How to convince my parents to let me travel by train alone?

[marianac]

I'm a girl and I'm 17.

Me and my boyfriend are in a long distance relationship, and I REALLY wanted to visit him, because it's always him that comes here, I never went there.

It's just 2 hours...but they are afraid that someone is going to rape me or something.

What can I do? Please, please help me

[Els]

Get them to come with you the first time?

[FitChick]

Are you allowed to go anywhere by yourself? Two hours by train is nothing. I think your parents are what is commonly referred to as "helicopter parents."

[Omei]

Being 17 going on a 2 hour train trip by yourself is a great experience.

When I was 17 I hung out till 2 am at the local park with other kids.

When I was 18 I took a bus trip cross Canada and my parents were pretty ruley.

Gee your parents sound strict. Anyway! try this.....

 

Have them come with you to the train station and help you get your ticket if you have a cell phone you can always tell them you will check in regularly along the ride, Try to convince them to remember that you're in a buss full of people and all those people couldn't possibly be there to rape you nor would people just stand by being oblivious if any incident did occur, and lastly tell them someone will be waiting for you at the stop and you will call in to tell them you have been picked up safely?

[chelle21689]

LOL your parents sound like my parents! They were SUPER strict and I had to keep him a secret when I was 16-17. When he moved away I was 19 and I was scared but I worked up the courage to tell them I'm visiting him in California.

 

It had to happen some time...I mean, you're 17...not too far from going off to college by yourself.

[aerogurl87]

Haha, that sounds like parents. When I was 19 I flew all the way to Boston to go see my then boyfriend, whom I was in a LDR with. My mom was against me going to see him as she hadn't met him yet and was scared for my safety as well. The fact I didn't tell them about him till the last minute didn't help matters either. Now I'm 20 and flying across the border to go see my boyfriend up in Canada for the second time, for 3 weeks. Oddly enough my mom is happy for me and is enthused about my trip. I think the difference is I told her about my boyfriend in advance, introduced the two of them by letting her speak to him on the phone, and I was upfront about our relationship. Parents like honesty, so tell them where you want to go and why, then let them talk to him on the phone or see him on webcam. That may be what you need to get them to let you go.