Virginity and Going Away To College

LIMOMOF2
Fri, 21 Dec 2007 11:07:05 +0000

99cents - it really does depend on the kid. My D’s BF is 2 years older than she is, and they are fine together. I think as teenagers, girls tend to be more mature than boys, so the two-year difference doesn’t seem to matter. My main concern is that I know the BF is planning to go away to college in the fall and I don’t want D’s heart to be broken. This is her first real relationship, and while she knows he will be leaving, I don’t know if she understands how she may feel when it actually happens.

BTW, I think your daughter may be unusual in thinking a 2-year age difference is too big. Most girls I know of, seem to prefer dating slightly older boys. At my D’s age (she’s 15), there is the advantage that the 17-year old boys can drive which make them much more independent. They no longer have to rely on the parents to drive them on dates which makes dating much less awkward…lol.