<p>I agree with Izzy Busy Bee, the fact is that at boarding schools it’s not as much about dating. There are always steady couples, but mostly it’s hookups and friendships. There’s no pressure to have a boyfriend or girlfriend, a pressure that is definitely present at public schools around where I live. And age really doesn’t matter. Honestly. Although if you’re a freshman and actively look for hookups or older guys, you’re going to get branded.</p>
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<p>If you’re a freshman girl and you get with an older guy, don’t expect it to go anywhere.
That is all.</p>
<p>Didn’t read the whole thread because it honestly was kind of boring, but here are my two cents.
I go to a private day school right now, and it’s rather small. Dating is a much bigger deal at a small school than at a big school in my opinion. Let’s take the high school. Everyone knows (even us middle schoolers) who’s going out with whom, and who’s hooked up with whom, and who’s slept with whom. Gossip travels fast. People will find things out, trust me. At a boarding school it’s more likely. Making out somewhere that someone can kinda see through their window? You’re likely to be found out quickly, unless that person is a saint and doesn’t tell a soul (which would never happen, we’re teenagers, right?) At a big school, it’s not as big of a deal, and hookups are hookups, and you don’t know everybody’s business, nor do you care.
For instance, in a small town, you’re going to care/know about everyone’s business, but in New York City you only really care/know about your group of friend’s business. Do you get my point? Once again, I’m not speaking for boarding schools neccessarily, nor am I speaking for all schools, just what I’ve noticed.
Also, at my school, the second people find out you’ve hooked up with someone you aren’t going out with (especially in the 8th and 9th grade) you’re automatically branded as a slut. No one cares at the local high schools and middle schools, and this is in the suburbs of Chicago.</p>