Age 14 she is too young to start a relationship
By ajithlal
@ajithlal (14716)
India
18 responses
@celticeagle (166972)
• Boise, Idaho
29 Apr 12
Children are growing up faster now days but 14 is still very young. Emotions are new and experiences are low in kids of this age. I think kids should enjoy one another and hang out but getting too romantic at that age is not smart. Freinds are a great way to start a relationship anyway. Why not be friends until old enough and then if you feel romantic toward this person start something more deep then.
@celticeagle (166972)
• Boise, Idaho
5 May 12
THat is the best idea because the best relationships start out as friends.
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@ShyBear88 (59347)
• Sterling, Virginia
29 Apr 12
It all depends on that person. Every person is different and matures at different speeds then other people. Its not uncommon for young adults such as being 14 or even younger to start having feelings for other people. Its normal and nature since puberty start for girls at around 9 some time after that close to middle school they will start liking people not really realizing that they like someone at first and boys it happens some time around 11 or 12.
I have a daughter and she is 15 months old and by September I'll have another baby to raise. Now if one of them at 14 wanted to be in a relationship with someone I would have to look at certain things are they mature enough if not and they still like that person I would stay dates at home where I can see them or even that other kids parents could see them I would be fine with that. Now if they where like 16 and up going out on a date is every normal and I would be willing to let either one of my children go on a date. Its part of growing up. You can't keep your kids locked up or they will just find ways to get around it and hide things from you. You have to let them go and explore the world and that even means each other. I have to trust my kids with what I teach them they will do and if not its part of them learning and growing up.
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@ShyBear88 (59347)
• Sterling, Virginia
6 May 12
I think maturity and emotions to go together because as you get older your emotions change and normally as you get older so does your maturity leave. Everything grows over time. Like when your young child you don't understand what your emotions are that you are feeling but slowly as you get older and mature more you understand what those emotions are and how to deal with them and that only come with maturity and understanding.
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@lynboobsy11 (11343)
• Philippines
29 Apr 12
Teenagers that's the stage of them to become so curious about their surroundings on how they interact with others and most of the time exploring their own feelings. It is fine to have a relationship on that age but not to seriously because it may caused too much regret in life if they will get into serious trouble. Proper guidance of the parents are too important for the teenagers to have a better relationship with the others and for not ended up too early marriage.
@bjc66bjc (6730)
• United States
29 Apr 12
hi ajithlal, I must be from the old school, because I don't
think 14 is to young to have friends to go to the movies or
sporting events, etc(male and female)but when you say "start a
relationship"???
well that would be a yes..there are a lot
of responsible in a relationship....at 14??? do you really
think 14 can handle a relationship...I don't but this is
just on mylotters opinion....
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@crazzydolphin (3636)
• United States
29 Apr 12
teenagers are curious so they want to experiance that at early ages and they think by doing so it makes them kool or popular. i think 14 is really young but at the same time if you tell your child they can not then they will behind your back just to prove a point. i know this because i did it but not all teens are the same. i think that if it is monitored and there is a parent watching how they are together and making limitaions then i think it would be ok for them to have a relationship but at that age they like t experiment so i would not leave them alone AT ALL.
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@crazzydolphin (3636)
• United States
4 May 12
i still think that 14 is to young and i will not say yes it is ok but if my kid is to come home saying how much they like some boy well i am not going to tell them they can not. every teen will go thro this it just depends on the age and from my experiance when i was a kid and from some of the people around me i have learned that when you are not allowed to see someone that just leads to sneaking out and then leads to other things happening. like i said before not all kids are the same and you never know but i still feel like if it ia monitored correctly then everything should be ok.
many teens do think with their feelings and not the brain. so they do not always do the "right" things but i guess that is all part of being a teenager....
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@GemmaR (8517)
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30 Apr 12
I don't think that fourteen is too young to be in a relationship, but if you are her parent then you should talk to her about what is and isn't acceptable (and legal) to do at her age. I know that when I was at that age, the kind of relationship that I was having with a boy was nothing like the kind of thing that I would have at my age; yet my parents were still worried that something might happen between us to get me and the boy into a lot of trouble. This turned out not to be the case, and she should have simply learned to trust me instead of assuming that I was going to do something silly.
There is enough education out there now for children to be able to decide when they're ready to be in a relationship with somebody, and what they're ready to do with that person.
@starsailover (7829)
• Mexico
29 Apr 12
Hi ajithlal: I think is too early and a person is not enough mature. However, people need to learn and get hurt to learn about relationships. New generations are starting their relationships earlier. Although I would not advice to start a relationship at that age I think that forbidding a relationship could be even worst. I would be a good father, brother or friend in this case and I would advice this person on what to expect and how to act and if he/she asks me I would tell him/her what I think about this situation.
ALVARO
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@apoljuice1 (730)
• Philippines
30 Apr 12
I would't know how to handle my 8-year old when she turns 14, but I do remember that when I was 14 and having crushes that my parents would forbid it. It's very hard to keep things like this from parents, and if I know my parents would only give me grief about it then why would I let them know about it? I find it very difficult to keep your children from liking or crushing on other people. But it's best to allow them to like people, invite the guy over. Sure they're young to date. But a supervised date would give you an idea exactly how your daughter would handle these kind of things. Plus you get to meet the boy personally, and you can also give him the impression that if he does something funny, he's a goner. ;-) But al joking aside, it's good to know that your daughter would become open to you about delicate things in her life if you show her that you're an okay person about things. If she tries to experiment, you can set certain boundaries and at the same time, be up to date with her personal life, and not hae to guess what's she doing all this time.
@Dominique25 (9464)
• United States
29 Apr 12
I completely agree with you. It is too young. Teenagers that young aren't ready to settle down and start a life with one another and so I think they shouldn't be in a relationship that early. Many relationships that start that young end in hurt feelings, pregnancies, and self esteem issues.I think it is best to wait until a person is of a mature age and mind set before they start dating.
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@thewonderboy (7501)
• India
29 Apr 12
Relations are quite common in teen ages. Teen ages are the time peroid when a person become adult and have love feelings between the children. The children belonging to this are quite intrested to know about the nature of body of the opposite gender. So the children finds many way to it and love relations are one of the way to it.
We parents must care our children at the best in these ages. We should make sure that such love affais does'nt affect her and her life and it is very sure that teen age is not the time to find a liff partner of the life.
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@jureathome (5361)
• Philippines
30 Apr 12
I believe it's too young to get in to a relationship at 14. I did not entertain such, when I was at that age, although there were suitors and crushes. I also would not want my daughters to get involved that early.
I'd be more at ease if they've reach at least 18, before they get in to a serious relationship.
@kimmysay113087 (171)
• Philippines
30 Apr 12
Hey there. Hmmm. Well, I was 14 years old when I had my first boyfriend. We lasted for more than 3 years. It kind of molded me to become wiser and not too trusting. It also helped me understand what guys really are. After that relationship, I also became very choosy which I think is a good thing. Having a boyfriend at a young age somehow has an advantage, well, at least for me. I'm wiser and more mature now when it comes to relationships.
@me123party (487)
• United States
29 Apr 12
dear,
I agree with you.Nobody should be having a boyfriend at 14.I would say a good age to start is 16 or higher.14 is still bascilly a child and no child should nbe in a relationship.If she is close to you then i would talk to her and say that don't go too fast because your only 14 and enjoy life now and when the time is ready then she can have a boyfriend but until then enjoy life and dont go too fast.
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@annrielyn_03 (350)
• Philippines
30 Apr 12
if it's a serious relationship, it's not good. it's too young to fall in love seriously in that age. but when i was 12 i used to have some mutual understandings with other boys but you know it's just mutual not serious. i started having serious relationship when i was 1st year college. it's very serious i almost freaked out when when we broke up.
@yel812 (174)
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30 Apr 12
I think it's okay as long as she knows their limitation, I had a classmate before when I was 9yrs old when he had a girlfriend, he and his girlfriend are both 10 years old. At 15 years old I was already in first year college, that was the first time when I had a girlfriend.
@stacilyn8812 (61)
• United States
30 Apr 12
At age 14 I think its ok as long as nothing sexually is happening and they are the same age. I didn't have any type of relationship with boys other then friends until I was 16 but I think it the kids act in the right way maybe going to a movie or whatever is ok. I think when my daughter gets that age I will change my mind lol.