Sorry but no. You can't 'date' someone at the age of 11. You have no money to 'date', and you have no idea what an adult relationship entails. At the age of 11 'dating' is saying hello to someone in the playground and holding hands occasionally. At the age of 19 you can hardly call your relationship successful, you're just children and still have barely any concept of a mature relationship. Come back with your 'words of wisdom' when you're 50 and have been HAPPILY married for 20-25 years, and even then many relationships are not what I'd call successful. It's only successful if you still both genuinely love each other and your relationship lasts until one of you dies. Otherwise one has left the other and the relationship was not a success.

"At the age of 19 you can hardly call your relationship successful, you're just children and still have barely any concept of a mature relationship". I do see your point, but that is beyond patronizing. If a relationship is happy and healthy, it's successful in my view. Plus, if someone who is 19 is working their own job, paying their own bills, driving, voting, living by themselves etc. (as lots of 19 year olds I know are), it's hardly fair to call them children. You're giving off a really 'holier than thou' vibe.

You've never heard of high school romance, have you?

40- Not true. Me and my boyfriend have been together since we were 15 (I'm almost 20 now), and it never negatively affected my education or whatever. Loads of people have romances in high school.

They are...

First, why is 47 getting downvoted? Look at the OP's name. I've never met a woman named Howard. And the OP clearly mentions their relationship is with a guy. Meaning they ARE both guys. Secondly, why is them both being guys worse? I see nothing wrong with same-sex couples.