03-21-2010, 12:50 AM | #29 |
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I am roughly the same age as your friend, and 16 is too young -even if it wasn't illegal. He should absolutely run away, and hope there aren't any legal problems. Saying she lied just won't cut it, he's the adult.
You are correct. In Canada as well as most of the US, plus many other nations, 16 is the age of consent. Scary part is, in Canada it was raised to 16 less than 2 years ago. Used to be 14. However, their age difference does matter if an individual is less than 18. I believe the allowed difference is 4 years, which is a bit much IMO. There is still a pretty big difference between 16 and 20. Or 14 and 18.
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03-21-2010, 03:09 AM | #31 |
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NO A man of 25 should not even entertain the possibility of a relationship with someone of that age. If he would only stop for a second and think of her emotional maturity at that age that should give him pause. There is a world of difference between 16-25 than 25-34. Just as another member stated if she wasn't up front about her age to begin with then what else might she be hiding or what else might she do to get attention in the future. TROUBLE!
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As bad as the scenario sounds (and yes it does sound bad) I see it EXACTLY the same when you have a 40+ year old guy and a 20-25 year old girl. All I can think is "dude, when you graduated high school, she was in pre-school.......yuck."
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If they love each other why not???? if they really love each other,age doesn`t mean anything, and sorry for being rude this formula is bull.... age is no differents when two people love each other, if you notice that age is main thing in relationship,you`d never be happy,it is ridicilous to find your only one by matching criteries. as to the situation,why not,maybe they will be sweet couple for many many years,and will die at the same day
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Just as you said, it depends on the situation. Your situation worked between you and your wife at the time you met. But at one point you were 18 and she was 8. I'm pretty sure it would have been a problem then, and illegal in at least 49 states (not sure about West Virginia) While I agree with you on that point, I'm not sure I agree that underage is always a no-no. Now, before you call Chris Hansen, I'm talking about situations like someone who is 18 dating someone who is 17. I suppose I should also include sex in the equation, because that is the actual part that is illegal. I think some states have gotten it right by putting laws in place to protect those who are technically adults (18) against being branded a sex offender for life if they have a sexual relationship with their 17 year old girlfriend. In our original poster's case, I think the spread is way too wide, and wouldn't fall anywhere near the mark for being acceptable. *Sorry WV, I had to pick someone to make the joke work...this time it was you. Quote:
Does a 15 year difference matter when the couple is 35 and 50? Not so much. Does it matter when they are 19 and 4? I think you can see that it does. During the years between 12-14 and about 18-20 there is a tremendous swing in human physiology. Now, I don't want to get into a whole discussion about neural growth curves versus somatic growth curves, but if we have to do so, so be it. At age 16 girls are not nearly as mature as they will be in just 2 or 3 years. For boys the curve starts even later than that. |
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wow.
why would you date someone who has a bedtime and has to ask their parents if they can stay out late? your friend knows the answer, you should disassociate yourself from him if he is seriously considering this. |
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Ha ha ha
brad pitt is 12 years older than angelina jolie also. Lots of guys do dat
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03-22-2010, 10:56 AM | #38 |
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I still live like I'm 16, never let yourself get old and boring.
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03-22-2010, 02:35 PM | #39 |
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I've been in a serious relationship since I was 17...8 years ago...it's rare, but it does work sometimes
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sounds like legal trouble to me
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Back to the issue at hand, at 16 your range should be -1 to +3 and thats it. At 25, your range should be -6 (being generous here) to +15 (after that it gets almost as weird as to far negative since they could be almost as old as your parents). Definitely tell him call it off, even if she did lie about her age at first or seems older than she is. Thats just too much of an age gap for 16.
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