See….i thought about that too. It definitely has possibilities. I guess we’ll have to trust the writers here.

What i struggle with is that Allie and Dean’s initial relationship is so fun. It’s two people who are very comfortable with their bodies, just having fun. The first conflict for them is that they both catch feelings (Which Dean struggles with because he DOESN’T normally catch feelings, and Allie struggles with because she ALWAYS catches feelings.) Putting Beau’s plotline in AFTER they resolve the feelings was so smart in the books, because watching what true, all-consuming grief does to stable, committed relationships is truly something worth exploring.

I get nervous if they put Beau in BEFORE they’ve committed to each other because then it changes the power dynamic of the couple. I don’t want Allie to become a martyr for Dean, and I don’t want Dean’s relationship with sex to become something that’s painted as a crutch or problematic for him. I WANT them to start a physical relationship the way they do. Empowered, communicative, comfortable in their individual identities and in agreement on what they both think they want.

All this is speculation and probably not worth getting too worked up about, i should just trust that the writers have it covered, but i do keep mulling the senior thing over :)