if your bf is 18 and your 16 that is illegal in the U.S.....

yeah it is we been together way before he was 18. and my parents approve of him

I thought it was just if they were having sex or that's what I thought anyway

isn't it illegal only if there having sex? not that I care for the legal system but I just want to know if i got the facts right.

no it's not there's a four year age limit learn your facts before you speak

idk look them up :)

THANK YOU! it's only 2 years not 4 or 10

actually the law states there is a three year age limit. The law also states that it only becomes illegal if they have sex.

It depends on the state.

in my opinion I don't think it should care you can't help who u fall inlove with no age law ir anything with distance that

i agree, 'no age law ir anything with distance that'. right on sister, its our new slogan. forgt trh pwoer!

Wow, I had no clue that relationships automatically started at 17. Must be one of those newfangled laws. /sarcasm. Anyway, there's nothing wrong with relationships, as long as they're not taken out of context. Chances are the couple won't get married, but it's good to have the experience.

Laws vary state to state, and all of them only matter if they have sex. In NC someone (either the underage person or their parent) would have to actually press charges; seems unlikely in your situation.

If they were to have sex, it would be statutory rape. That is all.

There's no way my daughter would have dated a 17 year old when she was 15. She wasn't even allowed to date until she was 16 and the boy had to be only 1 year older than she was.

Actually in a lot of states and Canada the age of consent is 16, and it's still ok to have sex at an age slightly younger than that (what that age is varies by location) as long as the other person is no more than x (again, varies) years older. You people need to actually start checking the laws and stop watching so much TV.

close minded much

Psh, Law and Order: SVU counts.

I'm pretty sure this is OP's FML, not yours.

Who cares, Taylor Tots? The worse comparison would make the OP feel better about a situation that isn't that bad.

#26 should write her own FML instead of putting it as a comment on this one. that's what tots is talking about

I totally mad. Umad?!?!

problem?

u challenged?

UHU?

Unexplained challenge accepted.

It makes me a bit sad to see people who are this dense.

Internet memes 267, look it up before calling anyone a ******* dolt.

267- mintcar isn't THAT fat

399, your joke was lame. Fat or not, unfortunately for you, your opinion of my body size does not bother me one bit. I like who I am. Fail.

if you haven't realized about 90 percent o teenagers are "rebellious". we can get punished like adults and are given responsibilties of and adult, yet treated like children.

Responsibilities of an an adult? Like what, earning a living, keeping your family clothed and fed, paying bills, and assuring that your bratty teenage kids dong kill themselves or someone else? Trust me, you don't know responsibility. At 15, your only jobs are to go to school and stay out of jail.

Edit: double post. Mod please delete.

Heh, I said "dong". Damn non-autocorrect. *don't Oh, and thanks to all the other stupid teenagers who are thumbing my comment down. All that does is prove that I'm right.

DocBastard, that's not always true. At 15 I had a lot going on, just because you're legally labeled a "child" doesn't necessarily mean that you don't have adult responsibilities. In my situation, of course I am aware that this is not always the case, I had a job, lent my mom $2,000 to help pay for bills, raised my little brother, made sure he got to school on time, home on time, made sure both of our homework was done. I was the one that cleaned the house, since I was 11 I've been the only one in the house that does any of the laundry. I made dinner, a lame mac-and-cheese dinner mostly but it was still dinner. I took care of the pets in the house: walking, changing litter boxes, feeding. And when my mom went out drinking with her friends I waited up for her until she got home that night and made sure she made it to bed okay without puking all over herself. And the few times where she was a little TOO drunk, I had to pull knives from her hands so she wouldn't kill herself. So, let's go through your checklist: earning a living - yes I had a job, not the only one in my house as my mom had one too, but still. Keeping your family clothed and fed - yes I did the laundry and made dinner Paying bills - ah, seems I did some of that too Assuring that your bratty teenage kids don't kill themselves or someone else - well, I sure as hell stopped my mom from killing herself. Of course, this isn't exactly normal of a 15 year old, and almost three years later I am in therapy. But being 15 in no way means that you don't have "adult responsibilities". And now that I'm older, and am legally allowed to drive it has only gotten worse. Now I'm my mothers DD, the one who drives my brother everywhere he needs to go, as well as the one who does all the grocery shopping all in addition to the number of things I did at 15.

Bnwranbo, of course it isn't always true. While I certainly admire your handling of your situation, it is an unusual one, which you freely admit.

I totally agree with 31 and Doc. Most teens are in need of a slap in the face from reality. It's disgusting when they think that they have a right to complain when they do stupid shit like go on dates without permission at 15, have sex in their parents house, or when their parent sells a concert ticket instead of giving it to them.

Some small details I disagree with: 1. For some people, school is like a job that you're legally required to go to without a salary. 2. Parents should never complain about having to take care of their kids because they made a decision to have them. Unfortunately, some teenagers are left with the parent-ish responsibility of having to raise their younger siblings, which isn't really fair if you consider that the parents chose to have them. 3. Just because someone disagrees with you doesn't make them stupid, so it doesn't really "prove" your point. I thumbed down your comment because your tone was kind of arrogant and it was based on the assumption that all teens come from families that don't give them any responsibilities and give them complete freedom. While that's optimistic, it's just not true.

School is indeed a job without a salary, but it's one of the best ways we know of in the working world to give a kid a headstart. Sorry it's not all great, but if you're lucky you'll get a chance to use everything you learnt at some point in your life. The problem is when you start school, we have no idea where you'll end up, so we have to teach you everything... even the stuff you hate :) Parents may have chosen to have the kids in the first place, but that doesn't mean it isn't hard work sometimes. I'm speaking as someone who was (at times) horrid to her parents as a teen, and has children of her own now.

saksxalmo - I've already acknowledged those kids who have to care for their families. They are the exception, not the rule. I didn't call anyone stupid (this time). Reread my comment. And as for my tone, I AM called DocBASTARD after all. :D

I hate when teens say going to school is like work without pay, it's nother it's a privilege to go to school to better ur self, there are alot people out there that's don't get the chance to go to school who want to but u get it for free and u ditch about it.

because he was being an oppressive force in OPs life, and we must disestablish the oppressive establishment that governs our lives!

She is a minor and her parents are responsible for her, thumbs down.

ever heard of walking? dumbass

Well, I thought walking was over-rated. My god, I thought kids weren't allowed to walk anywhere anymore. My mistake asshole.

haven't u seen Rebecca Black n her friends drive? it's the style now to have 15 yr olds to drive

Isn't that just what we need?

41- AND I THOUGHT FELLOW SNOWBOARDERS WERE SUPPOSED TO BE BUDDIES. I guess I was wrong.

even worse, Rebecca black is 13

nice

Because you were never a teenager.

#36 WIN

Ever think she asked mom

parents dont make a habit of overruling each other...

Parents need to be together on decisions like this. If she asked dad and he said no then going around his back to talk to her mother, without saying "Dad said no can you talk to him" is dishonest. She deserves what she got.

*you're for all three of those "your"s

290 - If you're going to be a Grammar Nazi, please do it correctly.