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Basically what everyone else said, yea, it all depends on you. I don't think there's a specific age where you should be allowed to date. Nobody can really prevent you from dating. Like, if you wanted some beer or whatever badly enough . . . you'd get it. (JUST an example!) Nobody can really stop you on something like that. We all know how to lie to our parents just right to be able to do some things. But if your parent honestly does not think your ready, well you have to consider that they know you better then any of your friends. So don't just blow off their opinion, roll your eyes, and call them annoying. Because if it turns out you really are not ready for dating, then it's not only your life that might be messed up for a little while, but also the person you are dating.

But one thing that was posted here I truely disagreed with:(EDIT: I don't know if you meant it exactly the way I disagreed with, but that's what it sounded like. Sorry if I was wrong.)

While it is true that all parents were teens at some point, I think the biggest mistake that many parents make is thinking they know more then their kid. Sure, they might have already passed their school tests, but nobody knows how the kid is feeling better then the kid. And the parent really only knows what the kid tells them about school and friends, and other things in that kid's life.

Just because they were once the same age, it does not mean the same kinds of people and situations have interacted/happened in exactly the same way to the kid. (Did that make sence? xp ) Everyone is made diffrent by their experiences. And no two people have the same experiences.

It depends, if they think they are emotionally read ythen go for it. But if the kid is doing it jsut because someone told them not to (and I know a lot of people who would, myself included [yes, I'm a brat I know]) and that is their only reason, it seems futile.