'Although the middle school years are awkward middle school kids are super direct,' psychotherapist and therapeutic relationship coach, Rachel Wright, tells Bustle 'We cut through the BS as kids and get straight to the point.' Getting in touch with that part of you that just wanted answers can be really helpful in modern, super-aloof dating culture.
But as we get older, 'ating do's and don'ts are practiced and perfected to find and attach to suitable mates.' And while you may go through some major trial and error through the years, sometimes looking back on things can provide valuable insight. Middle school dating is complicated, to say the least, but thirteen-year-olds do have a couple things right.Įven as we grow up, there may be some middle schooler left in us, Kimberly Friedmutter, life management expert and author of Subconscious Power: Use Your Inner Mind to Create the Life You've Always Wanted, tells Bustle. But there are also a lot of things about dating in grades six to eight that might still be relevant, even if you've long since forgotten.
It might bring you back to memories of someone sharing your pencil, or crying listening to a pop-punk band.
