Hi. Long time reader, first time poster.

I found this in a fitness forum.

A guy, 22, wants to have sex with a girl who's 16. I'm the dad of a 1 year old daughter. I am worried about her enough as it is, but I cant think of how much I'd worry about this if this was my daughter. I'm angry about this guy doing this, am I right to be angry? What would you do if your daughter was in this situation?

(to make things equal, you can read the 22 year old guys side on his blog, Having Sex With A 16-Year-Old | Becoming A Pick-Up Artist )

I dunno... its probably wrong... but I recall sleeping with several 16 year olds when I was 19.

if consent is 16 and shes stupid enough to let him, i say fine whatever. but if it was my kid wed have to have a talk first.

Well, where they are it's legal. whats the big deal...
If you are soo worried about it, then Might i suggest that you move to a place with a higher legal age limit?

i think it should depend on the maturity of the two people involved but the parents should pay attention to what sort of guy he is, making sure there's some sort of birth control involved. personally i'd rather have my one of my daughters sleeping with a 22 year old with protection, than showing up pregnant and not sure who the father is, that situation happens between high school kids, and most parents aren't even aware their children are dating.

besides, i heard if you subtract five years from a man's actual age, you get his real age, that'd put the 22 year old at about 17, that's just about right for her.

but seriously, if her parents have established a strong sense of herself, indepenedence and encouraged her ability to say no to anything she doesn't want to do, i'd be pretty confident in my daughter to put her foot down and say, no way! to anything she wouldn't want to do.

besides something like this will probably fizzle out by summer and she'll be on to the next boy; the 22 year old will be doing 22 year old things and if the parents are really clever, their daughter will have a very busy family summer, visiting out of town family.

i wouldn't worry about a 22 year old, especially if he's a town boy; but anything over ten years, i would develop some serious concern about the age difference.

after reading his side, the parents most definitly have nothing to worry about, the guy is an idiot.

dude, you're right!

22 y.o guy...Spring Chicken! They're both kids. Granted, a 16 y.o girl is probably more mature than a 22 y.o guy.

If she was my daughter I'd slit the guys throat.

But she isn't, so i say he should hit that shit.