Dating and Relationships
By Arie Kaplan
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Dating and Relationships - Arie Kaplan
Published in 2012 by The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc.
29 East 21st Street, New York, NY 10010
Copyright © 2012 by The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc.
First Edition
All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form without permission in writing from the publisher, except by a reviewer.
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Kaplan, Arie.
Dating and relationships: navigating the social scene/Arie Kaplan.
p. cm.—(A young man's guide to contemporary issues)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 978-1-4488-5523-0 (library binding)
1. Interpersonal relations—Juvenile literature.
2. Teenage boys—Juvenile literature.
3. Dating (Social customs)—Juvenile literature. I. Title.
HM1106.K365 2012
155.5'18—dc22
2011013227
Manufactured in the United States of America
CPSIA Compliance Information: Batch #W12YA: For further information, contact Rosen Publishing, New York, New York, at 1-800-237-9932.
Introduction
1 Cultural Stereotypes
2 Friendships and Enemyships
3 Family Relationships
4 School Ties
5 Communication
6 Taking It to the Next Level-or Not
7 Your Online Profile
8 All Good Things
Glossary
For More Information
For Further Reading
Bibliography
Index
Usually, adolescence is when you have your first real romantic relationship.
INTRODUCTION
There are many reasons why you might be reading this book. Perhaps you've got a friend who hasn't been acting very friendly lately. Maybe you're having trouble relating to your parents. Or maybe you're entering into your first real romantic relationship, and you've found that the prospect of real intimacy frightens you.
Part of being a teenager is having your first real adult
relationships with other people—be they your friends, parents, siblings, or a boyfriend or girlfriend. Suddenly, the stakes are higher, your emotions are stronger, relationship dynamics are shifting, and everything feels more ... real. Discovering a way to navigate through the tough terrain of peer, sibling, and parental relationships as an adolescent male is difficult. And with recent changes in technology, the rules of personal conduct and communication have also changed. It's not easy. That's where this book comes in.
This book explores the home, family, and relationship issues that boys may encounter during the teen years. Learning to grapple with the adolescent dating scene, with the perils and pitfalls of friendships, and with your own shifting role in your family is something that isn't done all at once. You may wonder why it is that your parents never seem to really get
you. You may be concerned that your girlfriend or boyfriend is pressuring you to have sex and that you're not ready. You might think that your best friend said or did something cruel or manipulative. You might be saddened or confused by a long-term friendship that begins to change or even ends. You might even have a crush on someone, but you're unsure about how to approach him or her.
It may be comforting to know that you aren't alone in your worries. There are millions of young men all around the world who are struggling with the same issues as you are.
Are you familiar with the nursery rhyme What are little boys made of? Snips and snails and puppy dogs' tails
? According to that same rhyme, little girls are made of Sugar and spice, and everything nice.
Many believe these firmly held stereotypes about boys and girls: boys are supposed to be scrappy, dirty, and violent, and girls are proper and delicate, possessing a sweet disposition. Lately, these old models have been demolished to make way for new ones. However, many people cling to the old models, frightened to admit that the new models even exist. But they do. And that's a good thing, especially if you're a teenage boy!
For one thing, you now have many more emotional and behavioral options than you used to. Typically, teenage boys often have difficulty confronting their emotions. The typical masculine
responses to stress are anger and emotional withdrawal. Some boys cannot express their feelings in words. They're not socialized to do so, as girls are. According to the book Raising Cain: Protecting the Emotional Life of Boys, by Dan Kindlon and Michael Thompson, many boys lack the necessary emotional vocabulary
— the correct way of expressing their