Love At Our Age?, Young love Options

[cookieskater2]

Do you believe in love at our age?Meaning for me around 14-15? And when I say love I mean REAL love. Like true love, not lust, infactuation or sex..I mean like love. Not "omg i think my new bf is cute hehehehehe!!111" Love isn't just a feeling or emotion...it's also going through trials and obstacles with someone and still holding on because you care so much about them. You care about them more than your own self and you can't get them off your mind...do you really think it can be real love? And do you think the feelings of the two people involved can last through everything and never ever fade away?

...What do you think?

[*iNyCxShoRT*]

Nah I doubt it. But they say you can fall in love at any age. I mean true love is like Romeo and Juliet. They died from love.

[aera]

possibly. but i think most teenagers arent capable of it. sadly -_-
teenagers are getting the misconception about what love is truly about. but i think there has to be some people that understand. so for the most part, no.

[MrElsewhere]

Nah I doubt it. But they say you can fall in love at any age. I mean true love is like Romeo and Juliet. They died from love.

Juliet was like 14 and Romeo was like twice her age.. something like that?

Anyways, I believe love can be experienced around 14-15, because I've experienced it at 13. Interesting, isn't it?

And I concur with the person above me.

Love is a mature thing. So, in theory, only mature people can experience it. I mean mature as in not a 2 week infatuation. Then again, I might be wrong. *shrug*

[cookieskater2]

Yah, I think I'm truly in love, and it's not "Zomgz lololz shes so hawt yo"

I really care for her and "love" her. I also think the word lvoe is way overused in society today. No one even knows what it menas anymore *sigh*

I'm going to have to say I do belive in love at our age though, if you are mature enough to know what it really is like DaToNeViEtBoI916 somewhat said.

[misoshiru]

hasn't there been topics like this already?

it all depends. you may be able to "love" at our age, and you may not.

[levileh]

Yeah. I'd have to say so. If there's someone who is always there, always supportive, and just amazing in every way, then yeah.

[Dark_Juliet]

No, i don't think its possible...i met my bf when i was 14, and now i'm 16 and we're still together, but trust me, we had a bumpy road together. We went through 2 breakups, trust issues [which i still have with him], and all that jazz. I love him and he loves me, but when we started going out, we didn't know much about each other and we both started this relationship thinking it wouldn't go past a few months. My point is, it took us both a while to actually love each other. Kids our age [when we first started going out] jump into things just to be able to say that they have a bf or gf, rather than for love.

[miss barnes]

some people are capable, IMO, and some are not. just depends on the person i guess. my first love was at 14-15 but, who knows if that was even love...i hate his ass now

[SimplicityGirl]

From my personal experience, I don't think that the love that we feel is the same as the love older couples feel. I mean..yes we are capable of loving something, or someone, but we're not capable of the deep love that older couples share.

Most teens jump into the whole love thing not knowing what love really is. I know I jumped into it w/ my ex; we didn't know what it was and we thought it was simply us saying how much we "love" each other and how much we care for each other. Most teens just want a gf/bf to say that they have one. It's rather comical if you think about it.

So to answer your question, yes we are capable of loving something or someone with our hearts, but not the kind of deep, true love that lasts forever and ever. We're too young and inexperience to have that kind of love.

[_sarcastic_]

some are capable not all. if two ppl are going out for a month and then starts saying 'i love yous' then i don't think they really mean it. i've been with my bf for NEARLY a year now, i love him and he loves me.
true love is when you know it'll last, and you constantly think about them, and your feeling for them is like undescribable

[cookieskater2]

some are capable not all.  if two ppl are going out for a month and then starts saying 'i love yous' then i don't think they really mean it.  i've been with my bf for NEARLY a year now, i love him and he loves me. 
true love is when you know it'll last, and you constantly think about them, and your feeling for them is like undescribable

Hehe, that's what I feel. We've been going out for like a year now and I really "love" her, really.

[ichiban]

Of cousre it's possible to fall in love at that age.. but it really all depends, i guess.

[xlaydee_v]

idk, it really depends.. like if she had cancer, and was going through kemo.. (or however you spell) would you still be by her side and take gentle care of her? i mean it really depends.. cause love endures no matter what. it is definitely not infatuation or lust. but idk it depends how long you've known her, etc i guess. it may be puppy love

[timeflies51]

"Love isn't just a feeling or emotion...it's also going through trials and obstacles with someone and still holding on because you care so much about them. You care about them more than your own self and you can't get them off your mind..."

Well, that sounds like me...

[dani41790]

I think it's possible. Love really does involve lots of maturity and there aren't many teenagers who have that kind of maturity but I do believe that there are some.

[babycarrot]

very debatable subject..

now that im older i think differently about it. you can have the right to love at any age.. but not everyone has the ability. love is incredibly powerful. powerful enough to destroy you or your partner. you do have to go through tough obstacles, tough enough to make u wanna give up but love give u the ability to carry on with the other cuz u care and u cuz u want to.. i agree with you.. its not only an emotion or feeling.. its beyond that kind of perspective trust me.

when i was 14 i thought i fell in love with someone but only cuz he put ideas and words and feelings into my head to make me think i were in love, i was naive therefore easy to manipulate (yes my ex was horrible hehe) he's even pressure me into marrying him when we're older.. crazy freak lol but yeah i was terribly young, naive n i didnt even know who i was as a person. n love, even artificial love, can f*ck with ur head, can play games with you.. u have to know u love them.. n to know that u have to know who u are n how the world works. its terribly hard to explain =/

im not saying 14-15 yr olds are all immature lol not at all.. these days i find many young teenagers as mature n smart as i am.. i dunno im goin on too much bout ths subject and its mind twisting now ahah.. tc

[megan_x3]

Kids like us, doesn't really recongize what 'love' is. Love to them is just like having sex and saying that you have a boyfriend/girlfriend. To my friends, having boy/girlfriends is such a big deal, they just get more popular by how many relationships they have. To me, I think real love is just when 2 person love each other, who are willing to help each other and give each other opinions which makes our life so much easier. Not just giving each other pleasures which the both partners thinks are satisfying. Which really count is helping each other out and giving each other comforts. =) Immature kids thinks of the wrong side of the definition of Love. Maybe we shall go to some elementary school and give a lecture about what Love means ??

[def_gn]

reading all of that makes you never want to love it sounds so scary :P
can anyone give ant positibe input?

[sweetest-emotion]

totally. love can happen at ne age, wether u're 14 or 114... love is love. as long as its real, not infatuation. love is like u said: caring soo much for that person that you'd do ne thing for them, and you wanna be with them forever. as long as you really mean it, then yea, love is real. i'm 17, and i really think i could be in love, even though my friends all say i'm "too young" and "there's so many other guys to check out, why just him?". and the answer is simple: i love him.

[Melissad1016]

I believe in puppy love. When I was 15 I fell in love and wanted it to last forever. It didnt of course but I remember what I felt.

[heyyfrankie]

typically, no...probably not; but there are always exceptions. some teens that grow up together like their whole lives who know anything and everything about each other can probably fall in love...but usually, at the age of 14 and 15, you haven't expierenced enough heartbreak or relationships in order to know what love is.

[strwbrysensatns]

Yes I believe in love at sixteen. I love my boyfriend so much. We have been through so much together. Put up with so much stuff, but we're still together because we care about it other so much. I think you can have love at any age, just when your younger, you just might not recognize it.

~Strwbry

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[strwbrysensatns]

when i was 14 i thought i fell in love with someone but only cuz he put ideas and words and feelings into my head to make me think i were in love, i was naive therefore easy to manipulate (yes my ex was horrible hehe) he's even pressure me into marrying him when we're older.. crazy freak lol but yeah i was terribly young, naive n i didnt even know who i was as a person. n love, even artificial love, can f*ck with ur head, can play games with you.. u have to know u love them.. n to know that u have to know who u are n how the world works. its terribly hard to explain =/

wow the exact same thing to me. It was my freshman year and even thou i was older he was WAY more mature and into diffrent things and he manipulated me so much, i didnt think i could live with out him. He would manipulate me and decieve me to do what he wanted, then make it think it was my fault. It was horrible. It got so bad my parents had to step up and do something, and i fought against that but now im so thankful they did. Now im with a guy that i truly love and that truly loves me. Im so happy and couldnt ask for more. We want to get married after highschool. Its so awsome. and i think if i wouldnt have gone through that other relationship i might not appreciate what i have now as much.

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[*Azarel*]

Who's to define love for you? Hm?

It's not so hard to love as it is to let yourself fall in love.

You'll learn how to define love as you grow older.

[babycarrot]

aw im happy for ya =) yeah i wouldn't appreciate what i have going for me now if i didnt go through the past relatipnship myself either.. wish u a great future together! =)

wow the exact same thing to me. It was my freshman year and even thou i was older he was WAY more mature and into diffrent things and he manipulated me so much, i didnt think i could live with out him. He would manipulate me and decieve me to do what he wanted, then make it think it was my fault. It was horrible. It got so bad my parents had to step up and do something, and i fought against that but now im so thankful they did. Now im with a guy that i truly love and that truly loves me. Im so happy and couldnt ask for more. We want to get married after highschool. Its so awsome. and i think if i wouldnt have gone through that other relationship i might not appreciate what i have now as much.

[yummy_delight]

i believe it. just because we're young doesn't mean we're at all deprived of feeling true love. most adults underestimate it because they've had more experience with this whole "love" thing.

[seremela_culnamo]

I think it's possible, but in this century, it doesn't turn out to be that way. But I guess if your relationship is that strong, enjoy it while it lasts and hopefully nothing will come in your way. My sibling's friend's older brother is around 13 years of age. Now he's in grade 8, but he's been with the same girl ever since grade 6. Incredible, eh? But at the same time, it's scary because the girl would constantly call the boy, invite him everywhere with her. His mom has been going nuts about it for 2 years and warned the girl, but she wouldn't give up. So yea. If it's true love, make sure whoever he is, wouldn't be as crazy at that girl I mentioned =]

[moo.]

you still have a while to go. you still might have not met "the one". just wait and see.

[xldubaliciousx]

Well my friend's parents met waay back in the day. Like around 15, and they ended up getting married. But see I'm sure there were a few break-ups in between. I saw the test of "true love" will come when the problems arise. And if you can get through that.. ALL of that. Then maybe it is love.

[literemix24]

It depends, for all we know, love might not exist at all. lol But I guess, you can fall in love at any age. But there IS a difference between being IN love and just love. Its complicated.

[missknowitall141...]

one word. lust

[shortiiex]

i think it is possible..well for me....but high school is full of liars

[gothicdork]

Well ......Love I guess is what you make of it really. Really learning how to love is an experience all of us must go through ....adn the most important thing is though that we must first truly love ourselves before we can love other people. We have to love our flaws because believe it or not the one that truly loves us loves everything about us even our flaws. ^_^


~*~*~DeCePT10N -ess~*~*~

[Ballpointpencil]

It is possible, just not probable. A good 90% of the time, it is probably lust, but true love is possible at that age.

[sweetabandon]

i think this has been said a few times already but i think you two still have a quite a bit more obstacles to conquer before you guys can say it is truly love.

in my eyes love isn't just one big heart filled with candy. it is layers upon layers of experiences and hardships, and at the very center of all these layers is the essence of love, true love. Few reach it and I hope you do. I believe everyone deserves to feel love from another in their lifespan..

[dragyn]

I personally believe that love has absolutely nothing to do with age. I do believe that there are plenty of people "our age" that are incapable of love.

You simply have to be able to give love, in order to be in love. A little maturity helps, but I don't think it's totally necessary.

[soulless727]

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[topsyturvy]

i believe it. just because we're young doesn't mean we're at all deprived of feeling true love. most adults underestimate it because they've had more experience with this whole "love" thing.

^ Agree.

If true love means you care 100% for them and would give your life for them -- doesn't that resemble the love we feel for our family and closest friends??

*rereads post*

....... okay, nevermind.

[enyceXaddiction]

i kno wwhat you mean. love is only for when your married or you would actally DIE for. i never use the word love for when i have to say "i love you" i always use " i heart you"

[lKVNiiKINKYl]

Ok, I searched this and was just wondering people's opinion on this topic and I wasn't sure if this belonged in debate because this is more opinionated. Do you think that you can be young and still be truly in love or do they need age and experience to be in love? Some people think that just because someone is only 13 or something that what they feel isn't real love.

I personally think that you can be young and in love because even though it is when hormones are developing and such, they still feel something and it is something. Just because they are young doesn't mean their feelings don't exist or they don't fully understand it because even old people don't understand it.

[richc]

im 13 about to turn 14, and i agree wit u

our age may only be 13

but we arent dumb

[mzbbc]

i think you can still be in love at a young age. it's only that people who are young seem to mistake strong "liking" for love because they haven't really experienced much yet.

it's still possible, though.

[Chii]

i think it's rare when someone young finds true love because usually they're just infatuated.

you can truly be in love at any age, people mature at different times.

[DrEaMgUy2K1]

I think its possible , love is something u cant judge by age

[Hiphop d[-_-]b]

^ Yes. Love shouldnt be determined by age. A man could be 50 and have had numerous girlfriends over the span of his lifetime and not know the wonders of love. A boy can be 13 and know all the wonders,pains,ups and downs, every side, story, and feeling of love.

I think its possible to love at any age.

[NgocQuyen]

why yes, it is of course possible. age is but a number. but the thing is...i've delt with so many people thinking they were in love. and then a few weeks later they break up with them or whatever. what kind of love is that? who DOES that? well, a lot of people actually. i mean suree its possible but whyyyyy?! why would you go waisting your young years looking for lovee...its just so lame...i want to have fun right now and just be free and me; i'll save all that mushy love crap for when im ready to get married thanks

oh and im not just saying only youngsters do that whole "throw love around thing" people of all ages do it..so yeahhh

[shortiiex]

i think you can find love at a young age but i don't think it will last...one may get mature while the other one hasn't even hit puberty yet
feeling change and apprearences change

[*mipadi*]

I think before you can have a successful relationship, you have to know yourself. You have to know who you are, what you want, what your goals are, what you're looking for in life and in relationships. For the most part, most teenagers haven't really figured all that out yet. I don't mean that to be condescending, of course, but adolescence is a time of turmoil and change. It is a time when people are developing from a child into an adult, and in the process, figuring out--and more importantly, defining--who they are; which means that they're tastes, thoughts, and feelings are likely to change. Rushing into a relationship at such a chaotic age will likely not be successful, and may hindrance growth as a person. I look at adolescence at a time to date to see what you like and help to figure out who you are, and to practice the whole relationships thing, and, most importantly, to have fun.

[xTINAA]

I think before you can have a successful relationship, you have to know yourself. You have to know who you are, what you want, what your goals are, what you're looking for in life and in relationships. For the most part, most teenagers haven't really figured all that out yet. I don't mean that to be condescending, of course, but adolescence is a time of turmoil and change. It is a time when people are developing from a child into an adult, and in the process, figuring out--and more importantly, defining--who they are; which means that they're tastes, thoughts, and feelings are likely to change. Rushing into a relationship at such a chaotic age will likely not be successful, and may hindrance growth as a person. I look at adolescence at a time to date to see what you like and help to figure out who you are, and to practice the whole relationships thing, and, most importantly, to have fun.

Agreed.

Love is such a big, complex emotion and idea. It really depends on how you define love, if you distinguish between the types (aros, philia, etc) and if you you LOVE somone or if you are IN LOVE with someone. In my opinion all of those things must be taken into consideration before making such a big leap/commitment as to really truly being in love with someone.

Sure, there is this super small chance that some 12 year old is truly in love but honestly, I doubt that. Like I quoted, you need to be able to know yourself (and love yourself) because you can let anyone else get to fully know you or love you. It's difficult for things like that to happen at a young age because you haven't even fully developed yet or been out in the 'real world'.

It doesn't mean you're stupid and one isn't able to tell if they're in love or not because of their age. It only means that it's less likely you'll truly be in love at a young age because you probably don't even fully know yourself, haven't grown, changed, or experienced much. Love is a HUGE DEAL. Love, infatuation, crushes, liking someone, all of that has big differences. At young ages it's quite easy to confuse some of them and mistake infatuation for love.

[kykip]

I don't think that you could be too young to fall in love, I think it is based on too young to handle love. Love is serious, it takes time, energy, work, dedication, etc. Love can hurt you just as bad as it feels good. It can emotionally break you down. and having love do that to you at a tender-age can be awkward and awful. You may develop self-esteem issues, trust issues, etc. Stay young, live life to the fullest and don't get wrinkles too early from worrying too much.

P.S. This is coming from a 24 yrs old.

[topsyturvy]

Stay young, live life to the fullest and don't get wrinkles too early from worrying too much.

P.S.  This is coming from a 24 yrs old.

^ That made me laugh

i'll save all that mushy love crap for when im ready to get married thanks

I'm sorry but that "mushy love crap" is what some people live for.

[NyCaZnShOrtAii]

im truly in love and im 13 but im really serious about it ...

[chaoticchrissy]

love is possible for the old & young

[*iNyCxShoRT*]

I don't think love should be determined by age. Some people are more mature than others. And I know true love is out there somewhere, despite the age.

[ParanoidAndroid]

People judge young kids' capability to fall in love. A lot of them said in this topic there should be no age limmit, but damn they're so hypocritical (i'm one of them)

[xXMomoBubbleTeaX...]

I think we all make up our own definition of love. Everyone is different so love is going to have different meaning to them. & don't rely on what the dictionary says b/c it's not like the dictionary has ever felt love. It can't relate to what your feeling. So I wrote a paper about love & guess what?. While I was writing it I kept thinking how many times people have told me I am to young to be in love. If I think my I'm in love I am in love there's no point to it it's not strong liking. I love them I can't get them out of my head. I will never forget them. I want to marry them. I would die if I had to live w/o them!. My world would be incomplete with out them. I'm jusst infatuated w/ there pressence, there smile, there eyes, there remarkable beauty!..& how every word he says seems to be the right ones!. Oh how I'm so deeply in love & how I lose my train of thought everytime I speak!.

Just like Ciara.
& I think this might be love. this could be l.o.v.e

[sheddingtears]

anyone can love, at any age... but the seriousness and matureness all vary 'cause usually the older you are, the more you understand and from this understanding, you can love harder.

[pinayprincess]

i think it has to DEPEND on what age you are.. i mean it matters on how mature & serious about loving somebody... people mistaken love for just being attracted to the person, or liking how they look [apperence wise] but its not ONLY that...

[Babi3xFoOlish]

i feel the same way.
just cus im young, doesnt mean that i cant fall in love n knowin the true meanin of it.

[steezahh]

im 13 about to turn 14, and i agree wit u

our age may only be 13

but we arent dumb

exacally we ain`t dumb. we know or we all should know at this age.. hwo to find something good in a person. and whats not good.! you know?

[davexd]

im 12 people don't trust me at all its so gay, ive used my computer since i was 8 i can type the fastest in my family. and i do know about love/sex and i am in love =]

[HybridCountdown5]

I suppose its possible, but at that age its usually your firt crush and you know how that is, whn its you're first crush you don't just like them, you lo-ove them.

[lKVNiiKINKYl]

im 12 people don't trust me at all its so gay, ive used my computer since i was 8 i can type the fastest in my family. and i do know about love/sex and i am in love =]

A situation cannot be homosexual, and I don't think your using it in terms of "happy".
What does being able to type fast or you using the computer since you were 8 have to do with anything?

[*anubis*]

im 12 people don't trust me at all its so gay, ive used my computer since i was 8 i can type the fastest in my family. and i do know about love/sex and i am in love =]

wow talk about irrelevant.

you're not proving your point there--knowing about love--if you can't even adequately read & answer a thread.

[flaymzofice]

I don't think it's a case of a thirteen year old being too 'dumb' to know what love is, simply that love is an emotion and one of the more complicated ones at that and I don't believe younger individuals have the emotional complexity to completely grasp the concept, let alone understand it. That isn't limiting love to an age, simply that a true realisation of love is more likely as one gets older, if only because love is life and life is love and one cannot know what love is without knowing what life is.

[AnnahhbeL]

i'm 13..and nothing is stupid or dumb to me. i can be truly in love..if i was that is.

[aera]

i think it's rare when someone young finds true love because usually they're just infatuated.

you can truly be in love at any age, people mature at different times.

you took the words straight out of my mouth.

[mouse_3k]

u can love young. Its just that young people tend to believe they are in love in about a week when they only like someone. Young people tend to be naive and believe anything is love but it is possible that youngNs can be in love.

[Mikael]

Ok, I searched this and was just wondering people's opinion on this topic and I wasn't sure if this belonged in debate because this is more opinionated. Do you think that you can be young and still be truly in love or do they need age and experience to be in love? Some people think that just because someone is only 13 or something that what they feel isn't real love.

I personally think that you can be young and in love because even though it is when hormones are developing and such, they still feel something and it is something. Just because they are young doesn't mean their feelings don't exist or they don't fully understand it because even old people don't understand it.

haha, thats what i said when i was 13, then i turned 15, and said, man i was dumb when i was 13, then when i was 17, i thought, man i was dumb when i was 15, now im 20, and im thinking, damn, im gonna be stupid for the rest of my life. im not even gonna try. im not in love, that girl just really has an interesting personality. the end.

when it happens, it happens, but dont go telling all your friends that your in love with him, cause then it just gets old when you fall in love with the next guy, yes it will happen.

[chinke3xcuti3]

as said....love can't be determined by age....

My friend has been dating her boyfriend for like, 3 or 4 years, and she's only 13....and their 'love' story is so sad....and they've had TOO many ups and downs....but now they're dealing with a long-distance relationship right now..

[imm]

i think it's rare when someone young finds true love because usually they're just infatuated.

you can truly be in love at any age, people mature at different times.

I agree with that...there are some people I know that are clearly infatuated "OMGOMGOMG SO HOT AND NICE AND...." at 13 years old and those that aren't.

[ParanoidAndroid]

Ok, I searched this and was just wondering people's opinion on this topic and I wasn't sure if this belonged in debate because this is more opinionated. Do you think that you can be young and still be truly in love or do they need age and experience to be in love? Some people think that just because someone is only 13 or something that what they feel isn't real love.

I personally think that you can be young and in love because even though it is when hormones are developing and such, they still feel something and it is something. Just because they are young doesn't mean their feelings don't exist or they don't fully understand it because even old people don't understand it.

I agree! Heck my mom met my dad at 8 and got married at 23...THIS COMING APRIL IS THEIR 29TH ANNIVERSARY!

When I first saw this topic, I half expected it to be a pedophile-relationship-based-topic

[_Liz]

This is my personal opinion on it, and even I too am learning how to apply this lesson to my life as I continue to age and grow. Looking back, I realize I was just like all those naive children who'd do anything to be "loved". Little did I know what love really was.

I don't know, but usually when I hear a young girl around the age of 12ish say they're madly in love with this guy who just said "Hi" to them for the first time, and now they feel some major butterflies floating around in their stomach, it makes me stop to wonder if they knew the correct meaning of love or not.

Feel is the key word.

There's a difference, I think, in saying "I feel like I'm in love with him/her" and saying "I love him/her".

Feelings change apparently, so if you treat something as valuable as love like it's fickle, does that mean you only "love" that certain someone on select days? My point is, you're not always going to be happy. You won't always feel down and depressed. And (hopefully) you won't always feel like blowing up the world.

I think love is more of a commitment. Dedication. It's a promise that you're going to take care of them when they are sick or hurt, or when they feel like no one listens to them and need someone to talk to.

You may not "like" that person you choose to care for one day, or maybe a few days at most, but you'll always "love" them.

[WindSorcerous]

I feel in love at 14 (he was 15) and I'm still with my boyfriend. It's been 2 1/2 years now, and I can't picture my life without him. We talk about our future together, and it has always been just the two of us. We shared our first kiss together, and so many beautiful moments.

I don't think age has anything to do with love, but for most people it's the hormones...well, from what I have observed, LoL.

[FoxBandCutie08]

I think that anyone, any age, can feel love, but I think as you get older the feeling matures into something greater than what you feel in say, middle school. I think it grows over time, also. Love is a very opinionated word, it means different things to different people, so whatever you think is love, probably is to you, but might not be to another person.

[cuul_gurl]

at 13 and 14, they call it "crush"...i've never fallen in "true love" when i was 13/14/15..i just had a crush on a lot of guys!!!!
All a matter of opinion!

[grab-it]

i think that at whatever age, when your in love - your what you think is love when that either, that young or old. as you get older love coukd mean totally different things to what it does mean to you when your, say 15?
love is still love. no matter how old you are, or what level it is..

[illumineering]

Love can be experienced at any age. It goes without saying that the meaning of love will change and develop over time.

[sheepy]

wells as i said before in some other post, who's to say what love is?
the perspective of love is different to everyone, and i dont think age has much to do with it. but unless you're overly immature or all you do in a relationship is make out. how about a mother-daughter love? why doesnt anyone ever question that type of love? or a friend-friend? who's to say you really love your best friend?

[Anime_gurl_4eva]

nowadays, everyone is throwin` around the word love like its no big deal. chances are most kids middle school -beginning of high school (ie.9-10th) arent really going to even experiance REAL love. kids these days are all immature saying oh i love you, after going out. Do they really feel obligated to say such things? they may feel like they love someone, but when you truely love someone, the love never goes away. even if you break up.

whats everyone else`s view on this? is young love, real love?

edit//
it just makes me angry how everyone is all like 'oh i`m in love' and 'i love you' especially after knowing someone for like a week, and then going out with them or something.

I'm sorry but i disagree with that seeing as everybody's different and we can't go around telling people whether they're ready for love or not.

True, a lot of them aren't, but you can't generalize about these things.  The reason they say it is because at the time they actually thought they were really in love. 

The only way of finding out if it's true love is one of those life or death situations like Would You Rather Save Him Or Save Yourself thing.

The fact is people mature at different ages and sometimes you might come across someone who still isn't emotionally ready to say "i love you" at the age of 20.

If kids can say "i love you" to their parents and mean it, then they can say the same to their bf/gf.

^ you know she is right

[KERP1UNK]

true true..i agree

[Hiphop d[-_-]b]

I think that nobody is able to tell, but ourselves. But sometimes ( a lot of the times ) people mistake infatuations, or intense like for love, and run with the emotion, thinking fully that it is love they are feeling.

As for myself, I have only felt love once. And right now, im struggling with whether or not my feelings are between love and lust. Cos ... its all just so confusing.

[Anime_gurl_4eva]

As for myself, I have only felt love once. And right now, im struggling with whether or not my feelings are between love and lust. Cos ... its all just so confusing.

i hope you figure it out. and u feel better about it.

[*mipadi*]

What is love but a fancy way of saying "I need your help to pay my electric bill"?

[lilliannnn]

^Hah.

I think I'm in love. I mean, who is there to tell us what is and isn't love?

[topsyturvy]

chances are most kids middle school -beginning of high school (ie.9-10th) arent really going to even experiance REAL love. kids these days are all immature saying oh i love you, after going out.

I'm sorry but i disagree with that seeing as everybody's different and we can't go around telling people whether they're ready for love or not.

True, a lot of them aren't, but you can't generalize about these things. The reason they say it is because at the time they actually thought they were really in love.

The only way of finding out if it's true love is one of those life or death situations like Would You Rather Save Him Or Save Yourself thing.

The fact is people mature at different ages and sometimes you might come across someone who still isn't emotionally ready to say "i love you" at the age of 20.

If kids can say "i love you" to their parents and mean it, then they can say the same to their bf/gf.

[Anime_gurl_4eva]

I'm sorry but i disagree with that seeing as everybody's different and we can't go around telling people whether they're ready for love or not.

True, a lot of them aren't, but you can't generalize about these things.  The reason they say it is because at the time they actually thought they were really in love. 

The only way of finding out if it's true love is one of those life or death situations like Would You Rather Save Him Or Save Yourself thing.

The fact is people mature at different ages and sometimes you might come across someone who still isn't emotionally ready to say "i love you" at the age of 20.

If kids can say "i love you" to their parents and mean it, then they can say the same to their bf/gf.

i think your quite right

[*Azarel*]

http://www.createblog.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=111206
http://www.createblog.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=82823

Please search before creating topics.

[Anime_gurl_4eva]

sorrrrry i didnt know there were more topics about this certain subject.

[*mipadi*]

http://www.createblog.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=111206
http://www.createblog.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=82823

Please search before creating topics.

Thanks, Azarel. I'll merge these topics.

[xPartyGrlDx]

Our generation. Wow. My friend's first boyfriend: 5th grade. 5th graders getting boyfriends? Seriously. What's your guy's though on this. Is it okay? Do you think it's unappropriate?

For example, my cousin. She's in 6th grade. She has been with her boyfriend since December 17, 2005. Pretty long for a 6th grader don't you think? According to her she loves him. Jeez. These kids are only 11 or 12 years old?

Do these kids know what love is? It's probably just puppy love .. I don't know. My cousin really seemed serious. But overall, kids these days seem more grown up. What's wrong with the world!? They should enjoy the boyfriend free drama they have. Jeez.

[*This Confession*]

Really a matter of opinion
People mature at different ages
So you should limit your expectations of people
just because of their age
its just a number.

I don't think being in your first relationship its going to last
you may love them in all but nothing lasts forever..
not when you have a ton more life to learn from at that young of age.
So mostly i believe its a learning relationship at that age.. their just going with the crowd as well i think. People are so much of followers now a days easpecially kids younger than 13.
[Just a opinion of what i see here, don't throw a hissy fit]

anyway i could go on and on
but my computer just spazzed out and only has this window open
so brb maybe to finish this.

[*My Cinderella.*]

Well, either way we can't do anything to stop it from happening. Let's face it...the generation is getting younger and younger and by the time kids reach 7 they'll already have a boyfriend/girlfriend. Well, I had a boyfriend in 6th grade as well and we went out for about 6 months. But looking back, I don't know what I was feeling.

[Your pain is not...]

*Runs to children's section and burns fairy tales*

I'd say "Of course it's puppy love." They're 11/12! They're in such a bubbled environment/life, it's not surprising that they've lasted more than a month. But hey, between those months, they might not have done anything intimate. They don't know what they're feeling, they don't know what love is, even though they think they do.

We all know everyone matures at a different age and speed. But it's really unlikely for 11-12 year olds to. Personally, I'm disgusted by the people in my grade who go out and most of them last for 2-4 months. Some even "break up" after 2 days! *explode* I've learned not to care so much, but I still resent most of those inconsiderate people. *sigh*

[*Uronacid*]

well, they probobly love eachother, but what they don't realize is how difficult love really is... as they mature and grow love will become more and more complicated. Their needs and wants will change and they will need to meet eachothers needs and wants as they change... this is a major reason why i reccomend that young gals and guys don't get into a relationship... :p

Cars they all need gasoline to run and work... do you have the resources to supply the car with what it needs to run. Just like everyone in this world has wants and needs to be happy. Do you have what it takes to satisfy their wants and needs... especially when you're both changing at different rates, and turning into different people.

[oooitzsharon]

i had my first boyfriend in 5th grade, so i can relate sorta, ha! as for love, i never understood until now. it's probably just puppy love, but yeah, as they grow up they'll understand love in more deep matters.

[_sarcastic_]

most of the time young love are usually infatuation especially if you're around the 11/12 age but it doesn't matter how old you are, you can experience love at any age.

[wckdspirit4u]

I would have, back in the day, agreed with everyone that love can be experienced at any age.

But I have just recently come to the conclusion that love is just an "idea."

Your form of love and my form of love are totally different. And there will never be a universal idea on what love truly is.

Love is such an opinion and though these kids of 11 and 12 years old say they are in love, they probably are not.

They have not experienced life as much as they "think" and "say" they have and they have, in reality, just begun their life.

I think it may be possible for these kids to say they are in "love." But they probably don't know or have any clue as to what love is.


Well, I guess I kind of contradicted myself. ...... oh well.

[colleen92]

kids see other people around them dating and acting all mateur, so they do too. usually kids who date at such a young have an older sibling or relative they look up to. but yeah i had a "boyfriend" in 4th grade. we barely spoke. lol! anyways, my friend who's 13 has been dating a guy for 8 or 9 months now. they're so sweet, but i wonder what all has happened between them, since they're still young. i think that it depends on how mateur the person is. if 11 year olds say they're dating someone, let them "date" them and it will pass. in time, relationships will become more serious.