I made a thread on this topic, but feel like I wasn’t specific enough, so I’ll be more specific here. How is a senior and sophomore seen as compared to senior/freshmen. I now most think the latter is odd but how is the former seen as?
Watch the ages, as defined by law. Some sophomores are 14 or 15, and some seniors over 18.
Assuming you stay within state law on sexual activity, it is fine. I dated a sophomore guy as a senior. We are still good friends 35 years later.
It’s entirely possible that they could be 2 grades, yet something like 13 months apart in age. (two kids in the same grade can be almost a month apart, throw in another year and it’s 2 grades.)
It’s far more about maturity than grade.
I don’t know if this is super common, but my friends and I have a formula for this. It only works when the older person is 16 or older. You take the older person’s age, divide it by two, and add 7. This number is the age of the youngest person it’s acceptable to be in a relationship with. So, if you’re 18, the youngest partner would be 16. If you’re 50, the youngest is 32. Again, I don’t know how much stock you should put in this, but it’s something a lot of people at my school use.
My son started dating his girlfriend when he was a senior and she was a sophomore and they really were only 13 months apart in age. At first, it was not ok with either set of parents, but we adjusted and they are still together 6 years later.
With regards to consent laws, many states have so-called “Romeo and Juliet” laws, where someone over 18 can legally be involved with a minor. They usually apply to situations like this, where both individuals are in high school (or if one graduates, but they stay together).
The state might have such a law, but might not. You really have to check and do the math.
I went to school with a lot of kids who were 2 years older but in the same grade. Sometimes you could see a different level a maturity, other times not. I went to school with a guy who had his driver’s license about 2 weeks into 9th grade. I don’t think he was any more mature than the rest of us, but he had a car.
I mean 2 years age difference and is it as bad as senior dating freshmen? That is what I want to know people’s thoughts on.
Why does it matter what other people think?
I’m just asking about the socially acceptably of it, that is all, as even if people are happy, doesn’t mean its acceptable per say.
Why wouldn’t a two year age difference be acceptable?
^^ Why wouldn’t it be acceptable? Is it bad to date someone that’s 10 years older than you? No. People still do it around the world. High school is just high school. BUT a downside to it is that a senior can be 18 y/o while you’re dating someone who is still a minor, so that may inflict some conflicts if you choose to do unwise things. Other than that, if you’re considering the thought of “freshman/soph are stupid, why date them?” then that’s really a stereotype… I don’t care who dates who, as long as they’re happy. People can make jokes about them for some time, but it’ll all pass.
I think we can all agree that senior dating freshman is weird, but I was wondering, does senior dating sophomore fall under the same category? It’s pretty common at my school, but in general, how is it viewed?
MODERATOR’S NOTE:
People have expressed their opinions, but the OP seems to only want to argue the point. Since CC is not a debating society, I’m closing the thread. Also, it’s “per se,” not “per say.”