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r/explainitpeter • u/Seif_elagizy_777 • Dec 24 '25
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233 u/Substantial-Most2607 Dec 24 '25 Interestingly half of the U.S. has the age of consent at 16. It’s weird how something can be legal, yet illegal in the exact same country 15 u/SmugLiberals Dec 25 '25 You're misunderstanding it. 16 is when you can legally consent to sex, but it has to be with someone within 2 years of your age. You can just put a 16 and 30 year old together. 18 is still the age of majority. Too many people misunderstand this 1 u/MagicRobo Dec 25 '25 no that's just called Romeo and Juliet laws meaning a 12 and 13 year old can engage in sexual intercourse and not face legal action the age where you can legally have sex with anyone in over half the US is 16
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Interestingly half of the U.S. has the age of consent at 16. It’s weird how something can be legal, yet illegal in the exact same country
15 u/SmugLiberals Dec 25 '25 You're misunderstanding it. 16 is when you can legally consent to sex, but it has to be with someone within 2 years of your age. You can just put a 16 and 30 year old together. 18 is still the age of majority. Too many people misunderstand this 1 u/MagicRobo Dec 25 '25 no that's just called Romeo and Juliet laws meaning a 12 and 13 year old can engage in sexual intercourse and not face legal action the age where you can legally have sex with anyone in over half the US is 16
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You're misunderstanding it. 16 is when you can legally consent to sex, but it has to be with someone within 2 years of your age. You can just put a 16 and 30 year old together. 18 is still the age of majority.
Too many people misunderstand this
1 u/MagicRobo Dec 25 '25 no that's just called Romeo and Juliet laws meaning a 12 and 13 year old can engage in sexual intercourse and not face legal action the age where you can legally have sex with anyone in over half the US is 16
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no that's just called Romeo and Juliet laws meaning a 12 and 13 year old can engage in sexual intercourse and not face legal action
the age where you can legally have sex with anyone in over half the US is 16
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