Columns Feb 3, 2005 at 4:00 am

Age and Consent

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My response to VIRGIN: As a person who has many friends who are virgins of the purity-ring-wearing persuasion (who appear normal in every other way), I sense that this girl has some serious emotional issues and is possibly being manipulative. I don't think Dan picked up on this. First of all, they have been dating only three months. The girlfriend wears a purity ring and she's that quick about wanting to do the deed with him? There's something wrong there. It could be that she's just insanely attracted to him and thinks that being in love is reason enough, purity ring or not, but I don't think that's the case here. It says in the letter that she wants to go through with it despite several glaring reasons not to. It wasn't clear whether or not she would have a mental breakdown as a result of the sex or as a result of being told no, but either way indicates a serious problem. She thinks she loves this guy, she's willing to make a very rash choice, and she admits that she's mentally unstable. Why would she want to have sex if it could cause her great distress later and goes against a promise she (supposedly) made to God? She could be using this to make their relationship more solid, or to make him fall in love with her. If she's emotionally unstable, she might see sharing that experience as a way to emotionally bond, in which case I advise the guy to run like the wind.
This sounds like a high school couple, in which case I tell them to stop being rash and stupid. The boy should also probably break off the relationship if her feelings for him aren't mutual and they're not on the same page when it comes to physical matters. Three months is still a very new relationship.
It is at least comforting to know that this was written something like 3 years ago, so whatever happened is in the past.
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MMM's husband failed to mention his fantasy because it's not a fantasy at all. Saying "I'm turned on by young adults" is like saying "orgasms really turn my crank!"

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