If you are "talking to" Bobby, that means you are in some ambiguous stage of courtship with Bobby -- a proto-relationship. Very curious.
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Sometimes they'll even say, "we're texting" -- and that's supposed to connote, "we are in an incipient, experimental romantic relationship."
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Both... although I think it's more often women talking about men. But somewhat even split.
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actually I've *only* seen men use "talking to"
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We used the "talking to" descriptor in the early '90s. It was used by Black and Latino kids, not so much by White kids.
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interesting
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in turkish, that same phrase is used but only by people aged 75+
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i think talking to esp with teens implies it hasnt been taken to a physical stage yet-- semi dating, mostly just texting a lot
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Maybe it’s a regional thing. I’m in my early 40s, and I remember people saying “talking to” as a teenager living in Houston.
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We are getting old, thats all.
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...as if it were a negotiation process. "we're talking" LOL I agree. I've noticed the same.
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that construction was ubiquitous when I was in middle school (late 80s).
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Ehhh same as the old timey "going steady" or "person I'm going with"
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I'm 23 and I have no idea what you're talking about.
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