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[quote=Anonymous]It’s been really interesting reading everyone’s feedback here. My daughter, who’s now a 16 (almost 17) year old junior, just started dating her first boyfriend this year—and it’s actually the first relationship (and first kiss) for both of them. They’ve been together since the start of junior year and are pretty serious.
It’s not that she didn’t have opportunities—she’s very pretty and popular—but she didn’t go through the whole "middle school dating" phase that your kids are experiencing now. Her MS experience was 6th grade in person, but then COVID hit, and she spent the second half of 6th and all of 7th doing virtual learning. By the time she returned to in-person school in 8th grade, she made friends that included both girls and boys, but I really think losing those middle school years to online learning shifted a lot of things for her generation.

Honestly, I think it’s kind of refreshing. I’ve noticed a lot of teens her age haven’t had a "real" boyfriend or girlfriend yet either. I've noticed a lot of boys are too shy to make the first move and yes, sure, there’s plenty of chatting and flirting on Snapchat—she’s had her share of that too—but most of it doesn’t turn into anything unless there’s a real connection.[/quote]

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