“Send me a pic” use to be a cute gesture when your new love/like interest wants to flirt with you. Now it is even more than just a simple flirtation, its the early stages of initiating a hook-up “sex”. Although teenagers sexting is most times considered child porn. that doesn’t mean that it is in any way shape or form always wanted. Many teens reported only taking part in sexting because they were asked to. Of course saying no is also an option, but for impressionable young minds this means that their crush or boyfriend/girlfriend will leave them alone. Sexting should something that takes place between couples out of their own enjoyment and should not be used to keep anyone’s interest. The article linked down below discusses other reasons for teen sexting and statistics between male and female teens on their average sexting habits.
https://www.psychologytoday.com/intl/blog/teen-angst/201103/sexting-teens
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