*Disclaimer 1.)This will probably be long. 2.)This is just my opinion*

If you don't feel like reading this all there is a summary at the end

I'm a junior and highschool and my bf and I will be 1 year together this September. We've been taking thing very slow, so much so that we haven't kissed yet. I'm completely ok with this because I want everything to be when we're both ready. Also, it is both our firsts so kind if a big deal.

This goes into my piece of advice which is to take time to know a person before you start a relationship. Dating a person means that you could be spending the rest of your life with them. Before you start, and to avoid heartbreak, become friends with them first and then best friends. That part of who your SO should be.

My bf and I became friends in 7th grade, best friends in 8th grade (and that was the year we both started liking each other, though we didn't know that), but we didn't start dating until 10th. We both wanted to tell the other until we were sure that we could make it work. I hope that we don't break up, but I know for 100% certain that we will always be a huge part of each other lives.

In conclusion (Because that was a lot of word vomit): 1. Don't rush into a relationship, take time to know it could work. 2. Make sure that you are both ready to take the next step. What is two more months of waiting compared to a lifetime together? 3. Do not force anything to happen. If it's meant to be, the world will bring you together. If something goes wrong, talk it out and fix it. Don't let go of the wrong person.