Adolescence is the period of transition from childhood to adulthood. It is common to make a clear distinction between adolescence and childhood, with the boundary being sexual maturity. For men, a sign of sexual maturity is spermatogenesis (usually during sleep at night); Women are menstruating, that is, menstruating for the first time. With sexual maturity as the core of the physical development, so that the youth have a distinct social and psychological characteristic different from children.

1. Know the opposite sex

In the traditional concept, men are strong, independent, calm, and rational, while women are soft, obedient, careful, and sensitive.However, social phenomena and values have been changing, the image of modern men and women, roles and jobs have tended to be more flexible mode, so do not create identity stereotypes for the opposite sex, but to clearly understand the individual characteristics of the opposite sex and in-depth understanding of their psychological characteristics, to promote communication.

2. Accept the person

The first thing to understand is that everyone is a unique individual and not necessarily has the same personality, background, or ideas. If we can understand the basic differences between men and women, and then learn to appreciate each other's strengths and accept their shortcomings, we will be able to live together harmoniously and add fun to the relationship.

3. Look for similarities

Get along with the opposite sex, you can find the similarities between each other, such as interests, hobbies, personality, etc. Like-minded people can participate in activities that interest them and share their fun and feelings. In communication, if everyone holds the same opinions and views, it will be easy to resonate, and slowly establish precious friendship.

4. Learn from each other

Teenagers can learn from the opposite sex, the characteristics, and advantages of each other, to be a modern man and woman. For example, both men and women can achieve hardness and tenderness, men do not have to ask themselves to show extreme masculine characteristics, women do not have to ask themselves to show extreme feminine characteristics.

Both men and women can have a strong and confident side, as well as a caring, caring, and responsible side.

5.Complement each other

Men and women have individual characteristics and weaknesses, and getalong with the opposite sex, can rely on complementary to make up for their shortcomings, to each other's strengths to complement their weaknesses. At the right time, both sides can express their own characteristics, cooperate with each other, complement each other, and maximize their achievements.

6. Choose carefully

To choose people of the opposite sex who can be respected and trusted as friends, we should not rely on appearance only, but should attach importance to inner personality. Only with good friends can we make our mind grow more; From the opposite sex's speech, behavior to identify good friends or bad friends, and then further contact or estrangement.

7. Be honest

When dealing with the opposite sex, we should deal with others sincerely and earnestly, appreciate others' strengths and respect their rights, and get along with others calmly, express concern, pay attention to others' reactions and views on things, and put ourselves in the shoes of people  think and support each other.

8. Establish a harmonious and equal relationship

The roles and status of the sexes in society are equal, and each other should hold an attitude of  mutual respect, and there should be good communication, mutual understanding and accommodation, and work together. Both sides can also live in harmony and foster attitudes and behaviors based on equality between men and women, so that both sides can fully develop their respective strengths and potential.

Source：Liang Xing education