What do parents thinks about teenagers dating adults, and does gender matter?
Amber asked:
A few weeks ago I saw a TV psychiatrist on a breakfast television show say that it is healthy and natural for a teenage girl to date a young adult man, but sick and sexually exploitative for a teenage boy to date a young adult woman, as they would have nothing in common except sex, and he would have nothing to offer her except his body.
A few weeks ago I saw a TV psychiatrist on a breakfast television show say that it is healthy and natural for a teenage girl to date a young adult man, but sick and sexually exploitative for a teenage boy to date a young adult woman, as they would have nothing in common except sex, and he would have nothing to offer her except his body.
When I was 20 and at university, I dated a 15 year old high school boy. We had a pretty normal relationship with normal dates (movies, walks, study dates, hanging out with each other’s friends and family etc) and had a lot to talk about with each other, as we had many shared interests and he was extremely intelligent. And yes we also had physical contact such as kissing, cuddling, making out and petting like most young couples.