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"Some level of &amp;quot;bad boy&amp;quot; infatuation is natural. &amp;quot;Pop culture keeps us constantly infatuated with the notorious, not-so-nice-guy,&amp;quot; says Susan Carey, a Boston-based psychiatrist. But it&amp;#39;s not just pop culture that&amp;#39;s to blame. &amp;quot;Our society puts so much pressure on teenagers today,&amp;quot; says Sarah Burningham, author of Boyology: A Teen Girls&amp;#39; Crash Course in All Things Boy (Chronicle Books). &amp;quot;So I can see the need for a girl to want to be with someone who doesn&amp;#39;t require her to be perfect all the time.&amp;quot;\n\nDon&amp;#39;t push your teen too hard\u2014they&amp;#39;ll rebel. &amp;quot;I was so overwhelmed by having to keep everything together all the time,&amp;quot; says Eleanor, 15, from Philadelphia\u2014so dating a bad boy was &amp;quot;[her] own form of rebellion.&amp;quot; For Ali, 16, from New York, a bad boy was an ideal distraction. &amp;quot;Dating him felt like an accomplishment,&amp;quot; she says, remarking on his unpredictability. &amp;quot;I&amp;#39;m an overachiever and I like a good challenge.&amp;quot;\n\nKnow the consequences of misbehaving, and make sure your teen knows them as well. For Maddie*, 18, from Auburn, California, the fun of a summer romance with a bad boy soon wore off\u2014she frequently lied to her family, snuck out at night, and ended up getting a citation for underage drinking. &amp;quot;I got sucked in,&amp;quot; she admits. &amp;quot;By the end of the summer, I&amp;#39;d lost the respect of my parents and a few of my closest friends.&amp;quot;\n\nWatch for the signs, but allow your teen space. Motives behind dating bad boys can range from wanting to be more like them, to wanting to reform or tame them. But, according to Carey, what any girl dating a bad boy should consider is just how dangerous they really are. &amp;quot;Some socially deviant traits and characteristics\u2014like tattoos and piercings or a seemingly rebellious attitude\u2014can be totally harmless and all for show,&amp;quot; she explains.\n\nRemind your teen that their dating decisions reflect upon them. Often, dating the bad boy can be pretty innocuous. But if he&amp;#39;s acting out or getting into serious trouble, that&amp;#39;s when an intelligent girl should know to cut ties. The most important thing is encouraging girls to stay true to themselves, explains Burningham, because ultimately they&amp;#39;re the one who suffers the consequences of breaking the rules.\n\n *names have been changed."^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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