Is the New York Times Crusading Against Teen Romance?
Posted by anastasia on 06-17-2004First we had the whole "Friends With Benefits" cover story in the Sunday Magazine explaining that teens are no longer into dating and prefer hooking up. See my recent post on this one. Now the Times (registration required) profiles a bunch of local teens who are opting out of bringing a date to prom or going stag. No longer relegated to Wallflower status, seems these single gals are heading to the prom with groups of their friends. Seventeen confirms the trend saying 10 percent of Seventeen readers surveyed this year said they planned to go to the prom in groups, up from 7 percent last year. Is it a new bravado? Do these teens just want more options to hook-up with later? Is it easier to dance when your not tied to one date?
The article also featured funny snippet about Seventeen's Atoosa Rubenstein who confessed she was dateless for her senior prom and spent it instead eating ice cream at Carvel. I blogged this before
