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I was 13 when I had my first girlfriend.
I don't think you can set an age on it - has to do with the maturity of the kid. I do, however, think that there is so much more sex in the media that the age seems to keep getting pushed earlier and earlier. As an example, I'm watching football with my 9 years old son yesterday, and a commerical comes on for the movie about two friends that makes a porno. My son says "What's a porno?". Like I want to explain to my 9 year old son what a porno is? But I suppose the inappropriateness of commercials during family viewing time is another issue....just making a point about how times certainly are changing.
My daughter is almost 15 and while she's had her crushes, she has no interest nor time to have a boyfriend. I've actually had to give her lessons in letting guys down easily. Three of four times she's told her mom that some guy has come up to her and said "I like you. Do you like me?" and she hasn't been very....uh, kind? Tactful?....in her response.
I am counting my blessings that this has not been an issue or point if interest in her life. she also has the advantage of a best friend that just got hurt by a guy two years older, and that has opened her eyes quite a bit to the emotional consequences often assocated with early teen relationships.
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