Is it ethical for a 22 year old to have sex with an 18 year old, given the obvious difference in life experience? It is completely ethical to have consensual sex with anyone on or above the legal age of informed consent.
Legally, there is nothing wrong with pursuing a romantic or sexual relationship since, in all states, 18 is considered an age of consent, and both parties involved are considered adults. Socially, there are some taboos with the age difference. (One has more experience in adulthood than the other.)
In every U.S. state the age of consent is between 16 and 18. It is legal, therefore, for anyone 18+ to engage in consensual sexual activity.
If both parties are adults, and both parties are good with it, it's no one else's business to judge the relationship, or to say it's “weird”. From my perspective, not only is this particular case not weird, it's absolutely, totally normal, and there are probably millions of such relationships.
Statutory rape refers to sexual activity involving an adult and a child below the "age of consent." Minors cannot legally consent to have sex with adults, so any form of sexual activity involving an adult and a minor violates the law. This is true even in situations that otherwise seem like the minor agreed to the act.
It is technically legal for a 22-year-old to have sex with a 17-year-old; However, this is still not a good idea. First, a 17-year-old is still a minor. His parents can punish him for having a relationship they don`t approve of and banish the partner from their home.
"Half-your-age-plus-seven" rule
An often-asserted rule of thumb to determine whether an age difference is socially acceptable holds that a person should never date someone whose age is less than half their own plus seven years.
Not at all. The age difference is negligible.
The age of consent to sexual activity is 16 years. In some cases, the age of consent is higher (for example, when there is a relationship of trust, authority or dependency). In other words, a person must be at least 16 years old to be able to legally agree to sexual activity.
If the sex is consensual (and it must be enthusiastic consent) and the other party is also aged 16 years or over it is not against the law, although there are some exceptions: If the person is very drunk or under the influence of drugs, they may not have the capacity to consent so having sex with them is an offence.
A 20-year-old should not be in a relationship with a 17-year-old. While a three-year gap isn't, in itself, absolutely good or bad, even small age differences can be significant for younger people. They may be at different stages of emotional maturity.
Legally, there is nothing wrong with an 18 year old having sex with a 31 year old, as long as they are two consenting adults that are not related to each other.
The lowest age of consent is in Nigeria (11) followed by the Philippines and Angola (12). The age of consent is 13 in three countries – Niger, Comoros and Burkina Faso.
The real rules about how old and young you can date. The “creepiness rule” states that the youngest you should date is “half your age plus seven.” The less commonly used corollary is that the oldest you should date is “subtract seven from your age and double it.”
Originally Answered: Is it appropriate for a 23 year old to date an 18 year old? You are both adults. As long as each of you respects the other person there is no reason you cannot become involved in a dating relationship. The age difference that might make you a little uncomfortable now will lessen over time.
There's nothing wrong with entering the dating game a little later than average. In fact, a lot of my friends didn't start to date until their mid to late 20s— and quite a few of them are hitting 30 without have ever being in a relationship.
The legal age for consensual sex varies between 16 and 17 years across Australian state and territory jurisdictions (see Table 2). For other sexual activities, the criminal legislation relating to different types of sexual behaviours and interactions varies across Australian jurisdictions. Tas. Vic.
Most states would count that as child rape. Almost none of them recognize a 15 year old as being able to consent to sex with an adult, even if it is consensual, and did not involve force.
No. There is nothing morally, socially, or legally wrong with your relationship. You are both single, consenting adults.
A relationship age gap bigger than 10 years often comes with its own set of issues. “While there are always exceptions to rules, a good rule to remember is that dating someone more than 10 years older will present challenges now or later that add to the preexisting challenges any relationship has,” he says.
What is Meant by the Age Difference? The Age difference gives the age gap or difference between two ages. It can be easily calculated by taking the difference between two different dates, months and years. If both entities are the same, then there is no difference in age.
Legally, no. Neither person is a minor. But it could be borderline in terms of life experience and maturity. If the 18-year old is still in high school, while the 24-year old has had several years of experience in working and living as an independent adult, then it increases the *gap* between them.
Grooming is the action, not the age difference, nor the age of the groomee. In my state, a 19 year old dating a 16 year old is risking a charge of statutory rape. But that depends on the age of consent where the people live.
The rule suggests the younger person in a relationship should be older than half the older person's age plus seven years in order for the relationship to be socially acceptable.