Would you let your 17 year old go and stay with boyfriend at uni?

[Welshpoolmummy]

He has half term at the end of October, and would like to go and stay with boyfriend who's at uni. 5 hours by train. Have been seeing each other since June.

[TheNaze73]

Yes, no brainer for me.

He's of age, could fight in a war, drive a car & get married.

[FloatyFlo]

Yes I would. Because tbh remembering what I was like, I would have gone anyway. I wouldn't have even asked my mum because her and stepdad were ridiculously strict. Like PPs, I had no freedom and often was grounded at age 18!! I hated it and resented them for it. I wasn't even a badly behaved teenager

[MrsJayy]

I was not a badly behaved teenager either I was quite placid and laid back and sensible if they allowed me to be but their unreasonable strictness made me stick 2fingers up and do it anyway.

[IminaPickle]

Not because you're all wrong, but for the sake of balance, no! My teenagers didn't date until they were off and at University. I very much encouraged them to socialise in groups/ not pair up so young.

[SueTrinder]

I did. And for me going to visit my BF at Uni was a boat trip, 2 x 3 hour train journey and finding my way round an enormous city when I grew up on a small island. I felt terribly grown up.

[MrsJayy]

Yes they will and just because they are not allowed to date doesn't mean they won't the lad is 17 his bf is 18/19 they are not 14

[MrsJayy]

Where did you grow up sue (nosey)

[PterodactylToenails]

Yes, and tbh at that age I would go even if my mother said no!

[PterodactylToenails]

Yes, at that age I would go even if my mother disapproved.

[IminaPickle]

Dixie of 3 teenagers none of them did the 'drippy joined at the hip' thing, but went straight to having a boyfriend/ girlfriend once they'd left home thank God
So I think our encouragement worked.

[Violetcharlotte]

I've got boys but I think I would. When I was a teenager my parents used to stop me from doing stuff, so I would just lie and do it anyway!