This is really, really, really disturbing. I mean, that girl is probably in my grade or a year younger. If any of the girls I knew from school were dating a boy who looked and seemed so young, I would be really concerned for her. I think she has extremely low self-esteem and said 'yes' to the first boy who asked her out... urgh, this really bothers me.
If you're a sophomore in high school are you going to be hanging out with an 8th grader? Hmm, I'm a junior in high school, and one of my best friends is an eighth grade boy. But then, I'm pretty much seven years old at heart. Even so, I would never dream of dating eighth grade friend, and he seems years and years older than this Alfie kid (not to mention that in addition to being 'younger than springtime', this buddy of mine is also, erm, 'gayer than laughter'.)
In my pants, she has burst like the music of angels, the light of the sun! --Marius Pantsmercy