What age is appropriate to start dating?

6	I think the appropriate age would be 16... what do you think? girlfriend appropriate dating igirlyyyy boyfriend asked Jun 13 '10 at 14:55 iGirlyyyy 1.9k●26●50●57 edited Mar 02 '12 at 12:06 Tim Fontana 15.5k●136●202●377

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Some men will never reach the maturity age to be "ready to date".

answered Jul 12 '10 at 16:43

VideoNurse
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and women. it easier for women to be whores than it is for a man to be a whore.. just saying and if anyone wants to know why i see it like that just reply and ill tell you

(Jul 17 '10 at 17:15) tpott05

Please explain how it is easier for women and not men

(Jul 28 '10 at 12:41) franklinonline

Yes, do tell, considering a woman has more to lose in a casual sexual relationship -- birth control can and does fail from time to time. The woman screws up (pun intended) and she has a lifelong reminder of the romp (or a very difficult decision to make.) The man screws up and he has, what, regret? If he mans up, he has a kid from the coupling, too, but he's not forced into that biologically as a woman is.

(Jul 28 '10 at 14:01) ageekmom ♦

Very curious as to your answer, tpott05. One needs to be careful with connotations of what "whore" can be applied to and why, based on evidence, not on personal bias. Unfortunately, our culture and language does not include enough words for the male equivalent of whore, but they certainly do exist!

Until paternity and STD tracing technologies could be used as proof of a man's actions, biology has been on the side of men to have multiple partners without detection than for women do so.

But if you've found some thing the rest of us are missing in our understanding of female sexuality, please educate us.

(Jul 28 '10 at 15:07) VideoNurse

Yeah, I think guys have a much easier time sleeping around then girls. In many cases a cute girl asks a guy if he wants to "do it" and the guy has his pants off before she finishes asking. But I also kind of agree with tpott05... "whore" is used primarily for women who sleep around. guys are called jerks, ass holes, dicks, perverts, players, but seldom "whores." Also as a guy a guy who has a lot of intercourse is considered "cool." So by that logic, yes a girl can have an easier to be a "whore" then a guy, because that term is not used often for men. Check your facts!

(Feb 29 '12 at 11:33) trueb

11 is the appropriate age to start dating. I'm 14 now and when I was 11, people were dating.

answered Jul 12 '10 at 12:02

AppleHack23
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wow really, what do 11 year olds do... boy: "i like you" girl: "i like you too" both:"lets date" Holding hands is all you can really do at age 11... only irresponsible parents are going to drop their 11 year old off at the theater for a date..

(Jul 17 '10 at 17:07) tpott05

Uhh, when I was 14 I dated a girl who was 11. I'd known her for a couple years, and I knew her brother for even longer. In fact I was one of his best friends when we started dating. If you have their respect, it's all good.

Not long after she got into highschool, rumours started spreading. Apparently she's a lesbian. We broke up but remained friends. I moved away, but I still chat to her... 10 years later... That's about the only risk you take when you date someone at that age, so long as you're on everyones good side.

(Jul 28 '10 at 10:23) Seb

Depends on the people involved. There are incredibly immature "adults" (people over the age of 18) in the world, just as there are incredibly immature kids. Age is just one way to try to weed out who's who.

When you're young, it's your one time in life where you're EXPECTED to be a little selfish so, really, enjoy it. Do so responsibly, however, or you will have a lifelong reminder of that drunken romp, in the form of a child that calls you "Mommy" or "Daddy"... or worse, if you're not a part of his/her life.

answered Jun 13 '10 at 16:11

ageekmom ♦
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"Software is like sex. One mistake and you have to support it for the rest of your life."

-- unknown

(Jun 13 '10 at 16:23) tsilb

3	I'm 16, I date. I don't think you really can until you get a car. But I'm responsible, I'm not having sex and getting drunk. Kids are smarter then it's popular to think. answered Jul 12 '10 at 14:36 kyle_on_the_radio 2.9k●48●74●105

I'd probably say when you graduate from high school. I think education is more important than dating. I'm probably going to wait until 18, then I'll end up marrying once I get a good job and degree. You have to be able to support the family before you have it.

answered Jul 12 '10 at 11:14

Liam Quade
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18, anything younger is irresponsible! Too many kids these days are dating and getting pregnant. They need to finish school first so they can be a productive member of society. I'm tired of paying high taxes so these foolish kids can get on welfare just because they had a kid at 16!

answered Jun 13 '10 at 15:19

refrwfrwgrfd
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edited Jun 13 '10 at 15:19

if that's the only reason then Condom FTW?

(Jun 13 '10 at 15:45) nepdude101

How about no sex before the age of 18? That way you're assured of no underage births.

(Jun 13 '10 at 15:55) refrwfrwgrfd

lol then u might as well say , "hey how about no sex before marriage?"

(Jun 13 '10 at 16:06) nepdude101

Well why not? Why not just wait for marriage? If people are going to be so irresponsible that they have kids and then go on welfare, then why not just not have kids at all, even after marriage. Because some people are just too stupid to take care of a kid.

(Jun 13 '10 at 16:09) refrwfrwgrfd

@eroc lol let's say people decided to have sex only after marriage. so what happens if two people after marriage aren't sexually compatible? i mean instead of getting divorce they should have first had sex so they know what they're in for.

what you see is not always what u get. so i think we should just do it before marriage

(Jun 13 '10 at 16:14) nepdude101

Well you're the one who said wait for marriage, so I just said good idea. My original suggestion was wait until you're at least 18 years of age, which is not at all an unreasonable suggestion.

(Jun 13 '10 at 16:16) refrwfrwgrfd

nah i think we should do it before the age of 18 cuz after 18 you become an adult and if u have sex with >18 girl, its a crime, cuz they're a minor. so its a once is a life time opportunity. so just do it

(Jun 13 '10 at 16:19) nepdude101

You, it seems, are one of the irresponsible people I've been talking about. "just do it" so you can "have sex with underage girls" is not something a mature person would say.

Wait until the age of 18.

(Jun 13 '10 at 16:21) refrwfrwgrfd

ok dude, not need to get so angry.

So like eric said, Wait until the age of 18.

(Jun 13 '10 at 16:26) nepdude101

Why should I wait till 18? You have to be at least 13 before you can have sex now, legally. I don't see a problem with it, as long as the male is wearing a condom, whats the big deal? You aren't paying taxes to help support pregnant teenagers, you're paying taxes because of what Obama screwed up.

(Jul 12 '10 at 12:06) AppleHack23

@nepdude101 we have science for that... in vetro and whatever.

(Jul 28 '10 at 12:44) franklinonline

"You have to be at least 13 before you can have sex now, legally." You should be 18 before you smoke, 21 before you drink, and you should only cross the road at a crosswalk when you have the signal... so explain to me what difference it makes what the law is?

besides, are you going to arrest a 12 year old because they had sex with a 12 year old?

Plus I have never heard of the age of consent being 13, I always heard 16 or 17 at the youngest.

(Feb 29 '12 at 11:40) trueb

In some states like Hawaii it's 14 but I haven't heard it of being 13 anywhere in the world.

(Mar 01 '12 at 00:15) Kiryu13

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after u are of "legal" age. so 18..........................

answered Jun 13 '10 at 14:56

nepdude101
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The legal age to have sex is 13 now..

(Jul 12 '10 at 12:03) AppleHack23

The age of consent depends on the state you live in.

(Jul 12 '10 at 16:41) sulljason

Applehack23 where in the world are you. the lowest age of consent in the U.s. is like 15. in texas it is 17.

(Jul 17 '10 at 17:09) tpott05

I'm in New Jersey, it was recently approved last year. It's the only good thing that former governor Corizine did.

(Jul 28 '10 at 12:38) AppleHack23

@applehacks23 so 13year old fathers and mothers is a good thing>

(Jul 28 '10 at 12:45) franklinonline

I think it's good that we have the right to have sex in New Jersey at 13, I think it's only legal if you use a condom, but also you have to remember that Corizine thought it was a good idea to promote gay marriage, and raise taxes. Don't forget he also thought it was smart to drive without a seatbelt and hire a horrible cop for a driver and have someone hit them. Corizine was is pretty bad condition.

(Jul 28 '10 at 16:10) AppleHack23

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dating at 16

but having sex at 18 or so, who gets pregnant at the age of 16 is just stupid

answered Jun 13 '10 at 16:05

Daxmau5
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ya i agree. At my highschool here in texas, there were 27 pregnant freshman last year. In the entire school there were over 90 pregnant girls: not including the girls who dropped out because they were pregnant. and our school isnt even that large. We only have about 1400 kids all together. The reason i see that the pregnancy's are so high is that we live right by The worlds largest military base and all these young soldiers hook up with the slutty highschool girls..

(Jul 17 '10 at 17:14) tpott05

You forgot 18+ and married for the sex part.

(Feb 29 '12 at 20:07) nickjuly4

0	Edited to remove naughty images Please do not post any more. answered Jul 12 '10 at 08:16 posdhfsd (suspended) edited Jul 12 '10 at 10:30 Josh_M 2.7k●6●15●51

0	From personal experiance 13 isnt too bad. Although if I had kids I dont think id like the idea of them dating before 16 answered Jul 12 '10 at 11:15 StealtheeCamel 1.3k●12●19●39

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