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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Yowza! Some of the "if/then" logic on this thread is astounding!

Like some PPs on here, I recall 8th, 7th, and even (yipes!) 6th graders "going together." Sometimes a movie was involved, sometimes rollerskating, sometimes ice skating. The kids who went on these outings (can you call it a date if the most touching involved is hand-holding?) were no more likely to have sex at an early age than the kids who weren't "dating." In fact, the girls in HS I knew who were the most sexually active weren't "dating" anyone. Their parents didn't know squat, either.

At least OP's daughter is talking to her now about boys. I imagine if DD gets shot down a few more times though when asking permission (for something as innocent as a movie), she could just stop asking and start acting behind her parents' backs.[/quote]

Exactly what I was thinking. Exactly my experience as a middle-schooler in the 80s--lots of "going together" and movie "dates." No correlation with age of first sexual activity.

And the whole "protect your daughter" mindset just blows my mind. As does the assumption that 13 yo boys are just a bunch of predators who will jump all over innocent girls under cover of darkness in a movie theater. Get a grip, people.[/quote]

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