Curious: How young is too young?

Is it possible/likely to find real love at 15?

Believe me, I'm not usually the type to ask this, but I'd like your opinion.

No.

Possible but not likely. 

My mom met my dad when she was 15, he was 17. They've been together ever since, but I think that's a rare case.

sure you can find love at 15....just you have to understand that as you and your partner changes, that love might change also (which can happen when you are older also).

People arent constant their entire lives. They want and like and behave in different ways as the experiences of their life continue to shape them into different forms of themselves.

Love is love...it can come and go...but its durration does not really change the feeling or its value.

^ I guess that's true.

I just can't imagine being in love at 15. Love means different things to different people though. It's easier for some people to fall in love than it is for others.

Then again I'm 21 and have never been in love, so I'm kind of a downer...haha.

I hate when people insist teenagers can't be in love because they're "too young." Maturity level is a greatest consideration than age imo. Two mature 15 year olds could be genuinely in love while two immature 25 year olds can just think they're in love.

I'm with Lorik, just because your love is likely to change as your life changes, and although this is unlikely to be the person that you spend the rest of your life with, it doesn't mean that it's not love now.  Enjoy the feeling.

On the other hand I do have friends who have been inseperable since first school, "together" since 15 and at 30 are still going strong.

You never know.

OMG! same here, im 14 been going out with this guy since i was 11; before hormones. i feel because we're growing up together we will end up really close, my aunt and uncle met when they were 12, soo.....

Me and my bf base our love off the other's efficiency in going about life, running a household, their qualities. the chemistry is definately there though, physially also.

we are both mature, and feel as though we could live with the other for life, theres definately a complete connection, unconditionally putting him before me.

Up until about 2 months ago I would have said yes....now its not likely but I guess it depends on the individuals.

It is possible to find love, true world-changing love at 15, but I have to agree that it's not very likely.

That said.. it's your life, live it to the fullest, no matter what "everyone" might tell you. :) Chances are you'll love and lose and love and lose and with each loss, you'll grow stronger and better able to determine what kind of person fits you.

That's just how life is, for most of us.

I meet the love of my life the day I turned 17.  I still love him, but I knew when I turned 27 that I could not be with him anymore.

People change as they get older.

Enjoy you love.

uuuuuummmmmmmmmmmmm.......NO

Considering I met my husband at 14 and started dating him at about 15. We got married when I was 19, him 18.

It definitely depends on the maturity of the two involved. Though I can tell you I experienced love prior to my husband, just that I was incompatible with those people. I am very much compatible with my husband, however. =)

It's possible, but not necessarily likely. My husband and I are a rare case, indeed.

Met my husband when I was 13, he was 16 (2.5 years apart in age).  We started dating a year later.  Married him when I was 16 he was 18.  Still together after 28 years of marriage.  He's my best friend.

It can happen.  But it is rare.

It IS possible... but people change and grow an awful lot in their teens/early twenties and it's highly likely that 'Mr Perfect Match' will turn out to be 'Mr What Was I THINKING?!' a few years later. There are exceptions though - my cousin married her next door neigbour's son. She was only 14 when they met, and he was 21. It worked because he was patient and waited for her to grow up a bit, and she was a very mature level-headed young person for her age to begin with. Their first two years of dates consisted of his coming over and sitting on the couch with her with her parents home because she was too young for anything else to be legal! Her parents gave in to the inevitable and let them get engaged when she was 16 and they got married as soon as she turned 18. Will it work out in ten years time? Who knows... Her parents also got engaged when her mother was 16 and they also got married very young - and that didn't work in the long run. They seemed to have the perfect relationship and they were super-duper-in-love for years, but they grew in different directions and their marriage fell apart and they got divorced after about 25 years (the last decade of their marriage was a mess...)

The maturity level of a 15 year old is not the same as the maturity level of an average adult. I think what you have is infatuation.  I don't believe you can find true love at such a young age, life experience is just not there yet.  Why is there so much dating going on at such young ages? 12,13?  Whatever happened to childhood?  You have your whole life to "be in love".  Dating is meant to be a "sorting out" of who you want to be with when you get married. You are waaaay too young to be in a "serious relationship" and concerned with such things.  Find out who you are before you "commit" to someone else. You are both going to change, hopefully, a lot in the next few years.  You are very young and have a lot of experiences ahead of you. Remember, though, when your heart gets broken, and it will, it is a learning experience and you will recover and find another.   Good luck.

The person you will marry is the most important decision you will make in your life. It is important to know what your compatibility is in all aspects of life, religion, career, spending habits, (money is a big problem in marriages) child raising etc etc etc. I think it is possible to have a basis for love at your age. It is how it grows and how compatible you are or will be in adult life that is important here. There are many things you will face as an adult that right now you don't even know exist. How he handles stress and how he treats his mother and other women in his life is a really good indicator as how he will treat you. Be in love now, but you really should start paying attention to how he reacts to certain situations. It's easy to fall in love and marry someone, but much different to live your life with them. If more people would pay attention to these things in a relationship the divorce rate would be much lower.

Woa.... she is only asking about being in love... not about marriage, kids and the whole fireworks!

Define "real love". I think love happens in many different ways. Romantic love can last from a brief moment to a lifetime and mean a whole lot of different things. Being in love is not reason enough to get married! It is only a  part of the whole picture.

As others have said, you will change over the years. Simply enjoy being in love!  

It can happen, but you have to remember that as people age they change.

But don't let that keep you from falling in love enjoy what you have. :]

Yup, it's definitely possible.

Does "real love" mean you will automatically wind up together forever? Nope. Lives change, people change. Doesn't mean it wasn't real love while it lasted, however.

I'm with the last poster. Enjoy what you have. :)