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Reply 1

I reckon you've had freinds, and that during the time when we grow into adults, they seem themselves as more mature than you...and so they say u speak like a child....To be honest, if they were really your FRIENDS, they woudnt be like that, since they would value your company
Talking like a "child" and on the topic of ur "energetic and bubly" comment, i reckon they just mean that youve got the energy and they make reckon ur like a giggly little girl cos of that. To be honest, when people grow up, people change and so does the image of what your meant to be. Dont take it to heart too much, if they are mean to u so as to make u feel inferior then they are not actually worth your time

Reply 2

I understand what your saying. Different people have different opinions. Being bubbly, lively and energetic attracts most guys.. :smile:
Talking like little girls is I guess the baby talk..that most girls do.. ami right.. err.. girls issues jus go above my head. :biggrin:

Reply 3

all my friends are mature i say but we always have time to mess about for example my 18th we all acted like we were 15 year olds allowed out to west end for the first every time :smile:

Reply 4

Hmm. Well, some girls that I'm good friends with are often described as "immature" by many of my other friends who don't like them. In my experience, the problem is that these people don't quite understand their (relatively complex) sense of humour. I find that they generally have a poor sense of irony and place far too much value in "maturity".

Reply 5

To the OP: out of interest how old are you? Often as you go into teens some people think they are so mature and look down on others. However, it is often those who they would call young who are in reality more mature. I have always looked young and many of my peers probably thought of me as a baby, but by most adults/ teachers I was thought of as very mature. There is nothing wrong with acting your age or younger, enjoy it while you can. For me going to uni was great since no once really cared any more about 'acting' grown up, because they were and we could just have fun (often doing very childish things) without being embarassed.

Reply 6

i am nearly 17

Reply 7

seashellstar
For me going to uni was great since no once really cared any more about 'acting' grown up, because they were and we could just have fun (often doing very childish things) without being embarassed.


That's true: people in their final years of school are generally MUCH more concerned with "being mature" than those in their first few years of University :biggrin:. I suppose it's to do with wanting to grow up and move on in those last moments of school, but then getting to Uni and realising you've got the rest of your life to "be a grown up" and only a few more years to be somewhat immature.

Reply 8

Anonymous
i am nearly 17


Only 16! Bah! Don't confuse their intellectual pretentions with maturity whatever you do. I remember the sort of people you're talking about very well. Don't change, it sounds to me like you're getting on with being a teenager while these other girls are playing at "grown-ups".

Reply 9

yep i remember the sort of people like that. they seemed to think that having fun and not paying too much attention to what people thought of you meant that you weren't mature. idiots. ignor them.

Reply 10

Some people NEED people who can communicate and express ideas more maturely because some people go through a lot more than the average 17/18 year old...christ, when you're worrying about whether your mother is going to live through the night while your peers are worrying about which boy they're going to kiss next you can understand why you maybe don't want to be friends with little girls who don't have a bloody clue about the real world. It's not about looking down upon people who like to have fun, mess around and act their age, it's about wanting people on the same level of emotional maturity.

Reply 11

Anonymous
It's not about looking down upon people who like to have fun, mess around and act their age, it's about wanting people on the same level of emotional maturity.


It is possible to be emotionally mature but still have fun and mess around. Often those who act their age are more eotionally deveolped and those who pretend at being adults haven't really matured. Often a sign of maturity is realising that you are still young and have a lot to learn

Reply 12

Anonymous
well a lot of people have friends that they have grown apart with. some people grow up a bit and their friends stay the same.

well some people say that their friends still talk like a little girl and they want to actually have mature convos with. well what is talking like a little girl?

i am capable of having convos. but im said to be very bubbly lively and energetic.

sorry if its dead stupid....


Bubbly and energetic is good :smile: It's often quite an attractive personality trait so don't worry about it. As for "talking like a little girl" - is it a way of speaking or is it just maturity you're on about?

I can be like a little girl sometimes 'cause I love hugs so much lol - but hey, I've got a bf who can cope with that and to be fair, he loves it most of the time :biggrin: so that's ok. Lol.