Hi,
I need some advice on whether an online relationship with someone who is 17 is illegal (they are from the UK) . I am currently 31. (I live in South Australia)
We met and starting talking on a gaming channel. Neither one of us had any ill intent and the relationship wasn't deliberate or pursued by me. He actually pursued me and asked me out. I was very resistant for about two months to agree to be in a relationship with him. (Mostly because of the age difference). But he eventually broke me down and I realized I had fallen in love with this person. He fell for me pretty quickly. Our relationship isn't sexual in nature. We are basically just really two people in love who speak every day but consider ourselves committed to each other. The relationship isn't sexual. As I aware how bad that could be. We are both thinking about the relationship long term. I'm just not sure if I'm legally doing the right thing.
I need some advice on whether an online relationship with someone who is 17 is illegal (they are from the UK) . I am currently 31. (I live in South Australia)
We met and starting talking on a gaming channel. Neither one of us had any ill intent and the relationship wasn't deliberate or pursued by me. He actually pursued me and asked me out. I was very resistant for about two months to agree to be in a relationship with him. (Mostly because of the age difference). But he eventually broke me down and I realized I had fallen in love with this person. He fell for me pretty quickly. Our relationship isn't sexual in nature. We are basically just really two people in love who speak every day but consider ourselves committed to each other. The relationship isn't sexual. As I aware how bad that could be. We are both thinking about the relationship long term. I'm just not sure if I'm legally doing the right thing.