I’m not involved in a relationship right now and like it that way. Is that OK?

It is totally OK. There is a lot of pressure on teens to pair up romantically early on. Every person is different in terms of their comfort level. What’s right for one person isn’t necessarily a good fit for someone else.

Lots of people aren’t interested in relationships until their late teens or even their twenties. They have other interests that rank higher on their list of priorities. Maybe they’re working hard at getting into a good college or really involved in a sport. Maybe they like being independent.

Some people come to identify as asexual and go through their whole lives and are never interested in a romantic or sexual relationship with another person, and that’s OK too.

While it may seem like everyone else is in a relationship, the truth is they’re