Your First *Real* Relationship
Girls' Life magazine|June/July 2017

{The official guide to going official}

Kelsey Haywood And Kimberly Uslin
Your First *Real* Relationship

First there were the all-weekend texting marathons (your thumbs are still aching). Then, your walks together between classes turned into sweet strolls home after studying. And— finally!—you started dating. And then you DTR’d, so you’re officially a thing. Congrats! But…now what?

Should you hold hands by the bonfire? Does dinner and a movie with the new S.O. replace your standing Friday night plans with your sister? Do you have to meet the parents? Shudder.

Don’t freak out. Whether this is your first boyfriend/ girlfriend or your fifth, we’ve got the ultimate guide to making the fliirtationship to-relationship transition super smooth.

EXPECT THE AWKWARD.

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