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Teenagers who just go out to the movies, or Chick-Fil-A or hang out at the mall together aren't dating. They're just hanging out. Which is fine.

But teenagers who are exclusively dating, which means the boyfriend or girlfriend expects their partner to call or communicate at whatever cadence they deem to be affirming, who demand the person they're dating take precedence over friends or family and get jealous if you don't, or who are hellbent on PDA to mark their territory by always seeking to hold hands or post incessantly about their boyfriend/girlfriend on social are the kind of dating that I'm saying I don't want my young teen entangled in.[/quote]

I honestly don't disagree with you that this isn't advisable for 14 year olds.  But what I don't get is how, if you allow them to go to the movies or hang out, you can control what they are saying to each other or expecting or hoping for from each other.  I don't think you can.

My son (14) happened to share that a girl who he has been going to movies and out to eat with, declared her love for him.  I was super surprised, as was he.  However, I never would have known this if he had not told me.[/quote]

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