When can I start dating one-on-one instead of always going in groups?

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As a Latter-day Saint youth, you’re counseled to go in groups of two or more couples when you start dating (see For the Strength of Youth [2011], 4). This helps keep things safer and more fun rather than forming serious relationships too early in life. When it comes to dating one-on-one, Church leaders haven’t specified an age when it’s appropriate to start. At the latest, when you’re in your 20s and in a position to consider marriage, you most certainly should be single dating. Until then, talk to your parents and priesthood leaders about this question.