Originally posted by: InstincT
I guess I'm a late one but I didn't have my first date until I was 18. She was 17 if I remember correctly. I took her to Monkey Jungle.
we would have to define "date" in order for me to accurately answer this. there was this boy. he started following me home in 8th grade. well.. he and his friend started following me and my friend home from school. it was 9th grade before we became sure which one of us was actually being followed.. and even then, for a while he still followed mary home (she lived further) and then came back to my house. then he walked with us, but he still walked mary home too and came back. my mother wouldn't let him in the house. we sat on the front steps for a while. then mary moved so he didn't have to escort her home anymore. we might have gone to a party or two where we both were, but not together.. my mom wouldn't let him in the house, no way she would have let me go anywhere with him.
in 10th grade though.. lets see.. we went to a concert. 2, I guess.. the first one didn't happen (sound system didn't show up) so his folks took me back to their house for a while. I got in *so* much trouble. rofl. maybe that was the first "date" though. so.. I was in 10th grade.. so.. probably 16? all in all we went to a few parties in common, met at a football game or two, went to 2 concerts and a movie. I think that's all. well.. and he followed or walked me home from school for 4 years.
he wasn't really a boyfriend, though.. he was just this boy that showed up and it took me 4 years to figure out how to get rid of him. (found a ride home from school!). was more like a benign stalker I got used to than a boyfriend.
I was 18 before I had a real guy asked me out dinner and a movie first date kind of date..
actually.. heh. that may have been the *only* time I ever had a real traditional first date kind of date.
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