When is a good age to let your teenage daughter date?

Question

Daughter is 14 (thinks she much older) wants to date a guy 18. When is a good age to let explore dating?

Answer 1

i would say 15 or 16 it really depends on her maturity level but i wouldnt let my kid go out with an 18 yr old boy hes 18 he can date girls his own age your daughter is 14 she should date boys who are at the same stages as her. Not someone who is gonna pressure her to grow up too soon

Answer 2

hi i think that 14 is a good age but she shouldnt be dating an 18 year old thats too old maybe she should start off dating with a guy her own age or a couple of years older not 18 well i hope i helped good luck with everything =)

Answer 3

You're asking 2 different questions. When should she be allowed to explore dating? Group dates, maybe, at 14. One-on-ones, probably 15 or 16. When should she be allowed to date an 18-year-old? Not before 17. I teach 18-year-olds. I know why they want to date younger girls! You don't want to open that can of worms!

Answer 4

an 18 year old is tooold trust me i was 13 and wanted to be with a 19 year old and he got made that i would not have sex with him so he took it apone himself to get drunk with me and do it him self and i got pregnant at 14 and had the baby righ befor i turned 15. I am 16 know and wish my mom would have care more to c that i was parting and this older guy wanted things that i did not need to do i live on my own know and everthing is betterand i got to mott but not everyone gets lucky like me to have a lot of support and have one give up on you but dont try to control her b/c she will go behind your back that what happen to me.She should be 16 befor dateing then she will understand why someone 18 is not good if he has to be with a 14 year old. And she wants someone that is her age and can give her a lot. if he is 18 there is a reson 18 year old girls dont want him.

Answer 5

I started double dating with my older sister at 13. As long as it is supervised I say that age is fine. But I would wait til 16 to let her go alone. If you plan on getting her a car you won't be able to control and with who much anyway. When she isn't with you she will do what she wants. I would just talk to her about being responsible and such at that age and definatly have a cerfew set. No teenager under 17 needs to be out til two in the morning.

Answer 6

It depends on her responsibility and maturity more then age.

My mom always told me 16, but I was dating when I was 14 because I was responsibile enough to do that, keep my grades, and she knew I knew when there was a bad situation and how to get out of it.

But 14 and 18, I'd say NO no matter how mature she is. That is too much of an age difference, and it's illegal. If an 18 year old wants to date her... he really only wants one thing.

Answer 7

I'm sixteen, but I don't believe in dating period. I'm waiting for that right guy when I'm mature and in my late 20's.

But she should start dating at eighteen and up. Right now she's still young, still in school, has a lot of growing up to do. And she is too young to be dating any 18 year old guy! He will take advantage of her because that's all he's thinking about. She needs to mature before dating or things will end up bad! She'll have a higher risk of losing her virginity, of having kids, of dropping out of school. No I would definitely make her wait till she's eighteen.

Answer 8

16

Answer 9

I don't think teenagers should be doing one on one dating at all. Dating is to find your life mate. If she is not looking to get married, (which hopefully she isn't!) then what's the point? It onl takes concentration away from the more important things in her life and it causes drama, emotional distress, sex too young, babies, diseases. She has the rest of her life to date. At this point I think group dating would be more appropriate. A bunch of boys and girls all go somewhere. That way there can still be interaction outside of school, they can still do the little things like hand holding and kissing but there's not the pressure of being alone somewhere.

Answer 10

18 ... hahaha.. well that is what I wanted.. but.. in my opinion, anything under 15 is too young. and the 18 year old thing.. that is out of the question. My daughter started dating when she was 15, but.. that was with only boys her age..