once you hit 16, you can do whatever. the flip side of "adults preying on ~minors~" is that a 16-year-old is some little babby who can't make decisions. what if they just decide to sleep with an adult? "sorry, you can't do that, you don't have the physical and intellectual maturity"?

age gaps can be awkward, obviously, but don't conflate it with paedophilia.