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[–]Elvira95Viva la figa 3 insightful - 2 fun3 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 2 fun -  (3 children)

I would say in the states are much more taboo. Damn, you guys think 16 years old cannot consent lol The age taboo around sex is big there. Here there was a famous movies where a 17 years old girl ended up falling in love with 40 years old man and was popular. There was some discussion about being not appropriate of course, but I'm sure in USA would have been much more controversial. Times ago a female teacher was arrested for trying to seduce a 16 years old girl. I think that of course this kinda of age gap are perverted and can't never lead to an healthy equal relationship.

[–]reluctant_commenter 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

I would say in the states are much more taboo. Damn, you guys think 16 years old cannot consent lol

Yes I do think that.

Here there was a famous movies where a 17 years old girl ended up falling in love with 40 years old man and was popular.

That's really crazy to me. Massive power differential there because of the age difference... and one is a child.

I think that of course this kinda of age gap are perverted and can't never lead to an healthy equal relationship.

Well at least we can agree on that, haha.

[–]Elvira95Viva la figa 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

17 years old are not children. They're teens, almost adult and can consent to sex. Of course a relationship between an adult and a teen who has not yet totally developed cannot be healthy by any means. Someone interested in someone that young is either perverted, abusive or emotionally stunted in search of extreme youth to feel young. The movie was "scusa ma ti chiamo amore", the protagonist was Raul Bova, one of the most beautiful italian man, it was romantic, it was just after a while that I realized how fucked up it was that a divorced adult man ended up with someone who had not ended high school yet .

[–]reluctant_commenter 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

17 years old are not children. They're teens, almost adult

Almost adult, but still not-- that is, children. We shall have to agree to disagree. :)

Someone interested in someone that young is either perverted, abusive or emotionally stunted in search of extreme youth to feel young.

Yes, that is my guess as well.