Next Episode...
I'm hosting a youth issues talk show on TVOntario, called VoxTalk. Next episode will be a special on dating double standards - the idea that, for teenagers, there exists a different set of rules for guys than for girls. Anyone have any examples or any ideas? It's a subject that has been done before, but remember, if you're in your teens, it feels fresh to you, since you're just getting into that phase of your life.
I've had some people tell me that girls are still way more dating crazy than boys; that girls still mature more quickly than boys and will date older guys (but older teen girls never, ever date younger guys); and some seem to think that it's actually a lot easier for girls, since the boys still have to do all the work (although there are two counter opinions to this: is isn't really any easier to wait for a guy to ask you out, and girls are more likely to take the reins these days. Not certain I agree with that last one.)
The big phenomenon that we are noticing is the group date - this generation of teenagers are far more likely to go to a movie or something as a pack of six or eight or 10, and within that larger group there could be a few potential couples or full-fledged relationships. Meaning that even dating has become a group activity. It's safer, often, and potentially easier, in that you have friends to hang with if things aren't going so well or you need some support. I don't know: for me, the last thing I would have wanted is for any of my friends to see me struggling in front of anyone I was into. Oh, no, wait, that still happens all the time.
I've had some people tell me that girls are still way more dating crazy than boys; that girls still mature more quickly than boys and will date older guys (but older teen girls never, ever date younger guys); and some seem to think that it's actually a lot easier for girls, since the boys still have to do all the work (although there are two counter opinions to this: is isn't really any easier to wait for a guy to ask you out, and girls are more likely to take the reins these days. Not certain I agree with that last one.)
The big phenomenon that we are noticing is the group date - this generation of teenagers are far more likely to go to a movie or something as a pack of six or eight or 10, and within that larger group there could be a few potential couples or full-fledged relationships. Meaning that even dating has become a group activity. It's safer, often, and potentially easier, in that you have friends to hang with if things aren't going so well or you need some support. I don't know: for me, the last thing I would have wanted is for any of my friends to see me struggling in front of anyone I was into. Oh, no, wait, that still happens all the time.
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yay! I'm glad you've branched out on your own. Not that there's anything wrong with Friendster - I just think you'll get more traction outside of the friendster world. When has/does your show on dating double standards air? Have you thought about attaching your blog to the vox website and soliciting input from your viewers before the show?
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