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I agree teens are easy to prey upon but gullible adults are as well. Under my therapist so many different meds were prescribed to me. Everything from geodon,to eskalith,to paxil,to prozac,to lithium,and depakote! I still believe that in my 20's I was used as one of many human lab-rats. lol. Usually that bothers me but every once in a blue moon I can get a wry chuckle out of it!

 As for "running for office" I think that "young blood" can be good sometimes. I personally do not understand why we usually insist our politicians be up into their 50's or 60's before we give them more credability. Yes, there is wisdom with age but in addition many of our elders are reluctant to adapt to change or embrace new better ideas. I even notice at 36 I'm rather "set in my ways", heh.

 That's kind of funny about Grant. I knew he was assigned as a general in his 30's but I did not know he was on the verge of being 40 when he left. I bet when he finally set off for the battlefield his dad celebrated!  

Yeah,I also read about how any gay-pride rally is now illegal over the fear it might turn heterosexual children into homosexual children.

It's pure bullocks but I guess people let science and logic fly out the window in the face of their idiotic bigotry!

I agree to an extent though I think "cultural/economic upbringing" and "the individual" still play a role in development speed. For example, at 15 I was very introspective and wise for my age but compared to certain other friends they were either a bit behind me or even a bit ahead of me. (And we were all in the same age group) Some of them were better at social situations and others excelled more at general survival. Truthfully despite my intellect I had neither street smarts or social charisma. To be frank, I personally was not ready to be out on my own yet,Andrew.

Yet I had friends that were "independent" at 16. Others "stayed home" well into their mid 20's.

That's the rub. I do not think "maturity" and "puberty" can always be measured by an age marker. However,maybe it can be rounded off to a certain "higher percentage" that is the norm for most people?

Eventually I came to the same conclusions. I think teens are young adults but I also think they are "not quite there yet" when it comes to logic and being independent. (Though yeah,I've known a few exceptions when I was growing up myself)

I feel kind of guilty about my relationship with the girl I mentioned but I actually dissuaded her from coming see me irl before she was 18. I think I just wanted "something" to fill the void of loneliness I felt.

In the end I'm glad the relationship fell apart because I know for a fact she did not really know what she wanted and wouldn't have been mature enough to be in a real relationship.

The first woman I truly loved was 4 years my senior,Joe. lol. So it was a trip when my next relationship was with a teen girl. At least it was only on the internet. In retrospect I'm grateful for that.

I also agree with Gemini. In my early 20's I romanticized younger girls but when I hit around 28 those same females did not do it for me anymore. Sure, I can still appreciate the healthy physique of a teenaged girl but "admiring beauty from afar" and "hanging out or dating" are drastically different things.

Surprisingly I've known quite a few attractive 30 year old women but admittedly it's been difficult picking up the courage to ask them out. The only thing I miss from my younger days is being more adventurous and having more courage.

I cannot wrap my mind around justified homophobia,Joe. So is Putin promoting the homophobia or is that something seperate all together? Forgive my ignorance!

I agree with an age cut off point too when it comes to sex. Probably because it seems "culturally correct" for me. I cannot help but to take on the values of my society!

But I do think that a 14 year old from The Wild West or 1920's would not be the same as a 14 year old today. There would definitely be differences when factoring in self reliance and overall maturity when you compare teens from different historical eras. Heck,Charlie Chaplin lived a long time ago and young women marrying older men has not always been so taboo.

It's a tough topic to cover though. There are many cultural factors as well.

But regardless of a bit of immaturity, I still do not see teens as "children" so throwing out the word "pedophile" whenever teens are involved with someone older seems a bit misguided to me personally.

I knew it! But only one Kangeroo got loaded into the catapult with you by the Koala,right? I wish I could have been there to see such a splendid launch of a guy and a kangero banging while sailing through the air! 

I think the problem is there's this "trap" that has been created. The system has been rigged where disagreeing with these "warriors of justice" makes you an angry neckbeard otaku or someone who hates women. But I think that's cracking,James. I've noticed a lot of people not buying the bull-shit anymore. Afterall, it's founded on slurs, ad hominems,fallacies, and broad sweeping generalizations over facts,rational debating, and logic. Such a strawman cannot support its' own weight forever!

Nope! Is it an Asian romance movie,James? Don't mean to come off as "racist", it is just the wording "Shanghai kiss" comes off as an Asian romance or Asian romantic comedy. lol. Don't hate me,bra!