Originally Posted by Fal

But do you have sex?

If *a* 13 year old is emotionally mature enough to have sex, who are you to say they should not. Who is the government to say they should not.

I don't consider any thirteen year old I've met to be that emotionally mature enough, and certainly not physically mature enough for me to want to be having sex with them. But if there is a 13 year old who is mature enough, I'm not going to be the one telling them it's wrong. Laws are very simplified and all encompassing and ignores the shades of grey (by the necessity to be quantifiable for useful enactment purposes) but that doesn't mean that society should consider it disgusting for somebody to have sex the day before their 16th birthday.

Originally Posted by bruise_violet

Yes but I am 17 living away from home and independent so obviously I am mature enough.

Originally Posted by bruise_violet

The age of consent laws are there to protect those who are not sexually or emotionally ready to do it. Anyway who really is going to follow it up if 2 13 year olds have sex?

Originally Posted by savannah

its not about them having sex,.....its about them having sex with someone of age,.....

Originally Posted by Fal

Non sequitur.



Yes, and when you hit the age of 16 you undergo, overnight, an incredible metamorphosis that turns you into a far more knowledgeable, responsible and mature human being.



If a person is emotionally mature enough to consent to sex, why does it matter the age of the person they're consenting to? They're either mature enough, or they're not.