Can love blossom at an early age? Or is it an adult game?

[lauren]

How old do you have to be before you fall in love? Is there a certain age that falling in love is plausible? or is it something that happens when you're older and wiser?


Personally, I think you can fall in love any time in your teens, maybe even at the age of 11 or 12. I'm not saying this is always the case, I just think it is POSSIBLE to fall in love at a young age and mean it. Albeit it's very rare, but I believe it can happen. I'd describe myself as being in love right now, and I have been for 2 years, I wouldn't accept others telling me I'm too young to know what love is...but I still feel silly telling others I am because at 17 they think it's impossible.

What's your view?

 

[Sophie]

I honestly think you can fall in love at any age. Of course, there are ages which are too young but I met my crush when I was 5 years old. Even though he doesn't love me back. I didn't fall in love with him until I was about 9/10 years old, admittedly. Of course that's my view of it. Love is love, no matter who you are and what age you are, imo.

 

[Han]

Well, it's probably possible. But there's a lot of people who think they're in love after dating for a week at young ages. :rolleyes:

I genuinely believe that anyone should wait until they're at least 19 anyway before admitting their love, committing to it and what not. You find so many people regret being so committed from a young age (some are with the same people they were in highschool) because they gave away a little of their freedom. C'mon, you see teenagers getting engaged at like 16 (well, here you do), and it's such a big commitment for someone who's barely lived their life.

But yeah, you get highschool sweethearts and that, but many young people (not all) think they're in love and think they're heartbroken when it ends after a month, etc.

I think you can fall in love at a young age, but acting upon it is the question.

 

[Potato]

I'd say "innocent" love is still love, but the not so innocent underage sex filled "love" is a different thing.

 

[Kirk]

Plenty of young people get together at an early age, but not many of them stick together. I do believe however that love can indeed blossom at an early age; my mum once met a couple who were in their 80's and had known and been with each-other since the age of 16. Of course, with modern society being the way it is and embracing more casual encounters, this type of happening doesn't occur as often.

 

[Devin]

I've heard of quite a few people who met when they were 12/13/14 and are still together many years later, so I think it is possible. A lot of people that age do confess their 'love' a week into a relationship and then are upset when they break up the next week though so it can vary a lot from person to person.

 

[Regulus]

You kinda have to define love first - which is something no one truly understands well enough to rationalize and put into words.

Don't children love their parents? I'm guessing that the question is referring specifically to relationships outside the immediate family? But, even in such a case, why would the scenario be any different?