How young is to young to date someone?

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JokerCrowe

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Are you secretly me? 0_o
Also, stay away 'til she's legal.

(why does how tall you are matter?)
 

sam42ification

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I'm 15 i would date some one who is 19 but from the public view it's wrong. If you want to avoid controversy then stay away.
 

Watchmacallit

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2 years is my limit. I'm 19 but I really wouldn't date someone still in high school...As mature as a 14 year old may seem they still don't know a lot and are still very easy to manipulate.
 

Lieju

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The age difference in this case is the issue more than age itself. That's a too big of an age-cap at that age.
If "dating" you are thinking of wouldn't actually involve sexual things, it would be okay, I think. But would it stay at that stage?

In general, it depends a lot of what we mean by "dating". I know 4-year-olds who have boyfriends and girlfriends, and it's nothing more than playing and mimicking adults, without any sexual content.
 

Valagetti

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IT IS SPELT, "how young is 'too' young to date someone?"
Please tell me I'm not the only guy that realised this?
 

SckizoBoy

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Valagetti said:
IT IS SPELT, "how young is 'too' young to date someone?"
Please tell me I'm not the only guy that realised this?
Because this isn't a thread about nitpicking grammar.

OT: If you two hit it off, dating shouldn't be a problem at all. And if you're (both) mature enough, waiting for her to be old enough to have sex shouldn't be a problem and when it happens... no regrets, eh? (Apologies if this opinion sounds ill-expressed.)

Hell, a friend of mine dated his girlfriend from the age of ten (and she was three years older). They're still together.
 

Le_Lisra

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Depending, obviously on how old you yourself are, and sometimes on the fucking (haha) law.

I dated a 15 year old girl when I was 18 so that's of course alrighty. ;) I may even go as low as 14 at that age, but that really is it. Then it changes, relative to your own age.

I read somewhere that it was 1/2 your age + 7 but I can't remember the logic.

Or:

if you behave yourself and not break any laws, you can date most.
 

markisb

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Maby if modern society wasn't around otherwise i personally would not go anywhere near a relationship with that age gap. got "not gona turn out great" written all over it.
 

A Silent Enigma

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At least stick to the age of consent for your own country. That would be 16 in the UK. That way, you won't be in trouble legally, and if you both can wait that long, it'll prob be worth it in the end.
 

Rayne870

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she's young enough that you can either be arrested or beaten up by a dad. 14 is too young for anyone who has reached age of majority.
 

JochemDude

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A quarter younger would be no go. Seems fair enough, at least to me and it does the depend on the girl/guy how mature they are and such.
 

Max_A_Buck

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A point that I'm yet to come across yet is that she's 14 and thus she, as a person, will change quite a lot. So while you might like the person she is now, she may (and probably will) be a totally different person in the not too distant future. By all means, throw caution in the wind. Have it fail and get hurt. Learn something from it. I dated a 16 year old girl when I was 20 and we were together about 3 years. She was completely different by the end and I was still much the same person. Just some food for thought there.
 

InfiniteSingularity

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Colour-Scientist said:
Half your age, plus seven is a general guideline to go by. Although, that isn't for everyone.
xkcd :)

OP, I don't see why not, if she's into you. But don't have sex or be inappropriate for someone her age yet, keep it at her level. And if you're in it for a serious relationship, as you get older it will be more acceptable. Age doesn't really matter, it's mental & emotional maturity which is the main thing, and if you think she's the one for you, go for it :)

It's no small thing though, so be sure it's what you want.

There's a couple at my school who are together, and they're both good friends of mine; he's 17 and she's 14. I don't see any problem there, nor does anyone else who knows them. Just some food for thought
 

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RAKtheUndead said:
Anything under 18 is too young. In fact, it's getting to the stage where I'd start supporting "over 21" rules on romantic interactions. The OP is disconcertingly close to paedophilia - and by the strict definition of the law, if he were to engage in that relationship, would be a sex offender.
erm...what?

Care to explain your logic?