But if the law says 16 is the age of consent, how can a 15 year-old give consent?
It’s like saying you cannot drive until you are 16 but 15 year-olds can get a license and drive because they are almost 16.
If we step out of the legal mumbo jumbo for a second, do I believe a normal 15 year old girl is capable of consenting to sex with a 17 year old boy? Heck yeah. She’s as capable of giving consent as he is. Shoot, most 15 year old girls are more mature than 17 year old boys.
In your mind, if a 15 year old girl has sex with a 17 year old boy, she must have just been awed by this older fellow and he’s completely taking advantage of her. That may be the case sometimes, but often it’s not going to be like that at all. I was 17 when I lost my virginity. The girl I was with was barely 16 and she was way more experienced than I was. She was hot too. I was in awe of her. She’s the one who initiated it. She had the condoms. I was a little in shock. I wasn’t upset about it mind you but I think what was really happening there was she was taking advantage of me, not the other way around. I think it is a two way street. A couple of years difference doesn’t matter that much. Girls can take advantage of boys just like boys can take advantage of girls, and probably more often than not no one is really taking advantage of the other person. It’s just two people doing what comes naturally.