(I am a 15-year-old girl attending a summer program at a local church. It’s basically just an excuse to joke around with my best friend, who attended the same Christian school as me two years prior. I recently cut my hair really short, donating over 18 inches to charity, and wanted to surprise my friend by how much hair was gone.)

Friend: *sees me, grins, and sits next to me* “Hey!”

Me: “Hey, what’s up?”

Friend: “Haha, nothing. I love your hair. It’s cute!”

Me: “Thanks!”

(Everything is going normal, or so I thought, until she realizes something shocking.)

Friend: “Oh my gosh! [My Name]! That’s you with your haircut!”

Me: “Um, yeah, it’s me. Who did you think I was?”

Friend: “A boy!”

Me: “What?! Haha, really?”

Friend: “A cute boy…”

(I’m sitting at home watching TV with one of my friends. We haven’t been talking much.)

Friend: *out of the blue* “Are you f****** [Other Friend]?!”

Me: “WHAT!? NO! We’re just friends!”

Friend: “Because the other day he was singing a song we heard in your car.”

Me: “Um… okay? It’s a good song.”

Friend: “Well, I don’t like it. It’s stupid. Also, don’t f*** him. He’s bad in bed.”

(It’s one of those lazy days as we’re hanging out and drinking beers as a group. The conversation suddenly turns to the subject of nipple-piercing. One of our girl friends speaks up.)

Friend: “Come on! Piercings in nipples? Boobs are already awesome without piercings!”

(For laughs, I am taking an online test with my roommate. We are occasionally asking for help if we are not sure how people view us.)

Roommate: “Am I open to the use of recreational drugs?”

Me: “You smoke pot!”

Roommate: “So is that ‘yes’ or ‘very yes?'”

(I notice that my roommate is wearing different glasses than usual, and that the new pair looks like mine.)

Me: “Hey, I like your glasses. They look like mine.”

Roommate: “Yeah, I usually have pretty ones but I lost them.”

Me: “…”