I'm 12 am i too young to have a boyfriend?

Question

my mom says i am.but my dad says i'm not

Answer 1

ask yourself this wuestion: What is the purpose of you wanting a boyfriend? Is it because all of your friends have one, because you want to be accepted, feel liked by someone. The intimate male/ female relationship is for the purpose of marriage and having children. You are nowhere near emotionally or physically ready for that. Opening yourself up for a lot of emotional baggage that intimate (not necessarily sexual- I am just talking about exclusive boy girl relationships, kisssing , etc) at this young age is not good. Be content to have good guy friends right now and go out with groups of other girls and guys without pairing up. You don't want to be 25 and have gone through so many boyfriends that you don't know what a realy relationship is supposed to be like or wind up feeling used and abused. To you right now it just seems like fun but trust me , on the other side of it is a lot of emotional baggage and stuff you will wish you had focused your time and attentions on something more productive and healthier for you- so when you are ready to get married you will have the maturity to make a good choice and the maturity to commit and see it through.
Listen to your mom - she HAS been your age and she is just looking out for your best interests.

Answer 2

Yes but its not just all about the age, some are at an age you would think they are mature enough but they aren't ...but at 12, your for sure to young to understand what it takes to develop a healthy and lasting relationship...as a matter of fact if your not a mature 12, you will experience more harm than good to get involved in a bf relationship right now...the more you learn yourself the better prepared you will be to have a healthy relationship...Believe it or not its just not your socializing skills that are important but those that you learn from your education too...the more you learn how to control your thoughts the better control you will have to allow your emotions to act from the heart...thus, having your heart broken and asking yourself why didn't I know any better than this...its because you were not thinking ...you were acting from emotions more than thinking about the consequences....there is alot to learn before having a meaning full relationship...save yourself some heart-ache and take the time to be able to know what to do to make yourself happier.

Answer 3

I don't think you are too young to have a boyfriend as long as you don't settle down or expect him to settle down with you at such a young age. Your mother is probably saying that you are too young to prevent you from getting hurt but it will happen no matter what age you are unless you are extremely over cautious and if you are then you might miss great opportunities in life. Just enjoy your young years and have fun dating but be careful when it comes to sexual activity cause in that category you are still young. Wait a while longer for the sex to come into the picture.

Answer 4

I personally don't think that you're too young...I think its really up to you.Yea your parents can determine whether youre allowed or not and whether they think your old enought but the real question is do you think you're too young? Do you really want to have to deal with the stress of trying to keep a relationship together...Guys can be pigs and the chances are that you might end up with a broken heart.If you think that your mature enough and you know your limits with guys then go ahead and find you one.But be careful...Some guys can be very sneaky now days to get what they want.There are so many other things in life to worry about then having to worry about whether you look cute enough to impress a guy or whatever so that he'll stay with you. Good luck on whatever you choose.

Answer 5

Rule No. 1 is that you do not have sex for several to many years. Rules No. 2 through 100 are also that you do not have sex for several to many years.
If you have learned that rule and your potential boyfriend knows it as well, then you should be able to have one if you find one.
But he meets your parents, his parents meet your parents, and the only time you are not chaperoned is when you are dropped off and picked up from a public place such as a mall, the movies, the ball park, or someplace like Chuck-E-Cheese.
When you're 14, then you may ride in a car with a 16-year-old boy.

Answer 6

U are too young, enjoy hanging out with ur friends. U can have guy friends but not a boyfriend. All that ur doing is asking for drama and you don't want that right now. Wait until ur at least 15 for a boyfriend now remember this doesn't mean u can't talk to guys. Just be friends, guys at your age just think about things that need to wait until ur over 18. yes I said it but its true.

Answer 7

Im 21 so im not a parent and I think that you are too young. Id say wait at least till you are 16. I waited until I was out of highschool to worry about boys. Now I have a great husband :)

Answer 8

I guess it depends what "having a boyfriend" means to you. At 12, you are definitely too young to have a relationship with a boy that involves exclusive dating, intimacy (not sex, but physical closeness), emotions, etc...

But if by having a boyfriend, all you mean is that there is a boy you like who likes you and you both want to hang out together while with a group of friends in public places..... That's okay.

Answer 9

you are never too young to like someone but at the end of the day you are 12 years old and you dont realli understand about relationships and love, you can have a boyfriend at any age really but you wont be in love and start to understand relationships until you are about 15/16. you might think that you love a boy but actually you just like him alot. your too young to understand love and true feelings about someone of the other sex. your still young at the moment you got your whole life ahead of you so dont go worrying about having a boyfriend yet, u've got the rest of your life to live.make the most of it.

Answer 10

Yes you are definitely too young to have a boyfriend. You should really be concentrating on you r school work right now. It's the best thing to do. Boys can always wait.