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Originally Posted by doyoutrustme
No. There is something very disturbing about that kind of pairing. A 20 year old is still in the final stages of cognitive development and is being taken advantage of by a man who who is very likely drawn to her because he wants a youthful body. This is not a relationship that should be long term.
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We do not know what this particular man is drawn to (not there is anything wrong in being drawn to a youthful body per se). We also do not know how cognitively mature this particular 20 year old is. I mean - she is 20, not 15. She can serve in the Army, for crying out loud. She can vote. So we grant that a person is mature enough to vote and serve in the Army, but not select her dating partner herself.
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I think that being paternalistic to young women (saying that they are cognitively immature and cannot determine what they want from life is paternalistic) makes them more and not less prone to being taken advantage.