[Snickering Hound]

I agree that this slinging of 'pedophile' trivializes the real thing; and you're absolutely correct to note that through history most women were married before 17.

The exact formula today to avoid the creepy, icky charge is 1/2 your age +7.

[Edward.Fish]

The exact formula today to avoid the creepy, icky charge is 1/2 your age +7.

I'd seen that formulation around somewhere before; I didn't know it was for avoid creepy.
In any case I was merely commenting on the historical conditions of marriage rather than the contemporary.

[JimRed]

The exact formula today to avoid the creepy, icky charge is 1/2 your age +7.

OK, if something happens to Mrs. JimRed, I guess I can live with a 43-year-old kid...