vanblah

Hmmm ... I was 22 when I met the person who became my wife. She was 17 at the time ... although I didn't know it for a while. She was not living with her parents.

I'll let her know that our relationship was "creepy."

BTW ... we're still married and I'm 39 now.

The problem here is sort of relative to the society in which we live. Sex is taboo here. If we were more honest about it and talked to our children at an early enough age then we wouldn't have most of the messes we have.

Is a 13-year-old person old enough to have sex? Some might be--depending on how they were raised. I've known some very mature 13-year-olds. Some of them had been sexually active and handled it quite well.

Is a 23-year-old person old enough to have sex? Some probably aren't--depending on how they were raised. I've known some very immature 23-year-olds. Some of them handled the whole sex thing like it was the end of the world.

Now, in order for us to have a civilized society, we have to have certain rules. I don't agree with all of the rules, but I live by them until I can work to change them. Will I work to change age-of-consent laws? No. I have no problem with them except in certain very extreme cases (17-year-olds going to jail for getting a BJ from a 15-year-old f'rinstance).

I also think shows like "To Catch a Predator" should be cancelled. I'm all for free speech (100% for it in fact) ... but these shows are just hideous. Have you ever noticed how <i><b>mean</i></b> American television is? Everyone is just so mean ... but that's a different topic for a different thread.

Well, I continue to see 17-year-old girls who are very physically attractive. I also see 50-year-old+ women who are very physically attractive. Sucks to be me I guess.

Where in Tennessee did you say you were staying?