[mamabear]

At what age do you allow your daughter to go out on dates? How about a son? Do you impose any rules when they go out on dates? How do you get to know your daughters dating partner?

[Homade]

If I had a daughter, I wouldn't allow her to go out on date till she reaches 18, or at least 17. It would be OK for her to go with some friends, have dinner or watch movies in the theater, but not dating.

[Kailey]

Group dates with adult supervision (movies) I would say 14 or 15. Alone dates to somewhere where there are a lot of people 16. Alone dates to the movies or dinner I would say 17ish. My daughter will be in college when she is 17 (turns 18 within first month). Once she is there I can't say she can't date!

[Manning]

Those are good ages. I was allowed to date at 16 and that was years ago. I think that's a good age if your son or daughter is mature enough to handle possible pressures. Definitely, I would have a curfew. If it was not adhered to, there would be no more dating for a while. I'd require my daughter to have the boy come to the door so she could introduce us on the first date. It would be harder to require first date introductions for a son, but you could possibly require him to bring his date by to meet you before they go where ever they are going.

[SillyS]

This made me think of my friend's husband. When she had their first daughter who is now almost five years old, he used to say that she wouldn't go on a date until she was thirty! He still playfully threatens her when she tells him that she has a boyfriend at school. He lifts her up, giggling and shouts, "Tell me his name,tell me his name!"

[toby70]

In my experience, if your teenage daughter wants to meet a boy she will do so and, short of locking her in her room, there is little that you can do to stop it. The best thing you can do is encourage her to bring all of her friends home so that at least you know them and they know you.