"Going Steady?", a short movie by Ted Peshak (in production of Coronet Instructional Films), is an example of classic post-war instructional movie devoted the questions of relationships between young people. It's made up by a few dialogs between teenagers and their parents and monologues reflecting their questioning. A young couple solves individually their own problem: they are asking for the size of seriousness of their affinity and their kind parents give them the advices. The movie is quite boring. It has neither charm nor magic of nostalgia except number of nice shots on familiar atmosphere etc. The movie has a surprising pathos and urgency. It makes an impression that the young beholders have their lives in their hands. The movie concludes with these words: "This story hasn't answered all your questions, has it? Of course, each boy and girl faces a different problem. When you are faced with this problem, what will your answer be?"

The drama genre is a broad category that features stories portraying human experiences, emotions, conflicts, and relationships in a realistic and emotionally impactful way. Dramas delve into the complexities of human life, often exploring themes of love, loss, morality, societal issues, personal growth, with the aim to evoke an emotional response from the audience by presenting relatable and thought-provoking stories.

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Teenagers Marie and Jeff are at an uncertain stage of their dating life. While they have not dated anyone else in some time, they have not talked about if they are indeed exclusive or going steady, although all their friends just assume that they are. As such, no one else in their social circle will ask Marie out on a date, and any other girl in their social circle that Jeff would ask would most-likely decline in deference to Marie. While Marie likes Jeff more than any other boy, she isn't sure if he's the one. And while she eagerly awaits his calls, she doesn't really appreciate that Jeff will often just show up unannounced expecting her to be there while at the same time likes when she does see him. Jeff also feels much the same about Marie in liking her more than any other girl, but doesn't know even if he is at a stage where he is mature enough to consider the notion of going steady.

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