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  • Jul 21, 2007, 10:48 PM
    yoitzlisa
    Can true love be found younger than 16 years of age?
    Hi

    I'm thirteen and I'm just wondering if I could fall in love at my age?

    Thanks :)
  • Jul 21, 2007, 10:51 PM
    touji-za-nai
    I'm 16 and I'm not too sure I can.

    So no
  • Jul 21, 2007, 10:51 PM
    WillL300
    It's very unlikely. You are still young and all your feelings are going to be changing. It may feel that you are in love but no one really knows what it is. But it doesn't mean you can't start dating soon
  • Jul 22, 2007, 12:02 AM
    huno
    No.

    At your age, you don't yet understand what love is. What you feel when you really like someone is lust, puppy love, etc. It's just an attraction based on superficial qualities (what they look like, what you imagine them to be like, etc.). You're not emotionally or mentally mature enough to appreciate someone as deeply as someone older and more experienced can. There's not really an age where you suddenly become capable of understanding love, but at 13, I doubt you're ready.

    That doesn't mean you shouldn't meet guys and date and whatever else... just know that whenever you say "Oh he's the love of my life," it's not actually true. In fact, if you ever catch yourself saying that, slap yourself once or twice.
  • Jul 22, 2007, 08:36 AM
    Shadow300
    Definitely keep dating, but love, well, it will catch you when you least expect it. Don't do anything you will regret, but it's just puppy love.
  • Jul 22, 2007, 08:42 AM
    Skrypt
    There is no age limit to love.
    However it's how mature you are to deal with love that makes it even possible.
    ... and of course the older you are the more likely it is that you are mature.
    ... so from that you could infer that there is an age limit to love.
  • Jul 22, 2007, 09:43 AM
    shygrneyzs
    At 16, I would doubt that you can find the true love at this time. You need to know that there are different levels to love - not all love is the kind that a lasting relationship is built upon. Some writers say there are eight levels and some say three but what matters is that love evolves and it is not likely to start at the highest level.

    If you read through some of the following, perhaps you will gain some understanding into your own feelings and thoughts.

    Loving U and 8 Levels of Love
    http://www.eldrbarry.net/marriage/clas/bm04.pdf
    Three different kinds of love
    Typical Kinds of Love Addicts
  • Jul 22, 2007, 06:29 PM
    BN61239
    If you know each other well enough and he is not a stranger to you, of course. There is no age limit to love, I can guarantee it.
  • Jul 22, 2007, 08:00 PM
    kholck
    Well, I'm 15 and almost 16 and I've been in love with my boyfriend who is 17 for a little over a year. I believe that love is true when you least expect it and that you would do anything for that person. Love is a powerful thing and is beautiful. If you believe you've found love, then I am so happy for you because it is so wonderful.
  • Jul 22, 2007, 08:03 PM
    nauticalstar420
    Love is possible at 13, because anything is possible. The fact that it will actually happen, is unlikely. MOST 13 year olds are not mature enough to understand love and all that comes with it.
  • Jul 22, 2007, 08:07 PM
    Wondergirl
    One of library volunteers is 74. He told me he liked a girl classmate in second grade and told her, "I'm going to marry you someday." She said, "Ok." They lost touch after grade school but found each other again during college. Meanwhile, they had dated others. While he was in the Navy, they married and eventually had three kids and lots of grandchildren. I guess true love can happen when you've very young.
  • Jul 26, 2007, 01:37 PM
    isourchildrenlearning
    Yes, true love can happen when you are young, though it is rare. But it CAN happen, and is not always puppy love.
  • Jul 26, 2007, 03:10 PM
    Canada_Sweety
    Deffinetly... unlikely but of course. When you're younger (in most cases) you're not 100% on all the facts, but anything happen:)
  • Jul 26, 2007, 03:21 PM
    becca04
    Love is something you can't second guess and when you are in love you will definitely know. At your age you are probably not but anything can happen but don't do anything stupid because you are so young and many years to find out what love is.
  • Jul 26, 2007, 03:25 PM
    ss4gilpin
    Love is unpredictable some times people fall in love in young its not iregular so I say it is possible
  • Jul 26, 2007, 07:42 PM
    SAMANTHA97
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by yoitzlisa
    hi

    I'm thirteen and I'm just wondering if I could fall in love at my age?

    thanks :)

    Hey I am 13 also and I have a boyfriend and we had sex early so I should scared but yes you can fall in love at that age
  • Jul 26, 2007, 07:53 PM
    Canada_Sweety
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by SAMANTHA97
    hey i am 13 also and i have a boyfriend and we had sex early so i should scared but yes you can fall in love at that age

    I think that because you yourself are 13, you are slightly bias to this question...
  • Jul 27, 2007, 08:06 AM
    lostinatrance
    It doesn't matter what age you are (well obviously at least be around 10), all that matters is your maturity.
  • Jul 29, 2007, 08:47 PM
    nikolaim247
    Comment on huno's post
    You are not in there shoes
  • Jul 29, 2007, 08:50 PM
    nikolaim247
    U got to follow your heart and not care what others think
  • Jul 30, 2007, 08:40 AM
    LearningAsIGo
    You can fall in love when you are 13, no doubt.

    Love changes over time though. When I was 13, I was with the "love of my life"! However, now I can say he was my first love, and we'll always be friends, but I'm SO glad I didn't marry him ;)
    Since you're so young, you just have to let the love grow and morph into whatever it will be. It could last, but it may not.. time changes people. Now's the age to have fun :)
  • Jul 30, 2007, 08:53 AM
    Emland
    Of course you could fall in love at your age. You might also find that you have fallen out of love with that person the next week. The person you are at 13 will most likely be very different than the person you will be at 18, 25 and 40 - but that's a good thing!

    You have to be very careful that what you feel is love and not the product of your teenage hormones. As your life experience grows you will have more resources to draw on and hopefully will be able to determine if you are feeling love or lust.

    Just don't let anyone talk you into doing something you aren't ready for.
  • Jul 30, 2007, 09:01 AM
    klovesj110603
    Hi... I fell in love when I was 13. 6 years later we are married and have a great relationship. We married when I was 15 and he was 19. We don't have any kids yet. But don't seek love it will find you when the time is right. I was never thinking I would find it so young and I really wasn't worried about it. Just take life one day at a time. Everything comes full circule. And don't let anyone talk you into sex because they say they love u! If they love you they wouldn't make you do something you were unsure of. Stay in school too. No matter what you need your education. Love will find you and no matter how long it takes it will be worth the wait.
  • Jul 30, 2007, 09:02 AM
    SnaveLeber
    No
  • Jul 30, 2007, 06:13 PM
    happylady123
    I thought I was in love when I was about 12ish but now I realize it was just a major crush. I really think it is hard to be in love at such a young age.
  • Jul 30, 2007, 06:23 PM
    SnaveLeber
    Before you can fall in love you have to know what love is. What do you think Love is?
  • Jul 30, 2007, 06:32 PM
    luckycharmz14
    I think 13 year olds are mature enough to understand love. Maybe not 10 or 11 year olds, but for some reason, I think love is possible for any age. I fell in love at 13, and we're still in love, and dating to this day, and I'm 19. So, yeah, its possible. :)
  • Jul 30, 2007, 08:39 PM
    XXscarsXX
    uhh... you anything is possible! I'm 36 and I fell in love with my husband at 11-12! I believe that if your willing to do anything for the person etc. anything is possible!

    PS: hope you find your answer! Have fun!! =]

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