What age should you start dating?

Question

Our class just started dating this school year. Ive already had a bf but that was awhile ago and Im ready to act more mature about it and act mroe like a couple (parents didnt know) My friends think Im boy crazy and I feal like Im ready to start but like not go out to like places, we kinda just hang out allot and stuff almost like real dating but not going to places. I dont think my parents think its a good idea yet but they know that my bff has already had a bf for a long time. What age is approvriate to start dating? I dont want to wait till Im 15.I dont want kissing or anything, our class is more in2 hugging but we are goign in2 grade 7 and I dont think we will start kissing till grade 8 or 9 (my Bff already kissed on the lips[otl] but shes the only one so far but Im still not doing it) Well, I just wanted to knwo what age someone should start dating?

Answer 1

My mother never let me date.  I wasn't interested in boys until 18 years old.  I got married at 19 to advoid falling into temptation and having pre marital s*x which goes against my morals and is against my religion.  I'm fat and wasn't "dating" material because of it.  Also I dressed modestly as a child(Sweatshirts, turtlenecks, pants, really loose t-shirts) even in the summer.  Girls who dress modestly aren't dating material in my old school district and in my town.

Answer 2

Find out why your parents don't think it's a good idea for you to date yet. Ask them for stories about when they were dating and see what you can find out. Most parents really want to be able to talk to their kids about relationships, but don't know how to get the topic to come up and feel like their kids don't care about what they have to say. Believe me, if you can learn from their mistakes instead of having to make all those mistakes on your own, you'll be really glad you took the time to get them talking.

Personally, I didn't date until I was 17. I had a ton of guy friends and we would hang out all the time and it was fun, but I never went beyond hugging with any of them. We were just friends. I know that not everyone can handle waiting that long, but it was really wonderful for me. I ended up marrying my best friend who I met when I was 11; we were friends all the way through school, started dating when I was 17 and got married when I was 18. He was my first kiss and everything. I'm 20 now and I'm pregnant with our first baby, and we're totally happy and in love with each other. My mom always told me when I was little that she hoped that I would marry my best friend someday, and that was the best advice anyone ever gave me. =]

Answer 3

You should start dating when you parents say it's OK.

All children are different and all parents are different.

Answer 4

keep your mind on your school work thats wat you need to be kissing. wit your young butt.

Answer 5

Okay, first of all, you're what, 11 or 12 right, if you're going to 7th grade?

Wowww, you're young. I'm 14 and I still don't date.

Trust me, you may think you're old and mature and all - I did when I was 12. I still do. But I know in a few years time I'll look back and say, "Whoa, I was little. I thought I was so old." That's what I think of my 11 or 12-year-old self today.

You're not even a teenager yet. Why are kids in such a rush to grow up these days? At 14 I'm incredibly scared, thinking that I only have 4 more years of being a kid. After that, adulthood, maturity, paying bills, responsibilities, moving out, etc. - I'm not ready for all that! Enjoy being a kid for as long as you can. Really, it'll only come once. And as much as you'll want to go back to childhood when you're an adult, it'll never happen. Trust me, you'll want to go back. Cherish being a kid. =]

Love usually doesn't happen around our ages. It's later on in life that we actually KNOW what love is. Right now, people just "date" for status - just being able to say "Yup, I have a boyfriend." and it automatically makes you that much cooler.

Wait for the right guy. And don't just have a boyfriend for the sake of having one.

I think [as much as you'll hate me for this] that 15 or 16 really IS a good age to start dating. Trust me, it sucks to wait, but in the end it's worth it. Or even wait till 14 if you really can't wait. Just, any younger than 15/16 usually makes a kid look cheap and/or desperate.

I've seen this scenario a lot.

"So, did you hear about that 12/13 year old kid who already has a boyfriend?"

"Yeah, how weird. Kids these days are just trying to grow up wayyy too fast."

I didn't get it back then, but I can say I'm more mature now, and I actually understand why they say that.