We have the laws for a reason, and they've been around forever. The majority of the time people have no problem abiding by the laws and understanding them. But problems arise for example when you have someone say of legal age at 17 with a 16 year old, or whatever the age of consent is, and the boyfriend/girlfriend being not far off. If you ignore it when they are less than a year apart, then where does the limit start. If someone says there should be no problem for an 18 year old and a 17 being together - then what about 18 and 16? And if that shouldn't be statutory rape, then what if 18 and 15? It's got to start somewhere is my point. So my question, what if you have an 18 year old having a consensual relationship with say a 14 year old. I think that's like a 9th grader with someone who has already graduated HS. Now you're 4 years apart. Should the law be upheld?