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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Most teens in high school do not date, there days, OP. Your child's group is very unusual, actually. I have a 19 yo son and a 14 yo daughter, my friends all have teens in different high schools in the DC area (public and private), and I can count on the fingers of one hand the number of teens I personally know who are dating.

Are you sure some couples aren't just "friend" couples? I see that a lot right now. [/quote]

Idk about that, especially by junior year. Kind of depends on the group I guess - the mixed gender groups really get around, maybe bc they are more comfortable connecting with the opposite sex. Most of my daughters girlfriends have been coupled up at some point - fewer of the guys though (not sure how that math works out haha) BUT it’s never happened that they all were coupled up at the same time  - she paired up recently right as one of her gf broke up with hers. So it’s usually some sort of 50/50 even amongst a friend group of kids more precocious in this regard.

I can’t help but think there is more to this than what was written though as teens pairing off at 16/17 and not hanging with friends at all isn’t at all what I’m seeing - there is always one or two girls like this but 6 of them seems unlikely.[/quote]

OP here. I think it's just bad luck/timing (for my daughter). Her friends are definitely all paired off right now. It's all they talk about, do, etc and it was very different soph and junior years when 1 or none was dating at any given time. Life will go on for my daughter and it's not life or death but it's pretty omnipresent. Girls don't date without talking about it all the time with their friends (no judgement--I was a high girl once too). [/quote]

Ahh I see. Maybe just boredom with high school social scene, and being a couple and double dates is something new for them. I have noticed that start to happen a bit - sophomore year my daughter and her friends were really enjoying expanding friends and playing the field more for fun. And this year there is less of that and ppl are pairing up more.

Making connections with kids a grade below might help - but worst case she probably just needs to ride this out - break ups will start up late spring with college moves pending. And it’s sad but this whole thing will help her be less nostalgic for high school connections and let her move on more easily. Freshman year I see being a social expansion year so I don’t  think this will happen next year.[/quote]

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