no one but you are calling kids collateral damage. We use words like "usually" and "most" because we obviously can't speak in absolutes. Of course it is terrible when a relationship goes badly, for anyone, including minors. Unfortunately all of us can relate to having to learn how to deal with relationships that don't end well when we were young. Every response I have read so far has said that they don't "dump" kids when they get older, this is also my experience and what others have told me.


"I didn't. I don't particularly care about your own individual experiences."

Um, I don't understand. You don't care about our opinions and experiences. So, why ask us questions?

Sure I've thought about it a bit. Ideally, I'd like to see these kind of relationships continue. Some may be sexual and some may be more just as adult friends. Obviously, even in this ideal situation some friendships fade over time like any kind of relationship might.