Good way to avoid being a 16-year-old single mom. If one is not ready for marriage and motherhood, there’s a lot to be said for associations that aren’t oriented around sex. At 16 (or 18 or 20, or anything short of “ready to settle down) romantic involvements are a lot of work for mainly a lot of hassle ... or a lot of work and you end up with abortion, a baby, and/or a disease.
Or a lesbian step-daughter