I think 17 - 18 i think before that they are far too young still children infact.

I think senior year (HS) at the earliest. Honestly, before that, most people are not mentally prepared for being that intimate with someone.

Looks like I'm the "old" one on this board too...I was curious what some of the ol' coots like me were saying but it doesn't look like they dared to speak up...chickens...LOL!...but from my experience I'd say it is not the individuals age as much...of course they should be both legal and/or both consenting age...in the same age groups...if under 18...BUT I say it depends on the individuals maturity level. I've seen many 30 year old men get divorced because they were not ready to get married when they were 19, 20, 21 years old. And then I know a few couples who have been married over 30+ years and one of them was only 17 when they were married and her husband was 10 years older. (yup, that would be me) But, I don't think you can say that every woman will be ready at age 17 to have sex, marry a man who is 27 and start a family nor do I think that every man who gets married at 19, 20 or 21 will end up getting a divorce by the time he is 30. I think it depends on your level of maturity. Dealing with the "responsibilities" and "consequences" of your actions...determines whether you should have sex or not. Would you be willing to care for a child if you or your partner becomes with child? Are you prepared to provide support and selfless love to another little being? Do you have a life plan? If you do, then by all means go for it. You have your bases covered. If God blesses you with the greatest "gift" of all it will not be a burden, it can be a joyous moment...so the next time you think about doing something IMMATURE...think about your "unborn children" and what is best for them...stop being so selfish and start being selfless....it feels SOOOO GOOOD!

Marriage only makes sense if the main reason you are marrying someone is unconditional love. But in order for most to do that they usually have to feel confident in mojority of makes them feel human. Sex is one of them. Trust me when I say that once you add sex to an relationship that unless you feel humbly confident in your performance as well as your partners, there's no way for you to either you or someone else stay in a marriage and semi-ok sex. I do hope however that everyone would prove me wrong, wait, and with the help of there partner learn be a better lover. Unfortunately, the best way to learn is to be shown, not told. So has to come to the relationship with experience, but remain trustworthy.

i am with Bethany The right age to have sex is maried age

how come there isn't a voting section for married when you have sex?

well people can make their own desisions. from a moral persecptive, your not condemmedend if you have sex. and i have my opinions, i think you should be married. whether your 15 or 45, (a bit young and old, not my suggestion to 15 year olds, but the principle remains)

and thats me. i want to have something amazing and special with just one man. but aside from morality, isn't it smarter to do that. or to at least have it be just one man? lets face it, the only 100%fool proof, no mistakes, or failure rate prevention against pregnancies and STD's is abstinance. now obviously you can get an STD from other places sides sex, but if you avoid that in general, your assured safety. no leaking, breaking condoms or failure rates (note: STD viruses are smaller than sperm. quite a bit smaller actually. so find the failure rate of condoms against pregnancy and do the math.....a bit unsettling)

also, the reason why i think the drinking age is so high, studies show that our brains, the judgement center specifically, is not fully formed until 20-23ish. so, with all the raging hormones teenagers have, not to mention the undeveloped judgement center (evidenced in the extremely high rate of drunk driving accidents among young people as compared to other age groups, we're to stupid and selfish to think ahead) do you really think a teenager is able to make that decision? the decsion that could change EVERYTHING? a baby, a fatal STD? NO NO NO. we're not. and i'll bet the people voting for 15 year olds as mature enough are 15 year olds. and when they're older, they'll see the stupidity of it. espically if they have a 5 year old at twenty.

so i know i'm long winded. but i hope i've made my case for avoiding sex. not based on moral grounds, though i myself find htem very important, but common sense. please think before you let your hormones rule your world.

PLUS most women don't reach their sexual peak until their late twenties anyway, so what's the rush?? If you're gonna have sex it might as well be AMAZING!

i'm catholic so obviously am against sex before marriage, but these days many kids are doing it, so its gonna be hard to stop them. i'd say let people make their own decisions...its their choice, BUT the kids who are doing it arent exactly capable of making such a grown up decision. (even though they think they know everything) ..... I think that by the age of 20 most people are mature enough to make that choice

Age isn't as important as marital status.

sex walata hodama kale thamai 17 18 ages,mokada a kaleta thamai kello kollonta hodata naginna patan ganne.i think i'm correct........... wt abt u.??????

17 18 is best for ****

i think 15 or16 is too earlty
19 or 20 is a bit late
so ,17 or 18 is the best

sex ke liay 17 year ki bhosi is very good bcoz londi ko bhi bahut maja ayeaga

I feel like the moral age of haveing {SEX} is 13, because that is the age when you start makeing alot of your own dissisoins,and are responsible enough 2 control there actions and 2 never.

Till the girl is matured physically & theoretically by 18 i.e. the studies upto +2 is over, she will have the knowledge of sex which is good or bad, she may decide.

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