Teen Romance Is Normal According to the Department of Health and Human Services, dating helps teens build social skills and grow emotionally. Of kids aged 13 to 17, around 35% have some experience with romantic relationships and 19% are in a relationship at any one time.

Is a 17 year old dating a 15 year old bad?

The critical law to understanding the gravity of the danger is to understand that a person under 18, under California law, cannot legally consent to sexual conduct (Penal Code § 261.5(a) (defining minor)). “Dating” can certainly imply sexual contact, which is illegal between a fifteen-year-old and an eighteen-year-old.