Advice on parents and love?

My boyfriend and I have been dating a year and a half as of this thursday, but everytime my parents hear us say I love you on the phone they just give me this look, i asked them about it one time and they said ';It's because you're 16, you don't know what love is'; Why do parents say that? It's not true, i DO know what love is, and i DO love him, he's one of those seemingly rare breeds of guys, AMAZINGLY sweet, respects my wishes, all that kind of stuff, but hes still really fun and always makes me laugh, but they still say I don't know what love is. Can anyone explain why parents think this?Advice on parents and love?
I meet my husband when I was 15. We have been together ever since, and now I am 25! I can vividly remember having those same thoughts. It is very hard for parents to view their children as adults. After all, they used to change your diapers. If your love is true then there is no need to prove it to anyone! They will see for themselves. As time goes on your love for each other will no longer be a joke... eventually it will become respected. Good Luck!Advice on parents and love?
ah ! puppy love ... I remember it ...when I was your age.... its the greatest ....... then I grew up and so will you
They gave you a straight forward answer, it is because you're 16. At they're age, after all they've gone through, everything they've seen together, parents believe that love can't be found at such a young age because you're missing the other part of life like... living on your own, feeding yourself, and being self-sufficient. I can understand why they say you don't understand what love is, but I don't think that's necessarily true. Some kids, even at your age, really do understand, and feel, love. Though I will admit that most at your age do not.





Perhaps you are one of the brilliant few, the enlightened, I really hope that you are, because you're one of the luckiest people I know.
Hi Disturbia, it's usually because parents and people much older than you, have been where you are now. There are people who meet in their teens, and go on to marry. However, statistically it's not very common. Also, teens who do marry, often wake up one day to discover, they don't really know the person they're with, or realize they've outgrown the other person. As you grow and mature, your taste in men, relationships, etc will change as well.





During the teen years, hormones are building which increase sexual attraction, emotions, etc. This combination, combined with meeting someone you like, usually makes lust or infactuation, feel like love. In actuality, as you mature, you'll find that love is very gentle and less intense than passion. Two very different things. I hope you and your parents can communicate better in the future. They really do have your best interests at heart. :)
You have the first piece of the puzzle.


Be true to your dreams and feelings---treasure them, and don't betray them.


Love, though, is a terrible life-force that's powerful and rare and very frightening. It's like saying you know what God is---Love is as strong as the Tsunami in your life, and not to be toyed with. You cannot stand up to it, you can only be true to it.


There is a lot of suffering in life to come, suffering that no one ever escapes----love makes that suffering even more terrible, but worthwhile. It moves nations, time, life and death. And no one ever escapes it.
They are your parents, and they really don't want you too grow up. I mean if your their only child then they are gonna be VERY protective of you. Expecially your dad, cause he would still like too think of you as that girl who sits on his lap and cuddles him. But the truth is, your not and you can live your life the way you want it, but my advice is not to say that around them, talk too your boyfriend and make up a code word or something, i may help, and it would please your parents while also making your relationship alot better..





BYE!
I was in your shoes not all that long ago. I'm 31 and I'm not some un-hip, square, old fart. I can COMPLETELY understand where your parents are coming from, I'd probably cringe too if I heard my daughter at your age tell a boy ';I love you';. No you really don't know what love is yet. Sh*t, I'm 31 years old and there are times that I have thought I was in love in my 20's and it wasn't real love. I'm sure you're feelings you have for your bf are very real, and feel like love. You're on cloud 9 it sounds like. But I can almost bet my left arm that before high school is over or right after high school your relationship will be over. At which point you'll experience having your ';heart broken';. Unless you're the dumper. I'm not dooming it, it's just part of being a teenager. There's so much more to learn and explore, not to mention so many other people to date and go out with. And I know, this is probably all BS coming from me, but trust me I lived it, I know it. I have sisters, brothers, nephews, and friends. It's all part of growing up. You have to understand your parents point of view and where they're coming from. They are grown adults and have been through what you're going through and then some. You're 16 years old and marriage/love/LTR's shouldn't even be a thought in your mind. *Not saying you wanna get married, just making a point. I was 22 when I first got married. I thought I was in ';love';. Yeah, several years later I realized it wasn't. People tried telling me I was too young etc.....yeah I really showed them. Enjoy your relationship for what it is. One day you will know what I'm talking about.
As a parent with two grown children (one married and one married and divorced and contemplating marriage again), you have no idea what ';LOVE'; really is!! You are only 16 and have had none of the life experiences that your parents have had. Look at everything that your parents have gone through and they are still together, and in love! THAT is what love is about! You have not yet dipped your toe into the river of life.





When I was your age I thought that I was in love too, and that my parents knew nothing! I got married, had two children and then divorced. I now have grown enough to know how right they were -- and still are!





Love isn't always about fun and laughs. I really found out how much my husband loves me when I had cancer and after my first cycle of chemo I threw up on him... he still loves me!





Give life a try ... see what it's all about before you commit some of the same mistakes that I have. You have plenty of time ahead of you, there's no need to rush through it!