Is it legal to date a 18 when your 17?

Originally Answered: Is it okay for an 18-year-old to date a 17-year-old? It’s both legally and morally ok. However, nothing even vaguely sexual should take place. The 18-year-old is legally an adult and the 17-year-old is legally an infant.

What age should you get into a serious relationship?

For many kids, 16 seems to be an appropriate age, but it may be entirely suitable for a mature 15-year-old to go on a date, or to make your immature 16-year-old wait a year or two. You can also consider what other parents are doing.

Can relationships last at 17?

Teen love can last—just ask all of the high school sweethearts that are still married decades later. While it’s true that any romantic relationship has its difficulties, teen love has some specific challenges that usually don’t apply to adult relationships.

Can teens be in a serious relationship?

14\% of teens are currently in a relationship they consider to be serious with a boyfriend, girlfriend or significant other.

Is a 17 year old dating a 19 legal?

In California, the age of consent is 18. That means that anyone under the age of 18 cannot legally consent to have sex. That’s true, even if both parties involved want to have sex.

What age can you date at 18?

In a Nutshell: Sex between an 18 year-old and a 15 year-old is illegal in California, meaning any touching of “private parts” of either, even with consent of both parties (and perhaps even the parents of each teenager) is illegal in California because the age of consent is 18.

How long does the average relationship last at 18?

How long the average relationship lasts for the age group of 16- to 18-years-old is close to the figure Fogarty cited for 15- and 16-year-olds. According to the National Institutes of Health, teenagers 16 years old to 18 years old have relationships that last 1.8 years.

How long do teenage long distance relationships last?

In fact, the average LDR breaks up after just 4.5 months. Going from a close relationship to long distance requires quite a bit of work. There’s a lot of give and take that not everyone can offer.

How long does the average teenage relationship last?

According to the National Institutes of Health, teenagers 16 years old to 18 years old have relationships that last 1.8 years.

At what age can you be in a relationship?

This rule states that by dividing your own age by two and then adding seven you can find the socially acceptable minimum age of anyone you want to date. So if you’re a 24-year-old, you can feel free to be with anyone who is at least 19 (12 + 7) but not someone who is 18.