Sometimes, it's okay to be a bitch. The term can be too easily thrown around at times when you are being decisive, straight-forward and firm. Those are positive qualities. It's good to know what you want.

In seventh grade, I had my starry eyes glued to the pages of Seventeen and YM.  I read every tip and hint they could possibly have offered for securing that coveted first kiss.  I studied the methods and varieties of kissing as if it was a prerequisite for becoming a teenager.  Without these skills, you would stay twelve forever.