Dating, dating, dating ....

Hello IF-ians,

"Did you heard, there going out!" " Really, I didnt know that." ....

As you can see here, a conversation between two people. Now,they dont mean that someone is going somewhere, but it means that a boy and girl are dating!

What does dating mean? Dating just means a boy and girl have a relationship for an extended period of time. Now get it?

Well, dating is becoming popular every year between young kids from the age 11-18. Instead of spending time on their studies and concentrating on their families, teens tend to experiment with dating.

So, why is Dating becoming popular in young kids? (age 11-18)

Don't forget to give your opnions as everyone is different and it's great to hear different opnions

Interesting topic!

You know what? I have wondered the same thing over and over many times. I have come to believe that dating in teens has become a kind of a norm.

Teens tend to think that if they don't date then they are not 'cool.' I just hate when 'cool' is doing all the things you shouldn't waste your time on.

Dating in teens definitely doesn't work as a long term relationship. In fact, I have seen the same people going out with a different person every other month, which is what I simply don't understand.

Does it make sense? No! It doesn't. Whenever I am asked out, I bluntly refuse. I am happy with my friends, going to malls, and having fun is fine. I am a teen too but I don't think that it's necessary to date. I have many friends that are boys but that's about it. I don't have to date anyone to prove hey I am cool. Just be what you are and that's all you need to be cool.

But dating isn't necessary at all... Not at this point of your life anyways... It's the time where we have to think about our studies and careers. That's it.

I agree that people can like each other and that's fine. It's normal since at this age when we begin to explore the meaning of relationships.. But I believe going too deep with dating at this age is unintelligent.

Originally posted by: DesiChocolate

I think its mostly peer pressure. Just to get into the 'cool' crowd. Like one cool girl gets a boyfriend now someone who is not so good friends with her is pressured to get one so she can become cool.
Another reason is because her friends talk abuot their X or one friend says XYZ you dont even know how this feels , and without know that girl is hurt.
I think with guys who are younger{11-14/15ish} dont care if they have a girl or not..But while getting older they say "ohhh i want to show off" and what not!

Nice post btw dii🤗

Priya😛

agree with u WELL SAIDD.......👏

Saraa

Hey, interesting topic. My friend's bf just recently broke up with her and it was almost as if I was as hurt as she was. The reason being that, well, my friend was ALWAYS talking about her bf and I knew like EVERYTHING and so when it was over I was like hey how can you just end it like that? It's been going on for more than a year!

So I think that a lot of times people "think" they're serious about a person, but then after a while you realize that you aren't. That's why I think people shouldn't get too serious about any one person, and you shouldn't start getting into relationships until you become mature enough to commit.

You mentioned the ages 11-18. Now 11 is WAY too young for all this. I mean kids have crushes and all, but, dude, that's no age to start dating. I didn't even know what dating was when I was 11, gosh darnett.

So dating is a normal thing only if you date at the appropriate age and with the right kinds of people. But these days it's so common even kids are doing it. It's more of a "game" than a "relationship" now.

hey,nice topic 😃
n naina,nice post,i totally agree with everything u said 😉
well theres only one thing i feel abt dating among teens- W-R-O-N-G!! 😛
well,even i feel that its perfectly natural to like ppl...but actually going out? 😕
its ok even to admit to each other that you like the other, n hanging out in big grps of b's n g's is ok,but if a boy n girl decide to go out together n give it the name of dating....
n then they call it love 8-|
well one of the worst parts i feel is when the ppl tend to forget the more important things in life, like studies ..
and the WORST part is when ppl dont restrict themselves to plain innocent going out n go even further.....
n i guess u guys kno what i mean 😔

but yeah,if the boy n girl kno their limits and dont let it affect the other things in life,and they're perfectly responsible abt it, then theres no problem 😊😉😃

Originally posted by: naina_manam

Interesting topic!

You know what? I have wondered the same thing over and over many times. I have come to believe that dating in teens has become a kind of a norm.

Teens tend to think that if they don't date then they are not 'cool.' I just hate when 'cool' is doing all the things you shouldn't waste your time on.

Dating in teens definitely doesn't work as a long term relationship. In fact, I have seen the same people going out with a different person every other month, which is what I simply don't understand.

Does it make sense? No! It doesn't. Whenever I am asked out, I bluntly refuse. I am happy with my friends, going to malls, and having fun is fine. I am a teen too but I don't think that it's necessary to date. I have many friends that are boys but that's about it. I don't have to date anyone to prove hey I am cool. Just be what you are and that's all you need to be cool.

But dating isn't necessary at all... Not at this point of your life anyways... It's the time where we have to think about our studies and careers. That's it.

I agree that people can like each other and that's fine. It's normal since at this age when we begin to explore the meaning of relationships.. But I believe going too deep with dating at this age is unintelligent.

well said naina👏

As a teen i think the answer to the question varies from person to person. I agree that to sum extent ppl want to date out of pressure just to be cool or in other words, to be accepted in the cool crowd. But at the same time dis not the only reason. Teens easily get infactuated towards each other and as a result of this, they take this infactuation as a so called love. This love does tend to decrease in the long run but for them at that time its everythin. Some teens also do this out of problems and frustration maybe from studies or from family problems. In order to cope wid these problems they need sum1 to say i love u to dem, to be there for dem, and dis leads them to be a part of this trend. For many this is also like a time pass or maybe time kill.

hum...dating is something indians dont do much 😆

^^ Oh Cheri, you'd be very surprised!

I quote one of my best friends, and if she reads this she's kill me, but "Having a boyfriend is not a necessity, it's a trend"....

Which in 101 % true... I don't say that you shouldn't date at all, that's fine... But the age should be right... 11 - 13 is definitely NOT an age to date... 14 - 17 is fine, but not for any serious relationships... At such a time, psychologically one is bound to have feelings for the opposite sex, but you shouldn't get carried away to anything physical...

17 - 20 is a pretty normal age to date... At this age, there is a sense of maturity and so one knows what's right and what's wrong...

To sum it all up, Dating is fine at particular ages only, but whatever the age, if the relationship is levelheaded, mature and responsible, not leading to any hasty decisions, it's fine.

-Sam