In love and confused...please help

I am 16 (I will be seventeen in a few weeks). The guy I like will be 20 tomorrow. My parents say I am not allowed to date him because he is three years older than me. I respect my parents decision, but I don't know what to do with the feelings I have for him. They are still there whether I am dating him or not. I talked to him about it, but I still don't know what to do. I want to get over him and try to find someone my own age, but they are all immature or jerks. What would you do?

girl i like to know the same thing, i am going through somethign kinda the same. my parents said we cant date and i will listen because that how i was raised, but what do the what me to do with them feeling how do i get over him? well i know what you going through i guess the only thing to do it take it day by day and if you talk to him a lot dont, talk to him as less as you can it make things better for you, that i did pick up on. it's hard but you will find someone out there and when you turn 18 and if he still want to giev you 2 a try then go for it. well i am not mush good with helping people, so i am shut up now. later hope everything works out

im 16 and my b/f is 24yr old. thats a huge difference.. obviously u dont want to hurt your parents and their is no way around it so maybe what your saying is right. just be friends with him if your allowed or forget him altogether.. hope it turns out for the best

Thank you! It really means a lot to me to have someone reply. It helps to just let it out and hear that i am not the only one that is going through this. I still don't know what to do with my feelings. He knows how I feel, and had feelings for me, but now I have to watch him be interested in someone else. It's hard to be friends with someone when you have feelings that go beyond friendship. Its hard to settle for friendship when I wanted more. I like a mature guy. It's hard to find a guy my age that is mature. I don't want him to be too mature, but tolerable. You know? Has anyone else gone through this? What did you do with your feelings?