Is it legal for me to date a 22-year-old man as a 16-year-old girl?
There seems to be some confusion over the law, I’ll give information for that over large scales. The average age of consent in the US is 16, but many states differ. The highest age of consent in the United States is 18. The Age of Consent is 18 in eleven states - California, New York, Florida, Oregon, Utah, Iowa, Arkansas, Tennessee, West Virginia, Vermont, and Delaware.The closeness of age exemption under the age of consent on average is set at 3 years, but there are many states that differ than that. Colorado’s age of consent is 17, but the closeness of age exception for 14 is plus four years, 15 is plus 10 years, 16 is plus 10 years. So in Colorado a 15 year old could have sex with a 25 year old.The lowest state Age of Consent in the United States is 16. This is the most common age of consent, and is adopted by Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, Connecticut, District of Columbia, Georgia, Hawaii, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Vermont, Washington, and West Virginia. Some other states are set at 17 marked in gold below.Source: Age of consent - WikipediaAs you can see from the above map, most of the world is below 18. Much of Europe is bellow 16, and they have the lowest rates of teen pregnancy in the world, the US has the highest rates of teen pregnancy in the developed world. For example, Denmark’s age of consent is 15, and their rate of teen pregnancy is 6.2 per 1000 which is 7 x lower than the US rate of 43 per 1000. This however is due to their sex education, availability of contraceptives, and the northern countries allow their teens to have sex in the comfort and safety of their own bedrooms rather than outside somewhere where they might not have contraceptives and the parents don’t know who they are with like in the US.
Desexing a hypo 1year old female dog?
Hi i have a shitzu x Maltese nearly 1 year old who has been so hypo since a pup i have had to put her out side due to how hypo she is and just jumps and jumps all over my daughter and visitors will desexing her calm her at all? will it make her aggressive?
How do I get my 34-year-old boyfriend to improve his hygiene?
He sounds like he is emotionally underdeveloped. At his age, it is reasonable for a partner to expect him to be able to bathe himself, dress himself in clean clothes, and do his own laundry. Further, he should be able to have a non-defensive conversation about legitimate criticisms of his conduct. His inability to do so are deal breakers--he may have a great many positive qualities, but basic personal hygiene and strong communication skills are apparently not among them.And although there are a couple medical conditions that can leave people allergic to soaps, allergic to different fabrics, or allergic to deodorant that might explain some of this, you'd think by 34 somebody would have taken him to a dermatologist to deal with whatever problem he has. In the unlikely event he has one of these conditions and hasn't been treated, he may feel humiliated/ashamed about it and not have known how to share these details with you. If this is the case, you could encourage him to seek medical treatment (there are, for example, special soaps and towels for folks with skin conditions.) If he has a medical condition and won't seek treatment, or doesn't have one and just becomes defensive it's time to face reality.You'll never change him--he has to choose to change (or evolve, or grow) himself. Until he does, you're wasting your time (and emotional energy) on this man-child. You can give him an ultimatum, but if he's as defensive as you describe, that's likely to be a waste of time and bring your relationship to a close on a relatively sour note.I'd suggest ending it, and telling him explicitly why. Tell him you respect his right to not bathe himself or do laundry, but your self-respect requires your partner to be bathed and wear clean clothes most days--but especially on days when your partner wants to be intimate with you. Be polite and nonjudgmental, but let him know that unless he's willing to IMMEDIATELY seek treatment for any medical conditions and/or start bathing regularly AND doing his laundry without ANY further argument, and to in the future embrace a philosophy of open communication (rather than "fighting,") that you'll be moving on.
I am a 23-year-old guy and don't have facial hair. It embarrasses me. People think I'm 16. I have been to every doctor, and the endocrinologist checked my thyroid. I tried alternative medicine. I started shaving, to no avail. What should I do?
Beards are a weird thing. Prized among many men as a symbol of masculinity, often disliked among women as a sign of poor hygiene. Did your endocrinologist ever check your testosterone? It might be low, so that could be part of the puzzle. You can naturally boost testosterone by exercising (short term) and decreasing body fat (long term). There isn't a whole lot else. Maybe, you just don't happen to have many hair follicles in your face, or they're wired in a way that makes it hard for them to grow. It's unlikely to be a lack of blood circulation or something along those lines.That said, let's make one thing clear. It's not the beard. It's the wearer. Beards only work because they advertise manliness in a culturally defined way, and possibly your confident attitude. But that's all they do.Your beard, or lack thereof, does not define you as a person, as a human, or even as a man. You can either allow not having a beard to take away your peace of mind, or you can be mature about it, and understand that you're just different that way. If somebody rejects you or mocks you for not having a beard, know that they are not worth your time. Good people don't disrespect other people without sound reasons.I am a lot like you. Not beard-wise, but I am a short guy in a tall world. I carried that load on my shoulders and in my mind for a very long time. Then, at some point, it clicked. I am short. That's it. That's neither good nor bad, it just is. I can't change it, nor should I try. My value as a person doesn't depend on my height, nor on what other people think of how tall I am. In other words, even if I am only 90% the height of my peers, I am still 100% human. And the question isn't whether you are a short or a beardless human being. It's whether you're a good human being. Be the best version of yourself that you can be. Lots of wonderful things will happen for you, I promise.Learn to love yourself and work with what you have. It's the only path to relative sanity in this crazy world.Thanks for the A2A, Anon.
If nine year old girls are young then?
Is this your way of telling us that it's okay for a 9 year old girl to be raped by a 53 year old man? “My mother came to me while I was being swung on a swing between two branches and got me down. My nurse took over and wiped my face with some water and started leading me. When I was at the door she stopped so I could catch my breath. I was brought in while Muhammad was sitting on a bed in our house. My mother made me sit on his lap. The other men and women got up and left. The Prophet consummated his marriage with me in my house when I was nine years old. ” Al-Tabari, Vol. 9, p. 131 @Asker - There is no source that suggests Aisha was 16 or 17. If Muslims had such a source they'd use it to save face. The age of Aisha is written all over the place, that's why Muslims don't deny her age. http://www.wikiislam.net/wiki/Aisha_Age_of_Consummation Mo actually married her when she was 6 years old, he took her away with him and was "thighing" her and performing other sexual acts on her, and making her perform sexual acts. Her hair fell out due to the stress and trauma, and that animal Mo was forced to take her back home. That monster went back for her when she was 9. Narrated Aisha: "The Prophet engaged me when I was a girl of six (years). We went to Medina and stayed at the home of Bani-al-Harith bin Khazraj. Then I got ill and my hair fell down. Later on my hair grew (again) and my mother, Um Ruman, came to me while I was playing in a swing with some of my girl friends. She called me, and I went to her, not knowing what she wanted to do to me. She caught me by the hand and made me stand at the door of the house. I was breathless then, and when my breathing became Alright, she took some water and rubbed my face and head with it. Then she took me into the house. There in the house I saw some Ansari women who said, "Best wishes and Allah's Blessing and a good luck." Then she entrusted me to them and they prepared me (for the marriage). Unexpectedly Allah's Apostle came to me in the forenoon and my mother handed me over to him, and at that time I was a girl of nine years of age. Sahih Bukhari 5:58:234 Pull your head out of the sand and learn about your religion.
I’m a 12 year old girl and I’m pretty hairy. At the start of the year I shaved my legs and my mum and dad got really mad. I recently started again and now it’s warm again in Australia. They’re going to notice soon, so what do I do?
First of all, I don’t see body hair as a hygiene issue. It’s hair. People with hairy legs are not unhygienic. What it is, is an aesthetic issue, very affected by our cultural norms. In some cultures, also up until very recently, shaven legs were something associated with prostitutes. In other cultures, unshaven legs are associated with hippies, or counter-cultural lesbians, or lazy people who can’t be bothered. Or men, of course. No one expects men to shave their legs.I absolutely recommend talking to your parents again. They might not be wanting to accept that you are growing up, with puberty hormones affecting your body hair. But on the other hand, they are not the ones risking humiliation and bullying by not conforming to the accepted social norms about body hair. Try to explain it to them that way, and if they won’t listen, then try enlisting the help of a trusted adult female family member or close family friend, who might help you present your case to your parents.I went through the same thing, by the way. My leg hair started getting darker when I was 13, but my dad wouldn’t let me shave my legs. In his eyes, I was still a little girl, and leg-shaving was for grown women. And yes, it is MUCH easier for parents to think that you should just stand up to peer pressure and insist on going your own way than it is for the poor kid who has to deal with bullying. Luckily for me, my dad’s girlfriend noticed my hairy legs and sat him down and explained that yes, it was absolutely time for me to begin shaving my legs. We didn’t get on back then, but she definitely helped me out in that situation.
As an uncircumcised male, shouldn't I be the one to decide whether or not to circumcise my baby boy?
First of all, yes, I think both parents must come to a decision together; I don't think it should be my choice alone. However, since I know a lot about this issue and experienced it personally, I think she should value my opinion. I'm 25 and uncircumcised. My soon-to-be wife and I were discussing children the other day when she blurted out, "There's no way my kid's going to be uncircumcised!" Naturally, I got a little defensive and told her there was no good reason to cut off a piece of our baby's penis. The medical community agrees that it's unnecessary, and I've never had any problems with my own penis to make me think otherwise. Hygiene and appearance seem to be the main motivation for having it done. The hygiene issue is easily solved with a little water, and my fiancee doesn't seem to mind my uncut member (though I'm starting to wonder if she really does). Regardless of this, she won't budge on this issue. What do you guys think?