Oh dear. Bless her heart. Life does get so much easier in some ways when you get a little older. haha!

Skin care, skin protection, healthy diet and thick skin to meet up with him if the first three don't work. ;)

I will say this, I have bad allergies in the spring, but for whatever reason they come in the form of eczema, it's not as bad as some peoples, bless them, but I do get scaly rashes on my face and hands when spring is in the air. I have medication that helps, but it's still there, and I can't even wear makeup to try to cover it up because it irritates it further. It used to make me cry to even go to class much less go on a date because I didn't want anyone to see me. I would have been horrified if I had to meet someone I really liked for the first time and my skin was rebelling against me. I know now that other people don't see it as badly as i see it, it's really not that bad, it's not infectious, and I've seen acne much worse, but my skin is usually beautiful and blemish free, and it still takes a hell of alot of maturity and determination to go to work and act like there's nothing amiss. You can't discount how important a person's face is to them, it's the first thing anyone sees. And I say this knowing how difficult it can be, but she just needs to buck up and go anyway. This may be an excuse for not really wanting to go, but especially for a young woman, your face means so much to you, and you think so much about how people see you, that I almost think it really is just worrying about how he'll react. BUT YOU CAN"T PUT YOUR LIFE ON HOLD FOR YOUR SKIN, otherwise I wouldn't leave the house ever in the spring.

Do the best you can to take care of your skin, but don't let it control your life. If he's a good one, he won't care about some acne. He'll be glad to see you no matter what your skin looks like. And if you expect a future with him, he'll probably have to find out your skin's not perfect all the time.

No i get this. It might not be because of not wanting to see the guy, but not wanting to carry all those emotions which go hand in hand with skin issues. It can be really hard to act confident and sexy when you build your face up to be something much more problematic than it actually is to other people. Hiding your head, looking down, talking quickly and answering monosyllabically to take the attention off you, being convinced people are looking at all your 'bad bits' when talking, then being annoyed and angry with yourself for being paranoid about something so trivial, not looking at people when they're talking to you because you feel embarrassed for them to see your skin close-up, then feeling guilty because you haven't interacted with them in the way you wanted to. What kind of rendevous is that? I know the way you look shouldn't ever rule your life, but i'm just saying, it's not easy to pretend like everything is fine and dandy when you are not happy with how it is.

Trust me, he's going to be so excited to see you that he won't see the acne. And who knows, maybe he'll have a zit or two as well.