what do you rhink the legal age to consent sex should be?

[Jamastiene]

81. Yes.

Just keep adults from preying on kids. Age of consent should be for that purpose, to keep pedophiles away from kids, not to aggravate teenagers under the age of 18. Eighteen is what most consider adulthood. So, the 18 year old shouldn't be going after 13 year olds. They should learn to control themselves better than that. But, if they were close enough in age, the Romeo and Juliet exemption would kick in. It's not rocket science.

Here in NC, the age of consent is different than in SC. I live less than 5 miles from the SC line. In NC, it is 16. In SC, it is 18, or at least it was at the time. Back when I was 18, I could not date a girl who was 17 and was from SC. When she visited NC, I had to seriously think what to do. Legally here, I could have probably dated her, but not in SC. I ended up erring on the side of caution and just stayed friends with her with no relationship and no sex. By the time she was old enough in her own state, we had ended up just being friends. It wasn't the end of the world. It wasn't that hard to do. I had to be the adult and make an adult decision. It might have been different if we had met and started dating when we were both underage, but because I was the legal adult, I decided not to break the law. I don't see how that is so hard.