Btw no hate to this story im enjoying fl character development and slowly gaining confidence
Oh they absolutely don’t understand. As someone who prefers older people, when I was younger I myself didn’t understand why it would be a problem. Even with my short world experience and my social circle being limited to the high school cohort/very minimal extracurricular activities I did, I thought I was plenty mature enough and didn’t consider the ramification a romantic relationship entails. Those who are in teenage years are caught up with the butterfly feelings and the satisfaction that comes with instant gratification.
I’m sure you already know this (it’s a very well-known fact lol, my psych degree is just on a yapping tangent now) but their brains are literally not fully developed—particularly their frontal lobe where the benefits of conducting an analysis of delayed satisfaction (not specifically sexual, but in terms of everything. Aka waiting for periods of time and/or having to take a lot of steps to get the better outcome) and self/control is located. Their brain is literally, physically, different than an adults.
Sorry I know the question must have been rhetorical but I couldn’t resist
Thank you for sharing with details loved your opinion
We really do think we're mature and smart when we're young. I thought I was pretty worldly and knew a lot when I was 14. I remember really saying 'even though I'm 14, I do know a lot of stuff!' We truly do not grasp the gravity of actions we've taken or could have taken when we're kids.
Kids are quite stubborn and definitely think they can handle Adult Things. I had to talk a student through the logistics of trying to emancipate themselves when they didn't have a job or even a *plan* as to how they were going to support themselves outside of becoming a Twitch streamer.
Idk what is the issue with minors to not accepting people who are older than them are rejecting them .i had problem with a 17 18 year old few days ago no matter how much i told him im not interested he wouldn't leave me alone(i handle it btw)
I feel like they dont understand how much pressure they are putting on others.