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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My 16 yo DD occasionally brings up the fact that she hasn’t had a boyfriend, first kiss, or any romantic experience yet. My 15 yo DD has had quite a few “romantic experiences”- boyfriends, kids who have had crushes on her in the past, etc. 16 yo is extremely pretty and people (relatives, kids at school, other adults) often tell her this. 15 yo is not “objectively” pretty, so why is it that she is more “advanced” in the romance department?

Don’t take this the wrong way. They are both great kids and I have no problem with the fact that 16 yo doesn’t have romantic experiences (obviously)!![/quote]

I'm a little nervous about the responses you might have gotten -- going to respond before reading them. I have a similar DD. A couple of possibilities.

1.) Shyness/anxiety
2.) Maybe gay
3.) Precedent in her friend group. If a lot of her friends are not dating, she might not want to
4.) Self-preservation. She may be nervous about pressure for sex
5.) Could just be the cohort in her school -- the "right one" just isn't there
6.) She could be a little immature, but in a positive way -- just not ready in general

I try to create NO PRESSURE in this department. It would be worse for them to date someone they don't really like. 
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