How do I talk to them about this?

Sounds like a trust issue
start having a bunch of guys call you every night to ease them into your plans
Your parent might have made a few mistakes when she was younger. DO NOT LET HER ruin the most vital part of your life. Tell her once you become lonely and shy there won't be any motivation to keep your engine going for the college life.

Well they just know how a lot of guys your age are, ad they just want to protect you so you don't get hurt. Once you get into a relationship you will fall in love and after that you loose control of you emotions because its a totally new emotion. If you do choose to do it behind their back just make sure its not a guy that's a player or I promise you will get hurt. How do you know he's a player well check the frequency of his girlfriends if like in the past 6 month he's had 2 then he probably a player.

But just let them know that you are getting older and you feel its time that you have a boyfriend and that you are gonna be very careful who you choose and that your not gonna sleep with them you just want to experience it because the curiosity is driving you mad.

And that you will still listen to them and follow their rules. When dealing with parents its a negotiation, just like a relationship or marriage. Just keep your cool the whole time and don't get mad they are just trying to protect you. Like start off hey if I have a boyfriend what are the rules after what I just said. Say its ok if you give me rules and I will follow them. You gotta grind them little by little. Then after like 3 or 6 month now you have proven to them you will follow their rules if they give you that freedom then you can grind for more. You gotta build a trust with you parents ask for something small then after they trust you more you can get more. Good?

If you feel your old enough to have a boyfriend (which I agree you are) you should also be old enough to sit your parents down an have a heart to heart with them about it. It really does sound like a trust issue.

Your own parents may have the attitude that because they did it (whatever that may be) you will too.

But whatever you decide to do, don't sneak around behind their backs. They will find out and whatever trust they have in you will be lost.

Be civil with them, don't roll your eyes, get snotty or huffy. Show them you are ready for this. Act like a mature young lady and they are likely to treat you with the same respect.

Good luck!

Aww, sweetheart, in you I see myself as a 15-year-old. Here's what I did. I just asked my mom if I could talk to her about something, and we sat down on my bed, and I told her this:

"Mom, I'm growing up, and I know you know that. And I really think you should consider letting me have guy friends over. " Here she started to interrupt, and I politely asked if I could finish my question. "And pretty soon, I'm going to want to start dating. You remember when you were fifteen, don't you? I'm not going to be a child forever. But I'm also not going to forget all the things you taught me. Those things are very important to me, and I know how to use what you've taught me to date in a smart and safe way. "

Basically, you want to demonstrate to your parents that you are mature enough to handle a boyfriend. So be extremely polite, don't demand anything, just ask nicely and intelligently. If you do that, hopefully they will see that you really do have the presence of mind to handle having a boyfriend and to not go behind their back with behavior they'd consider inappropriate. I wish you the best of luck!