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Legality of underage dating 19/M and 15/F (lotsofstory)

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Reukar

Junior Member
This is all occurring in Nevada.

TLDR at the bottom for those who wish to skip the blocks of text. I do apologize for any errors in the text. Any questions are awesome :]

Short intro first...
So, I'm currently dating a 15, almost 16, year old. Yes I know bad bad and whatnot. After just cuddling during movies at her house, lots of talking and hanging out together, I decided, based on my opinions of her, shes mature enough to handle a relationship. On that note, we entered an exclusive dating sort of style. Not quite boyfriend/girlfriend, but just before that. I told her that we will wait until we are both ready for the next step and if either of us ever decide this isn't what we want, there are no attachments. Its been like that for several (5) months. Anything that has come up, we've talked it over and decided on a way to deal with it. Quite so, I've grown to adore her logical mentality. It matches mine. So far we've gotten along great, we've talked about the important issues. Sex, we're agreed it waits until shes 18. Despite it being legal at 16, I asked her to wait till 18. She agreed. I've spoken to her dad, sit down conversation, I want to date your daughter style. Went well. and so here is the issue.

From the beginning now.

Before all of this, I've been friends with Tara for quite a number of years, the most recent one or two, "best friends". I was always there for her despite her many issues. She isn't a very.. loving person. Doesn't like to cuddle or show love or anything. So after an on/off relationship with her ex boyfriend (went on for almost a year) she ended up pregnant and continued to flip flop between, get the hell out and why the hell aren't you helping? Halfway through her pregnancy, bout six months ago. I met her sister for the first time. No sparks, no fireworks, nada. Went with Tara, Eliza(her sister) and her other "best friend" (Joe;at the time boyfriend) to watch a movie at her house. Bad movies at that but that's another topic entirely. Met Eliza, thought nothing of it. We continued our lives. Except, more of these movie nights happened, and I started coming over more often, to help with her whole pregnancy thing, to play taxi, or to just be company. Overall, things were going well. At this point, the entire thing with Eliza started. Tara was eh at first and said that should I hurt her, she'd kill me. Fair enough I stated and we went on our way. Tara would often go off into a ramble when we talked, between just her and I, about Eliza's and my future. It seemed to cheer her up and she told me several times she was happy for us that we both found someone who she approves of.

Fast forward to a week ago.

Tara goes with her on/off friend Brit along with Eliza and her friend to get pictures of her son done. At this point, Eliza texts me all sorts of depressed. Apparently, Tara has been telling her that I don't care about her at all and that she should date other guys around me. It bothered me mostly that Eliza was depressed by this and that this was my best friend here telling her sister all of this. Me, being me, asked her why she was telling her this. At this point, Tara flips her lid (over texts) and tells me how she doesn't trust me and that she hates us and that I'm changing her sister and everything. I try to deflect this away upon seeing I've open a can of something I shouldn't have opened. Sadly, I roll a 1 (I failed) and it grew worse. I now have this issue where Tara is constantly harassing (cursing mostly) Eliza whenever she sees her. Eliza is now staying with her Grandma Whom I also see and play cards with regularly with Eliza. Tara is now trying to get her mother to have me sent to jail for dating their daughter. Her mother sees her maybe a few times a year at most, has a decent record of duis and whatnot, and just generally a quite lame person. Eliza has almost no love for her mother since her mother left them at an early age and returned a short time later. So, onto the..

TL ; DR

Dad loves us
Grandma loves us
Eliza loves us

Tara hates us
Tara spreads lies to Mother (About us having sex)
Mother hates us

The most we've done is a kiss on the lips now and then. A hello happy to see you smile kiss. Then a goodbye, until next time kiss.

Have I worries to fear?
Or should I roll over and go back to sleep on this one?


Edit: Forgot to add, I have a number of texts from Tara filled with cursing and threat to send me to jail. Figured that might work in my favor. not 100%.
 
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CdwJava

Senior Member
DATING is not a crime, even in Nevada. Any form of groping, fondling, or sexual activity can be. Encouraging a minor to disobey her parents can be a crime. Keeping her out late in violation of curfew or aiding/encouraging her to violate any status or criminal offense can be a crime.

Dating a minor child is fraught with dangers. And if you two REALLY think you will be able to control biological urges until she is 18, then one of you is a eunuch.
 

Reukar

Junior Member
May not be an eunuch, but smart enough to see that I REALLY don't want to get hit with the newspaper on this one. Consider me trained.

Thanks for the reply :] I was a bit worried about this matter. As I should be.
 

stealth2

Under the Radar Member
What I got out of all that is that you're a player. That's not attractive to mature women. Which is why you date little girls, I guess. :cool: Be glad it's not *my* daughter you're playing. You - and your jewels - would have a Come to Jaysus moment, courtesy of moi.
 

mistoffolees

Senior Member
DATING is not a crime, even in Nevada. Any form of groping, fondling, or sexual activity can be. Encouraging a minor to disobey her parents can be a crime. Keeping her out late in violation of curfew or aiding/encouraging her to violate any status or criminal offense can be a crime.

Dating a minor child is fraught with dangers. And if you two REALLY think you will be able to control biological urges until she is 18, then one of you is a eunuch.
Agreed. Don't go there.

Especially since the girl is almost 16. The age of consent in NV is 16, so why not just keep your distance until then?

You can still get in trouble for those other things even if she's 16, but at least you won't be defending yourself against statutory rape charges - which sounds entirely plausible based on what you've written. Mom is already making accusations, so stay clear.

That, of course, isn't meant to suggest that a 19/15 (soon to be 20/16) relationship is healthy in any way nor that I condone it, but legally, the picture does clear up slightly when she turns 16.

Oh, and btw, I would suggest that you edit your post to remove the names.
 

OHRoadwarrior

Senior Member
This is what happens when you play with children. That is why there are laws against it. If mom does not want you playing with her daughter, she is free to investigate pressing charges, which could make you a sexual predator and labelled for your entire life. I would step back fast.
 

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