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In reply to the discussion: If a man is good looking enough, is it okay if he sleeps with a minor? [View all]seabeyond
(110,159 posts)50. lol
YOU werent making me bang the head. the repeated societal conditioning's for male and females does it for me. actually i had vomit, lol, but that smilie didn't seem to work.
yes, i get about the same view being boy or girl with a 20 yr old. honest. and really the view isnt horrible, it is just the social maturity of a 14 yr old, either gender, that i have the huge issue with.
i have a son that will be 14 soon. so all i have to do is look at this kid and see him with a 20 yr old woman. doesnt work.
edit... and what is funny, i have a son that will be 17 in less than a month. seeing him with a 20 yr old is not such a big deal.
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If a man is good looking enough, is it okay if he sleeps with a minor? [View all]
Snake Alchemist
Mar 2012
OP
Somrtimes I think DU ought to enforce a waiting period before allowing new members to start posts.
peacebird
Mar 2012
#3
that isnt true. it is what we continue to say, conditioning, even though it is not a reality
seabeyond
Mar 2012
#21
I'm not intentionally trying to make you bang your head :-) Thought experiment:
ithinkmyliverhurts
Mar 2012
#48
firstly, we are talking about the mental maturity of a 14 yr old vs a 20 yr old adult.
seabeyond
Mar 2012
#53
the reality is, these men just getting laid, are getting laid with women who are just getting laid
seabeyond
Mar 2012
#57
True. I just really resent this idea that every teen male is ready for such things
treestar
Mar 2012
#63
I agree...and don't a good number of State-level Age of Consent Laws reflect exactly this reality?
Volaris
Mar 2012
#20
At that point you are entertaining the possibility that teenage boys are psychologically stronger
Snake Alchemist
Mar 2012
#24
You don't think that males have a more lackadaisical attitude toward sexual liaisons?
Bucky
Mar 2012
#46
You don't think that sometimes an adult woman will choose a boy is more emotionaly dependent rather
Nikia
Mar 2012
#54
Having a libido and having the ability to process psychologically are two very different things. nt
Snake Alchemist
Mar 2012
#35