# Do Girls Mature Faster Than Boys?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-girls-mature-faster-than-boys/29624>\
**Category:** Great Debates\
**Created:** [August 16, 2000, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-girls-mature-faster-than-boys/29624 "2000-08-16T21:58:08Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![The\_Hamster\_King](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8edcca/32.png) [@The\_Hamster\_King](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Hamster_King)\
**Post date:** [October 5, 2011, 4:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-girls-mature-faster-than-boys/29624/41 "2011-10-05T04:32:23Z")

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> [@Coltenbobo](#):
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> In my eyes that is the most immature thing you can ever do.:mad:

Of course you’d say that. You’re only three years old in this thread.

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**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\
**Post date:** [October 5, 2011, 4:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-girls-mature-faster-than-boys/29624/42 "2011-10-05T04:33:15Z")

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> [@Der\_Trihs](#):
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> Well, if you were more mature that wouldn’t happen! 😃

Reeeaalll mature Trihs 😃

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**Author:** ![MyFootsZZZ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/myfootszzz/32/12580_2.png) [@MyFootsZZZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MyFootsZZZ)\
**Post date:** [October 6, 2011, 12:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-girls-mature-faster-than-boys/29624/43 "2011-10-06T00:06:58Z")

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I didn’t read this whole thread yet… it takes me a while.

I kind of think that saying girls mature faster than boys is kind of bullshit too. I mean in some ways I’m sure they do, but what does it mean to be “mature”? I know I loved at an early age. People would even comment to my parents how mature I was at such a young age in the way I presented myself.

We’re are always maturing, (even after puberty or becoming 18), in many different ways. Now, I can also tell you that as an adult male, my maturity level is high in many ways, and needs work in other ways.

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**Author:** ![Sparky812](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eb9ed0/32.png) [@Sparky812](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sparky812)\
**Post date:** [October 6, 2011, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-girls-mature-faster-than-boys/29624/44 "2011-10-06T00:17:40Z")

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Wow! 11 years, 1 month, 1 week and 4 days! Is that a record or what?

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**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\
**Post date:** [October 6, 2011, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-girls-mature-faster-than-boys/29624/45 "2011-10-06T02:15:25Z")

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Welcome to the board, **Coltenbobo**. You can start a new thread about this topic if you want, but this one is 11 years old and a lot of the posters aren’t here anymore. I’m closing this.

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