In Australia we're legal at 16
Only Females are legal at 16.
Males aren't until they are 18.
I strongly disagree with the laws for ' legal age '
The moment we wake up on our 16th, 18th, 21st or any of our birthdays, we do
not become instantly more mature physically nor emotionally.
It is well understood that no-one is the same.
Someone could be physically and emotionally ready at 14 years of age.
In contrast, someone may not be ready until they are 25 years of age.
Sex is a very emotionally taxing thing.
Some people [ myself included ], get quite attached to the person you have been having sexual intercourse with.
If one partner decides they no longer want to engage in sexual intercourse, it can cause confusion, anxiety and other emotional / mental instabilities in the other half of the relationship.
If someone is not mature enough to handle this, it could lead to serious problems.
The law makers had to make a hard decision.
I'm guessing they would of taken the average age of maturity and used them as guidelines for setting the laws.
I do however feel that they stuffed up with our laws in Australia.
From what ive seen, females defiantly do not mature mentally / emotionally before males.