Teen stages of dating - anybody know what they are?

[Anonymous]

Does anyone know what the talking stage on snap is? Is it just texting back and forth? Is it one of them waiting to ask the other to hang out in person?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OMG (I'm kind of embarrassed to say) I know this one. Per my 18yo daughter it's talking, then seeing, then dating, then boyfriend/girlfriend; this last phase is an explicit discussion and in her/her friends' experience the guy usually asks the girl to be his girlfriend. Please know that I'm blushing and cringeing just writing this.

These are the stages my 15-yo DD has told me. The “talking stage” can last a long time and it can be months before a couple is “official”. I once made the mistake of using “talking” and “dating” interchangeably and my DD was absolutely horrified, haha.

How dare you! It's because their "talking" is what our "dating" would have been. Instagram official means you are announcing to the world that you have a significant other. That's all I've been able to figure out. I don't think talking is used exclusively to mean we don't see each other in person on what look like dates. That would make some sense, but two teens talking can in fact, and often do, go to the movies, kiss, hook up etc. So it's hella confusing.