My friend has a 7th grade son who is a nice boy. He is an athlete and good-looking. He brought his cell phone to his mom (my friend)- two girls from his class, who were "nice girls" had emailed him photos of themselves naked! Unreal. He was not sure what to do. I think it's a different world.
A friend's son is a starter next year on the varsity football team and is an A+ student. He is only 16 and is still a boy in many ways. The brazenness of some of the girls in HS has shocked his parents and confused him. Its bizarre that he is the one setting the ground rules for dates.
As for the OP, I was accelerated from 7th to 10th. I pretty much focused on the academics as it was interesting again. I was so young compared to other classmates, that the usual dynamics did not apply to me. I sat up front where I could see the teacher.
Its easier in many ways for a boy though. I played a lot of sports - soccer, football, and ran track, so some of the older boys knew me from their brothers and from the pick-up games at lunchtime. So I was able to form relationships based on shared sports interests.
