Visigoth

Whatever various societies decide is optimal (it changes by time and place)

some people always choose partners who are thought to be unsuitable for them.

There's zero reason to freak out about a few peeps being in less traditional relationships.

Abstinence Only is an abject failure. The only solution is to respect 12, 13 and 14 year olds enough to teach them the reality of their situation and the choices they face. In the end they make those decisions on their own anyway, regardless of how much we infantilize them.

The change we're seeing is natural and caused by abundance and choice.

If you're a hunter-gatherer in a world of scarcity one fruit tree regardless of how good or bad it is, will get a lot of your attention. The next tree may be several hours walk away.

That same hunter-gatherer in a world of abundance will be surrounded by trees and probably only spend a few minutes on each one 'till he finds one he's in the mood for.

That's what happened with information over the last 50 years.

Experience is important. That's why my society has to reverse course 180° - We currently segregate all under 18s from normal society preventing them from gaining any of the necessary experience. It's as if we have designed a system specifically to produce extremely immature and incompetent 19 year olds.

The Neo-Puritans have so successfully pushed a wave of sex-negative attitudes that young people are no longer having sex and it's depressing the hell out of them.

https://www.psychologytoday.com/intl/blog/the-myths-sex/202209/generation-z-is-missing-out-the-benefits-sex .