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[quote=Anonymous]We let my daughter go to a movie (with parental pick up and drop off) with a boy from school (we knew the boy and the family pretty well).  It was uneventful --he had a crush on her but she was not that interested so they only hung out a couple of times and then it was done.  She is now in high school and no ill effects of that early "date".  She recently went to her first school dance with an official date but no real dating or relationships.

I agree with PPs that it is ridiculous to think that these kinds of baby relationships in young teens are somehow going to lead straight to early sex.  Didn't others have years and years of interest in boys and developing from a "first kiss" and kissing as a big deal until there was any thought of actually having sex?  Learning how to deal with the emotions of a crush and "breakup" is part of growing up and I'd rather DD start to learn that after a silly movie date than when she is head over heels with someone in high school.[/quote]

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