Anonymous
Post 06/16/2026 21:53     Subject: 10 year old is “going out” with a girl
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:My very immature ten year old, who’s had very limited access to iPad (planes only), asked a girl out ant school and she said yes. I let him have his iPad so they could communicate throughout the summer. She is very ahead of him which is obvious through from her texts and she sends and wants them to meet and go to a movie. This feels insane to me, just wondering how others manage this and if this is typical.


My 9 year old has a crush on a boy who also has a crush on her. They definitely haven't "asked each other out" and aren't "boyfriend girlfriend" but they have regular play dates just like a same gender friend (at our house and at his house). They have a lot in common. There isn't any hand holding or anything. They just play together! It's really genuine and sweet. I even took them both to a local outdoors zipline park and we all 3 had a blast together.


Sounds like they are friends to me.
Anonymous
Post 06/16/2026 17:28     Subject: 10 year old is “going out” with a girl
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:My very immature ten year old, who’s had very limited access to iPad (planes only), asked a girl out ant school and she said yes. I let him have his iPad so they could communicate throughout the summer. She is very ahead of him which is obvious through from her texts and she sends and wants them to meet and go to a movie. This feels insane to me, just wondering how others manage this and if this is typical.


My 9 year old has a crush on a boy who also has a crush on her. They definitely haven't "asked each other out" and aren't "boyfriend girlfriend" but they have regular play dates just like a same gender friend (at our house and at his house). They have a lot in common. There isn't any hand holding or anything. They just play together! It's really genuine and sweet. I even took them both to a local outdoors zipline park and we all 3 had a blast together.


PP here...forgot to mention that neither of them have access to a phone or iPad for texting or any communication. All communication and setting up play dates is done by me and his mom.
Anonymous
Post 06/16/2026 17:27     Subject: 10 year old is “going out” with a girl
Anonymous wrote:My very immature ten year old, who’s had very limited access to iPad (planes only), asked a girl out ant school and she said yes. I let him have his iPad so they could communicate throughout the summer. She is very ahead of him which is obvious through from her texts and she sends and wants them to meet and go to a movie. This feels insane to me, just wondering how others manage this and if this is typical.


My 9 year old has a crush on a boy who also has a crush on her. They definitely haven't "asked each other out" and aren't "boyfriend girlfriend" but they have regular play dates just like a same gender friend (at our house and at his house). They have a lot in common. There isn't any hand holding or anything. They just play together! It's really genuine and sweet. I even took them both to a local outdoors zipline park and we all 3 had a blast together.
Anonymous
Post 06/16/2026 17:16     Subject: 10 year old is “going out” with a girl
Anonymous wrote:Yes, it's typical. They'll hold hands maybe and chat and then break up in two or three weeks.


+1
Anonymous
Post 06/16/2026 16:09     Subject: 10 year old is “going out” with a girl
Yes, it's typical. They'll hold hands maybe and chat and then break up in two or three weeks.
Anonymous
Post 06/16/2026 16:06     Subject: 10 year old is “going out” with a girl
My very immature ten year old, who’s had very limited access to iPad (planes only), asked a girl out ant school and she said yes. I let him have his iPad so they could communicate throughout the summer. She is very ahead of him which is obvious through from her texts and she sends and wants them to meet and go to a movie. This feels insane to me, just wondering how others manage this and if this is typical.