A boy who is going out with a girl just to impress his mates is not likely to make a very good boyfriend, because he's obviously going to be more concerned with what they think as opposed to what she feels. You don't have to date anyone when you are a teenager, and you will still grow up to be a perfectly normal, happy and healthy adult. Before you can have a romantic relationship with a girl, some sort of friendship is important. To start a friendship it is necessary to strike up conversation. But this is something that a lot of boys find great difficulty in doing for all sorts of reasons, perhaps because it is a new experience, they are shy, because they think that the things girls are interested in are boring, or that girls will find them boring.
Communication Skills Striking up a friendship with a girl involves using communication skills.
Boys often don't talk to each other very much, so they are not too hot on communication. Sure, boys hang around and swap stories, but very rarely do they ever discuss anything intimate or personal. And they practically never share anything about emotions or feelings with one another. Indeed, when starting a friendship with any girl, the greatest asset a boy can have is not a quick, witty tongue, but an attentive ear. Conversation is the key, it's the starting point of any relationship with the opposite sex.