at what age should girls start dating?

[FUNKMAN]

just looking for your opinions...

>13
>14
>15
>16
>17

>25 - i like this one!

it seems there are some of my daughters friends who are allowed to date at age 13. frankly, i think 13 is 'way too' young... i would consider 15 when that time comes, it seems like lightyears away.

i could see she feels some peer pressure and has shown interest in boys, and several boys have shown interest in her. It's hard to decipher if there is 'just fun' intentions or are they looking for more as in physical/sexual contact. I have to believe the boys have 'more on their mind', especially if i look at my own childhood, i had the hots for girls starting around age 6.

We've been keeping 'tight wraps' on her and there has been a 'little' resentment from her but it subsides in a day or so.



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[monsterone]

15, unless it's your daughter, then it's 30.

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[TooCute]

I hope you don't think it's only the boys that have "more on their minds"

I guess it all depends on what you consider dating.

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[Noellevious]

14/15....whatever age they're at when they start h/s.

Sounds young, is young, but girls need that interaction to feel comfortable around and know how to deal with guys.

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[FUNKMAN]

I hope you don't think it's only the boys that have "more on their minds"


you're right TooCute... it can go both ways and it's something i consider...



I guess it all depends on what you consider dating.


the neighbors daughter is allowed to go to the movies with her 'boyfriend' if one of her girlfriends goes along.

i guess another thing they would do is visit each others homes, i'm hoping when at least one of the parents is home.

to me, regardless of what they are doing, if they consider it a date then it kind've gives them the notion that it can lead to something further. but then again they could make out at school or if they attend a dance or sports function.



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[IrishAlkey]

As soon as she realizes my penis can take the place of a lollipop...

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[FUNKMAN]

you dirty bastard...

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[mdr55]

When ever you think it's okay for boys to start dating minus 1 year---that's when a girl should date.

From what I've been told, girls mature faster than boys.

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[IrishAlkey]

She was giving me the eye at the softball game!

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[FUNKMAN]

14/15....whatever age they're at when they start h/s.

Sounds young, is young, but girls need that interaction to feel comfortable around and know how to deal with guys.


Novel,

sounds sensible....

not quite as sensible as Alkeys opinions, but close...
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[GirlOnTheCouch]

My mother had a 16 year old dating rule, which I didn't really like at first but accepted it and I will probably follow the same rule. But that is more for a 'real' boyfriend when spending time alone was assumed. It also was an easy excuse to use if a guy I didn't like asked me out, I'd just say 'I can't date yet, sorry.'

Before 16 I was allowed to go to the mall or movies with a group of guys and girls and I think visiting each other's homes is acceptable with the parents there.

It's a different time than when I was young, but I'm sure you'll figure it out as time goes on. I can't imagine how my dad felt.

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[jocefus]

id say 15 or 16.. all depends on the individual... funkman, does your daughter have a date for the dance yet ;p

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[FUNKMAN]

GirlOnTheCouch,

thanks for the feedback, made alot of sense!

now Jocefus,

funkman does your daughter have a date for the dance yet


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i'll check it out and get back to ya....
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13- Sex with hand
14- Sex with mouth
15-Sex with condom
16-Sex without condom
16-Sex with Butthole
17-Sex with Bubba / First abortion
18-Clit piercing / Sex with woman wearing strap-on
19-Shoves a ham up there, pulls out the bone, and starts over.
20-This is when I finally get to date them. Ugh.

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[Bill From Yorktown]

20-This is when I finally get to date them. Ugh.

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[TheGameHHH]

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[walking joint]

i think the type of date matters also. when i was 13 a date for me was going to get ice cream or something like that. its not like i had a car and could drive the girl somewhere, unless she jumped on the pegs of my bike.

i'm okay with a 13 year old going on those types of innocent dates, but if it is a more serious one then i would say 15.

most of my "girl friends" at ages 13 or below were my girl friends during school only. i never saw them once 3 o'clock hit. i would go home and be to lazy to walk to their house...plus i didn't want my parents/family to know i had a girlfriend.

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[Lisa Croft]

I think the most important thing to keep in mind is the fact that they will do whatever they want to do, no matter what you say, one way or another. You could tell her she can't date til 16, but if she really wants to, she'll say she's going to the mall with Heather and will really be doing who knows what with some guy. Speaking as a girl who wasn't so long ago under the thumb of her parents, the best thing you can do is make sure she knows that you do have opinions on this, there is a right and a wrong and that you will do your damnedest to enforce your rules. In the long run, you can only hope that you've raised her in a way that leads her to respect herself and hopefully, your opinions. I think knowing your parents care and are involved is a huge factor in how early a girl will have sex, if she will decide to do drugs, etc. and you obviously are. Also, anyone who met her at the softball game can tell she's significantly more people-savvy than a lot of girls her age, probably making her less likely to be pressured by boys or peers in general.Sounds young, is young, but girls need that interaction to feel comfortable around and know how to deal with guys.So true. I had a friend in high school whose parents forbade her to do just about everything, especially dating. She was always the sweet girl who never dated and got respect for being the virgin. She finally began dating and lost her virginity at about 22. She ended up dating a guy who beat the crap out of her and having two abortions in a one-year period. I am totally convinced that her naivete, combined with the fact that her parents never really said anything besides "don't!" directly caused these events. She simply didn't have the experience necessary to know enough to avoid this type of situation.

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[Snoogans]

Cefus, that is way outta line you god awful bastard

you knew i was tryin to go to the dance. hense all the cornfield advice i gave her dad ;)

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Silent Bob you one rude motherfucker, she like to go down on you, suck you. line up 2 other guys and make like a circus seal


eww you fuckin faggots, i hate guys, i LOOOOVE WOMEN!

[high fly]

I was dating a 14 year-old. I know, I know, some of you might have problems with that, me being over 30 and all.
I just couldn't resist, especially since she had the body of a 10 year-old!

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[GwEnYpOo]

what age ? well 5 years after you're married , according to my mother.

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[TheMojoPin]

16.

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[Tall_James]

When any boy who comes to pick her up at the house can get up after getting hit in the head with an axe handle.

I'm picking one out.


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[high fly]

When she can swallow while deep throating a teacher.

When her boyfriend- the prison escapee, can whip your ass.

" and they ask me why I drink"

[Alice S. Fuzzybutt]

"Group dates?" 14.

One-on-one dates? 16.

I have a funny story about my dad (a former Marine). When I was 17 I asked him, "Dad, what would you do if you came home and found me in bed with a guy?"

His answer: "Break both his legs and throw him out of the house."

Me: "Ok, so what would you do if you came home and found me studying in the kitchen with a boy?"

Him: "Break both his legs and throw him out of the house."

It can't be easy for a dad with daughters!

Hang in there Ron! :)

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[sr71blackbird]

If I had a daughter, Id try my darndest to keep her away from guys till she was 17 or so. I realise today with the prevelace of sexually stimulating imagry everywhere that may be a pipe dream, but Id try and keep her away and hopefully educate her and teach the values of abstenence. I know, I know!

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[Arienette]

I think the most important thing to keep in mind is the fact that they will do whatever they want to do, no matter what you say, one way or another. You could tell her she can't date til 16, but if she really wants to, she'll say she's going to the mall with Heather and will really be doing who knows what with some guy. Speaking as a girl who wasn't so long ago under the thumb of her parents, the best thing you can do is make sure she knows that you do have opinions on this, there is a right and a wrong and that you will do your damnedest to enforce your rules. In the long run, you can only hope that you've raised her in a way that leads her to respect herself and hopefully, your opinions. I think knowing your parents care and are involved is a huge factor in how early a girl will have sex, if she will decide to do drugs, etc. and you obviously are.this was exactly what was going through my mind as i read through this thread. lisa's right - as much as you might like to, you're not going to be able to control what your daughter does when you're not around. don't be too strict, because that's often the best way to make your kid want to rebel and act even worse than that would have otherwise.

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I think the most important thing to keep in mind is the fact that they will do whatever they want to do, no matter what you say, one way or another. You could tell her she can't date til 16, but if she really wants to, she'll say she's going to the mall with Heather and will really be doing who knows what with some guy. Speaking as a girl who wasn't so long ago under the thumb of her parents, the best thing you can do is make sure she knows that you do have opinions on this, there is a right and a wrong and that you will do your damnedest to enforce your rules. In the long run, you can only hope that you've raised her in a way that leads her to respect herself and hopefully, your opinions. I think knowing your parents care and are involved is a huge factor in how early a girl will have sex, if she will decide to do drugs, etc. and you obviously are.
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this was exactly what was going through my mind as i read through this thread. lisa's right - as much as you might like to, you're not going to be able to control what your daughter does when you're not around. don't be too strict, because that's often the best way to make your kid want to rebel and act even worse than that would have otherwise.



to Lisa and Ari,

i agree whole heartedly with your opinions and advice. Lisa, this is actually about my older daughter Kristin who made it to the 2nd set of games, she turned 13 in July. Michele, who you met is turning 11 in Nov.

it seems the best way right now to approach it is to keep the lines of communication open(let her express her feelings), talk to her as the young lady that she is and not a child. Be involved with the things that interest her(not overbearing) and give her 'some space' to allow her to grow and be an individual. and most of all Love her!

Fuzzy,

Thanks for the support!

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