Everyone I know is going to say "well it doesn't matter the age" yadayadayda. And honestly it doesn't matter about the age in fact- girls got married and pregnant at 12 a few hundred years ago- but it's a maturity thing.
I can't tell you how old you must be but my rule is don't date unless you want to get married. Those girls got married at 12 because they were ready to get married, start a family, and they had to grow up faster because they died younger. We live well into our 70s and 80s and you have a huge amount of time you should not spend worrying about "dating relationships".
If you want statistics only 3 percent of highschool relationships stay together... and based on the current divorced rate only 1.5 percent stay together for the rest of their lives. And you're in 6th grade. Try to beat the odds if you must but it's close to nothing so why not spend it on things that will last longer than a week long "relationship"?
well actually those girls got married and had children when they were twelve becuase they did not have a choice in the matter and even if they did no twelve year old is ready for marriage or children.....they still are children. So I really disagree with that statement.
well I'm fourteen, almost fifteen and in ninth grade and I didn't start dating until this year. Well.... I did go out with this boy in sixth drade for like two weeks but it was becuase I felt really bad for him and I didn't want to hurt his feelings by sayign no when he asked me. But I didn't start dating until this year becuase I wanted to make sure I was ready to actually be in something that wasn't just a stupid one week long thing. And right now I'm in a pretty serious relationship, and I have been for while and I'm really happy with it. I can honestly say I'm very in love with him (no "you're to young" comments please). But most of the people who will read this will be younger than me so this is my advice to you.
When I was about eleven or so I really liked this boy and I thought that I love dhim, but looking back now I realise that i didn't love him, I was just really enfatuated. So I was wanting to feel emotions that I just didn't have yet, so that was actually an experiece that i learned a lot from. That's why I decided to wait to date people until I felt more ready and it really paid off. So honestly, I say wait a little bit and don't date someone until you have been friends for a long time and know eachother like that first. That way you will already know eachother and it can become a really great meaningful thing that you two share.
But if you are going to date now, go REALLY REALLY REALLY SLOW. You should not have a physical relationship yet, that will end up seriously hurting both of you if it goes to far at a young age. I guess holding hands and maybe some kissing is ok, but just don't take it beyond that and don't get really emotionally involved yet. Just keep it on an elementary level, and it's totally fine to just not date at all right now and if people ask why just say you want to date a little later and you would rather have fun being a kid and doing kid stuff right now.
i do realise that maturity and are two different things but honestly you will get a lot more mature as you get older and so your relationships will too. And when you first start dating you really shouldn't jump into something you're not ready for.
but yeah waiting is really worth it.
sorry for any typos.
Thanks so much to everyone who replies to this topic! 
I love to hear everyone's awesome opinion.
