We're taught to walk, we're taught to read, but few of us are properly taught to shave their legs. At least, my parents never lathered up my legs for a lesson.

After a relating your problem with dermatologist, Dr. Alan Lasser, he suggested your problem might be as simple as how you're shaving your legs.

Here's how he suggests to shave:

First, invest in a good razor. Dr. Lasser recommends the "Schick Silk Effects" by Schick. Once you make the purchase, take a shower and clean your skin thoroughly. Make sure you get your legs good and wet. The softer the hair shaft the smoother your shave.

After rinsing your legs with warm water, apply shaving cream for two or three minutes. Use a shaving cream designed for sensitive skin. Always make sure the razor and the surface you're shaving is wet. Start with the easiest areas first. This gives the difficult areas more time to soften up.

Most importantly, shave with the grain, that would be in the direction that your hair grows. When finished, rinse off your legs and dry (moisturize if necessary).

If you still find you're irritated and sore, consult a dermatologist.

And remember, there's always sweatpants, leggings or a new European boyfriend who loves a hairy set of gams.

I think you're looking into things too closely.

It's not like she comes to board meetings wearing a teddy and asking to make a motion for you to take her on the conference table.

You can read into whatever you like, but it's too early to make conclusions.

It's natural to wonder, but don't get yourself too excited. Until she smiles at you out of the blue while shaving her legs in the shower, consider her a close and comfortable friend.

You don't have the problem, rather, it's those men who choose to look at you and only see someonea little bit heavy.

Think of your extra weight as a positive thing. Instead of attracting men who would only want to use you for your body only to discard you, the extra weight filters out the bad guys. You know you're beautiful, you know you're wonderful and you know the guys who don't see that are the losers.

With that said, it still hurts knowing that others judge you unfairly because of your weight. It's stupid, it's dumb, but it's an ugly reality.

But, you can't blame all men for what's happening. We've all grown up in the same pop culture with the same message; thin equals beautiful.

How many movies feature love scenes between two overweight adults? Even in our politically correct world, fat jokes are socially acceptable.

So, how do you get a man's attention?

You can always lose the extra weight or just be patient, be happy and raise awareness in hopes the stereotypes will eventually give way to new thinking. I sure you'll soon find someone special, but as the rest of America continues to get heavy, the problem is only going to get larger.

Thank your for raising awareness, at least for one day!

Dear Readers,

What do YOU think an overweight man or women should do to get attention?

The answer should be no different than what any average person of average weight should do, but still, it's a question that troubles many people. Please, send your comments or email me at harlan@helpmeharlan.com .

There are lot of confused men and women looking for answers...

That's not annoying -

Annoying roommates stain your clothing, steal your jewelry, throw butts in the kitchen sink, eat chips and salsa in your bed, rarely flush, snore all night, tell you to go to hell and have a girlfriend who never leaves, eats your Pringles and drinks your Diet Coke.

A healthier attitude would be to appreciate this person for her differences and look at this as new and interesting experience.

But if she bothers you, get away from her. For all you know, your roommate's friend thinks you're annoying too.

A nice first date would be picnicking outdoors. A wonderful second date would be dinner and a movie. A perfect third date would be a short trip to visit your 21-year-old boyfriend in prison.

You might be cool with it, he might be cool with it, but the judge won't be so cool with it. There's something called Statutory Rape and even a consenting 15-year-old girl is protected under law from an older man such as your sweetie.

If things should ever get more serious, your sweetie could suffer serious consequence.

You might not want to hear it, but any 21-year-old man who dates a 15-year-old high school girl is very confused. Certainly, any reasonable responsible 21-year-old can recognize this truth.

You might not see it now, but there's a tremendous difference in age, both emotionally and in life experience. These six extra years equate to more than one-third of your life. It might seem exciting, it might seem cool, but it's a seriously bad idea.