there's nothing worse than a person who can't take a joke. especially when they file a lawsuit against you

I don't think op has anything to worry about except the accuser getting laughed out of court.

With the defamation case, the prosecuting must prove damages. E.g. A chef having rumours spread that he has AIDS, would reduce and business. The other person has no case.

I'd insult #2 but I'm afraid this guy will sue me.

#46, that comment killed me xD but #2, 50yo with a 19yo, I would consider a pedo.

Sounds like #2 has spent some time in the real world. Some Jokes need not be made, because they are not funny. If the co-worker had been gay op probably would have been fired outright. I'm also willing to bet OP said it more than once. the co-worker can get laughed out of court unless he has proof that someone other than OP mistreated the co-worker or made comments about him being around children.

A true pedophile is someone that is sexually attracted to prepubescent children, does not believe it is wrong to be attracted to prepubescent children, and doesn't understand why everyone else knows it is wrong. That is why pedophilia is so horrible, and why it is so very wrong to call someone a pedo without proof for any reason.

Well 19 is of a legal sage so it isn't true. In Canada though 16 is the legal age.

Actually, a pedophile is someone who is sexually attracted to children who have not gone through puberty yet. So even if 19 wasn't a legal age, or even if she was 15 or 16, he still wouldn't be a pedo. It wouldn't be legal, but that doesn't automatically make it pedophilia.

Exactly. As unorthodox as it appears being that much older than someone, as long as they are 18, isn't a big deal. The problem is when they're underage.

It might not be a big deal legally, but it definitely is a big deal looking at the power imbalance in the relationship. Anyone who's 50 and has thirty years of adult experience will be in a position to manipulate and take advantage of someone who has been an adult for a year. Besides, what could he want her for other than her body and her lack of experience? They can't have much in common. It's shady as ****.

Unless the guy is rich, or he's in a position of authority over her, their isn't that much of a power imbalance. I've been in relationships like that (still 23 years between my husband and I) and the older guys are usually more inclined to compromise and maintain a balanced relationship.

He could be the kind of guy that likes to live life in an extreme way and has found that women his age dont want to live life at a break neck pace. Its sad to assume that a person who is 19 years old has nothing to offer besides their body. Im sure she has a personality. She may have grown up with a lot of life experiences. I know 19 year olds that have backpacked across europe, and I know 50 year olds who have not left a 10 mile radius of their birth. Let them live their own lives. .

I find it a bit creepy because he's bragging about her age like it's some sort of trophy. But 19 is when you start to own your decisions and make the ****-ups you'll learn from later in life, sometimes that involves dating someone many years your senior until you get a bit older and realise you can get what that relationship provided you with in other less wrinkly, creepily braggy places (or decide that person is the one for you!). It's nothing like being a victim of pedophilia.

Actually 94, my husband and I have been together 6 years, and he is 28 years older than me. I was 19 when we met. He was 47. We have a lot in common and we also have no power imbalance in our relationship. He's also not as selfish as most people in my generation are. I also like that he doesn't drink or do drugs like most people my age in my area. He shares his life experiences with me to make me wiser. He convinced me to go to college. He has honestly made me a better person. There are numerous benefits to dating a much older man sometimes. Just because it's not for you does not mean it's inherently wrong, bad, or unhealthy. It's also nothing like pedophilia #2, nor is pedophilia anything to joke about. Those jokes can and do ruin lives.

Agreed. Lives can be ruined by "jokes".

and some people can't even take a joke about taking a joke

Considering that his character was defamed by anyone who overheard? No its not a joke. Op needs to know he can't say things like that.

A 50 year old with grace and dignity perhaps?

How did he get a smoking hot girlfriend when he obviously has no sense of humour anyway?

Money, duh.

how do you think he can afford to sue

A 20 year old

Yeah, with the 50 year old's Viagra induced penis as the punchline.

My husband is 53 and he has never needed view viagra. Maybe this guy is also a very healthy man.

Or maybe his co-worker doesn't like people suggesting he ***** children?

That sounds like a trip to HR and some sexual harassment classes right there.

The age of consent in over half of America is 16. The more ya know

He'd still be arrested.

They'd have to be dating 6 or more years or more for you to be correct in calling him a pedo.

Unwise? sure. Dick move? possibly. Something everyone was probably thinking but had enough filter to wait till he was out of ear shot? Most definitely! But a lawsuit is over reacting.

It was a joke, I don't see anything wrong with it. Mine and my ex-boyfriend's friends always called him pedo (I was 17 and he 23 that time, so not even a huge difference) and we laughed along with them.

I dated a guy 8 years older than me once. Were quips made? Of course! But all in good humor. I've never heard of someone wigging out like that over being jokingly called a pedo. I mean the guy kinda set himself up by drawing attention ( "bragging") about the chick being 19! He, not OP, sounds like a tool!

#13 i remember a fried who was 17 and was going out with a 15 year old (they'd been together since he was 15) and even then we used to make jokes about it. My favourite was 'do you have a "you must be this tall to ride" sign'

If it's between friends, then it would be seen as an obvious joke (I hope), but he never said this guy he "joked" about was his friend. He only said it's a "coworker", so there's no reason to assume this guy should've known it was a joke. Maybe OP has always been a troublemaker, gossiper, or a dick towards this guy. We don't know and I doubt OP would admit to any of that if it were the case.

Dick move to call him a pedo to his face? Is behind his back less dick-ish?