You can look

[Nicks Girl]

I'm like that too salt and light. lol I can't STAND for other guys to look at me, and I will complain about it, lol. My Fiance is a jealous type, but he doesn't mind as long as no one touches... usually. And vice versa.. hehe we've had a few girls "look" at my fiance..and I'M the jealous one, and I HATE it when girls think they can make a move on my sweetie.. especially when I'm RIGHT THERE! You know... It's nice thinking.. oh well, they want what I have! and He's MINE, lol. Not theirs, but I think that is getting kinda prideful..

I really think that parents have to try their hardest to teach their kids right from wrong when it comes to "looking" I agree to some extent that looking is ok, but you have to be able to recognize when you're crossing the line. I definitely think that in a relationship, you should not be LOOKING, because like someone else said, if you don't even look, you won't be tempted. Since the day I met my Fiance I have NEVER noticed another guy.. I can't. I won't let myself, because we are committing our lives to each other. there is no room for looking.

I think that when you are single, and looking for someone to spend your life with, there needs to be SOME kind of looking.. I mean if you don't look, how else will you find someone? But that doesn't neccessarily have to be a sexual thing.

I think after a certain age, parents need to let their children make their own decisions.. and they need a certain amount of privacy. However, hopefully by that age (mid to late teens) they can make the right choices for their lives. And if they can't by then, then there is nothing their parents can do about it, because you've taught them as much as you can. If you are overprotective, some kids bolt from that, and do everything completely opposite, just because they feel like they are too...Umm, what's the word?? too protected, I guess. I know I felt like that. especially in my early teens, and I did alot of things I'm not proud of, JUST because my parents seemed to be pushing me to do the right thing. I can make the right choice, but when I'm pushed, like a typical teenager, I want to do the opposite of what my parents think. That is how I was in my early teens. Certain ground rules definitely should be set. But only your teenager can make the choice for their life, because eventually they WILL be making their own choices.

I think having a good relationship with your kids is really important, and if they respect you, they will be more likely to listen. My parents are two of my best friends, because they have often let me make my own choices, and now, I almost always ask their opinions, and advice on certain aspects of my life, such as marriage, romance, jobs, careers, etc. THEY are my role models, because I respect them, and I respect the way they've handled me growing up.