Age of Consent
Here’s to you Mrs. Robinson
Dear Straight Talk: I'm 17 and being seduced by a "Mrs. Robinson.” She’s a rich divorced friend of my mom's in her 40s, in great shape and very attractive. First she offered me good money to do yard work. Then she started…
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Brother blackmailed over condoms
Dear Straight Talk: I'm 16, sharing a room with my 13-year-old sister because our single-parent mom can’t afford otherwise. My sister snooped, found my hidden condoms and now she's blackmailing me. I have to pay her from my…
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In love with troubled stepbrother. Now what?
Dear Straight Talk: My stepfather has a son a year older than me who didn’t live with us because my stepdad didn’t have custody. Since we weren’t blood related, I had a crush on “Unknown.” I didn’t hear…
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Boyfriend the biggest loser if girl gets caught
DEAR STRAIGHT TALK: My 17-year-old daughter has approached me to start birth control. Her boyfriend is 19. I told her that using a condom in addition to the pill is best, and that because…
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Crush on algebra teacher creates dangerous chemistry
Dear Straight Talk: I have fallen in love with my algebra teacher. The problem is she is 30 and I am 16. I feel that she really likes me, and more than that, I feel like she wants me. What should I do? Should I ask her to dinner or just…
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Age of consent varies from state to state
Dear Straight Talk: I read your column every week and last week a girl had gotten a tattoo against her parents’ wishes. You advised her to tell her parents and accept the consequences. In… 0 Comments
In California sex is illegal if under 18
Dear Straight Talk: Regarding your advice to “In love for good”, like it or not, it is illegal for unmarried under-18-year-olds to have sex. Parental permission is irrelevant and could… 0 Comments
