Does anyone out there agree that junior highers should be allowed to date if they know their limits?
472547
umm who is stopping us i mean what is america going to do about it
1117459
Nope.  Your in the wrong here, you are lying and disobeying your parents.  You probably aren't aloud to date because you aren't old enough.  Whether you believe it or not your parents make rules for a reason and you should respect them.
593253
I think 16 is the appropriate age.  That's when I started dating.  By then you have a better idea of guys and what they are like.  But I guess it really depends on the individual.  I know I won't let my daughter date until 16.
181582
Absolutely not.\n\nFirst off, any rules regulating under what condidtions you can have a relatoinship would be a gross violation of personal freedoms.\n\nSecond, why the school? What happens if a caucasion girl is caught saying "I love you" to a hispanic man? Do they get an F? Suspended?\n\nTo be completely honest, simply knowing that there are people that support this disturbs me.\n\nHowever, I am assuming that you are referring to restrictions of the relationships themselves.\n\nIf you are refurring as to what ACTIONS are approbriate at school, I can understand that. Crude comments or public displays of affection probably should be monitered.
768739
The Jehovah's Witness religion does *NOT* forbid, restrict, or "punish" those who date (as long as they are 'free to marry' legally and Scripturally). That does not mean that dating implies any promise to marry, but it does mean that a person must be single, widowed, or properly divorced and be of sufficient age to marry in his state or country; clearly that would exclude pre-teens and young teenagers almost everywhere.\n\nIf there are local customs or personal/family preferences which are stricter than that, please understand them as such.\n\nIt is true that Jehovah's Witnesses value chastity and virtue, and believe the bible's teaching that sexual relations are only appropriate within marriage. The bible instructs underage children to obey their parents, so a particular Witness parent may have a family rule against dating. In some places, chaperones or 'group dating' may seem mandatory due to local sensibilities, but neither of these is a requirement of the bible for Jehovah's Witnesses.\n\nJehovah's Witnesses are greatly deferential to local sensibilities with regard to courtship and marriage. For example, in tribal areas where it is the custom, Jehovah's Witness parents and grooms may choose to ask for and pay a reasonable "bride price". In parts of India and Pakistan, Witness youths may choose to go along with an arranged marriage by their parents, especially if their "betrothed" is also a Witness. Of course, the vast majority of Jehovah's Witnesses decide for themselves regarding with whom they will pursue, continue, and perhaps solemnize a relationship.\n\nAs a religious minority who greatly prefer to marry only within their faith, it is true that finding a life partner can be challenging for a devout Jehovah's Witness. Each congregation is scheduled for three large assemblies each year, ideally spaced about four months apart. Hundreds, thousands, or tens of thousands of Jehovah's Witnesses attend each of these all-day or multi-day meetings; in addition to the formal discourses, each Witness is encouraged to freely associate in the hours before and after the program and during the 90-minute (approx) noontime break.\n\nAlso, their 'regional building' organizations typically coordinate hundreds or thousands of volunteers from several counties or states to converge on projects to build or renovate houses of worship quickly and efficiently, and to respond to disasters as needed. Anyone 18 or over can volunteer on his own, and a 17- or 16-year-old can do so alongside a designated adult.\n\nThere are other opportunities for Jehovah's Witnesses to widen their social circles within the faith, and they are encouraged to do so with a view to upbuilding one another. Of course, the young people may have more on their minds than simple encouragement (nudge nudge, wink wink).\n\n(Hebrews 10:24-25) Let us consider one another to incite to love and fine works, 25 not forsaking the gathering of ourselves together, as some have the custom, but encouraging one another, and all the more so as you behold the day drawing near.\n\nLearn more:\nhttp://jw-media.org/people/worship.htm\nhttp://watchtower.org/e/rq/article_14.htm\nhttp://watchtower.org/e/20000715/article_01.htm\nhttp://watchtower.org/e/20040608/article_01.htm\nhttp://watchtower.org/e/20050822/article_01.htm\nhttp://watchtower.org/e/19990215/article_01.htm\nhttp://watchtower.org/e/20040508a/article_01.htm
106218
HUGE deal...If you're teaching you're in a position of power, it doesn't matter if the student is the one who "made the first more" or not. Your judgement is being trusted by parents and school officals. If you're smart enough to teach a class, then you should be smart enough to know better than to have sex with anyone under your authority.
377394
That depends on how old you are. If you are of legal age, then I don't think there is a limit on age. Just remember that if you do engage in a relationship then don't convert yourself just to "make" him like you more. Stay true to yourself and your family.
760936
I am 25 and my fiancée is 21, personally I think that anyone who says they wouldn't go out with anyone younger than them is being a little narrow minded, surely the person matters more than how old they are?  \n\nAs for dating (if I was single) as long as I connected with that person and found them attractive (and as long as it was legal!) I wouldn't have an age limit at all!
1039172
With many high school students so apathetic about their high-school education (it seems like the majority) the higher education organizations need to decide the ones who will will benefit the most or who has the drive to be a student. The SATs and ACTs are a way of measuring this but of course there are limitations with this approach.
447591
dont mind but my point of view says no u shouldnt likin someone is different but forgettin ur limit means a lot and even u r so small for that so concentrate on ur future how to make it instead of these things coz u have whole life for these things but this is the time u should study and become somethin. dont do anythin in haste coz haste makes waste
215504
I've seen websites that say high school at age 20 in BC but I don't think there is an age limit.
33061
Nope and Nope.\n\nHey, If they can get away with it then more power to em.  I mean I hope that when I am 40, that I will be attractive enough that a 20 year old will find me attractive!\n\nWhy should they feel guilty?  If anything they will end up feeling the rejection, but it will probably be less than if they hit on somebody their own age because they could laugh it off under the "hey, I never stood a chance" clause :) \n\nJames\nhttp://www.thesmartass.info
428874
well, it helps if you give us a topic to give advice on, but since all 16 year old girls are the same, i can pretty well guess. No, you shouldn't date him, you aretoo young and need to enjoy life a little more and he's  a schmuck anyway, your parents love you despite how they might treat you, and your school should be your number one priority. but you think you are too smart to listen to me anyway.
666400
As long as she is of legal age I don't see an issue with asking AFTER she graduates.\n\nThough I've found that these types of relationships rarely work, because the female attraction is almost always either fake or based on a false perception of authority that quickly fades.\n\nIt's also often the case that once a girl experiences the freedom that comes along with college she's must less likely to tie herself to one guy. Much less an older guy who is tutoring at a high school while she is off making a life for herself.\n\nI have nothing against relationships with an age difference. I think though that this type of relationship is often unfair to the younger person.\n\nIs it really fair to be with someone who is going to have to watch you die while they should be enjoying their retirement? Is it really fair they are going to be working wihle you are retired? Whith age differences of 5 years or more these problems tend to pop up.\n\nIn this case though, what about when she goes away to college and you are working?\n\nThink about it this way... if you really care about her, do you really want to put her through that?\n\nMaybe the best thing to do would be to let her have a normal college experience, and find yourself someone your age. Odds are it wouldn't last anyway... and there are plenty of fish in the sea.
79028
you could be opening a can of worms your not ready for i am the father of a young teen girl and i say she isnt ready to date how ever i will allow her to have male friends over to watch a movie or for a b-b-q on occasion but her friends are a little afraid of me as i am a very large man[see my profile] so they at least act like they respect me because they think i will really hurt them even though i wont although a lot of dads will do crazy things because of their daughters so in short becareful and dont P** O** the wrong dad
794106
yup! we have to have limits in life.... its discipline......flirting & cheating is bad as you might be hurting others in the process...
884675
no because if they really liked you or loved you they would not of got in trouble in the first place, so you did do nothen wrong. so yes it is ok to date someone else, becuase you cant just wait your life away for 6 years because of what they did.