It's 17 in Ireland which I think is better than 16. Having a limit is never going to stop people have underage sex. But it should be there. Young people need a bit of guideage about when you should be mature enough to do certain things like have sex. And it prevents old perverts getting away with sleeping with innocent young girls. I'm probably making no sense...

When i first saw this thread i thought you were just trying to be provocative and to be quite honest i felt :mad: as i work with people who have been victims of abuse.

This is why i wanted to know what you would consider the acceptable age of consent?

Now thanks to the Adult replies you have received tonight i just want to say this thread has actually turned out to be very interesting,so:cheer:'s

. I'm probably making no sense... [/quote]

Oh, no your not, makes very good sense to me, don't forget this wasn't about lowering the age this was to abolish the age completely... thats where sense departed.

Oh, no your not, makes very good sense to me, don't forget this wasn't about lowering the age this was to abolish the age completely... thats where sense departed. [/quote]

Oh thanks! Well then basically my post makes sense if those reasons were for not abolishing it...

Could not agree more, I think the problem was the title.
But the thread was well thought/argued and sensitively put from origin, that deserves credit.....:cheer:

yes this thread has definately opened my mind to views about the topic i never thought of before, its clear that abolishing the age limit is a clear no go and that making it higher or lower will simply will not work, but whatever we do youngsters will continue to haver sex, but one thing we can all agree on im sure is that its there to protect young girls from falling in to traps of 40 year old perverts, am i right?

Oh thanks! Well then basically my post makes sense if those reasons were for not abolishing it... [/quote]

Yes, I should have made that more clear to you sorry.
You made perfect sense in not wishing to abolish an age limit.

with that in mind i have changed the title

I'm 43 and i'm far from being a pervert!
Are you trying to undo all your good work after all i've just said about you? :shocked:

, am i right? [/quote]

Spot on honey, and at least you have the maturity here to have made plans for your future, I only hope that care and good intentions are well rewarded and happy for you.
Even if they do go wrong at least you have sincerely thought about the prospects of the future.
I wish you and your partner a happy life together. :kiss:

no, no ,no far from it im just saying that there are some people out there some 40 some younger some older that will try to get in a 14 year old's trousers, ive seen it happen before at my old school. Im not trying to put any sort of stereotype across the forum at all. Sorry if this has cased offense at all.

Spot on honey, and at least you have the maturity here to have made plans for your future, I only hope that care and good intentions are well rewarded and happy for you.
Even if they do go wrong at least you have sincerely thought about the prospects of the future.
I wish you and your partner a happy life together. :kiss: [/quote]


awww i really appreciate that, that means alot to me thankyou for your support :hug:

I knew what you meant. It just made me LOL :joker:

oh good you had me really worried i had caused offense there, anyways im off

Why is the focus only on girls. A guy has just as much a risk of that happening!

No. People will do it before they are 16 (ie 14/15) but if the age was lowered to say 13 then people would start at about 10/11 and that would just be plain wrong.

The age is there for a very good reason- its when most people reach physical maturity but even at 16 some people aren't mentally ready for any consequences that might happen. Some people also aren't aware.

16 is the right age I think. You'll see it once you've passed the age of 16- I thought it was a pointless law up until then.