Is age an issue?

I am 16 and I like my friend who is 21, and she also likes me. We want to date, but I am worried it won't work well, especially considering I've never been in a relationship preceding this. What will help this work, if it can?

I agree. Age is absolutely an issue when a minor is with a 21yo... specifically it's a legal and criminal issue. Most states would consider "dating" to be a crime called "soliciting a minor" and sexual activity as "statutory rape." It doesn't matter if the 16yo "consents" because no court recognizes that a minor has the right to consent.

I caught a guy in his early twenties with my teenage daughter and without hesitation called the cops to have him arrested. Your parents are free to do the same.

It can't.

This IS serious. It's simply illegal for a 16-year-old to be in a romantic and/or sexual relationship with a 21-year-old. No one is trying to quash your happiness. These laws exist to keep 16-year-old safe from their inexperience and adults' poor judgement.

I don't mean to offend, but you have to ask yourself WHY an adult wants to date a teenager. By that I mean, why is she not able to have an adult relationship with an appropriately-aged peer?

If it's true love, your everlasting soulmate and all that jazz, then you both will wait 2 years when you can move forward safely.

Some teenagers think it's a badge of honor for adults to find them attractive. It's more the story of a teen wanting to foolishly rush into adulthood who meets a very immature adult. If the situation involves sexual activity, that would put the twenty one year old at risk of being arrested. Try to find an adult who had a relationship at 16 that lasted past 21. They're harder to find than a chicken with teeth.

Your future will work out much better if you develop one day at a time rather than bypass five of the most important years in a rush to adulthood. Age doesn't make much difference for people middle age and beyond but in the developmental years, it's huge.

the answer is slightly obvious go to the parent(s) if they say yes the than by all meens date but save marriage and more importantly sex till later :)

dont think that age matters age is just a number if you both want it to work then it will, a relationship is built of of trust,care, and understanding. yes she might be older but maybe shes as scared for it to mess up as you.

i dont think so why you ask that

no I have no problem with it this is what I say... dont lison to other do what makes you happy cause if you do what others want then in the end your not goner be happy go for it mate dnt lison to anyone