Age difference
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Thread Topic: Age difference
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Let's discuss this shall we?
No slander. Your argument must be backed up with something that makes some form of sense, not just "it's gross" or something of the sort.
I'll begin with my opinion:
I believe that age difference shouldn't matter, even if I have said while watching Steve Wilkos and Maury that some of these 18-year-old to 40-year-old couples were disturbing. That's because most of the time, someone's being used. But if it's a legit relationship, and they both love each other and want to spend their lives together, then they have a right like everyone else to persue happiness.
In terms of teenagers, yes the legal age as an adult is 18. So long as you're not 'active', there isn't a thing wrong with that. The reason an 18-year-old gets in trouble is because of sexual relations. It's considered aggrivated assault on a minor. But if it's 100% consensual, I don't think anyone has the right to interfere.
Personally, I don't want to date someone more than 3 years younger than me. As for older, no one more than 10 years. 18-year-old dating a 12-year-old..that would be strange to me, but as long as people are safe and happy, then their business is their business. -
My parent's age difference is 15 years and my friend's parent's age difference is 30 years
I don't really care about age as long as both parties like each other -
I don't care.~
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That stupid judgemental b---- happy puppy does
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here, my mom is 49 and dad is 36...DONE
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I think its kinda dumb honestly, the whole age thing. Love is love. I can understand why there are laws for that though, can you imagine how many bad incidents there would be without it? an example, you can end up with a 10 year old dating a 17 year old. A 10 year old most likely can't understand whats going on and can be easily taken advantage of.One has so much experience while the other has so little.I'm not saying the 10 year old is completely naive however, I'm just saying their decision making may not be as sharp, and they tend to make immature decisions they'll later regret.
As far as something like a 20 year old with an 30 year old I'm okay with. Mainly because a 20 year old is more wiser and probably learned much throughout their teens and what not-And 16 year old dating an 18 year old, I see nothing wrong with that. I think its really silly that an 18 year old can get labeled as a sex offender if they do anything, because its only what a 3 year difference? Really? As we know there are married couples who are 10, 15 years apart but its never really looked at as a bad thing.
I really don't think it matters much, honestly.Unless they are minors involved then it should be payed attention to. -
things are what they are. If i'm being really honest, who gives a crap about age or sex?
It seems like to me there's just so much damn hype built up around sexuality that does not need to be there.
Let me put child sexuality on the shelf for a minute and speak just of 18+ parties...Does your sexual preferences make a difference in society? oh yes. more then the overwhelming liberal voice would care to admit: yes very much so, however; if you let that line of reasoning run it's course, what does it matter? you either A. stand in the counter culture, or B. stand with the mainstream culture. either way, your ability to influence is dictated by the spontaneous generation of social trends that you and I can neither predict nor control.
That's one thing to consider. Your personal opinion ultimately either does not matter to the world, or is controlled by the world.
The second thing to consider is that given your own range of effect (yourself), what difference does age really make? well it makes a difference in how you have to interact with the object of you attraction, and how you have to interact with the people who observe your relationship. Some people are down with that, and some aren't this is what makes the basics of an age varied relationship.
Finally, I just want to point out that yes, "gross" is a legitimate argument. for both personal and social reasons, it's reasonable to say that something is gross BECAUSE: gross may mean that there are immediate or assured future bodily risks, it may mean that there is a strong psychological association to bodily risks, it may be culturally indoctrinated behavior to have a gross out response, it may physiologically programmed behavior to have a gross out response.
In the end, why do we have the word gross? because it expresses a thought that MATTERS. is simply stating that it's gross gonna be enough to convince anyone? no. but the fact that something is gross, is more then enough reason to align against it.
then speaking of something a little more outside cultural standards: child sexuality.
number 1, should adults engage in sexual activity with children? ultimately it is impossible to tell in our social environment whether an adult messing around with a child is inherently destructive behavior. we can draw a few conclusions that it is pointless from a reproductive standpoint but then so is homosexuality...As it stands, it's fine that there are laws against it, but the question as to how realistically destructive pedophilia is, is a serious question.
personally, I pursued sexual relationships with every type of person sometimes including adults when I was outrageously young and it doesn't seem to have affected me. Although I appeared fully mature at a very young age, and always had a highly outgoing and fearless attitude so maybe that was just me.
In general, I say beware of statutory for legal reasons, and for folkway reasons. beware of people who are out to abuse you, or people you care about, and other then that just don't worry too much.
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oh yeah and number two point of kids being sexual with eachother: NO PROBLEM. let kids be humans.
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