Reader Broken Responds:
I have read your article about statuatory rape and would
like to add my own input.
I was involved in such a case many years ago with my brother's
best friend.
I Thought I Was Ready
Although I thought I was ready, I wasn't. I believed anything
he told me and am now paying for it. The fact is that I
was naive at that age even though I thought I knew everything
(typical teenager).
The problem is that the older I get, the more I realize
how naive I was and the more I hurt. I figured that since
he had known me for so many years prior, that he must really
care about me. Stupid. Plain stupid.
I Cry Myself To Sleep
I am married now with three kids and yet I still think
of this man every day. I still cry myself to sleep at times.
I even feel dirty sometimes when I'm intimate with my husband.
It's as if I can't totally give myself to him because I've
already been taken. Don't get me wrong, I do not wish I
were with this man in any way.
It's Not Worth the Hurt
So, if I could offer some advice to any young woman out
there who could potentially be in this situation, I would
recommend that you not do anything until you are at least
17. I know it is hard when you're curious and your body
screams for it. But, it's not worth all the hurt and you
never know how it will affect you years down the road.
– Broken
Female, age 22, USA
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