What age is right to have sex?

[Clowgon]

Well we have the highest teenage pregnancy rate in Europe so i think we should be looking at what ther Countries are doing to keep their pregnancy rate low - As we see many teenagers having babies are not capable of looking after their baby. It's babies having babies....


I disagree with what people have said about you should be allowed to have sex when ever your ready. If the Government allowed that to happen then we would see a lot of girls under the age of 16 getting pregnant. A girl at the age of 12 for example may have it all planned out on bringing up a baby but the truth is if she can't bring up herself, then how on earth will she be able to bring up her baby?

The right age to have sex is 16 onwards i think. Though maybe 20+ would be more ideal as people who are 16 - 18 would most likely still be in Education if they were to get pregnant. - This would obviously hold up their Education.

[Caution]

When you look at the age of consent for other European countries a lot aren't as high as 16, but they don't all get pregnant at a young age. I don't think these other European countries look at the age of consent so much if the age is so young, but they don't pregnant as young. In the UK I think there's a pressure to lose it before 16 just to look good.

[J0SH]

I think the age for gay sex should be 16 (which it currently is)

And for straight sex it should be 18+. I say this because alot of 16-17 year olds won't have that much experience of looking after their own and may need parenting classes. Also they would have to drop outta college/school to look after the kid while their parent(s) are at work.

Isn't it 18 for legal gay sex?

[Immenseman]

can't be an age. just whenever you're ready.

[Mentor]

16 is about right for legal age as its when people leave compulsory education. It should definitely not be any older.

As to when two people should have sex, whenever they both feel they are ready. It all depends on the people involved and will vary dramatically from person to person. As long as people don't feel pressured and do it when they are ready, then that's the right time for them

[iAdam]

Some girls in my school choose to wear a purity ring, which means they can't have sex until they're 18 or they have promised not to atleast. And I agree with this, they have decided that they don't want to get involved in sexual relationships until a certain age and I tihnk it's fully acceptable. I've even been in a relationship with someone who wore one and it really didn't bother me at all.

So it's about what the individual person wants and not what the law is or what 'everyone' is doing.

[buttons]

I think purity ring is actually no sex before marriage, don't see why it would be 18 year old as it's not exactly significant to anything.

[iAdam]

It can depend, either not before marriage or not until a certain age.

[e5]

sixteen lols

[iDenning]

Virgin for life and proud

i wanna loose my v dead on 16, so me mom and that dont screw at me LOL
knowing me ill get her pregerz and if im younger than 16 then my mom would screw, only got like a year to wait, better get counting the days lol