Parental Rules on Teen Dating
Are you a parent or a teen?
| 45% (112) | Parent | |
|---|---|---|
| 37% (93) | Teen | |
| 3% (9) | Childless Adult (using rules from when they were a teen) | |
| 13% (32) | Childless Adult (using rules they will use with their future children) |
246 voters have answered this question.
In your household, at what age can boys start dating?
| 29% (73) | Whenever they want | |
|---|---|---|
| 7% (19) | 11 or younger | |
| 6% (16) | 12 | |
| 4% (11) | 13 | |
| 7% (19) | 14 | |
| 5% (14) | 15 | |
| 9% (24) | 16 | |
| 2% (7) | 17 | |
| 1% (4) | 18 | |
| 1% (3) | 19 or older | |
| 4% (12) | Not until you graduate high school | |
| 2% (6) | Not until you graduate university | |
| 15% (38) | There are no boys in my household |
246 voters have answered this question.
Can boys start dating at a younger age then girls or vice-versa?
| 28% (69) | Boys can start dating younger than girls | |
|---|---|---|
| 18% (46) | Girls can start dating younger than boys | |
| 34% (85) | They can start dating at the same age | |
| 18% (46) | There is only one gender teens in my household |
246 voters have answered this question.
In your household, at what age can girls start dating?
| 29% (73) | Whenever they want | |
|---|---|---|
| 11% (28) | 11 or younger | |
| 8% (21) | 12 | |
| 4% (10) | 13 | |
| 9% (24) | 14 | |
| 3% (9) | 15 | |
| 11% (28) | 16 | |
| 2% (6) | 17 | |
| 4% (11) | 18 | |
| 1% (4) | 19 or older | |
| 1% (4) | Not until you graduate high school | |
| 4% (12) | Not until you graduate university | |
| 6% (16) | There are no girls in my household |
246 voters have answered this question.
What is the youngest age (in comparison to themselves) the teens can date?
| 42% (104) | Anyone younger than them | |
|---|---|---|
| 5% (14) | 4 or more years younger | |
| 5% (13) | 3 years younger | |
| 12% (30) | 2 years younger | |
| 14% (35) | 1 year younger | |
| 19% (48) | Same age at the youngest |
244 voters have answered this question.
What is the oldest age in (comparison to themselves) the teens can date?
| 11% (27) | Same age at the oldest | |
|---|---|---|
| 5% (13) | 1 year older | |
| 17% (42) | 2 years older | |
| 6% (15) | 3 years older | |
| 11% (29) | 4 or more years older | |
| 48% (118) | Anyone older |
244 voters have answered this question.
Do the teens have to have their dates approved by their parents
| 32% (79) | Yes | |
|---|---|---|
| 34% (85) | No | |
| 23% (57) | Daughters have to, sons don't | |
| 9% (23) | Sons have to, daughters don't |
244 voters have answered this question.
Can the teens date someone from any race?
| 73% (180) | Yes | |
|---|---|---|
| 14% (35) | No, they have to date their own race | |
| 2% (7) | No, they have to date someone not of their own race | |
| 9% (23) | No, they can date anyone out of multiple specific races but not any race |
245 voters have answered this question.
For teens only: Do you disobey your parents rules on dating?
| 50% (69) | No, my parents are lenient so there's nothing to disobey | |
|---|---|---|
| 7% (10) | My parents let me date but only a certain age/race, and I break that | |
| 13% (18) | My parents don't let me date at all but i do | |
| 28% (39) | No my parents are strict but I obey them |
136 voters have answered this question.
Fill in any other rules your family has that hasn't been described here
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