Status Updates From Just Between Us

‘It’s like trying to look at a picture when you’re only a millimetre away from it. You can’t see what it is. It’s only by moving away and getting some distance that you’re able to see the whole picture,’ she muttered to herself.

Romantic experiences in late adolescence played a disproportionate role in identity formation, self-concept and imagined future lives. Research linking adolescent romantic experiences to later psychological functioning supported this. It was a fascinating area.