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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Nowadays, "dating" is a euphemism for sex. Very, very few teenagers are emotionally ready for such a relationship. So, no "dating" for my girls while they're under our roof.

I'm ready for more liberal parents to tell me what a square I am.[/quote]

OP here, I was actually brought up similarly to this as was my husband.  I appreciate your perspective, but we don't want to do the same, and dating is ok with us. I'm looking for advice on how to achieve a  healthy balance if possible.
I do not believe our teen is sexually active, but does have someone special. I don't want them to feel badly for having those feelings or that they have to hide the person from us, but I want to avoid  having dating become their entire focus. If that makes sense.[/quote]

I married my high school sweetheart. His parents hated my existence. In the long run, I think they really hurt themselves and their relationship with DH. So I suppose my point is, take the relationship seriously because you never know if it will last!

We were not allowed upstairs and I think that is fair. We were also not allowed to be unsupervised, but I think that was ineffective since there were so many ways we could sneak off. We didn't have sex until college, and I'm in my 20s, so this wasn't that long ago. [/quote]

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