If you had a son or daughter what would be the minimal age for them to start dating?

[HappyPuppy]

21, at the earliest.

 

[Walleye]

Originally posted by: imtim83
For me 17 or 18 i think.

for some reason i thought it said drinking...


i dont know, i'd say let em date as they want, but set ground rules of no sex till 18 at least...

 

[wfbberzerker]

whenever he/she is ready (up to them, not me)

 

[AreaCode707]

Wow. I'm rather surprised at how many people are honest about the differences in the dating age for a son versus a daughter. I expected the discrepancy, but I didn't expect it to be so stated.

So fellows, when your son starts dating at fifteen, exactly who do you figure he'll be dating? Does it matter to you that he's dating a girl your daughter's age even though your daughter isn't allowed to date? What does your daughter later think of you permitting a dating relationship for your son with a girl her age when you won't permit her to date at that age?

[edit] I'm not trying to be feminist here at all - I'm not asking the questions sarcastically, just wondering how you'd handle those situations. I'm not planning on having kids, but if I did, 17 years old, bottom line.

 

[zmatrix]

I'd say 16. They shouldnt be dating too early anyways - relationships will just screw em up.

 

[nan0bug]

Whenever my daughter feels she is ready to start dating I'm cool with it, however she will be well educated about contraceptives and stuff. Oh, and she has to introduce me to the boy first, so I can introduce him to my gun collection.

 

[Turkish]

unless they are dating with someone who is 5 years older than they are, i don't see why i would put up a limit... maybe i think the same way my parents thought = no limits except illegal things.

 

[Crimzon]

Well.. I'd say my son can date when he can drive, whenever I deem him responsible enough for that, probably 16/17 (I don't intend to be driving him around for his dates). If I have a daughter... well, I really wouldn't want her dating till she's 18, cause then I can't make her listen to me anymore. If I had my way she'd not date and then just miraculously find the man of her dreams and get married. =p

 

[Corporate Thug]

at 16 i'll let them drink and date (and smoke a blunt once in a while)

 

[Xionide]

Hi everyone at amatech, This is i am tim

-Xionide

 

[Aceshigh]

18

 

[Karsten]

WOW... a lot of you parents think it reasonable that your 15 or 16 year old Girl gets in a physical relationship?!
Once my daughters are 18 they can do whatever they want, but until then I make the decision if I put them in a dangerous situation or not! Honestly I am shocked how many people seem to think that they meet all the need when they meet the physical aspect "I put them on the pill", but nowhere near seem to care for the emotional need. And don't give me that argument that you do... you stated that you don't when you made your post!
:disgust:

 

[shiner]

Originally posted by: HotChic
Wow. I'm rather surprised at how many people are honest about the differences in the dating age for a son versus a daughter. I expected the discrepancy, but I didn't expect it to be so stated.

So fellows, when your son starts dating at fifteen, exactly who do you figure he'll be dating? Does it matter to you that he's dating a girl your daughter's age even though your daughter isn't allowed to date? What does your daughter later think of you permitting a dating relationship for your son with a girl her age when you won't permit her to date at that age?

[edit] I'm not trying to be feminist here at all - I'm not asking the questions sarcastically, just wondering how you'd handle those situations. I'm not planning on having kids, but if I did, 17 years old, bottom line.

I would assume that my 15 year old son would be dating girls around that age. Hey, if other parent's want to have 15 year old ho's it's none of my business.

What would my daughter later think? Nothing, I wouldn't permit her to think. :Q

God bless the double standard....long may it rule our lives. As long as it's advantageous towards men that is.

 

[Quixfire]

Sixteen for my son and daughters, plus the boy would have to meet me and ask my permission. My son will ask the girls father for permission to date his daughter.

Sorry if you think this is extreme, but I was raised with old world values.

 

[jjones]

Any time after potty training.

 

[damiano]

son: 15
daughter: never

(my son is to be born this week or next week )

 

[Tom]

This is a funny thread. The part where Dad's think they are going to make these decisions for their kids.

 

[MaxDepth]

if she is as beautiful as her mother, I'd say 28...

 

[wolf550e]

I met her when she was 16, I was 20. Whats the big deal?

That it's illegal

(Well, depends on where you are, obviously)

 

[OrganizedChaos]

13 for daughter, 10 for son.

 

[gururu]

10th grade, and only with kids younger than them.

 

[rh71]

I'd let my son date a lot sooner than my daughter, that's for sure. Call it a double standard (I'm sure she will too), but it's just the way I will parent... for obvious reasons.

 

[Isla]

Here's my strategy:

My kids don't go places with people they don't know very well and I don't know very well. What I am teaching them is to be responsible and to value relationships with people who are also responsible.

My daughter has a boyfriend but they don't 'date'. He is like a member of our family and she is like a daughter at his parent's house. His parents are decent people... we don't hang out together but they live in our community and we've had several good chats with them. ANyway, the kids started out as friends a couple of years ago and have very slowly become sweethearts. They both recognise the value of going slow and maintaining their friendship because it's not like they can move out on their own any time soon. They've got a long way to go, and they don't want to risk screwing up the very good thing that they have. They've talked about all this stuff... they have a pretty realistic view of life and both of them want to avoid hurting each other. Sex is something that they want to save for later, and it's not a religious thing, it's a practical, sensible thing. If they end up having sex together when they are in college (and a bit more independent) , it will have been worth waiting for.

Anyway, he's a pretty neat kid... we took him on our family vacation and enjoyed his company.

She's 15, he's 17.

 

[Nitemare]

12 for my son
21 for my daughter

 

[Ernieb]

anytime they want.....
i just need to make sure they are dating good people, not criminals that's all
and paly it safe