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Is a three year age difference wrong?
Me and this girl who recently started talking a few months ago, have become really close. We have talked about dating, but we're still unsure of how everybody would react to it, and whether in fact it's a good idea. She is 13, and I am 16. We've spent a few afternoons together just talking and hanging out at her house. First off I want to know if it's something to be worried about, the age difference I mean?
Second of all, if this was to evolve into a relationship, how would we go about it? I am not going to be labelled up as a sexual predator, so clearly we would wait until she was legal. I'm just unsure of what to do, because we both really really like one another.
7 Answers
- Anonymous10 years agoFavorite Answer
God i hate this. People say its wrong if your a teenager! But think about it. 25 year olds + 35 years olds have a relationship and no one bats a eyelid!
If you really like her. Then stuff what people think. Be with her.
- Anonymous10 years ago
Not at all(:
But, a 13 year old and a 16 year olds maturity levels are different. It looks bad when a middle schooler and high schooler are dating. It sucks that if a 20 year old and a 23 year old were dating, nobody would think anything of it. I guess it's all based on maturity and the different values in life at that point. When I was 15, I dated an 18 year old; that's a 3 year difference, but people flipped out. I'd take it slow for a while, and if things progress, f*ck what other people think! It's only 3 years, it's legal, and it's your guys' life! Good luck(: Xoxo.
Answer mine?
- 10 years ago
I think you're still both very young to be thinking about going into something serious. but given the fact that you both like each other very much, yo could start there and let the relationship flourish on it's own. You're still at an age where you'll meet loads of different people and undergo lots of changes especially emotionally.
- 10 years ago
3 years age difference isnt necessarily wrong in general, but as she is under 16 years old and therefore under the legal age of consent, this causes problems. Even if you say that you both want to wait until she is 16, other people perhaps wont see it that way. Try and assure her family that you will do nothing to harm their daughter and try and put their minds at ease.
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- HLv 710 years ago
You'll only be labeled as a sexual predator if you had any sexual contact with her but once you're both 18 then there's nothing to worry about. As long as you two are just dating then that should be fine.
If you want to be on the safe side then you should ask her parents if they are fine with it.
- Anonymous10 years ago
You sound thoughtful, sensible and genuine. She's lucky to have found you. OK, three years is a fair bit at your age but the percentage difference will reduce all the time. Married couples typically show a difference in ages and three years is fairly typical.
Go for it!
And good luck.
- Anonymous10 years ago
Yh its wrong
