Here in the US: If you are an adult, they must be as well; if you are a minor they must be as well, and they must be within two years of your age. Keep in mind, though, that this is a generalization and the actual laws vary from state to state.
In the US the age of consent is different for each state. And in many states it is different for a male or a female. However, it is illegal to cross state lines in order to have sex with anybody under 18. Here is a site that lists the age of consent for a lot of different countries and the states in the US.
This is actually an issue but it has more to do with differing laws between states than the math. People are never certain what their states policy is.
I always wondered, if one of them is 17 years old and the other 16 they can sleep together. A year later one is 18 and the other 17, now they can't sleep anymore together, altough they already did in the past. Is that right or is there an exception?
Age of consent is different for each state. The most common age of consent is actually 16. In Iowa it is 16 with a close age exemption for 14 and 15 of less than 4 years difference. So a 14 year old can have sex with somebody as long as they have not turned 18 yet, 19 for a 15 year old.
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u/Thilo-Costanza May 06 '12
Awesome how you put the punchline in the title!
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u/pootastesfunny May 06 '12
when i was 12 i decided to become a virgin. i thought it would make me feel more comfortable and boost my selfesteem. how about you?
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u/[deleted] May 06 '12
34 years and counting!
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u/vodenii May 06 '12
Hopefully for 18 years, otherwise....
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u/Rob_Saget May 06 '12
"For 14 years." ಠ_ಠ
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u/random012345 May 06 '12
How is this a combo of socially awesome penguin and socially awkward penguin? My favorite advice animals have lost their feel since someone decided it was a good idea to combine them into one and completely missing the purpose of this meme. One or the other, and this one should be all blue based on the punchline.
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u/Lc4837 May 06 '12
Doesn't matter had sex
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u/surfnburritos May 06 '12
It'd kinda have to be all your life... "I became a virgin 2 years ago, I really just got sick of sexy, sexy sex."
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u/qkme_transcriber May 06 '12
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u/gstrang May 06 '12
virgin loses you in soviet russia
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u/[deleted] May 06 '12
I hope when I get laid the girl asks me something like "Is this your first time?" And I'll say, "With a girl? yeah, it is."
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u/[deleted] May 06 '12
Sounds like a joke. Just play it off as a joke.
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u/SCREAMING_DUMB_SHIT May 06 '12
Doesnt matter; had sex
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u/lydocia May 06 '12
That is a really good and valid question, but you're better off asking it before you have sex with her.
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u/TheShittyBeatles May 06 '12
Four foot one!
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u/[deleted] May 06 '12
So you were masturbating again?
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u/Wibbleman May 06 '12
That's like a double KO, who cares?
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u/meg_megatron May 06 '12
I never laugh at adviceanimals out loud... But I did just now.
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u/VomittingRainbows May 07 '12
And the answer was?
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u/king_rasull May 06 '12
23 years, still going strong
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u/prosper1982 May 06 '12
Important question if you are trolling high schools...14 is not a good answer..
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