Romantic Feelings for older people

So, if I am reading this correctly and I think I am you want your underage children with fake breast.

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Sorry guys. I was playing a little bit of game. These aren't my actual beliefs. I only wanted to see where people would go from there. And not they didn't get very far.

 

I have no words ...

I'm not sure if I should feel insulted too.

 

It was a joke.

 

i have to disagree there. medieval, tudor, elizabethan time yes it was common place, but not victorian. maybe a 16 year old, definatly a 17/18 year old and older but no way 13 year old

 

Eh hem

The Victorian era began in 1837

Edgar Allan Poe wedded his cousin none the less at 13 years old around this time.

 

I'm 20, and I'd definitely consider a 17 year old to be way too young for me, and I'd probably grimace if a friend told me she was seeing a 17 year old.

However, as it's already been said, the older you get the less age matters. At 17, three years older from the boy's perspective is probably a huge gap in maturity; no offence meant. But later on, twenty-year age gaps won't even seem that shocking. My grandparents had 10 years between them.

Besides, most women like older men. I don't know if it's the same vice versa, lol.

 

For me it is, but I like younger girls to. I'm 17 and I think girls from 14-16, are really upbeat, outgoing, innocent and cute. However I do generally prefer older girls.

 

Me, personally, I like dating people around my age. 15-16, 17 is pushing it. Sometimes I feel dating older guys, means they might want more than I can give...and I don't really want that.
With teenagers, its kinda different to me. If I see a 13 year old dating a 15/16 year old.It's kinda awkward, because of the maturity difference (at times) between them. When you hit the 20s, dating someone that's like 25 and your 21 doesn't seem as wrong. I don't why..but it just doesn't :S.

 

Just out of curiosity how old are you? Are you fifteen turning sixteen?

 

I beg to differ. After reading the book Lolita by Nabokov, it seems to me that we should condone love between anyone. There is, however, a difference between consensual interactions with a minor and just plain creepy ones, but I don't think age should be a consideration when it comes to the merits of love.

 

Personally I agree with Mallory, I cannot see what a middle aged person would see in a child. There is almost no common ground whatsoever.

 

I love the book Lolita, but I came away with a far different perspective. Humbert Humbert is an unreliable narrator, and he rationalizes away some terrible behavior. The affair takes a toll on Dolores, and Humbert is oblivious to it. It's a disaster. And also a witty, fun, and rewarding book to read.

 

Yeah, I'm turning 16 soon.

 

Well, you just really devalued your opinion on basically anything.

 

haha fair enough i was wrong hehe

 

In England, the age of consent was raised to 13 (from 10) in 1875.

 

Glad to see there are still people out there who agree that everyone should have an opinion, but that only certain people's opinions matter.

 

And I suppose what you say makes sense, and I definitely agree with you on the witty and rewarding part.

 

Well, yes, only certain opinions matter. Not to discriminate in terms of what opinions are worth a damn and which ones are detestable is essential to, you know, thinking. Generally I've learned to discount apologies for pedophilia.

Also, when did I say everyone should have an opinion? People shouldn't have opinions on things they aren't qualified to talk about.

 

Stop being a smug elitist.

 

Not agreeing that every opinion is perfectly equally valid makes me a smug elitist? You know, I guess the Nazis might've had a point.

(And I don't feel bad about evoking Godwin's Law because you are defending Humbert Humbert).

 

Alright I have to step in here. I don't have a problem at all with people dating up or down age wise, but I do find issue with your statement. 40-year-old with a 20-year-old, whatever, their prerogative, consenting adults... or someone who's maybe 19 dating a 16-year-old, ok, maybe I could see that too, even though it could be a legal issue they're at least close in age. But It is not okay for people of ANY ages to get together, that's a blanket statement and a dangerous one. So you're saying you'd support a relationship between, say, a 40-year-old and a 13-year old as long as they claim to be "in love"? Below a certain age, you're certainly too young to be making serious decisions about life and serious relationships, and the other party is a pedophile preying on a child, whether it's "consensual" or not. There's no reason that 40-year-old can't find someone LEGAL who he (or she) is compatible with.

 

The older you get, the less age differences matter. I don't think younger or older people matter, not unless it's extreme (very young, very old).

 

I should have known this thread would turn into a debate about pedophilia.