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Are you one of those people who thinks that you can fall in love at a young age or do you think that you can fall in love regardless of your age? I know a load of people who have different views so i'm just wondering what you guys think haha

I have a bit of both sides.

I do believe there is a feeling of love when you are young, but i also believe you don't truly understand the feeling until you are older.

In my mindset, a 13-14 year old can fall in love. But i don't think he/she can have a relation that lasts because he/she doesn't understand the true nature of love yet. They are still confused about the subject.

If you look at older people (17+), they have relations that will stick better because they aren't confused anymore. Instead, they meet the perfect guy/girl and stick with it. They also don't do sex for the sex. They do it as an act of love and intimacy.

I'd love to agree that 17+ only have sex for the love and intimacy haha the boys i've met seemed to be a little different..

Well i'm 15, although quite mature for my age i've been told? I've been with my boyfriend 9 months and believe that I am in love, and i've been told that its "cute" or "just stupid that I could consider that after 9 months at the age of 15" but it's just one of those feelings you know? It's like I don't care if they believe me because it doesn't stop me being so happy, if you get me

There are always exceptions. Not everyone is a lost cause ^^

The point i was making is that people age 13-14 often date out of horniness without feeling "real love".
While you truly feel something for your guy without thinking about his body 24/7.
I'd say you are in the mature bracket of things.

Yeah, I know a lot of 12 year olds in the younger years of my school that have "boy problems" that seem really silly, things like "I looked at this guy and he looked back at me but didn't smile!? He's sending mixed signals" crazy stuff.

I didn't believe teenagers could fall in love... then I did :p I guess it depends on maturity, because there are always going to be those teenage girls gushing about how they're "in love" with their boyfriend after dating for a week I think people my age easily confuse love and lust.

I totally agree

Yea, My little sisters say silly stuff about boyfriend troubles. Boy if they only knew what love is reallylike. They are clueless.

Love doesn't have an age. That's not to say that it would be appropriate for an older man to act on his feelings with a minor e.g. 40 year old guy and a 15 year old girl.

You're still 14, I really doubt you have an understanding of what "love is really like" either. Hell, I don't think anybody does. I'm not saying you haven't or can't love though, just to make that clear.

A person of any age can love. This is proven through the love of parents, children and siblings.

However that's only one kind of love. I think you have to be a little older to be able to recognize and maintain romantic love and realize that everything you do has consequences. For example, for someone who's say, 14, whos been with a person for a couple months and claiming they love them simply because they feel so good when they're with them? No. That's not love. That's lust.

For someone older, who's been in a relationship long enough for those butterflies in their stomach to be gone, for character traits of their significant other to annoy them sometimes but yet still want to wake up beside them and see their face every morning?Yes, I'd say they are more able to love romantically than someone younger.

As well, people who choose to go to the same college as their significant other "because they love them and dont want to lose them"; Also no. That's just giving up your own life to keep an eye on the other because you're worried they'll find greener pastures. It's more a sign of love to have the confidence to make good choices for yourself, go to a different school, get the education YOU want to get the job you want so that down the road, if your love was strong enough to last through that, you'll have a career you like so that you LIKE going to work every day and helping provide for your family. That is love; being willing to make hard decisions that yes; effect both people in the relationship but for the sake of making it better in the long run.

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