HS dating
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Anonymous
| DD is a sophomore and dated a guy in freshmen year for a couple of months and broke off when school ended, she now wants to date someone else, as much as I am ok with teen dating I think it's not healthy to move so soon to another relationship, she thinks I am being unreasonable, relationships at this age are so volatile, breaking up and moving on to a new bf so soon seems so unhealthy. |
Anonymous
| Op again, hit submit too soon, just wanted to see what other parents thought about this. |
Anonymous
| She wants to go on dates with someone else or be in a relationship with someone else? |
Anonymous
| Op here- get into a relationship with her best friend. |
Anonymous
| Wasn't she off from school for the whole summer? So presumably she spent two months single. Who are you to tell someone else how long to wait before feeling ready to get into a new relationship? |
Anonymous
| OP - do not impede ordinary teen development. Sounds ordinary so far. |
Anonymous
Lol, that's a huge mistake she needs to make in order to realize it was a mistake. |
Anonymous
| You can't make these decisions for her. She may tell you what you want to hear if she can sense your judgement about a situation but trust and believe a relationship will develop no matter what (or not, but again not because of you). And whatever title or description she feeds to you has everything to do with YOU and not with the actual relationship brewing. |
Anonymous
| Huh? Why does she need more than the summer to mourn a Hugh school relationship? You’re weird OP. Back off. |
Anonymous
| New poster. I think it’s fine if she dates but she should be careful she doesn’t come across as cheap and desperate. If she breaks up yet again and goes for someone next so quickly. That wouldn’t be so good for the rest of her years in HS |
Anonymous
Why? High school, socially, is all about widening boundaries and trying new things; sports, plays, music, art. Having several relationships is also good. Here's the thing -- just don't have sex. It is easy to remain friends, or at least be friendly, if you never entered into a sexual relationships. |
Anonymous
| I think that this should not be your decision. It's a bit ridiculous to say that dating is ok, but you (mom) picks the timelinie. And, maybe there will be some unhealthy aspects, but she will learn over time. That's fine, that's what dating is for. Do your best to help make sure there are no mistakes with lifelong consequences (violence, lack of consent, pregnancy, STDs, etc.) and otherwise let her figure out what feels right TO HER. |
Anonymous
| I don’t get the issue. A two month relationship at 14 is not exactly that serious. Half the time it’s just for social media purposes. Why wouldn’t she date other people several months later? |
Anonymous
| Completely fine. Stop worrying OP, as long as she's in a healthy relationship life moves more quickly in the teen world. |
Anonymous
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I wouldn't stress about her dating.
As long as her schoolwork isn't affected no biggie. What you need to worry about is when she starts talking about the "L"-word. Teenage girls lose their damn minds. |