the best way to get people 14-25 to do something is to tell them not to ;)

btw, i know several couples who have been together since before they were 18, and are together over 30 years later. my fiance's parents were together from high school till the death of father over 50 years later. my uncle married a 17 year old girl, and i just realized that she is now is 56 and they're still married, and both work at the same university. my parents got married at 27, and they had a horrible marriage - which i wish had lasted less time than it did.

what works for some doesn't work for others *shrug*

Ohio.

Yes, it is irrelevant. People start relationships at 25 - 35 - 45 - 55 - 66 - and they fail too. Sure, the percentage at which they survive might increase as the older you get, but it is no reason to not involve yourself in a relationship. You should know, you can't control what you feel when you meet someone. But I personally know of several relatives who were "highschool sweethearts" who are still happily married.

If what my girlfriend and I have doesn't work out in the future, I will have no regrets, because I followed my instincts and learned on my own - instead of having lived my life through someone else's ear with a hear no evil speak no evil see no evil mentality.

Yeah . . . have a good time. Like I have said multiple times in this thread, there are exceptions to every rule. You, however, are much too young to know if you are one of them or not.

Just so you know, the odds are against you. Good luck, as you will need it.

You will regret it when you realize you wasted your youth away when you should be out having fun.

As far as your relatives doing it, I am betting you are referring to old people and the times were different back then. They did not live together before getting married, and divorce just wasn't something that was done.

Like I said, good luck. . .

Nice to hear, but all i have to say is that i love fucking the shit outta single moms... nothing else..

Who are you to say that I'm not having fun? I'm having loads of fun being with her. I'm not wasting my youth away youth. Before I was with her I was out with the best of them "living the life" hooking up with girl after girl. What I have now is honestly a lot better than what I did then.

I'm referring to aunts and uncles who are in their mid 40's. Regardless of whether or not "Divorce" wasn't something that was done often, they're happy now anyways. Do you even bother looking at the fact that 50% of people stay married? Sure, not all of them are happy - but most are happy enough to stay married.

You're a 50 year old motorcycle driving pornsite owner. I wouldn't expect you to understand concepts which exceed the bounderies of your dick-in-hand mentality. To me, you're wasting away your youth when you're aimlessly going from person to person only on a connection based on sexuality.

For me and my girlfriend to be truly happy and having fun, there just has to be something more to a relationship than a one night stand and an orgasm. :winkwink:

...and something else I wanted to add.

It's natural for parents to look after their children. But I think a part of effective parenting is allowing your children to learn from their own mistakes, particularly in the realm of relationships. The wisdom gained from learning on your own is much more valuable than wisdom that you're spoonfed by someone else.

I'm not a parent, but I have at least enough sense to understand this basic idea.

now I am getting a pretty much good view of how I would be once my son becomes a teenager. you will realize your parents were right the time your kids start telling you you're wrong.

you see no matter how much you remind your kids.. they are the ones making the decision. and sometimes, experience is still the best teacher. good luck.

You are an inexperienced, thinks he knows it all punk kid. Don't even begin to tell me you have any idea at all what raising successfull children is about. You do not know shit.

Like I said, talk to me in 10 years, until then, STFU.

50.....,....

I knew you wouldn't let me down