Did we ever classify if the 16 year old liked this person back? I really don't think (I REALLY HOPE NOT) that a 16 year old would be looking for sex, and a relationship, possibly to start a family. An 8 year old isn't mature enough to even THINK about having a family, she's in what...3rd grade? Completely healthy though, for a young girl to like an older guy. This will pass, though, or it will become a serious problem, legally if anything were to happen, and if the parents knew that a 16 was to date an 8 year old, he would be arrested. Parents should tell the 8 year old that "it isn't okay to like the 16 year old, but they can still be friends."