I don't think there is an age limit, just a maturity limit. So long as both parties understand what it is that it means to be in a relationship. But if the people dating are like younger than ten, that's not dating, that's just play acting. (i.e.- what kids do, like playing house)
as soon as a kid reaches puberty their body begins to change, this is common knowledge, as soon as an adolescent understands what is changing about their body, and can handle the implications of the decisions they make they should be allowed to date, even if that happens at 9 yrs old, now, as several others have said it depends on the maturity of the person in question as well as the maturity of the other party involved
kids will date no matter what age you set them but if you meet someone when you are 8 then i doubt you'll stay together till marriage. I think whenever the kid thinks they've met the right person, they're ready
I guess it would depend mostly on how mature the kid in question is. On average around 16 sounds good to me, as long as studies are still taken care of, and they don't go about making the wrong decisions (drugs, sex, alcohol, etc.). Even if they start around 13, they shouldn't stay out after dark until a certain age, which is decided by the individual parents judging from the view they have on both partners in the relationship and the mind set of each.
I jokingly told my daughters that they couldn't date till they where 35. They are at the age where that kind of talk is still "gross".
Really, I believe that each of my kids are maturing at different levels and I will have to take it on a case by case basis, when it comes to them dating, when that time arrives.
17 some maybe ...maybe 16...my daughter was almost 17 before she had her first REAL date ...even then I followed her. Not that I didn't trust her...I didn't trust him....
i had my first gf when i was that age , that did not affect my childhood ins fact it made it better , im not going to push my kids(if i ever have any ) to date unless they are ready to date and they prove to me that they are
17-18...i mean if the person wants to be able to have a proper longlasting relationship anyway. i mean lets face it high school doesnt really cultivate a long warm happy relationship. i think it is easiest to start a relationship after one graduates because they will start getting out in the real world rather than being in a more sheltered environment (high school). being out of school (meaning highschool) is a very maturing experience. plus there will be more time on their hands to be together. :P
Really, I believe that each of my kids are maturing at different levels and I will have to take it on a case by case basis, when it comes to them dating, when that time arrives.
there isn't really a specific age