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Originally Posted by James81  I wasn't talking about adults having sex with children. I too am glad that that barrier is in place.
I'm talking about the idea that 18 is the age at which we are designed to have sex. Personally, I think it's more like 15 or 16 because that's typically when our bodies develop to maturity. And again, I don't mean 50 year olds having sex with 15 year olds either.
I'm talking people within the same age group. |
Yes, I think 18 is an arbitrary number, and it's not really possible to pinpoint the exact age when a body and mind is mature. 18 works pretty well for me as a legal point of protection. And I certainly agree that it's natural for kids to reach for each other and experiment sexually -- which is definitely a different thing than what the OP was talking about, which was that adults having the "right" to have sex with kids or kids having the "right" to choose to have sex with an adult. As another member mentioned, it's a whole different balance of power.
I don't believe it should be a *crime* -- you know, with legal repercussions -- for under-18s to have sex with one another. But I do think it's good guidance to really educate kids about what's likely in store for them if they do. And I REALLY believe that kids should receive relationship education, even starting as young as kindergarten. I think that would make a very positive difference in the world, if we made interpersonal relationship education at least as important as the ABC's.