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Old 01-16-2007, 11:08 AM   #37 (permalink)
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Every situation is different. Putting aside the uproar that seems to have been generated by this thread, I'd like to return to the OP.


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Originally Posted by Miss Mango
Is it wrong for a male of 18-21 to find a 14-15 year old physically and emotionally attractive?
Physically, I'd say it can be just a natural response to a female body that is just coming of age and is possibly quite "nubile". Also, it depends on the 15 year old. All of you must have seen 15 year olds who look more like they're 18 walking about these days. Also, some girls are 15 but are emotionally years ahead.

Emotionally, I'd find that pretty odd, if the difference was 14 - 21. At 14 you're in the middle of adolescence, and the 21 y-old male is going into young adulthood. 15 - 18 doesn't really bother me much. I can give you examples - when I was 16 I had a crush on a guy of 13. Is it wrong that way around? When I was 17/18 I had a 23 year old boyfriend. So, age can be very relative. And then again, it can be important too.

I'd say generally it wouldn't be right to act on those impulses, with the wider age gap, and particulary if the maturity level wasn't that present.

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Originally Posted by Miss Mango
It worries me when guys who are older than me find my younger sister attractvie (shes fifteen). I almost always end up warning her off them, I dont think shed go out with them but it scares me.
I have to remind you that the OP only said that the guys said they were attracted to her. Not that they would act on it, or wanted to have sex with her, or any of that. So I can't really condemn it. What I will say is that if your sister is that attractive to that age group of men, she should take care and protect herself as much as possible - though I'm sure you know that a girl that age attracting attention from 18-21 y-olds is probably pretty excited about it. What girl of 15 doesn't dream of having a slightly older boyfriend, who already has a car etc.?
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