Would your parents let you date a 16-year-old in this setting? Would it be different if Anne was a 13-year-old male and Peter was a 16-year-old female?
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My parents would let me date a 16-year-old in that setting. It's a hard decision, though, because it's weird because you're living together which could get awkward. On the other hand you don't really know what is going to happen to you next and it's not like there's anyone else to date. I think it would be different if Anne were a 13-year-old male and Peter was a 16-year-old girl. Sometimes people say that boys tend to pressure girls more than girls do boys (which I know is a total stereotype). If Peter were only 13, he would probably be more shy than at 16 and take things slow. Now people would be less worried about the girl if the boy was only 13.
My parents would NOT let me date a sixteen year old boy in that setting. If I did, my parents would be really mad at me and they would really be disappointed in me in going behind there back. I don't think that they would take me seriously. I don't think it would be any different from me to date a sixteen year girl and I was a thirteen year old boy. To me that would be nasty.
I'm actually not sure about that... first of all, I think it would depend on whose position I was in. both would be somewhat awkward, and I don't even know if it would get as far as my parents approval. I think it would just be weird.
My parents really wouldn't care... Just as long as we don't do anything. And like Brandon and Jennifer said, it would be sort of awkward because you wouldn't really be able to talk to the person without people thinking about you in a "weird" way... If you know what I'm getting at... If Peter and Anne were to switch ages, it would be REALLY different because when the boy is older (by that much), it usually seems that the boy thinks he has more power over the girl... For example... In nature, the males seem to be the ones in charge and they are usually the oldest (or one of the oldest) males in that group of animals(think of wolves). Sometimes, in nature, the females have the power(look at most insects). Breeds of insects that live in groups (like ants and bees) usually have females in power. The females are the workers and caretakers of the nest while the roles of males are to reproduce with the queen. The queen may stay alive for a while, while the males are created, create, and die... The cycle of males are shorter than the females... Meaning that the queen is most likely older than the males. Now, that is how I think this situation would turn out... Now, I don't think that people do this purposely... Or, they may not do it at all. It depends on the person or people.
Sorry for the length...
not unless I wanted them to suck the blood from my still beating heart.
(I may have exaggerated).
umm excuse me Kieran, I asked my mother and she said that I could if that situation occured, and I don't really like you making comments like that because yours wasn't true and you shouldn't assume things.
Both my parents have different opinions on who I date. Like my mom for instance doesn't mid the fact of me dating but she wouldn't want to me to date someone who is that mych older. But my dad is a whole different story. He doesn't even like the idea of me dating anyone until i am like 20! Maybe if Anne were the 16 year old male dating Peter,the 13 year old female it would not be as bad but since we are taking the setting into consideration, it would be kind of weird dating someone either way when you have to live together for two years.
My parents would not let me date even in that kind of situation. I still wouldn't be different if it was swapped with Anne as a 13 year old male and Peter a 16 year old female.
My parents are very firm on this.
(not to say that a 16 year old girl dating a 13 year boy is not sick!
Well, my parents are really, really strict. There would be absolutely NO chance at all of me going out with a 16 year old AT ALL. It wouldn't matter what setting I was in, that would never be allowed. I am not allowed to date now until I am 18.
And yes, it would definitely be different if the roles were switched. It's unusual for a girl to go out with a younger boy. He would seem a lot less mature, and ih think it wouldn't work out that well.
I think that my parents wouldnt really care as long as he was a good kid and wasnt gonna get us in trouble or anything. i think that that would be the max age that they would allow but i dont think that they would care that much. I dont think that they would let me do it in this setting just because obviously we are living with him and thats kind of weird.
I think that if it was an older girl then its different than it being an older boy just because girls usually date older boys and its just weird if the guy is that much younger than the girl.
My parents would most likely let me date a 16 year old boy in this setting. It would get really awkward though because everyone would be curious about it. I think my parents would also approve of me dating a 13 year old boy, but I don't think I would.
first, i should state my opinion. Kieran i agree to the 13 year old thing, but i doubt the 16 year old age thing would have an instant message to approval but i am not sure on the opinion myself haha.
I think that my parents would be, well lets say, alright with me going out witha 16 year old female;However if i was the 16 year old boy with a female of 13 to go out with, i wouldn't even try! that would be silly and yet pathetic. I doubt, typically speaking of modern day knowledge, that any sixteen year old would try go out with a 13 year old.
If the young man was 13 years of age and the female was 16, then that would be a different story. The boy would have more of a harder time to impress the girl, so she would at least notice him, so that he could hang around her. It only depends on the boy and girls relationship before they meet, but living together aswell would be an awkward scen
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I really don't know :P In my opinion, 3 years in age difference is the maximum until you are way older. Either way, boy or girl, it would be sort of awkward. My cousin is 17 and I'm 14 and the age difference would be just weird. (not that I would date my cousin...ew.) If you are just friends it would be perfectly fine weather you are a boy or a girl.
Honestly, I think my parents would. My parents would have to seriously trust the guy to let him date me, but probably. And if the places would be switched around, I wouldn't want to date someone that much younger than me. I don't know why, but it would be awkward, ya know?
- Tori W
My parents would let me date a 16 year old in this setting, but would advise me not to. Most people, when dating,have time away from eachother and in a situation like Anne's, if anything happened between us it would be hard to get away from one another.
I think it would be different if Anne was a 13 year old guy and Peter was a 16 year old girl because girls normally want more mature guys for a while, and would probably rather lean towards an 18 year old guy. Also the conflict in life experience would affect the relationship because younger guys like Anne wouldn't know or understand what Peter, the 16 year old girl, would like.
Oy, and Kieran,Don't tell Jennifer what her parents would or would not let her do. Thats kinda creepy.
If I was 16 dating a 13 year old girl, sure my parents would let me, but i doubt i would want to. The same thing if i was 13 dating a 16 year old girl, exept I would want to. But I really doubt I would date in this situation, then you would need to watch what you do everyday all day. What I'm saying is, it would be hard to date someone while living in the same house, but not moved in with eachother. I'm not sure, It'd be a wierd situation what ever way you look at it
My parents would not let me date a sixteen year old female in this setting. My parents would only let me date a 16 year old if it was in a hiding situation like Peter and Anne are now. I would also have to know this person a little to date her. I don't think it would be different if Anne was a 13 year-old male and Peter was a 16 year-old female. Even if they both could not date each other it would still be would be hard to stay away from each other.
I do not think they would because they wouldn't think I would be safe or something around that person (which I probably wouldn't for me!)
my parents are okay for me to date 16year old, but not 13 year old, it' kind of ackward, but I don't like to date with younger people.
My parents would probably not let me date even in that situation because my parents would be protective and that would be too much of an age difference gap
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I think if Anne was 16 and Peter was 13 it would be a lot different, because i think it is a bit weird that a guy should date a girl a lot older than he is.
As for a second time I am sorry jenniferh
My joke wasn't appropriate
I don't believe that my parents would let me go on a date with a sixteen-year-old, even in this setting. I don't believe that I would do that myself anyway.
If the ages were switched around, I would have to assume that the situation would be somewhat awkward for both parties.
Again, this is just my opinion on this. I have never been on a date anyway. Quite frankly, I know next to nothing about the whole subject of courting (dating) and boyfriends/girlfriends. =^S
I doubt my parents would let me date a sixteen year old girl. If they didn't know anything it might be different, but, thats off the question.
It would definately be different if Anne was the male, because it would be a different than traditional relationship, and I'm not sure how my parents would react.
To those who said that a 16 year old girl dating a 13/14 year old guy would not happen, your wrong. Not from my experience, but I have a friend who is dating a 16 year old girl.
Whoops! Please ignore the "on this" at the end of the first sentence of the last section of my entry. I didn't mean to put that there, but it ended up getting typed anyways.
... Maybe I should proofread BEFORE I submit my comment... Now there's an idea... Sorry.
I would have to say that it would be a 50 - 50 situation... If he was deemed responsible by my parents then probably yes, but my Dads over protective "She's my little girl" switch would flip out and over react. It is only a 3 year difference anyway, and I believe my parents are about, maybe, 1 1/2 to 2 years apart, so you can pull that up too.. Do keep in mind though that is in this setting, day, and age things worked much differently. Age sometimes varied by 5 years.. It still does today too! So again there are quite a few ways to look at this, but usually only two sides... So again probably a 50 - 50 thing for me..
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I think it would be compleatly up to the cilderns beheivior. I think it would be the same in the other situation.
I think it would be compleatly up to the cilderns beheivior. I think it would be the same in the other situation.
my rentz dont really know about my DaTiNg life... so i dont really know what they would say to that... ive gone out wit a guy 3 years older than me when i was in 6th grade (he was held back and i was young for the grade)but it was kinda weird... so i definately would want to but with my parents they definately would not be able to stop me from doing what i wanted if i liked him.... but they could make it harder.. but if i think about it they might be OK with it regarding the circumstances...
-Isabella
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