Be nice to young girl with crush

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Dear Miss Lonelyhearts: I can’t stand this girl at school. I need to shake her off. She’s always hanging around me and trying to talk to me, and the guys make fun of me. She’s younger by three years, which is a lot, and she looks even younger. I’m in Grade 12 and feel embarrassed talking to her. She pops up everywhere I go!

I’m a friend of her brother, or I would tell her to get lost in two rude words, and then she’d finally stay away. I made one small complaint to her brother, and he said, “Don’t mess with my little sister.” I told him I didn’t want her around and to tell her that. He said, “She’s a great person. Just be nice to her.” He didn’t say “or else,” but that’s what he meant. Please help!

— Unwanted Fan Problem, Winnipeg

Dear Unwanted Fan Problem: There’s less than six weeks of school left — surely, you can be a prince until then. She’s doing nothing to harm you, except hanging around. Maybe you’re her first real crush. If you are cold and nasty, you can get rid of her, or you can be mature and show her what a nice older guy is like to talk to. Unless you flunk, you’re not in that school after June. She’ll eventually move on to another guy. There’s no need to hurt this young girl. Let her first crush be a nice memory, not a guy who kicked her in the heart.

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