[~CourageousSurvivor~]

Originally Posted by xHolyValorx

And honestly I know lots of people who misjudge their maturity. Like you might have done at 15. Once you see proof of maturity you can verify. If someone just says, "Oh yeah, I'm mature." But they are living with their parents and don't have a job, for example, they are indeed not. I claim maturity based on the fact I work, go to college, and don't live at home. I pay my own bills, drive a truck.. I deal with life as an adult and that's the proof that a person is mature.

Originally Posted by xHolyValorx

Here's my list that I will continually post in these threads.

1. When you can take care of a baby if you get pregnant.
2. When ALL of your normal body parts arrive.
3. When you know all you can about conception/protection for preventive pregnancy.
4. When you're mature enought to say "vagina/penis" without laughing or feeling weird.
5. When you know that swallowing or ejaculation on pants Isn't going to get your pregnant. .
6. When you're in a loving relationship for a semi-long period of time. My opinion... six months at least.
7. When your boyfriend/girlfriend meets all the requirements above.

Firstly, I don't necessarily think that a person living with their parents and not having a job does not make them mature.

I live with my father and I do not have a job. However, I am a very mature person and I get told this all the time. I do not have a job at the moment but I plan on getting one in a while when I feel that I can handle it. However, I plan on living with my father for as long as possible because financially it is the best decision.

I think what makes someone mature is based more on decisions they make and what not. Not where they are at in life on a financial level or whatever else.

Some circumstances prevent people from having a job or living outside of the home but that does not mean the decisions they make are not mature and do not mean that they are not mature.

As for the whole 'providing for the baby', I agree with that to an extent. People should not have sex until they think of absolutely everything involved. What would they do it they go pregnant? But, I don't think whether or not being able to provide for the child should come into play. Instead they need to think about what actions they are going to take if it were to happen.

Basically, they need to have some type of plan in the back of their mind in case a pregnancy does occur.


Now, as for an age, I don't really think there is a set age. I think it really is based more on the person and the relationship. But, I think the older the better. I think the older a person is the more mature and the better they are at decision making.

I also think the older they are the better they will be at being able to think about the future and everything involved with having sex.

So, I guess I would say a good age would be 20+