In Japan if the police get involve can be really bad for the adult.
I'm not sure about other countries but in America you are considered an adult when you turn 18. Even if you are 18 and are in a relationship with someone younger than you, you can catch a case. If the person is under 18 they can not date someone older than them.
Aha. Just thought it was weird because were I live you can legally be together with someone who is 16 when you are an adult
Well, no society is the same. It may not be a big deal for you and your country for adults to date minors, but it is for some others.
In my country you can marry young but the parents have to give their consent about it.
Well that sounded a lil condescending.
Each country is different on age of consent just like how they are different for legal drinking/smoking ages. What one country deems an appropriate age is not the same for another. Saying something like "it may not be a big deal for you and your country for adults to date minors, but it is for some others" makes it sound like their country doesn't care about pedophiles or something of the sort and is kiiiiiiiiiiiiiiinda rude. They have a legal age by their country's standards-- just like every other country.
I mean, how would you feel if a country with a higher legal age went around calling people in your country pedophiles 'cause the legal age was lower than their's? The difference could be your country being 18 and the other country being 21. That would mean they would consider anyone in your country a pedo if they dated anyone under the age of 21 even tho in your country it's 18.
Just sit on that one for a hot minute.
Not really, but if you got offended sorry. Also it wouldn't bother me because...18 is widely considered to be an adult. Even in countries where the age of consent is lower than 18, anyone below is still considered a minor. Idk where this pedophile thing even came from.
Is it really that big of a deal that he is 17? I mean look how society is today I don’t really think anyone is going to care. I think they will question his gender more than his age.