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I have one very outgoing little sister, and even though she’s only just turned eleven she’s already boy-crazy. Every few weeks she comes home from school or from a friend’s house or wherever, and tells me about a new boy she met who she’s started dating, and about how she’s so in love with him. She even talks about marrying them and having kids with them one day. However, within a week or two, something happens that causes them to break up, and eventually she meets a new boy, continuing the cycle.

At first I just thought it was funny and cute, but recently it’s started to worry me. All her friends are apparently the same way, and for some of them it’s landed them in some pretty inappropriate situations. For example, one of my sister’s friends, who’s around 11, is supposedly sexually active with her 13 year old boyfriend. That’s a scary thought.

Do any of you have younger siblings, children, or other family members or friends who are always infatuated with someone despite their age? Do you think it’s cute and that there’s no harm in it? Or do you think it’s something worrying that should be discouraged?

Pure curiosity, and I'm just looking for your personal opinion.

So really the woman would do all the cooking, cleaning raising the kids, and the household chores. The man works and brings home the money but is still the 'protector' of the family. That also means men would have to pay for dates and pay for their wives upkeep like hair, nails, clothes, etc. since she wouldn't work or, if she did, it would be a more "feminine" job with no authority like a secretary or something and she wouldn't have a lot of money. If you want to lump teacher and nurse in there, you can.

I know financially it would be difficult in 2018, but I'm only talking in terms of being with someone, not necessarily being able to afford a luxurious lifestyle. Being honest, most families with traditional gender roles in the 40's and 50's didn't live a luxurious lifestyle, either, so that's not really anything new.

But do you think dating would easier?