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You may want to make sure that there aren't any signs of a major jealousy reactions on the part of the 8th grade boy.

I definitely remember engaging in property damaging behavior (fortunately for me, it was minor damage) in 8th grade due to extreme jealousy, however it was directed at the boy the girl was dating instead of me, rather than the girl.

I was pretty much jealous/angry for the better part of a school year, IIRC.

Ah, middle school. Such memories...