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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]DS, 17, is in a way too serious relationship with his girlfriend.  Yes, he is having sex.[/quote]

Same here but a DD.  It isn't even the actual sex that bothers me, it is the seriousness of the relationship.  They are like a married couple.  Both good kids, both excellent students with friends and outside activities but still... She is just too young.  [/quote]

NP here. I know I'm not either of you PPs so it's none of my business and I don't know your values or specific concerns about the relationships, but if it helps this doesn't have to be a bad thing. My parents were together since they were 16, they were each other's high school sweethearts, they've been married for decades now (at least 40 years, I forget the exact date) and their marriage is still incredibly strong and loving. Also, my best friends since high school have been together since they were 14 and have the strongest, healthiest, most beautifully supportive partnership of anyone I know.

I'm not saying all teen relationships are good, but they don't have to all be bad and if your child has found someone special, maybe life just didn't wait for them to be older, you know? Plus as long as everything is consensual and healthy, even if this isn't the person he or she will eventually marry, the relationship can still be a very cherished, valuable, good thing for both partners depending on how things work out.[/quote]

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