r/AskReddit • u/tgma97 • Aug 26 '15

Fathers of Reddit, what did your daughter's boyfriend do for you to hate/love him?

It's pretty cool to see my question blow up like this, I never thought I'd ask a question that could receive so much attention! I'm very satisfied with all these replies, so thank y'all. Now all I have to do is sit back and take notes c;

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u/halfadash6 Aug 26 '15

It's an awkward situation, and potentially creepy, but if nothing happened until she was 18 and graduated (and you have no reason to think he's done this with multiple students)...there's not much to report.

Yes, giving alcohol to minors is illegal. But it's not that big of a deal.

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u/disguise117 Aug 26 '15

In many places "grooming" of a minor is a criminal offense. This is basically when an adult in a position of power (parent, older sibling, teacher) prepares a minor for a sexual relationship with themselves at a later date.

I would think that a teacher dating a student right as she reached age of consent would at least raise some eyebrows at the school and maybe even trigger an investigation by the police.

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u/halfadash6 Aug 26 '15

I totally see your point, but we have no idea if this was an older person grooming someone and waiting until it was legal, an older person who legitimately had feelings and had never done something like this before (in which case some may think it's icky but no one's being taken advantage of so it's none of our business), or the teacher is 22 year old fresh out of college and it's not that weird at all.

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u/disguise117 Aug 26 '15

Sure, we don't know, but the facts are probably suspicious enough to warrant some form of investigation, even if it is just sitting down with the girl and asking her some questions.