I dont think there's like a specific age . As you grow you go through different phrase of life and experience different thing. For example you may experience having crushes , admirers and etc at a young pre teen age... Then maybe when you are in high school you'l experince puppy love and then when you are a real adult you'l experience dating life. All of this is part of your growth and part of how you will develop your instinct , sense , feelings and understanding towards what you wish / want from your partner as well. However in my opinion ,the best stage to experince real dating life is when you're an adult maybe somewhere around 18-20 years old where its legal to date , second thing is at that age you understand better and are more mature and wise to make decision. However everyone have different pace and etc so it depends on individual as well.

Age for dating is very broad nowadays. I think people should start dating when they feel ready emotionally. Some people are ready emotionally in high school while some are ready after they're officially done with school. It varies and everyone is different. You're putting yourself out there by seeing someone and being in a relationship is a two-way street. I'm currently in college and I have yet to start seeing someone other than as a friend. I barely have time to take care of myself and I know I won't have time to see or communicate with my partner if I was in a relationship. If someone begins dating with a certain criteria in mind (e.g., getting texts everyday, seeing each other everyday, never having arguments), then he/she should know that he/she is kind of setting him or herself up with disappointment. I'm not saying that to bash anyone but one should know what he/she is getting into when he/she begins seeing someone.

It shouldn't matter if someone has dated anyone yet or not once reaching a certain point in their lives. Tbh, dating young, and I mean really young, like pre-teen/teenage ages seems kinda eh, but older teenage age and beyond that is obviously just fine, but it also depends on situations and stuff like parents and all that.

The point is, it shouldn't matter about when someone dates or not or has any experience, I don't think that doesn't make a person not normal. Romance is definitely something that's big in our world, but just because a big majority is all about it, doesn't mean everyone needs to be, or feel rushed to do so. I'm currently 19 to turn 20 in a few months and I have yet to be in any sort of non platonic relationship with anyone, plus, I don't have any interest at all to either or plans to try in the near future and then some (I don't care for romance like that). So, just like you said, peeps should be able to date and do all that freely whenever they are ready. If it matters to someone, then that's fine, but if not, they shouldn't feel pressured and take their time.