My 16-year old has a lovely boyfriend (her first). They’ve been together for around 10 months.
Recently she started chatting to another boy online, who goes to another local school. They have a friend in common but that’s it. She’s never actually met him but they seem to be exchanging multiple messages and she’s obviously flattered by the attention. This has been going on for a couple of weeks.
I’m really sad at the way she’s treating her boyfriend and I’ve pointed out that she can’t toy with people like this. I’ve also asked her to think about how she’d feel if she were treated like this. I understand she’s too young to commit and her relationship may have run its course but she can’t have her cake and eat it.
Any advice? Part of me thinks I shouldn’t get involved but she’s told me what’s going on. I’m horrified to see her treating her boyfriend so shabbily. I’m also concerned at how she’s been neglecting her school work, checking her phone for messages from this lad. She has GCSEs coming up and seems totally unfocused.