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https://www.researchgate.net/publication/245634594_Chains_of_Affection_The_Structure_of_Adolescent_Romantic_and_Sexual_Networks1

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[–] 59 points 2 years ago (3 children)

They're probably in touch with their emotions and express them in a healthy way and aren't afraid of intimacy outside of sex and romantic relationships

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  • [–] 7 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Remember these are high schoolers we're talking about

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    High schoolers can have emotional maturity too

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  • [–] 4 points 2 years ago* (2 children)

    Of course! But in my experience it's not really the norm, highschool is a very dramatic, hormony place, and I'd be willing to bet that blue dot was more likely just the school "dreamboat" which kids of that Age tend to find more desirable than emotional maturity

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Well, regardless of how we want to analyze it, we don't have the information to determine the reasons for any of these relationships objectively.

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