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Originally Posted by Ronin4hire
I'm just nitpicking as I agree with your sentiment... I mean boundaries have to be set to protect minors in my opinion also.
However in some countries the age of consent is 16 (like here in New Zealand) so I don't think 18 is some magic number nor do I believe 16 year olds are completely unable to make an informed decision on sex.
In saying that though the boundary Japanese society has set is 18 and as a guest to Japan the OP would do well to respect that boundary.
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The law is only a part of what I was trying to say.
People can say "age is just a number" but if 16-year-olds are ready for sex, does that mean so are 14-year-olds? 12-year-olds? Do I need to keep going lower?
We KNOW that 16-year-olds are not fully mature individuals, physically and mentally. Research shows the completion of puberty at somewhere between 18 and 21 for the most part.
I will ask again. If you are over the age of 22, tell me honestly if you are still with the girl or boy you "loved" when you were 16. My educated guess would tell me that almost none of those relationships stood the test of time. Why? Because bodies are still changing. The brain is still growing. Hormones are flaring...the whole classic speech.