Is it normal for a 12 year old not to be interested in love?

She doesn't care one bit about love or relationships, preferring to be holed up in her room playing video games or watching anime. I asked her if any of the other kids in her class are dating, and she said yes, so it's not just her age. When I was 12 I was interested in boys and always wanted to date. Once she said that love is stupid and that she would rather watch Death Note than go on a date. I just don't think that's normal. Can someone give me some advice?

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Based on 68 votes (63 yes)
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  • I'd like to think that it's normal. I mean, she's TWELVE.

    Please let her be a kid and stop being weird about it.

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  • keridwen

    I'd consider myself lucky were I you. Your daughter has plenty of time to be interested in relationships. Let her be 12!

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  • bananaface

    Sounds completely normal to me. When I was twelve I was playing video games with my friends and rolling down hills and all sorts.

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  • kelili

    It's normal. At twelve I was still playing with my little sister and boys were still considered as ugly creatures from another planet. That girl is perfectly normal.

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  • Energy

    Really...? What's NOT normal is kids having sex at 12! Let her enjoy her life while it's still care free and happy. Relationships are a bitch. Heartbreaks, cheating, getting preggy.

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  • BlueJeansWhiteShirt

    I wasn't interested in the opposite sex at 12. I properly enjoyed my childhood whilst I had it.
    There is no point in growing up too fast. 12 is too young for that kind of thing anyway. She may as well enjoy her youth whilst she has it.

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  • dom180

    I wasn't interested in love or sex or relationships or even talking to girls until I was 14. It's normal. People develop at their own pace, give her time :)

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  • alv1592

    I was an anime junkie at her age, I wasn't interested in dating. Some kids start dating at 12 but it usually doesn't last. She's still young and doesn't need a bf. I miss being a kid and not having to worry about finding a bf :/

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  • justsomekidfromcanada

    Why are you trying to talk your daughter into dating at 12? That's actually really fucked up.

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  • NeuroNeptunian

    Wow.
    You really need to get her some help. By now, she really should be pregnant and trying to figure out who the father is. What the hell is wrong with this kid?

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  • NothingxCrazy

    I wasn't interested in boys until I was 14. Sure I had some schoolgirl crushes but I never wanted a relationship or love. Once I hit high school I found someone who made me feel funny inside and who made my hands clammy. He was a few grades older but it was harmless. We dated until his parents decided to move NH because he wasn't doing good in school. Oh.. those were the days. Such innocence.

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  • Terence_the_viking

    It's normal for anyone of any age to not be interested in love.

    Love is omething that only you yourself can discover and when the time is right this will happen anyway.

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  • Mersaphe

    I had a crush on a girl at 12 but I had no idea what sex was. My coolest fantasy with her was that I beat up all the tough guys in school and she licked my face.

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  • redoctober

    She is twelve you fool. of course its normal. Let her have a childhood and not spread her legs like its fucking Tudor England.

    Stupid parent.

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  • I was completely clueless about love and all that at 12...learnt a bit about sex in school at around 15 but still remained completely naive until about 23 and I suddenly got it. We all become 'ready' at different ages, becoming 'ready' later on in life, even past 30 doesn't make you any less of a person the you are :)You're a kid enjoy being it, plenty of time of love all that later :)

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  • Thewomanizer

    WOW SHE"S FRIKN 12!! GOD DAMMIT!!! :O you want her to get knocked up at the age of 12 ?? A baby having babies , jeeez, what's this world coming too...

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  • Shakethatsaltshakerx3

    I had my first "boyfriend" and I use the term loosely at 11. My parents made us break up ha.. They didn't let me date until I was 17 and my first real relationship was at 18. My first crush was when I was 9 ish

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  • samalander

    I didn't either when I was twelve, and then I turned fourteen..........hehehe not any more...

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  • sahtiwaari

    When i was 16 I still didn't had any interest in boys, so I'm guessing it is normal...

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  • randypete

    to young

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  • Thatguy777

    Seriously, you don't find love. It finds you. When you quit looking, it happens. Of course it might not be real...

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  • Foreverdecay

    Love doesn'tget exsist at your age.

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  • BeautyBodyBrains

    Heck, I wasn't thinking about love until about age 14. I reckon it would seem not normal that she does not care because young girls these days are so fast. Good for her!

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  • bristexai

    I meant to vote yes and I voted no.

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  • KeddersPrincess

    Good. That's how 12 years olds should be!

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