You should respect your parents decision, because in the long run it will work out for your better. I don't think that it is an issue of trust between your parents, so i wouldn't listen to that girl who is trying to brag it up down there, i doubt that she is a "perfect" girl. I think that it is just maybe that your parents just need a little bit more time to adjust to the fact that your growing up. Respect their decision, because your father in heaven will reward you if you do.
My mom is totally cool, she trusts me and accepts the way I do things I had my first date a month before I turned 13, she knows I'm a good girl and I would never do anything I wasn't ready for. Maybe you should try to instill the same trust in your parents.
My parents have the thinking "Learn from your mistakes", thus, they let me pretty much do anything (except drugs, no drugs, never), and let me learn from it. So, I started dating at . If I had a choice, I would have waited till I was 14.
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It all depends on what the parents think. For instance, a parent who didn't date until they were 40 would be less likely to let their kid date than a parent who found their soul mate at age 13 (unlikely, of course, but weirder things have happened).
My parents didn't want me to date until I was 16 (which I am now), but that directive came almost at the same time that my first girlfriend did, when I was 15. I liked her, she really liked me. Nothing bad came out of it. Heck, even when we broke up, it was a clean break with no crying or bad blood (at least I don't think so...). It may seem completely random and unfair that your parents wouldn't let you date until you're older, but it is, after all, their right.
you know what? I'm 15. I'm dating a guy who's 17. I am allowed to date...guys who are within a year of my age...haha. try being a freshman and telling your mom you want to date a senior. see what happens. after that, i suddenly got a new rule- "we're not allowing you to date until you're 16". Great, I'll be a sophomore...and he'll be in college.
I couldn't date until I was sixteen. At that age I met my husband so I guess it worked out. Having gone through the process of dating and now marriage, I think I will probably not set an age limit on my kids per se. I will probably just guage whether or not I think they are mature enough to handle it. If that means they are 18 then so be it. If that means 12...well maybe not twelve but we'll see at 13. After 18 people are legal adults and parents have no right to stop them from doing what they want to do.
I think that parents should have a little bit of trust in their children that even if they do make a mistake then they can learn from those mistakes........i've been with one boy for 4 years on and off and i'm only 13 sounds dumb doesn't it? well the relationship me and him have is something that i call mature. I respect him and he respects me and my parents don't care at all that we are that close it's just that they don't want me dating AT ALL!! so to answer the question why do they do that because they love you and they know what's best for you!!!
My mom let me date when i turned 15 and after she met the guy. My didn't know till yesterday that i had a boyfriend. LOL Just talk to your parents and ask them if you can start making your own decisions and prove to them that you are responsible enough to date.
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The Truth is everyone battles with their inner emotions, and the cruel things girls and guys do to each other, is mostly based around sex. Pay attention to school, do your home work and still have fun, but think, once you are 21 and old enough to drink, what will you be doing? Will you be in the army, in college?, or barley making it living in a broken down apartment, broke and bored? This is what can happen to you if you choose sex and drugs over school and responsibilities. You can even go to jail. Either way if you don't have money, you go in debt. that is the striat up truth about life. So all you fourteen year olds think of this... so in 4-6 yrs.... here's my told you so for when you think back to having heard this somewhere. ENJOY.
well i had my first b/f in 8th grade and was treated horribly. i really have only had 3 boyfriends that didn't treat me badly. i don't think i really understood the full concept of a boyfriend untill i was 15/16 though. i don't think one really inderstands fully the whole dating thing untill their older but, i think that if you do date when your young, it'll definately help you later on down the line. steph
I dont know. Im 13 and never had a boyfriend. My best friend has had 21 x's and 19 have broken up with her. I think the boys r just a little immature @ this age
my parents will let me date (i'm 13), except i can't go on one-on-one dates (they have to be group dates) and if he comes over or i got to his house, there has to be a parent present.
i have a lot of friends that aren't going to be allowed to date until they are in high school. most of them end up going behind their parents back and still have a boyfriend/girlfriend. i don't necessarily like that, but it's their life. i can't honestly say why their parents won't let them date.
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Well, it's not about finding true love. It's about getting dating experiance. Ofcourse in your teen years you're not going to have a super serious relationship, but it gives you a chance to get practice at dating.
You can't expect to date one person and marry them, it's impractical. If you have no experiance of how to deal with something, then you don't know how to deal with it when it comes up. Compromise is important in a relationship and I know some of my friends who have learned it in their high school relationships.
Now, I don't think dating in high school really effects you in the long run. There's really nothing wrong with it but it's not like you learn anything you can't learn when you're older.
And, as a 13 year old, dating isn't very serious. I know some 13 year olds who date for a weekend and then break up monday, without seeing each other over the weekend. See? Not serious.
I'm sixteen and I'm not allowed to date till I'm ready to get married. I'm not complaining, it doesn't matter much too much importance on it. I have better things to do. But just because kids will do something anyways even if their parents tell them not to do it, it's not the parents fault. That's like a parent telling his kids that killing is wrong but some kid killed a kid anyways, doesn't mean the parents at fault. I know that's an extreme case but heh who cares.
I'm not allowed to date until I'm sixteen. But, I mean, I like it that way. It sets me apart. The reason my dad gave was to give us time to mature, and truthfully, I haven't met anyone who'd I want to go out with yet.
quote: Also, some parents are apprehensive. They know what are own some girls and guys minds when they are alone.
That's my parents thought process as well. Besides, before you're sixteen a boy can't really take you to anything because he can't drive.
I'm 17, so yea ofcourse they let me date. I think the reason some parents won't let you date until you are older is because they don't want to give their babies up. When you start dating, you start seeing the world from a different light, kinda.
Also, some parents are apprehensive. They know what are own some girls and guys minds when they are alone.
brokendreams21: just because a parent sets the dating age to 18 does not, in any way, shape, or form, mean that the kid will actually abide by it. Therefore, I disagree with you, because setting an age (aka a strict rule) does alot less in affecting how that child will look at dating, opposed to the parent(s) discussing with the child their own experiences and beliefs, which will go much farther in terms of benefitting that child. It's also rather lofty of you to assume that every single human being is ready to date at the age of 18, when many are mature enough to date before that time.
smileygrl810: sorry to burst your bubble, but you cannot stop nor prevent another person "from getting burned." Only that person's beliefs and standards can defend them and help the make decisions in terms of dating, because the fact of it is, we've all heard lectures and rants and facts when it comes to everything imaginable from teachers, parents, etc. In the end, only we can make decisons for ourselves which will direct the course of our lives since our parents cannot monitor our every move to make sure we are abiding by their rules.
vetiver: awesome answer.
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I think that it just depends on everyone's parents because everyone's parents were raised different. And however you parents were raised is how they will kind of raise you. They wont do everything their parent did but do you get my drift?
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