Originally posted by TheArchitect
^exactly, i say go for it bro. Life is short man, and i know people who are 40 and married to a 30 year old, is that wrong? because to me some one going out with another 3 years younger isnt bad at all. Go for it and enjoy life, and like you say just because it didnt work for some people doesnt mean it wont for you.
don't you mean, his 'friend'?
I wish more people thought like the people on this site seem to. I distinctly remember feeling very bad about my feelings for a 14 year old girl when I was 17 and could have used some support. At the time, I only told one person that I had feelings for this girl, hoping for some advice about it... but when I told my older female friend, she freaked out, said I was sick, blocked me on msn and didn't speak to me for a week
. That was the last straw that made me decide I was a bad person and that I should just forget about the whole thing. As I've grown up, though, I've realised how little other people's opinions should have mattered to me.
And now, I have absolutely no problems openly admitting that I am an ephebophile, especially since research has shown that it's completely natural and is actually considered 'the norm' in males. It's not something I can help, I am just simply most physically attracted to girls between the ages of 15 and 19, as most men are, even if not consciously accepting it. People can think what they want of that, that's just the way it is
Anyway... to come back onto topic, heh, Metazoanhaddock; your 'friend' should do whatever would make them most happy. You're not alive on this earth for very long, and you're 18 for only a small percentage of that life, so enjoy it while you can.