# Is having a girlfriend in 7th grade normal?

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**Created:** [March 24, 2024, 6:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-having-a-girlfriend-in-7th-grade-normal/999275 "2024-03-24T06:08:28Z")\
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> [@echoreply](#):
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> The probably useless advice: Talk to girls.

Those painful dance things I was made to go to were almost certainly helpful in the end. Yeah I was awkward and unsure and scared and nervous but I think that forced socialization ultimately helped me some. Certainly staying at home would not have improved my ability to talk to girls/women (or anyone really).

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