18 year old dating a 16 year old?

[Spartan_Warrior]

do y'all think that's weird? whats your max age difference in your mind.

[MEGA MAN]

โพสต์ดั้งเดิมโดย Best Boy:

โพสต์ดั้งเดิมโดย NoodleSpark:

age is just a number

And jail is just a place

Aye caramba i hope u have 30 cm space! (hey dat even ryhmes!)

[Radene]

โพสต์ดั้งเดิมโดย Dahlia Hawthorne:

The rule is simple: half your age+7 = the age limit

so 18 with a 16 is fine (where it's legal)

That's no "rule", it's a meme.

[wubbelflup]

the age of consent is 16 in my country.

two year difference is really small. it's okay.
especially if both sides are equally developed. and you're not manipulating her ofc. (duh)

don't let people tell you you're a pdo or something. that's just stupid. unless she's really childlike and you're basically a adult. but i assume that's not the case ;)

[Pocahawtness]

โพสต์ดั้งเดิมโดย Gus the Crocodile:

โพสต์ดั้งเดิมโดย ｢C❤️A｣ Pocahawtness:

No, really, it isn't. It MIGHT be, but also it might be a caring, loving relationship. You can't just say that all 16/24 relationships are predatory. They aren't. Apart from anything else, the law doesn't think so, because in most of the world it's perfectly legal.

I'm not here to discuss the law; the thread topic wasn't "is it legal". Indeed I'd say that if someone in or past their twenties is 'dating' someone so much younger than them that they feel the need to cite the law, that's a red flag in itself.

โพสต์ดั้งเดิมโดย Darkie:

By your argument, predatory behaviour could also be for a 30 year old to find a 24 year old, most 24 year olds have not fully developed their identity yet, most on 30 have.

Uh, no, that is not "my argument" at all. That's an entirely different scenario that I haven't commented on. A 24 year old is not a child. The age difference there isn't like two-thirds of one party's entire life.

I'm really not bothered if any 26 year olds ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ year 10 kids think I'm being unreasonable.

I think you are reacting too strongly to me mentioning the law. The law is very often just the view of the public and it was in this vein that I mentioned it. You seem to think that 16 is a child. The law does not, and nor do I. 16 year olds can make up their own minds about relationships and if one wants to date 50 year old that's up to to them. Although, having said that, the parents still have a large degree of control over a 16 year old and if they suspect something is wrong they can take action. I mean I guess I just don't see the point in the question. No, I don't see anything wrong, because I don't know the people involved and certainly I would not condemn a relationships on a mere two year age difference.

[Starbug]

โพสต์ดั้งเดิมโดย The_Unknown_05:

โพสต์ดั้งเดิมโดย GuRu Asaki:

@The_Unknown_05

Then your country would have issues with @MyEinsamkeit
because they dated people around 30 years older... o_@

I know someone who is 28 and is dating 14years old.. while I think its strange, in majority of european countries it can be only punished under certain circumstances and they both got declared in their case as legit

What the actual ♥♥♥♥. Which European country is this?

[Qavemann]

18 to 16 feels alright to me, it's just a 2 year difference. But again it all depends on your country's age of consent

[reg1s7]

2 years difference is normal.
About 18 and 16, I personally think they are too young to start serious relationship.

[Val]

โพสต์ดั้งเดิมโดย Starbug:

What the actual ♥♥♥♥. Which European country is this?

The legal age of consent is 14 in half of EU so it's legal for an old person to do it with a 14 year old in half the EU member states.

[Starbug]

โพสต์ดั้งเดิมโดย Valzeras:

โพสต์ดั้งเดิมโดย Starbug:

What the actual ♥♥♥♥. Which European country is this?

The legal age of consent is 14 in half of EU so it's legal for an old person to do it with a 14 year old in half the EU member states.

A 28 year old "dating" a 14 year old is predatory and vile.

[AdahnGorion]

โพสต์ดั้งเดิมโดย Valzeras:

โพสต์ดั้งเดิมโดย Starbug:

What the actual ♥♥♥♥. Which European country is this?

The legal age of consent is 14 in half of EU so it's legal for an old person to do it with a 14 year old in half the EU member states.

Unless you misuse your position of auhority, power, manipulate. Again it really depends on the nature of the "relationship" and how developed the two are. A 17 year old dating a 23 year old ie, would be pretty normal, a 35 year old teacher dating her/his student at 16, now that would be punished, not because of the age, but because of the circumstances and laws.

โพสต์ดั้งเดิมโดย Starbug:

โพสต์ดั้งเดิมโดย Valzeras:

The legal age of consent is 14 in half of EU so it's legal for an old person to do it with a 14 year old in half the EU member states.

A 28 year old "dating" a 14 year old is predatory and vile.

I've seen 16 year olds (I have done this myself) go for a match above 22 and also 25.. Why? well because it really depends on the persons maturity, development and what they seek.. But the vast majority of time people date in the 14-19 spectrum once they hit 20 or above, alot also wants someone close to their age, like 18 or 22. It also depends alot on what you are doing, if you are studying at an institution where the age gab is higher, then chances are you will find relationships in bigger gabs, if all are 17 and 18, then chances are it will be around that..

We are formed by the societies we live in, also the little ones, thus every case would differ.. I am sure we can find alot of problematic situations as well, even when the age gab is not much.

[Cheesecake]

What about in California?

[Azza ☠]

โพสต์ดั้งเดิมโดย Valzeras:

โพสต์ดั้งเดิมโดย Starbug:

What the actual ♥♥♥♥. Which European country is this?

The legal age of consent is 14 in half of EU so it's legal for an old person to do it with a 14 year old in half the EU member states.

Having a legal age of consent at 14 is probably a good thing. A boy hits puberty around the age of 12-14 and is ready by that age. All an increase of the legal age is actually doing is burying it under a rub for their own support/help, if required. If a 14 year old is going to have sex, they will do so against the law anyways, it's not going to stop that... all it does is stop them asking for help and advice if they need it, because they assume they will be legally in trouble.

The age gap is more questionable. Then there's an illusion that as age increases the gap can also increase with it.

A few years gap between ages is fine. However, that acceptable age gap increases greatly when older, yet people don't see any issue with that. For example: I would personally ban a 21 year old dating a 68 year old, etc. That to me is more an issue. Are they taking advantage or is it actual love? Most celebrates and famous people end up with a 24 year gap between them. Even Trump has a 24 year gap between Melania, etc. With assumed wealth and power, the age gap becomes greater. Just take a look for yourself at all the famous actors, etc.

[JobeGardener]

People like to make excuses for pedophiles and this is just a few more.

[Azza ☠]

โพสต์ดั้งเดิมโดย JobeGardener:

People like to make excuses for pedophiles and this is just a few more.

Hense the age gap correction, allowing a few years only between the two individuals. It would resolve that as well, even with a low age of consent. It would just be bias to apply to younger and not the older as well. People like to make excuses for gold diggers?

[Starbug]

โพสต์ดั้งเดิมโดย Azza ☠:

โพสต์ดั้งเดิมโดย JobeGardener:

People like to make excuses for pedophiles and this is just a few more.

Hense the age gap correction, allowing a few years only between the two individuals. It would resolve that as well, even with a low age of consent. It would just be bias to apply to younger and not the older as well. People like to make excuses for gold diggers?

He means the 28 and 14 year old. That's morally wrong. It's got nothing to do with gold digging.