Q&A

How old do you have to be to date a 16 year old boy?

How old do you have to be to date a 16 year old boy?

I will be turning 19 on September 23 and he will turn 16 on November 10. I live in the Dayton, Ohio area where the legal age of consent is 16. Ask a lawyer – it’s free! The law really isn’t concerned with dating, but with sex.

Is it legal for a 19 year old to have sex?

That being said, the laws are not very strongly enforced, for obvious reasons. Teens are teens and are going to find ways of having sex, irrespective of any legal proscription. I speak from experience. I’m 19 right now, but have been sexually active for quite some time.

Is there a limit to how old a man can date a woman?

The rule overestimates the perceived acceptability of men becoming involved with older women. Men do not show a linear increase in maximum age preference that matches the rule’s predictions. Instead, men report maximum acceptable partner ages that hover around their own age through their 40s.

Can a 19 year old date a guy?

She’s of age, so if you can find a girl that young who’s into guys that old (and they do exist, and not just as gold diggers), then more power to you. But just a heads-up: they’re pretty rare. Odds are pretty high that someone your age flirting with a 19 year old is just going to creep out and/or frighten her.

Can a 16 year old date an 18 year old?

I am 16 and have been dating someone for over a year. He was 17 when we started dating, but is now 18. He is just a little over 2 years older than me. (No sex between us).

Is it illegal to date someone over 18?

Simply dating a person over age 18 is not illegal. It can become illegal for a person who is 18 once sex is involved. But the situation you describe is not illegal.

That being said, the laws are not very strongly enforced, for obvious reasons. Teens are teens and are going to find ways of having sex, irrespective of any legal proscription. I speak from experience. I’m 19 right now, but have been sexually active for quite some time.

The rule overestimates the perceived acceptability of men becoming involved with older women. Men do not show a linear increase in maximum age preference that matches the rule’s predictions. Instead, men report maximum acceptable partner ages that hover around their own age through their 40s.