What should the age of consent be?

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  • You can make the age of consent anything you want. By making it the law, you're not necessarily going to make people obey it. People will have sex before they're ready (for all kinds of reasons, none of them generally good ones).

    The bigger issue is the scary rise of STIs and unplanned pregnancies. We need legislature, yes, but we need a damned sight more education and openness about sex and sexuality. And condoms need to be subsidised and very easily available in vending machines other than in pub toilets. We also need to make it seem "cool" to use a condom.

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    • yeah i put 15 as a guide for sex but its up to each girl or boy as some people have different views on it, i think maybe as young as 14 is ok if both kids have thought about it and seem happy with themselves although i would encourage them to ask mum if they can do it in their own room for more relaxation rather than in a block of dirty garages or similar, becky x

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      • Yeah, I agree with you. People are ready when they are ready. Although there does need to be an actual age to stop people abusing those who aren't ready.

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        • yeah but in todays society anal is the normal sort of sex so it puts more pressure on young girls, i know girls of 14 who can't get a boyfriend unless they will do anal for them

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          • Yeah, it happens. It's a bit disgusting when you think about it, that girls are pressured into things on the promise of a relationship. Although some people really do like anal. I've had girlfriends who specifically asked for it. They were the same people who liked a bit of biting and scratching and spanking, so maybe it was a pain thing.

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    • The laws are not meant to be obeyed they're meant to act as a guidline, if you make the legal age of consent 18, under 18s will still have sex but there will be much fewer 12 and 13 year olds having sex than if there were no law.

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