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Well..I'm 17 and my parents still won't let me date and there's this guy I want to go out with..He likes me back but he works all the time and I only see him on sundays. That's not the issue though. How do I get my parents to understand that I'm old enough and should be allowed to date already? Or get around it without getting grounded? My parents are strict..

Well, you could try this: Tell your parents that pretty soon you'll be going away to college, where you'll be meeting lots of guys and having many opportunities to date. And that "scares" you, because you haven't had any experience with guys, and you're afraid you won't know how to handle a guy, or yourself, on a date. And that's why you think it's really important to start getting a little practice dating while you're still at home, so if you run into any problems, you can come to them for advice and guidance. Because you know how much they care about you and worry about you, and you're sure they wouldn't want you to be out on your own and get into a situation you can't handle because you haven't had any experience with it.

It might work! Good luck! =]

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