Originally Posted By __PHOENIX__
Don't take this personally but I can't see how any 27 year old man could want to be with a 17 year old...aside from the obviousness of them wanting to be with someone who's very easy to impress and manipulate. Speaking from the perspective of a 25 year old I usually find myself attracted to women a year or two older than me and couldnt even see myself getting involved with someone under the age of 20 unless she was extremely mature for her age. Let's face it, at 17 we're all very ignorant and socially inexperienced. Someone who purposely goes out of their way to find sexual partners ten years younger than them is either very immature themselves or looking for an easy target to score with... someone who's emotions will be easier to predict and control. I guess if both parties agree mutually to a non-commiting, purely sexual relationship than I suppose there's no major harm done so long as the younger partner (who we'll call "the sexual proteg�") knows what thety're getting involved in, making them more prepared for the potential emotional pains of coming to terms with being used for sexual exploitation.