I think it was more ignorance
over the idea that someone who isn't a pervy old man can also do something that is legally/morally wrong when it comes to age.

I diagnose 16 year old who thinks everyone is getting some except for him
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Tue 19 Jul 2011, 16:52, 3 replies, latest was 15 years ago)

with associated thinking he knows everything

( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Tue 19 Jul 2011, 16:52, Reply)

I know when I was in the sixth form
the boy I fancied was going out with a second year. I don't know whether he was shagging her, but he was 17 and she was 13. At the time, I wouldn't have classed him as a raging paedo. But that might be because my German teacher actually was a raging paedo.
( b3th Not shit. Not mod., Tue 19 Jul 2011, 16:55, Reply)

He probably wasn't a paedo
but it was statutory rape.
( Kroney, Tue 19 Jul 2011, 16:57, Reply)

If he did shag her.
My teacher was definitely shagging at least five girls in the fifth and sixth years. He was 32, which was relatively young, but still the worst thing a teacher can do.
( b3th Not shit. Not mod., Tue 19 Jul 2011, 17:02, Reply)

I dunno
some of my teachers smelled pretty bad. I'd say that was worse than sleeping with a number of students
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Tue 19 Jul 2011, 17:03, Reply)

It is such a betrayal of trust, that's what angers me.
Also, having been a teacher myself, I can't see how you can view teenage girls as anything other than children. They barely have the emotional maturity to conduct themselves in adult society, let alone conduct an adult relationship.
( b3th Not shit. Not mod., Tue 19 Jul 2011, 17:05, Reply)

I know what you mean
even if you ignore the wrongness, your point there is totally right. Added to which, if I were a teacher, I wouldn't want to shag a pupil who wanted to shag her teacher.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Tue 19 Jul 2011, 17:07, Reply)

I wouldn't want to shag anybody who might tell the rest of the school what I was like
especially if it was a pupil.

"This homework is atrocious. Detention."
"You can't give me a detention, Sir, or I'll tell everyone about that time you spunked in my hair in the art room."
( b3th Not shit. Not mod., Tue 19 Jul 2011, 17:15, Reply)

there's just so much wrong with the whole situation

( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Tue 19 Jul 2011, 17:16, Reply)

^this
The only reason he stopped is because one of the girls (who I shared a dormitory with, actually)gave him an ultimatum - drop the other girls or she'd tell the headmaster.
( b3th Not shit. Not mod., Tue 19 Jul 2011, 17:18, Reply)

You enjoy the chase amirite?

( Kroney, Tue 19 Jul 2011, 17:17, Reply)

fuck no
the chase sucks. I'm all about instant gratification.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Tue 19 Jul 2011, 17:21, Reply)

A fair amount of the that went on at my school
At 17/18 I can *almost* understand the desire being there. But actually acting on it is out of order even for somebody that isn't in a position of power over them.
( Kroney, Tue 19 Jul 2011, 17:05, Reply)

I think that's pretty weird myself
but then I'm struggling with the notion that my first proper boyfriend- same age as me, who I went out with when I was 16, is now at almost 23 with a new girlfriend who is just turning 17. I know it's legal etc etc, but it just seems weird to me
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Tue 19 Jul 2011, 16:58, Reply)

Half your age plus seven
Anything beneath that is creepy. A 23 year old with a 17 year old is therefore creepy.
( Labia Majora You keep on talking but it makes no sense at all, Tue 19 Jul 2011, 17:00, Reply)

That's how I felt
it just felt weird that in the last 6 years he hasn't moved on from 16/17 year olds
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Tue 19 Jul 2011, 17:01, Reply)

That is weird

( Labia Majora You keep on talking but it makes no sense at all, Tue 19 Jul 2011, 17:03, Reply)

Glad to hear you and Vipros agree
it's odd given that I'd never date anyone younger than 21
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Tue 19 Jul 2011, 17:08, Reply)

that is weird

( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Tue 19 Jul 2011, 17:03, Reply)

That is weird.

( Kroney, Tue 19 Jul 2011, 17:07, Reply)

So twenty-one is within the bounds of acceptability for me then.
Trouble is, would I want to? Most girls I know of that age are annoying little gigglebots who read Hello magazine.

One day I will find me a sexy librarian.
(The Luggage is haunted..., Tue 19 Jul 2011, 17:02, Reply)

are you younger than me?

( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Tue 19 Jul 2011, 17:04, Reply)

28 mate.
And going grey. This is depressing.

I may have to dye my hair a bright artificial colour in defiance of reality.
(The Luggage is haunted..., Tue 19 Jul 2011, 17:04, Reply)

for some reason I assumed you were older
but alas, I'm 30 in less than a month.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Tue 19 Jul 2011, 17:05, Reply)

Fucking hell, everyone thinks I'm old!
This has been happening since I was seventeen, mind.
(The Luggage is haunted..., Tue 19 Jul 2011, 17:06, Reply)

Welcome to my world
I'm not going grey, but my natural colour is fucking boring
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Tue 19 Jul 2011, 17:06, Reply)

colour behaviour
boring men
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Tue 19 Jul 2011, 17:08, Reply)

Maybe that's why my hair is so lustrous and shiny
Liz Phair would certainly agree
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Tue 19 Jul 2011, 17:12, Reply)

Unsurprisingly the issue is something I have strong opinions on
I can laugh and make sick jokes about it, but when it all comes down to deadly seriousness then that's another matter entirely.
( Labia Majora You keep on talking but it makes no sense at all, Tue 19 Jul 2011, 16:56, Reply)