Date: 5/20/2003 12:21:00 PM
From Authorid: 18527
What is the question?  |
Date: 5/20/2003 12:23:00 PM
From Authorid: 53427
I was wondering the same thing as Kethria.. lol  |
Date: 5/20/2003 1:00:00 PM
From Authorid: 19092
yes and no....  |
Date: 5/20/2003 3:10:00 PM ( From Author )
From Authorid: 51463
why they can't date until they're older sorry i didn't make it specific i was in a rush.  |
Date: 5/20/2003 11:05:00 PM
From Authorid: 15070
LDS (mormon) females are supposed to date LDS guys because LDS guys start their training for the priesthood at very young ages. Therefore an LDS female should be with an LDS guy, unless the guy is willing to become LDS. And, yes, you are supposed to wait until you are 16, because the "Prophet" decided that was pleasing in God's eyes....you might want to ask a current LDS though......  |
Date: 5/21/2003 12:12:00 PM
From Authorid: 31673
Not dating until age 16, that's a guideline, not a set-in-stone rule. One of the major tenets of the Mormon faith is free agency - that we all have the freedom to choose how we will live. The leaders of the church recommend waiting until age 16 to date, but that is not considered commandment. My parents were not uptight about it. I remember a couple of my brothers going on group dates when they were 14 and 15. My parents felt group dating (essentially going on a date, but with at least one other couple) was fine as long as the child was mature enough to handle it. But they didn't allow one-on-one dating until 16. Other parents are much more strict. My belief is that the main purpose of that guideline is to protect young people from getting heavily involved in dating and relationships, before they are mature enough to handle it. By the age of 16 most teenagers are old enough to understand human relationships, personal responsibility and the emotional, physical, and spiritual rewards and consequences involved in human sexuality. It's not meant to be restrictive, but rather protective. When I was a teenager, it wasn't a big deal because it seemed that most parents had the same guidelines. I mean, the vast majority of my friends, most of whom were not Mormon, were not allowed to date until age 16. In fact, I remember one friend going on a date at 14 and it was sort of scandalous. But being pregnant at age 16 was also hugely scandalous back then. Now-a-days it's not all that shocking to hear of a 12-year-old getting pregnant. So I can see why being made to wait until age sixteen just to date can seem so strange.  |
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Date: 5/21/2003 4:07:00 PM ( From Author )
From Authorid: 51463
thanks everyone! =-bootz-= |
Date: 5/21/2003 11:46:00 PM
From Authorid: 32303
16 is still quite young to date seriously I think. I went on group dates when I was about 16 - 18, they were great fun, now at 23 I am glad I did'nt gett to serious about any one person when I was young,  |
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Date: 5/22/2003 1:39:00 PM
From Authorid: 31673
I agree Dr. Belle. I think I'll be more strict with my kids than my parents were. |
