Hi @Mom2three! I'm certainly no expert but I have 3 teenage daughters and we have dealt with the dating issues too. We have found through our own experience and watching family friends with teenage daughters as well that dating at this age definitely has its pitfalls. It's great that you are looking out for her and helping her navigate all of this! Especially with cell phones, texting and social media, it seems like teenagers more and more expect instant access to friends and boyfriends/girlfriends at all times. It does make it hard with someone like this boy who sounds like he isn't maybe as tied to his phone and texting as other kids his age. I would say that if he demonstrates that he is kind and caring when he interacts with your daughter in person, that his texting missteps be excused to some degree. Maybe if your daughter explains to him that when she doesn't hear back from him she feels dismissed or worried that he is upset with her. He might not even realize how upsetting it is for her when he doesn't respond. In a lot of ways, his amount of contact seems much healthier than a boy who is constantly texting, showing up, calling etc. Teenagers can have a hard time being in relationships without smothering each other. Look at this as a great way to teach your daughter about how to have a healthy relationship and to communicate with her boyfriend. Those are lessons she will take with her as she gets older and will help build her into a confident, happy young woman. :)
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