Expert: Melissa Burton (a.k.a Bee) - 12/6/2008

Question
i have been dating lindzey for about 4 months and change im about to be 18 in 3 months shes about to be 17 in june 15 what should i watch out for so i dont get caught up on the legal standing side *exp laws that can ruin my life that i can get called for*

Answer
Hello
First look at your state laws. There wouldn't be such a big deal with such a minor age difference. For example in NY, the age of consent is 17, while in CA I think it is 18 but you are allowed to date people at the most, 3 years older than you. Check your laws cause I doubt you would get in trouble for something like that. If both people have to be 18 then talk to your girlfriend about it. As long as your girlfriend is understanding about everything and her family is okay with it then there really shouldn't be a problem with this.

Melissa