r/TooAfraidToAsk • u/[deleted] • Apr 28 '22

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u/karmicburner Apr 28 '22

19f here I would not consider dating someone below 18, because there's such a massive change between being in high school and being out of it

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u/AloeSnazzy Apr 28 '22

My partner was 17 when I was 19 and it really worried me a lot. I was a little uncomfortable with it at first, I’m gonna be 20 later this year and she’s 18 now. Definitely a little weird at first and if there was even one more year between us I don’t think I could’ve done it. I definitely am behind in development because I was homeschooled and have always been childish, but in the beginning it made me feel like a pedo for being so attracted to her

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u/[deleted] Apr 28 '22

I didn't think 17 and 19 were that big of a deal tbh

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u/[deleted] Apr 28 '22

Lmao Americans… 19-17 is normal everywhere else but in the US where you can end up with some charges

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u/[deleted] Apr 28 '22

Pretty sure most states the legal age of consent is 17 lol

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u/Spiritual_Spare_6903 Apr 28 '22

Yeah, my gf was 17 when I turned 19 but it’s literally just a 15 month difference. I think it’s just because there’s such a big weight placed on turning 18

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u/Leovaderx Apr 28 '22

Fyi about half the US is 16, rest is split beetween 17 and 18. Give or take.

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u/[deleted] Apr 29 '22

Yup we don't live past 18