[Redpyramidhead]

Is your teacher female? I believe that it works both ways and I actually believe that it is quite possible that girls have the same problem with the "what if" factor regarding maturity in the same way to even a higher degree. From personal experience I have always been more willing to have a long lasting serious relationship with somebody than they have with me. I think it is unfair to say all guys mature at a rate slower than girls. It really depends more on the way they were brought up both at home and by society and the individuals ability to percieve the importance of what they see and how it relates to them, thus shaping the person that they are. And finally, how can you say someone is really 16 when they are 19? Or in my case, would I really be 20 instead of 23? That's almost-albeit in a non-direct way-like saying "Ok so my dog Sparky is 3 years old, but in dog years that's really 21 because each year counts for 7, right?" And that would be without considering the breed or size of the dog which we all know effects how long a dog lives. Ok...that didn't sound quite right You must pardon me, it's late...

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