(April 23, 2013 at 12:57 pm)Violet Lilly Blossom Wrote: There are a few sensible 45 year olds... probably. I sure haven't met them, but I'm certain they exist and are adults.
Quite

Quote:I don't see what their being 'adults' matters, on the other hand. Is it a person? If yes: it has the rights of a person, in my eyes. If it isn't a person: it has no such rights.
Consider: if there is no need to make an age line at 'the end of the (supposed) development cycle'... why is there an age line that should be made at 14-21 that signifies 'this is an adult now'?
In a perfect world every single person would be judged according to his or hers abilities, not age. But we don't live in a perfect world and the line has to be drawn somewhere, to protect those who can't protect themselves from e.g. the preying vulture of a pedophile. Though it might be unfair towards the wholesome individuals who are cleverer and more sensible than some adults, it's the majority, the childish ones, who benefit from this.
Quote:It's not even about desperation... it's about your desires, and fulfilling them. Whole lot of people out there who'll only settle for an '8' or higher (out of ten). So many miserable average people out there who would be willing to go for you, who are 5s.
Yeah, I get your point. And that could be a whole another thread, 'Why so picky?'.
It's the advice I'd give to anyone: Lower your fucking standards, in all cases.
Quote:So it could be really nice, a solid experience, safer... and it doesn't apply children. Why? Seems a lot better than allowing sex to be remembered as a painful and miserable experience for them.
Education dearest, education. First in the class room, then in bed. E.g. (because this is totally legit anecdotal proof!) due to me getting really good sex ed, I waited until I was almost 18 and had a blast my first time

Quote:Kids aren't quite as creative at circumnavigating parents at nine as they get in their teens.
Praise Thor!

Quote:You just stated an evolutionary process... lol. If it isn't dying while others are surviving... it isn't evolution
But it seems to be unfair that some that would have survived as 20-year-olds giving birth had to die at the age of 9. And though it might be considered an evolutionary process, it's actually more imposed on them by culture than evolution.
When I was young, there was a god with infinite power protecting me. Is there anyone else who felt that way? And was sure about it? but the first time I fell in love, I was thrown down - or maybe I broke free - and I bade farewell to God and became human. Now I don't have God's protection, and I walk on the ground without wings, but I don't regret this hardship. I want to live as a person. -Arina Tanemura