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my boyfriend broke up with me because im not legally allowed to give consent and he is ,so doesn't the romeo and juliet law apply here?

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update: I am living in Delaware and I am 16 and he is 19.

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  • Anonymous
    2 years ago
    Favorite Answer

    In Delaware, Romeo and Juliet law is only applicable to someone aged 15 or younger. You're 16, so in this case it wouldn't apply. As you're 16 and your boyfriend is aged under 30, then sexual intercourse wouldn't be considered a crime and he wouldn't go to prison. Saying all of that, this guy broke up with you purely for the reason that he wasn't going to be able to legally have sex with you. Before getting back together with him, you might want to consider exactly how he sees this relationship and what he wants from it.

  • Anonymous
    2 years ago

    So, you're ready to be a mother in less than a year all by yourself? Because he'll be long gone the minute he has sex with you. No 19 year old guy worth being anywhere near wants a 16 year old girl for anything other than getting there first- he wants to have sex with a virgin. Once he's done that, he'll be a ghost. He doesn't care about you, and he's creepy.

    Where are your parents? Someone's not doing their job. You need to make much better choices, or your life is going to be a big struggle.

    Do better for yourself, and stay away from anyone who wants you to have sex with them now. Here's a hint: if you need to check the law to see if someone will be a SEX OFFENDER, you're in the wrong place entirely.

  • Bill
    Lv 6
    2 years ago

    no

    under legal age is under legal age

    and he will go to jail for the act

  • Sally
    Lv 7
    2 years ago

    The rule that applies here is: kick him to the curb and get a guy who respects you.

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  • xyzzy
    Lv 7
    2 years ago

    Yes it does, Title 11 § 761. Definitions generally applicable to sexual offences. (j) A child who has not yet reached his or her sixteenth birthday is deemed unable to consent to a sexual act with a person more than 4 years older than said child. Children who have not yet reached their twelfth birthday are deemed unable to consent to a sexual act under any circumstances. Crimes and Criminal Procedure, Delaware Criminal Code

    § 770. Rape in the fourth degree; class C felony. (a) A person is guilty of rape in the fourth degree when the person:...2) Intentionally engages in sexual intercourse with another person, and the victim has not yet reached that victim's eighteenth birthday, and the person is 30 years of age or older, except that such intercourse shall not be unlawful if the victim and person are married at the time of such intercourse.

    All the legal issues aside you should drop the jerk if all he is interested in is sex.

  • 2 years ago

    There's no "Romeo & Juliette" law. Your former bf is smart to wait - smarter than you.

  • Anonymous
    2 years ago

    If he broke up with just because he couldn't have sex with you, it's not a real relationship, he just wants the sex. Find someone who likes you for you and not your genitals.

  • Maxi
    Lv 7
    2 years ago

    So if he only cares about foing out with you so he can have sex, then you are better off without him as he doesn't care about you at all, he is only interested in sex with someone/anyone and nothing more

  • 2 years ago

    Depends if there even is such a law in your State.

  • 2 years ago

    You dont mention what state you live in.. His age or your age...

    So we don't know if the "romeo and juliet" laws apply here.

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