Shouldn't maturity have something to do with it?
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What exactly is a date now a days? Go to the movies?Group or one-on-one? Call themselves dating but never leave their own houses? Having sex? All these questions carry different age levels with them. And maturity levels. Unfortunately for us parents there really aren't any tried and true rules to follow.\n\nGood luck ! I know I need it! Mine are 15,13,13,11..........URGH!!!!!
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There is No 'Right' Age!\nWe All mature at Different Rates!\nOur Ability to Judge Our own Judgment increases with age!\nHence why Younger Folk who leap into marriage do tend to mess up!\nHope this helps You!
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Well, teenagers always think they know everything, and some people never mature any farther then that.  For those of us who grow up, we can be our weird selves and know that we don't have all the answers.
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Today's youth don't have a monopoly on confusion, but at least they have the excuse of lack of experience, where older folks just seem to wallow in confusion (perhaps for attention lol).\n\nThe youth of today will figure things out, and for the most part seem to have a pretty good grasp on things.
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You're probably too mature for your age group!!!!
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I think between ages 11 and 13 or 14, young people are considered preteen, not fully teenagers? \n\nI guess teenhood starts at age 15, if not 14. But anyone is different; would you think some are probably more mature or mature earlier than others of the same age --physically, mentally, emotionally etc...?
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Judging from this board, I'd say it's because 12 year olds seem to think they need a sexual relationship.  If you start before you are mentally mature, how can the act of sex have any real meaning?  It's just something to do for most of them it seems.
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Sexual promiscuity has little to do with 'mature'.\n\nLocal and states are raising the drinking age, kids not driving at night with their peers, postponing driving, extending drivers' learning permit times.\n\nKids are getting married later, not working on the farm like the 'adults' did. Playing all day on X-box or watching movies, daddy buying cars, etc.\n\nAnd this is 'more mature'. - maturity starts in the mind, not the body.
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If people grow up around certain things and see no alternatives to their respective reality, that is how a cycle can continue to perpetuate itself.  That is why is it important that opportunities and exposure are alloted to young people, from whatever background, to expand their minds.
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because they are to immature to be considered grown-\nup.  i have seen even grandparents acting this way.  it\nhas nothing to do with age, and everyting to do with \nmaturity.
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Without a dought there is a age of accountability. That is not the age of accountability that most of us tend to refer to. All men are born in sin. Children are not accountable to sin and the effects. The age you are refering too I believe is this. The age at which the charge of sin is laid against us.  Actually many children do come to that age, The actually time only God Knows. But there is also another age of accountability spoke of in Hebrews 6 & 10. Which is a age of accountability for the enlightened elect. And only God knows when that takes place also.
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Yes, adolescents have not yet established thier own identity, values, and self worth.  Many factors contribute to this.  Such as:  home life, the manner in which they were raised, searching for what makes them, "them", relationships, peer pressure, aspirations, as well as attacks on one  another to establish ones own identity because they have not yet learned the proper manners to do so.  (self esteem building, communication, problem solvling ect)\n  The adolescent ego is very fragile as it is not yet fully developed and very impressionable.  Making self esteem issues very common in high school aged children.  \n  Many people struggle with this issue all of thier lives though.  But I think the adolescent portion of their lives is somewhat the most difficult period, in regards to self esteem.
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I think it is a mindset.  A mature woman knows who she is and is comfortable with herself.  She does not have to do anything to prove herself, or try to be someone she is not.  In fact, she doesn't have to try at all.  Growing up as a woman comes naturally.  \n\nJust relax, and enjoy wherever you are in life.  Young people want to be older and older people want to be younger.  The best thing you can do is not focus on your age at all.  Instead focus on living your life the best way you can.
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Nothing. You essentially answered your own question with your last sentence, a question in any case that can only be appropriately and accurately answered on a very individualized basis. It's not about an age differential, it's about the quality of person. It's not about possible risk or societal misgiving, but about personal expectation and scope of maturity. It's not about being too young (unless you're twelve, in which case you shouldn't even be asking this question), but about being emotionally and mentally equipped for more than your own age group tends to offer as a general whole. In the end, age factors in very little with the one primary exception of life-experience and what that means to the stability and wisdom of a person. You will find similarly aged people the world over experiencing the same relationship pitfalls as are potential to an age-imbalanced relationship. Difference in age, in most cases, will be a much smaller factor or culprit in the risks of danger than will be a person's inability to adequately judge character and establish their own self-awareness (whatever their age).\n\nI'm 33. I was just married in December to a beautiful, capable, very worthy 20 year-old. The age-thing crossed our minds (and everybody else's), of course. But it was a momentary waste of time once we (and everybody else) looked past it and into the realm of more meaningful things. People tend to hold age alone accountable for the way a person may or may not be. This, in my experience, tends to be an unfair generalization across the board. Truth is, regardless of age, there are many other facts about a person that go into their making. Look at the person, not the number of years they've been alive (which opens the door for people your same age or even younger than you at the same time).
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well at 18 now a days PPL are doing alot more than somethink they should, but its not you being immature not wanting to have a something til you know your ready its actually really mature to be able to make that decision at such a young age when the only reason ppl are doing stuff like that so young is cause they think there in love and think it wil make them kool so you go ahead and keep yourself til your ready if they dont like your decision to not explore those things in the point of your life your tell your friends to kiss ur butt
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Our founders felt that a certain amount of maturity was needed. There are also minimum ages for House of Representatives & Senate. Many statews have minimum ages for various offices for the same reason.\nI wouldn't be comfortable with a 25 yr old president.
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Why not?  My 17 year old daughter has a handful of friends that are in their twenties.  Of course there is no denying that all concerned are probably at their height of hormonal activity and at times it plays into the relationships.  I think it all works because they all fess up to their feelings and work through them.  Above all else be honest and just have fun!!!  Life doesn't always have to be some big drama!\nSometimes we can think about things too much and miss out on livin' the moment!