[TakeTheLeap]

I voted for 16, but 15/16 is good, I think. I really don't think you should start dating until you are able to drive yourself places - it's not cool to have to ask your mother to take you and your boyfriend/girlfriend places. Kinda lame in my opinion. On top of that, at 12/13 years old, you don't understand enough about yourself to really know what you want out of a relationship, and I really don't think you should start dating until you have a good idea of exactly who you are as a person. Self-awareness is a huge part of making a relationship work, and there are way too many changes happening in the early teen years for someone that age to really be self-aware.