Jeremy to jeopardise her friendship with

Elena. The fact that she’s such a good friend

is why Elena gave them her blessing.

After the big spill, there are two ways your friend can react: she

can be happy for you both – or she can be the complete opposite.

“If you are lucky, she may be really happy for you. If she is against

the idea, your friend might be upset and even angry,” says Janine.

If she doesn’t take the news very well, you might need to think

about the fact you could potentially be losing a friend here. Try

talking to her again about the issue after you have given her some

space. The best thing to do, like Jade did, is make your BFF know

how important your friendship with her is to you, no matter what.

The key is to listen to her and try to see things from her side.

And if she does take it well? Awesome! Now, you just need

to make it work. “Try to keep your relationship and your friendship

separate,” Janine suggests. This means, knowing when you are

going to visit your friend and when you’re going to the house to

see your boyfriend. Try not to get into heavy details about your

boyf with your bestie and vice versa. Bring on the fairytale! l

NEXT STOP: HAPPILY EVER AFTER

On-screen situations

BONNIE AND JEREMY,

THE VAMPIRE DIARIES

MONA AND MIKE,

PRETTY LITTLE LIARS