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My mum made the rule that I couldn't date till I was 16, but after 13 I done it anyway and just didn't tell mum, as a result I ended up in more serious relationships as the guys I dated were willing to take the risk resulting in doing stuff I really shouldn't have done, If I had been allowed to date maybe I would have ended up in not so serious relationships and not doing such bad stuff like all my friends...
So don't make it a rule not to date until such age, but chances are people don't marry the people they date until at least the age of 17, often older
dunno if that helps at all but hey.
So don't make it a rule not to date until such age, but chances are people don't marry the people they date until at least the age of 17, often older
dunno if that helps at all but hey.
L
I started dating around the age of 16 or 17. But I didn't take a date out alone until 18 years old. I think with my daughter I would want to be around the guy she is dating. I know when I was dating my Ex, I was never around her parents or brother and that ruined our relationship to the point of fighting sometimes. I want to be open and have a relationship with my daughter that she and I can talk about her friends and thoughts on dating. I know it sounds crazy but we will see.
G
As a 16 year old I have to say around my age. This is the age when we become especially curious but also have self restraint. Some teens take longer to mature spiritually and mentally. Like the others have said it depends on the person. The stronger your faith the easier it is to date in a 'Godly' fashion.
R
Dating should be with marriage in mind, without such a goal there is no purpose. i have enver met a 16 year old who was focused on getting married anytime soon.. i would suggest somewhere around the age or 18 or so.. but with that being said if they are overly mature for their age someone 16 or so could start dating i guess.. anything younger than that is just wrong though..
C
I think I was about sixteen before I started going on group dates, and I was eighteen before I went on a few regular dates. Although I am still a fan of group dating in some instances, because you get to see how the person reacts to things in a different way. And it helps keep you from giving into certain temptations!
I would say that these are pretty good ages to begin the two types of dating..
I would say that these are pretty good ages to begin the two types of dating..
I think it would be about 19-22.
People don't really know themselves until they reach a point where the only rules that they have to rebel against is God's written in their heart.
As someone pointed out earlier dating without the purpose of Marriage is really pointless. I implies the moral direction of saying that dating someone is a means of entertainment, as opposed to the foundation for searching out and establishing a Partner and eventually a family.
With all of that said, I don't date. I just do what interests me and in that find women who want to do that together. If something more grows, so be it but, I'm not going to sit across the table from someone and watch as they try to convince me that I should like them.
People don't really know themselves until they reach a point where the only rules that they have to rebel against is God's written in their heart.
As someone pointed out earlier dating without the purpose of Marriage is really pointless. I implies the moral direction of saying that dating someone is a means of entertainment, as opposed to the foundation for searching out and establishing a Partner and eventually a family.
With all of that said, I don't date. I just do what interests me and in that find women who want to do that together. If something more grows, so be it but, I'm not going to sit across the table from someone and watch as they try to convince me that I should like them.
F
This goes against what most have said, but at the time I was dating guys behind my parents backs, due to their rules of not dating until 16, I had full intention to eventually marry every single one of them... What happened was at least the 1st to my parents found out and forcibly broke us up, well the first guy turned out to be a loser anyway, the second guy (who at age 13 we had seriously spoken of marriage together) Is dead now, drowned when he had a fit in the river... the third, guy, Leigh 15, well lets not go there... he ended up moving away, as did Michael, and if it wasn't for Jacob I would never have ended up with the guy who was my best friend almost the whole way through...
Although this is not the norm My point is don't judge by age, there are 30 year olds out there who have never even considered marriage. also remember up until the last 100 years it was unusual for a 16 year old not to be married with at least 3 kids... think about that
Although this is not the norm My point is don't judge by age, there are 30 year olds out there who have never even considered marriage. also remember up until the last 100 years it was unusual for a 16 year old not to be married with at least 3 kids... think about that
Another consideration is at what age would you want your son or daughter to meet and be dating someone who is looking for a marriage. When I was 19 I was seeing a 24 year old woman, who had marriage in mind. As I got older the age of the women I have been interested in, hasn't changed much. I'm 25 now and I still look at about the same age of women because of what is expected out of the relationship.
So at what age would you want a 21-28 year old man, with marriage in mind to be allowed date your daughter (or son with a similarly aged woman)?
So at what age would you want a 21-28 year old man, with marriage in mind to be allowed date your daughter (or son with a similarly aged woman)?