Me and my friend might be in with our boyfriends but we dont know if you can be in love at 12!
2006-09-20 16:53:38 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous in Family & Relationships ➔ Other - Family & Relationships
I think I must have been a "late bloomer", because I never even thought I might be in LOVE until I was in college. During high school, I had a few extremely strong crushes on guys, but since I never actually had relationships with them (*sigh*), my emotions never developed into love. I stayed at the "crush" stage until I got over them.
At your age (yikes, that phrase makes me sound like a grandma! LOL) I'm not sure your brain is emotionally mature enough to truly fall in love. I don't mean that as a put-down. I just mean that true love is a complicated emotion, and sometimes people who are 12 to 14 might THINK they know what love is, but 9 times out of 10, when they look back on their experiences as adults, they realize they were totally wrong and weren't in love at all. Our emotional stage at the "early teen" age is just not mature enough for the type of love that married adults feel.
Oh, another thing I just remembered. There were two kids in my junior high (middle school) who went around for several years. They were always holding hands, kissing, etc. They swore they'd be together forever. They could never imagine NOT having a future together. Well, as their bodies, minds, and emotions matured and changed during their high school years, they went from young teens to young adults, and they realized they weren't in love after all. And they realized what they had in junior high school was not love either. Of course, they had true and strong feelings for each other, but it wasn't what a marriage and lifelong relationship could be built around.
Anyhoo, just my 2 cents' worth. Sorry for rambling. *blush* There's nothing wrong with having strong feelings for your boyfriends. But please remember that what you think is love, might just be "puppy love" and/or infatuation instead. And that is totally NORMAL for your age, so just enjoy it, and the future will take care of itself. :) And hopefully I don't need to tell you not to jump in bed with someone at the age of 12!! Talk about being too young for something... sex is definitely not something junior high schoolers are emotionally mature enough for! (Especially the boys! *grin*)
2006-09-20 17:03:09 · answer #1 · answered by scary shari 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
There is no age where you CAN be in love, you just are. You could be in love, but you are the only person who can know that. Ask yourself, what is love? (what do you think love is?) Do you feel this way toward the other person? If yes, why?
That should get you started. But since you are so young remember your heart will change its mind often. Don't get too set on being in love with this guy. It could end up way wrong.
2006-09-20 16:58:25 · answer #2 · answered by Hockey Girl 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
STFU all the human beings who say, for being gay you're able to be able to desire to confirm 'age'. a lot of human beings understand they are gay ever because of the fact 11 or 12. ok, now to you, no longer many youngsters understand the full element approximately homosexuality. in case you come out to him, i think of he'd be disgusted. you ought to attend and be his ultimate bud. Like an older brother. perhaps, while he grows up, you are able to tell him? yet then he's without postpone and we constantly fall for the without postpone ones :( you are able to no longer anticipate him to love you back. So don't be disheartended if he would not return the emotions. wish I helped :)
2016-10-15 06:01:45 · answer #3 · answered by bassage 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Girl you are NOT in love, I know that peer pressure can be a powerful thing, at your age(any age really) but you need to learn to stay strong and hold your ground the fact that you are asking these questions mean that you have doubts. listen to yourself this is very important because once you cross the line there is NO going back!!
2006-09-22 09:41:43 · answer #4 · answered by rimples25 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Probably not, but who can say? When you have something you can share, the right person will come along. What kind of a life can you share at 12?
2006-09-20 16:56:58 · answer #5 · answered by nursesr4evr 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
to you it feels like love..but if others look at it they will think its just infatuation..try not to think about it and just enjoy the feeling now..who knows maybe years down the road u might still be with the same person u are with now..and if ure not its alright there will always be someone else more suited for you.u need to give everything a try to know the truth itself..
2006-09-20 16:57:44 · answer #6 · answered by sUnSh!ne 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
What you are feeling right now is not love, it's just you hormones kicking in, you really don't feel true love until after college generally.
2006-09-20 16:55:13 · answer #7 · answered by Nice Guy 1 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Sure, with your parents. Keep you nose in your schoolbook and don't let these distractions hold you back from a great education.
2006-09-20 17:27:33 · answer #8 · answered by elong 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. You might think its love, but its puppy love. Infatuation.
2006-09-20 16:58:27 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
puppy love in the beginning
2006-09-20 20:02:46 · answer #10 · answered by naenae5243 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋