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Anonymous asked in Pregnancy & ParentingAdolescent · 1 decade ago

What do I say to people when they ask....? Please help!

I'm a thirteen-year-old girl. Last year, at least four or five people (individually) asked me things like "Have you ever had a boyfriend?", "When did you get your first kiss?", etc. I'm sad to say that I have little experience with dating (the few guys that supposedly liked me and I liked them too, never asked me out...). I always feel embarrassed about saying the truth: that I've never had a boyfriend and still haven't gotten my first kiss. I've never even 'gone out' with someone. I don't like to lie about it, but I'm afraid I'll be ridiculed/insulted if I tell the truth. I'm usually sort of vague about it, so I think a few people I know think I have more experience than I actually do....Anyway, I don't know what to say to people. If I said something like "Why does it matter to you?" or "It's really none of your business!", the person/people would think that I was just making excuses (which is actually the truth). How can I avoid answering such a question or say it in a way that doesn't make me sound like a complete prude? Please help me!

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  • 1 decade ago
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    aww i didnt get my first kiss till i was 15 (im 16 now)

    and I proudly admitted it lols

    i'd say, im waiting for the right person .. or stuff like im shy .. (and thats the truth!)

    and if someone ridicules you cause you haven't had any boyfriends.. tell them "i haven't met anyone who can handle me yet"

    or stuff like "im way too much for them, they aren't on my level"

  • 1 decade ago

    I think most people are probably just making small talk with you & not really trying to pry into your life. But it still can be embarrassing. The best way to answer this question is answering with a joke like "No, I think the boys are too intimidated by my good looks to ask me out" or even "Oh dozens of boyfriends! How many boyfriends (or girlfriends) did you have by the time YOU were thirteen?"

    That will put them on their toes and you will no longer feel like they're prying into your life.

    Good luck! Being a teenager can be hard but you can keep it fun!

    Travis, (33 year old teenager)

  • im a teenager too and frankly i agree that it would be embarrassing to tell others that you still didn't have a boyfriend...

    in my opinion it would be best to say the truth...better things come out of the truth than lies. It is a lot better to be ridiculed because you said the truth than ridiculed because of lying.

    if you really feel uncomfortable saying the truth (which you should really give an effort) maybe you can tell them that you had those relationships but never took them seriously...or you never thought of these guys as the "one " or something...

    Hey, good luck! Love is a simple yet complicated.

  • 1 decade ago

    It's nobody's business. "Why do you need to know?" sometimes stops people but I think you're better off saying that you don't talk about things like that -- after all, if you meet a boy you like and then he hears that everybody knows details about your love life, he may decide to stay away from you because he thinks you might talk about him! Nobody likes being gossiped about. Just smile and say "Oh, I never talk about stuff like that."

    IT'S NOBODY'S BUSINESS.

    Your private business is just that, private. Would you want a boy telling everybody that he kissed you?

    Look, I'm a lot older than you. This I can tell you from long experience: People treat you the way you let them. If you let them be mean to you, they'll keep being mean. If you let them borrow money without paying it back, they'll keep borrowing money from you. If you let them know everything about your love life, they won't respect your privacy. And boys might not respect you at all.

    You can always just smile and walk away.

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  • 1 decade ago

    when you get asked about kissing, just say "I never kiss and tell".. give them a smile and make them wonder.

    I dont know what to say about the boyfriend thing other than to just say something like "I havent met anyone that seems worth dating yet"..

    At 13 you shouldnt have much dating experience anyways. Many teens your age may be asking questions just to see where they fit in.. to find out if they are the only ones who also havent dated or kissed yet.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    You're 13. The average age for first kisses/boyfriends is about 13 or 14. If someone asks you, just say, "I've never had a boyfriend yet. Just waitin' for Mr. Right to come along."

  • honestly...im a little older than you and i havent had a boyfriend or kiss(not counting the one when i was 5) and when people ask me " do you have a boyfriend" i tell them the truth...im proud of it to....i have friends who are in relationships and their unhappy...really i rather be focusing on flirting, friends, and school.....we have plenty of time for a bf...and to be honest we can flirt with any guy we want...my friends who have boyfriends can't do any of those things cuz the bfs get mad...but i can have fun =]

    ps. only immature people would insult you for being single or whatever....dont even waste your time on people like that

  • 1 decade ago

    Well, you can't help it...you're still really young to be dating. But if you want to avoid questions such as that, and I know it's bad, but just to get them off your back, you could lie. Good luck. :) Hope I was of some help!

    Source(s): me
  • LvR-C
    Lv 4
    1 decade ago

    I would Be proud that you haven't had your first kiss, you should wait until you are older. Make it a moment that you'll look back on and be proud of. Or when they ask. Just say " I Don't kiss and Tell"

    haha

    Hope I helped.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    well you can just tell them that it's your life and you don't care to share, or you don't kiss and tell, or you could just tell them the truth, because at 13 you don't need to have had a boyfriend or have kissed anybody! you should wait. I'm 14, and I wish i would've waited.

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