3. It's really predatory when older men pursue 18-year-olds

It's really predatory when older men pursue 18-year-olds

All dating is a matter of personal preference and if an 18 year old wants to date a 50 year old it is purely up to them to decide whether or not to do it.

I agree.

The law on ages of consent are set to protect children from adults and also children from themselves. They're not really there to justify things. Complaining about other people doing legal things which they both wants to do makes you an interfering whiny busybody.

Something being legal doesn't make it right. I'm not saying it should be illegal. I'm saying it's creepy on the older man's behalf. Also, it's not always mutually exclusive. Lots of 18 year olds get hit on by older men and the feeling may not be reciprocated. If they get hit on by an 18 year old it may still be perceived as creepy, but relatively normal behavior for a boy that age. But if they're 40, that's just creepy on creepy by several orders of magnitude. Why should I have to explain the reason to you?

Also I am aware of the USA laws regarding child marriage. I don't know what your point is.

You also do a lot of talk about the older person 'pursuing' the younger. Many times it is the other way round. Younger man/women date older men/women for valid reasons, and these relationships work about as often as normal relationships. Also what makes you think the 'power dynamic' is always in favour of the older party?

The ''she came onto me first'' argument is brought up a lot of statutory rape cases btw. Yes, 18 is legal, but what is the diff between an 18 year old and 16 year old in terms of being able to decide who to date and fuck, really?

And while I do think it's a personal choice if an 18 y/o wants to date an older man (many of them fantasize about it), I still think it's utterly disgusting for the older man to support these advances. Why would you want to date a literal teenager? Also, be honest, how many healthy and longlasting relationships do you know between a teenage girl and an old man? Because regarding the girls I know who had consensual sex or relationships with old men, it either didn't end well due to the power dynamics, or they regretted it a few years down the line.

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