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[quote=Anonymous]OP here. 
I'm not a troll.  I re-read my post and realize I mentioned kissing twice and I agree that it sounds odd. I wrote that post while on a work call and should have proof-read it.  Fundamentally my main wish if for my daughter to have some male acquaintances and friends but I also wouldn't mind if she got some of the romantic stuff out of way while still at home. I think (maybe in error) that it would be nice for her to go through some of that (the good and bad of dating --or not even "dating" but any sort of interest in the opposite gender) while still in the security of home (as opposed to being on her own in college.)  Maybe I'm in error in thinking that--I'm just thinking out loud.  Again, it's very different than my own childhood.  Pls don't jump all over me!  I'm basically asking, "what are your thoughts on this?"   
  
She has had the opportunity to take art elective classes with boys but the boys in the electives she enrolled in this year dropped the class.  There are boys who ask girls to the dances but my daughter and her friends (I'm thinking of about a dozen girls) were not asked.  The girls who are asked tend to be the really popular ones and my daughter (and friends) are not in the popular crowd (about 10 girls are in this group). Outside of the popular crowd, the boys go to the dances with popular girls from other schools.  It's been that way for 2 years now (9th and 10th).  Most of the girls are not asked by the boys.  I'm hoping it will change in the 2 years to come.  Other than homecoming and the winter dance there aren't any dances or social gatherings with the boys. 
My daughter does attend youth group weekly. However her sports of choice are single gender team sport (she's not a swimming or a runner).  [/quote]

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