on the persons involved. And, as I said in another place, what society says is right does have an effect on our mentality. If you grow up hearing that 15 to 21 year old realtionshipd are ok, then they probably are. IF you grow up hearing it is wrong, then is probably won't do good things to the 15 year old when it happens.
In the US 'adults' are expected to sleep with adults, not teens. Because of this those who do go after teens probably have somehting a bit wrong with them. Perhaps they can't find an adult to sleep with, and teens are easy to convince. OF course that means the teen is not totally consensual, but being persuaded by someone 'older and wiser.' Tehy may not develop serious problems, but they might. Lots of stories of 15 and 16 year olds that got drunk one night, had sex, and went into an immediate downward spiral. |
