See the most awkward text exchange ever between boy aged 9 and his new girlfriend

His cringe worthy smartphone conversation has a lot more in common with many adult relationships than we'd probably care to admit.

Mobile love: One young lad has learned some relationship rules fast thanks to his girlfriend. File photo

Troubles with the opposite sex usually characterise the teenage years.

But one nine-year-old boy has learned early that there can be awkwardness to relationship matters.

This text exchange, between "Damion " and his 'new girlfriend', brings a child's clarity to a mature situation.

And it might strike more of a chord with adult couples than you'd think.

The exchange was shared by Vine star Freddy Amazin , who is based in San Diego, California.

The girl, who is unidentified, asks "So r we together?", to which he responds: "I don't know do you want to be together?"

"Only if u want to," she responds, but soon comes the hard-to-get reply from Damion: "I don't care it's your choice."

Starting to sense a stalemate, the girl texts: "But I wanna know do you like me that you'll be my bf... ??? [sic]"

First love: The conversation starts as a bit of a cat-and-mouse discussion on the relationship status

Damion responds positively, but his girlfriend has her doubts, texting: "So r we together and I don't want u saying idc [I don't care] bc then Imma think you don't want to [sic]."

He shows his hand with his next message: "Yes because you want to be and I do to [sic]."

But she soon ups the ante, asking: "Do u love me??...???????'

Second step: The girl ups the ante with the 'love' question early on in the relationship

When he answers yes, there are more pressing issues to address, and she asks him: "Wyd [what are you doing]", which he mistakes for 'why', answering "because".

She says: "It means what are you doing?" and he sensibly states: "I'm just in my room texting you."

He then decides to take the plunge with a romantic gesture: "You want ice cream for tomorrow cuz imma try and bring a dollar or two so I can buy something."

Romantic gesture: Damion offers ice cream in the hope of securing the deal

She approves, but it gets more embarrassing when he adds: "I'm about to work out and almost got the six pack."

Perhaps losing interest, she attempts to sign off with: "OK love u," and he adds, "love you too."

She responds: "I love u more babe," and his competitive side comes out, with "No cuz I love you more than the galaxy," adding: "And I love you more than the universe."

Winning text: The declarations get grander because Damion wants to be the best

Impressed, she says: "'Well that is really big so u must love me," she replies, and he immediately shows his game with: "'Yup and I won."

The awkward exchange was posted by Freddy on Twitter on November 9 captioned "My nine-year-old brother and his girl are goals tbh". 

With more than 6,200 retweets and 11,000 likes, the post is a success.

Twitter user Jordan Rhodes says: "This kid is a savage already, 'I don't care it's your choice'," while Jake Sauble added: "it's honestly what I want my relationships to be.

Sources: Mirror Online