While others date at a young age, others find the love of their life when they’re in their 20’s–or even when they are in high school. But what determines a good age to start finding “the one?”
Some may say “I was married when I was 17,” but now we are in a society where some never find love or never get married, which is okay…but that’s not what we are talking about here.
We are talking about how people years from now might wish they stayed with the first person they fell in love with, but they’ve made that one decision that changed the course of their lives.
So, what lets us know that we’re ready to be mature, serious, respectful? Is it the way you treat the relationship or how you feel you’re getting treated from it? Is it in your parents’ blessings to let you be in one, or ignore them and feel your heart? Relationships are never going to be easy, but its something you keep on working on and on and you will continue to grow and learn just as you learn with school.
Let’s get some pro advice here:
BHS teacher Ms. Malerba said that starting to date depends on “how mature you are and if you know what you want out of life, and who you want to spend the rest of your life with.” Goals are the most important things in relationships, but perhaps also the most important things in life.
It’s not just her–BHS teacher Mr. Barden ALSO believes we should “learn more from things you see everyday, you learn more about who you are as a person, and most importantly you you learn more about who you want to become.”
Finding what’s mature and what’s real is difficult in this world of different views–everyone takes different journeys to get them through. I’m sorry that there are no easy answers…but we should all start dating only when we’re ready to handle the responsibilities.
