A lot of people seem to be up on a moral high horse about the issue. A lot of people seem to be trying to get you to think about "what if it was your daughter?" I can't get behind that. A lot of people try to protect women from the dangers of their own sexuality. This is wrong. Think instead, what if his son was the underage member of the equation? Would you still be offended? Would you still even care? I think many of you wouldn't.

I think this shows a kind of pervasive sexism that exists today. You make it seem like the girl was simply used and never given any kind of choice in the matter. How do you know that she didn't feel a love she wanted to share with her boyfriend of one year? Do you honestly think that an age difference of 3 years is totally acceptable, but that one extra year turns males evil?

I can only speak from my own experience with the subject, and perhaps it makes me biased in believing that girls can make the same choices at 14 that boys seem generally capable of making without a second thought.

Anyway, I started dating my future wife when I was 16 and she was 13. We hit it off pretty quickly and the age difference scared the shit out of me. I was always apprehensive of anything physical, and she felt that I just wasn't into her because I wouldn't even kiss her. We essentially broke up without so much as a peck on the lips. It's still something she holds against me. She wishes that I would have taken her virginity back then rather than the asshole she had given it to when I broke her heart.

Fast forward a year and we get back together for a short time. She makes it evident that she wants something more physical. She takes my virginity. She considers it one of the most fond memories of her life. We don't entirely last due to odd circumstances beyond our control, but the feelings persist.

Fast forward again to 2004. We kind of found each other again and spend a lot of time playing catch up. In February we'll have been together for 8 years. Our relationship is more stable than many of the married couples we know. It's not perfect, but we talk all the time and the sex is still awesome. She still thinks I was being a "pussy" for not making a move on her when she was 13.

You all would have me believe that she was, and is, still incapable of making any choices for herself. I guess I should also be a registered sex offender for my loving relationship? But then again, fuck you