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Why does one of my nipples only get hard and stick out?

HockeychickJan 22, 2014
My right nipple gets hard and sticks out like normal when it's cold or my boyfriend touches it and stuff but my left nipple just stays soft or only gets hard a little and still doesn't come out all the way..

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