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When adults minimize your relationship decisions

My girlfriend and I want to go to different colleges but everyone keeps saying we're too young for this to matter and I feel like they're dismissing something real.

Juana
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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The invalidation of adolescent experiences creates doubt about one's own emotional reality and judgment.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Adolescent identity formation?”

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