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16 and 21 year old: is it ok?

Or is the age gap 'too much'?

Why do you think it's fine (or not)?

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They're both of legal age, and as long as both consent I don't see why not. Age is just a number at this stage.

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Fine.

Not an issue unless you let it be an issue.

Reply 4

Kaiju

i would suggest not doing this because there's usually a massive difference in maturity and you've gotta factor in all the changes that happen during school/college etc.

but yeah, it's fine as long as you have thick enough skin to tell people who naysay to climb a ladder of dicks

Reply 5

StarvingAutist

I'd say that's absolutely fine.

Reply 6

username1214455

16 with up to 26 is fine.

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Reply 7

Romula

If you're sleeping together, that's illegal. A sixteen-year-old can't have sex with an adult (eighteen or over), or they are liable to be prosecuted for sexual relations with a child. In practice, though, no one will actually prosecute.

Reply 8

LaughingKitsune

Original post by Romula

That's where you're wrong. In the UK, the legal age of consent is 16, so any 16 year old can have sexual relations with anyone else that is 16 years or over.

It is 18 if it comes to pornography, for lack of a better term.

Reply 9

alexschmalex

I think that any 21 year old that's going for teenagers that age is just weird af, I'm 20 and I wouldn't date anyone younger than 18, but that's just me. Up to y'all really, it could go either way, depends on the people

Reply 10

Kenan and Kel

It was okay in Romeo and Juliet when Leo was 21 and Claire Danes was 16.

Reply 11

chukster97

If the girl is 21, get in there son. If shes the 16 year old im callin up chris hansen

Reply 12

Gambit92

Gross

I'm guessing the 16 year old is the girl, any 21 year old guy who goes for girls that young is a loser, couldn't the beta get with girls his own age?

Reply 13

Anonymous #2

lol weird i'm 17 and a guy who's 21 asked me if i'm ok with his age. it's fine.

Reply 14

Anonymous #1

Original post by Gambit92

Gross

I'm guessing the 16 year old is the girl, any 21 year old guy who goes for girls that young is a loser, couldn't the beta get with girls his own age?

Original post by chukster97

If the girl is 21, get in there son. If shes the 16 year old im callin up chris hansen

Original post by Anonymous

lol weird i'm 17 and a guy who's 21 asked me if i'm ok with his age. it's fine.

It's boy x boy guys...

Reply 15

Plumstone

Fine. It would be hypocritical of me to disapprove - I was 17 when I got together with my 29 year old boyfriend.....

Reply 16

espavo

Original post by Kenan and Kel

It was okay in Romeo and Juliet when Leo was 21 and Claire Danes was 16.

i like this comment :biggrin:

If we are to the main topic, I think it's possible. The age doesn't matter. The important thing for relation is love.

(edited 9 years ago)

Reply 17

Petapol

Absolutely not problem! :smile:

Reply 18

anonymouspie227

Like above poster depends on the individual. Isn't really a its okay for the whole thing.
As a 16 year old I thought I was mature, but I wasn't I was needy and I made some stupid mistakes because I didn't think etc.
the same can be said for many other young people. Nearing 20's I can see the change in me and if I were to have dated someone mg age at 16, personally, I don't think it would have turned out great because of how vulnerable I was.