At what age did you start dating?

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I haven't technicly started yet. It useually takes two people of mutual concent to even date, which is a major problem for me. I have found that a old, decrepid, blind, deaf man has a better chance of successfuly navigating his way accross New York City on foot, than me successfully navigating my way through an individuals wants, needs, and true intentions. Wow, that all sounds very depressing in retrospect.

Due to my unsocial nature, I haven't really dated anyone yet (or had a BF). A couple of reasons:

1. Let's just face it. Between school and a ton of other activites going on (web surfing one of the most time-consuming!), there's no time for a social life...including dating.

2. Even with all the other Christian guys I know, I still have more conservative beliefs than they do when it comes to relationships. I don't think I could ever go somewhere alone with a guy until we're engaged or something (which is a long way off!).

3. I've grown up around guys and enjoy them as friends and people to rival for better intellegence/witty remarks during boring classes/etc. And besides, most of my friends who are guys are already dating other girls.

4. I really dislike (to put it mildly) being around people. Of course, there are a few people who I don't mind...mostly people with geek/eccentric personalities.

5. Lastly, I'm not really the kind of girl most guys would want as a girlfriend. Sure, I'd treat them like a friend, but most people call me a freak.


Plus, I'm kind of against dating as a teenager because everyone's new to the "real" world and they're still all trying to find their feet and get comfortable with things as they are. Yeah, I'm trying to get more socially involved by going to events with school friends, but outside of school hours, kind of like prom (just an example). I've also re-started a special-interest club (writing) and am working on another one (role-playing).

Hadapurpura, one tip a friend gave me on figuring out whether a guy is probably going to treat you well is to observe how he treats his mom, sister(s) or other female relatives.

I checked the 12-14 box, but thats just becos it was the youngest available. Actaully, my first date was at the age of 10. I didnt have another girlfrend for 4 yeers after that thogh becos i was insanely in love with this girl who i just coudnt see wasnt intersted in me, and i quite simply wasnt even willing to think about anyone else at the time.

*cough cough*

The "AS and Tobacco" thread is in the other forum...

I had one date aged 20 (I got stood up)

One aged 22 (just friends)

Next one aged 26-ish (a disaster, she was looking for a sperm donor to get child support from)

That's it.

I've never had a relationship and I have no idea if my own need for space and thinking time would fit in with this.

But I've no intent of ending up as an emotional doormat, walking wallet or sperm donor. I have a suficient degree of protective paranoia that I cannot fall for any of those scams unless I let the little head do the thinking instead of the brains (that won't happen, I despise the very idea of being touched).

I first had a 'real' boyfriend when I was 14. It didn't last long though, I think that the guys I've been out with, deep down I just felt sorry for them After a small while the feeling that I think is love just goes away and I just find them a tie-down so I am not sure I have even ever really loved Eh, well it's all confusing

I had my first girlfriend when I was about 16, that lasted a couple of months and ended badly, possibly due to the fact that our beliefs were vastly different, and also possibly due to the fact that she told me she was pregnant and wasn't.

About a year later I had my second girlfriend and we got along great, first girl I ever loved, and I've only recently gotten over that, though I've been out with a couple of other girls since then.

Haven't really dated anyone since late in my 18th year, and I'm now 20, though I did meet a girl recently who I quite liked who agreed to go out with me, but that hasn't actually happened yet, and I've given up on her.

I went on a couple dates with this one guy who was really nice. He tried to kiss me on the first date though, and I hadn't been kissed before so I turned away. I think that made him think I didn't like him and he didn't really try again after that. Oh well. That's my main problem I think... I'm just really shy. All my friends say I'm prude, half-jokingly. It's not on purpose, though. I just get scared when other people show a physical attraction to me. I've been on a couple other dates with guys who didn't make it clear it was a freakin' date before I accepted. (I'm 17 by the way.)

Status report: Still working on it

What's all this about dating at age 11?!?!?! ELEVEN!! !! !

For f*ck's sake, that's more like CHILD MOLESTING than dating. At 11 you still think the opposite sex is icky. Am I not correct???