true, but how do you determine when someones an adult? some say the brain is still developing till early 20's. I have some friends who act incredible childish despite being 18 while she's incredibly mature and has a philosophy in life compared to her age.
Sometimes theres the age of concent and theres the legal age of having sex.
Japan has an age of concent at 13. Does that mean that you can pick up middle schoolers? Fuck no! Just means that if you were 14 and she was 13 you would be in the clear... japan is weird.
It's a matter of scientifically proven fact - not mere opinion - that the decision-making processes of teens occur primarily in the part of the brain that deals with emotions, while mature adults make decisions in the rational part of the brain. It's obvious to anyone who pays any attention to young people that there's quite a bit of variation between individuals, but on average, that shift isn't complete until the mid-twenties.
Research has also found that, on average, the brains of girls mature earlier than those of boys. I suspect it's unlikely that the 16 year-old you're referring to here is actually as emotionally and intellectually mature as she will be a decade from now, but I don't find it surprising that she seems very grown-up to you.
Having said that, you need to be aware that we're all liable to see what we want to see, and our brains are wired to find rational justifications for the things we do and want, even when the truth is that those things are the result of primal urges that originate in our lizard brains.
Is it normal for a 19 year old to date a 16 year old?
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Yeah once you turn 18 your an adult so dating kids dispite being close enough to your age isnt acceptable. Break it off and save your skin.
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true, but how do you determine when someones an adult? some say the brain is still developing till early 20's. I have some friends who act incredible childish despite being 18 while she's incredibly mature and has a philosophy in life compared to her age.
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Dont debate philosophy, its law. Cant change currently so you are barking up the wrong tree. Law says it's illegal so dont do it.
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the age of consent is 16 here, as i've stated in my paragraph. It's legally fine, I just feel wierd, and a bit guilty I guess.
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Sometimes theres the age of concent and theres the legal age of having sex.
Japan has an age of concent at 13. Does that mean that you can pick up middle schoolers? Fuck no! Just means that if you were 14 and she was 13 you would be in the clear... japan is weird.
It's a matter of scientifically proven fact - not mere opinion - that the decision-making processes of teens occur primarily in the part of the brain that deals with emotions, while mature adults make decisions in the rational part of the brain. It's obvious to anyone who pays any attention to young people that there's quite a bit of variation between individuals, but on average, that shift isn't complete until the mid-twenties.
https://www.urmc.rochester.edu/encyclopedia/content.aspx?ContentTypeID=1&ContentID=3051#:~:text=The%20rational%20part%20of%20a,cortex%2C%20the%20brain's%20rational%20part.
Research has also found that, on average, the brains of girls mature earlier than those of boys. I suspect it's unlikely that the 16 year-old you're referring to here is actually as emotionally and intellectually mature as she will be a decade from now, but I don't find it surprising that she seems very grown-up to you.
Having said that, you need to be aware that we're all liable to see what we want to see, and our brains are wired to find rational justifications for the things we do and want, even when the truth is that those things are the result of primal urges that originate in our lizard brains.