(11-25-2014, 10:07 PM)Alanth Wrote:(11-25-2014, 07:45 PM)tfelver Wrote: Ok,so before I get to the question proper, please read this.
This is NOT meant to be a discussion on the ethical nature of relationships between different ages, we all know what's right and wrong in the real world, and its definitely safe to implement those values into Eorzea.
Thank you.
That being said, I'm curious what the role age would play in Eorzea as far relationships (sexual or otherwise) (for the sake of discussion we'll use the human aging convention).
We can look at history and get a huge amount of diversity on the subject.
On the first part, you have age of consent. The only in game reference I could find to it was from "all about the haft" where he rescues the miqo girls from sex slavery, but pushes them away because they are too young for the flames.
Now, since they were being sold into sex slavery, that tells me that they were at least of an age that it wouldn't be unheard of to be attracted to, but not necessarily considered appropriate since they were far enough from being adults that the Flames wouldnt' take them. Problem is that age has a lot of variance as well, from 13-19 (Because too young for the military does not necessarily mean too young for adulthood).
Then you look at Longhaft himself. He was in the mission that rescued them, which tells us he was an adult, and far enough to be trusted with this type of mission, which tells me he was around 26 at the youngest.
That a pretty wide age gap already, now if we assume the age of getting into the military and getting to that post is 21, that would put Longhaft anywhere between 28 and 34. His relationship with them is not being hidden in the slightest so its safe to assume its considered alright.
So to the direct questions
1) What do you think the accepted age for starting sexual activity is in Eorzea?
2) Do you think this is mandated by any kind of law?
3) How large of a role do you think an age gap plays between two people together?
Any more thoughts on the subject or facts I missed are greatly appreciated.
There's really only one or two reasons to ask this question and all of them are gross.
By extension you are also gross.
Just gross dude.
More 16 year olds for me then
