The 18 rule...

Contributor: MamaDivine MamaDivine
Im not sure how to vote on this one lol.....I think that you should have to be 18+ to purchase adult material and toys, however I don't see why on earth you cannot chat in forums or write reviews if you're over 18? Either the post was written wrong or Im reading it wrong lol.

It says specifically on here that you must be 18 or older to be on the site period.

However, I was 16 when I got married, and I already had a child on the way. So, my situation was a tad different. My parents signed off on the marriage and I was legally an adult and married at that point. I still couldn't enter any adult shops though

They card us here in Michigan for the sex shops. However, I have never been carded at Spencers lol. Which, after seeing some of the items in there, they really should card.
02/18/2012
Contributor: HugsAndBites HugsAndBites
if a kid is going to put themselves through the embarrassment of going into a store then i think they can handle getting the product. i would hope that my kids would be open with me- so they wouldn't go to the seedy terrible stores.
02/18/2012
Contributor: duff duff
Disagree
02/18/2012
Contributor: icyqueen icyqueen
I think people under the age of 18 should be able to buy sex toys. Using sex toys is much better than getting pregnant or catching an STD.

Emma (Girl With Fire) wrote:
"If you cannot actually talk to somebody about it,you probably aren't ready."

I don't think so. You can be ready very well for a toy,but you avoid to talk to your parents just because they wouldn't understand that you want to have a sex toy.
03/10/2012
Contributor: Badass Badass
if i had children, i would prefer them using sex toys rather than going out inexperiencely and having sex and winding up pregnant or with a disease..
03/10/2012
Contributor: Harpina is gone Harpina is gone
I think you should be 18 before you can buy a toy.
03/30/2012
Contributor: SubmissiveFeminist SubmissiveFeminist
I don't think it makes sense to make people wait until they are 18 to buy toys. In my state, you can legally have sex at age 16. Why is it that you can have sex with all the problems associated (STDs, STIs, and pregnancy) but you can't pleasure yourself with toys until you are 18?
04/07/2012
Contributor: ViVix ViVix
Quote:
Originally posted by mariah
in my opinion the 18 and over rule should be

you can buy toys
but you can not talk in fourms or write reviews if you are under 18
While I understand those under 18 are sexually active or may use toys, I would personally want my daughter to come to me in order for us to discuss sex/sexual aspects before she purchased toys. Even stuff like the safety of toys is important, and I don't feel that younger people (including myself) always look at this. Hopefully I will be wiser by the time she is ready!
04/16/2012
Contributor: jmex83 jmex83
Quote:
Originally posted by mariah
in my opinion the 18 and over rule should be

you can buy toys
but you can not talk in fourms or write reviews if you are under 18
Im confused about this post...its illegal to purchase anything ADULT under the age of 18 because by law, you are not considered adult until 18 years of age. I think that 18 is a good age to be considered adult and to have the ability to purchase toys. Im not really sure why this question would even be brought up??? My wife got married at 16yrs old, had kids and what not....she just had her ex husband buy them for her lmao. technically, she was "emancipated" by her mother signing her off to be married, so I guess that would be the only exception, but that is hard to prove online. So I don't know about this.
04/18/2012
Contributor: jmex83 jmex83
Quote:
Originally posted by Throwingawaysoon
My wife (fiance at the time) was actually not allowed to go into their erotic section because she was 17. They wouldn't let her because they changed their policy for minors. Now, please do the following for whichever browser applies to ... more
lol.
04/18/2012
Contributor: jmex83 jmex83
Quote:
Originally posted by Emma (Girl With Fire)
I agree with this law fully. If you are under 18 and want a sex toy ask your parent to go buy you one or to let you choose one online and pay for it through paypal or their card. Some parents are obviously not going to allow this, but most, when face ... more
I fully agree with this! "If you cannot talk to someone about it, you probably aren't ready" AMEN!

I think that a certain level of maturity needs to be reached before this sort of thing should be allowable. Honestly, I think that there are even some 21 year olds out there that should not be owning, purchasing or even let NEAR any kind of adult stores or products, simply because they have yet to reach that maturity level. Now, that being said, I think that, because of some of those immature folk, that stores and companies should start quizzing these people on sexual education issues before even letting them in the door LOL. Some people just don't appreciate rules. I have 1 daughter and two step kids. The older step kids have been exposed (to a certain degree-from kids at school-gotta love it) to some of these adult situations, sights or things (porn and talk). My wife and I were furious. As a parent, you tend to want to shelter your children until you're ready to have the discussion with them. Instead, you have these kids that ARE exposed to this stuff early on, bringing it into our schools and putting it out there to children like my step kids (who are only 8 and 10yrs old FIY) and completely disregarding any sense of decency. Personally, I'd like to have a nice long talk with the parents of these kids and ask them "What the hell are you exposing your kids to!?" but, alas, the schools that they go to are completely "Podunk USA" and they choose to not deal with this sort of thing. Grand isn't it???

Anyways, enough of my ranting. The Original poster of this thread is obviously not grasping the concept of "maturity, readiness and respecting authority/rules put in place". Which is fine, to each their own.
04/18/2012
Contributor: sexystuffeve sexystuffeve
Quote:
Originally posted by mariah
in my opinion the 18 and over rule should be

you can buy toys
but you can not talk in fourms or write reviews if you are under 18
The rules are the rules and I happen to agree with them.
04/18/2012
Contributor: MR Chickhabit MR Chickhabit
Quote:
Originally posted by jmex83
I fully agree with this! "If you cannot talk to someone about it, you probably aren't ready" AMEN!

I think that a certain level of maturity needs to be reached before this sort of thing should be allowable. Honestly, I think ... more
"Personally, I'd like to have a nice long talk with the parents of these kids and ask them "What the hell are you exposing your kids to!"


what are they exposing their kids to? what is just soo bad to cause such alarm? how are these children being harmd by learning about sexual activities at a young age?

why is exposure soo scary to you? its your job to guide your children's education in all matters. not just what you feel comfortable talking about.

sex isnt bad, neither is education about it. I knew what went where from preschool and i have no (as far as im concerned) sexual hangups or deviences that cause any harm to anybody (most of all myself).

what is soo bad?
04/18/2012
Contributor: michael scofield michael scofield
i dont think it should be illegal to buy if under 18. im 23 and just discovered sex toys. i suffer from severe depression and other things i hated life my mood was always low and didnt enjoy things. i came across my first toy the fleshlight i said what the hell let me see how this thing is! soon as i penetrated the first time it was mindblowing experience at that moment i forgot about all the bad things and i was just in another world! i use it daily this fake vagina has done what weekly therapy and medication was suppose to do for me but didnt work. because of this my moods are alot better and im happy with life because it feels so good and relieves all my stress! i wish i had one when i was 14. i would suggest any child to have a pocket pussy this would eliminate alot of stress in teens.
04/19/2012
Contributor: MR Chickhabit MR Chickhabit
Quote:
Originally posted by michael scofield
i dont think it should be illegal to buy if under 18. im 23 and just discovered sex toys. i suffer from severe depression and other things i hated life my mood was always low and didnt enjoy things. i came across my first toy the fleshlight i said ... more
pocket pussies slash teen angst, film at eleven!
04/19/2012
Contributor: tiggle biddies tiggle biddies
Quote:
Originally posted by mariah
in my opinion the 18 and over rule should be

you can buy toys
but you can not talk in fourms or write reviews if you are under 18
that doesnt make much sense to me
04/21/2012
Contributor: gorgeous gorgeous
I think the age limit should be a little less than 18 for buying them. If the younger teens would have toys maybe they could fix their horniness themselves and we would have a lot less teenage pregnancies.
04/28/2012
Contributor: quinceykay quinceykay
I feel like the 18+ rule is stupid, but EF has to go with it - it's the law.
05/06/2012
Contributor: KRD KRD
I had toys before I was 18. Don't remember where I purchased them from, but I definitely bought them somewhere
07/03/2012
Contributor: Talena Talena
Quote:
Originally posted by mariah
well when i was in high school. EVERYONE just went to spencers to get them. maybe its just oregon? idk. but ya just go to spencers and walk in there and get one then leave... they never cheaked ids or anything.. and i herd rummors that u can go into ... more
we made many visits to spencers here in ohio...but if you remember the package none of them said dildo or whatever..the majority was labeled personal massager..therefor was not a sex toy.
07/03/2012
Contributor: Talena Talena
Quote:
Originally posted by Owl Identified
I think that it's stupid to make buying sex toys illegal for those under the age of 18. I honestly do not see any reason why this law needs to exist. However, it does, so Edenfantasys abides by it as it should.
I disagree..I think it's a good law...maybe lower it to 16 but not abolish it.
07/03/2012
Contributor: Talena Talena
Quote:
Originally posted by mariah
i mean if i ever had a kid. i rather my kid have a viberator then go out and have sex.... in my.. opinon..
Sometimes the feel of a vibe makes you crave the real deal...it's a damned if you and damned if you don't situation, if you ask me.
07/03/2012
Contributor: woofcub woofcub
I believe the age should stay at 18 for forums and sites with adult content as well as keeping the age at 18 for buying sex toys, however if a person under the age of 18 (16-17) has a parent that thinks they should be able to have one they should be able to buy a toy but not other adult material like mags and vids etc.
07/03/2012
Contributor: JennSenn JennSenn
I think you can be mature enough to have sex toys without having to talk about it with others. I don't see why you would have to. People avoid all kinds of conversations. I don't think that is a very good test of maturity in this case. I know I wouldn't want to talk to my mom about my sex toys.

The law is the law and I think it's ok. I'm not that passionate about this one. I think it could be reversed with driving really. I mean, if you can't drink or vote I don't think you should be driving. XD But that's a different issue I guess.
07/03/2012
Contributor: AHubbyof2SexualMinds AHubbyof2SexualMinds
I said no because we don't want to put the site in any legal jeopardy.
09/16/2012
Contributor: damnbul12 damnbul12
yes i agree
09/16/2012
Contributor: MzGreenEyedLady MzGreenEyedLady
I think at the age of consent, you should be able to buy toys.
10/06/2012
Contributor: AliMc AliMc
Quote:
Originally posted by mariah
in my opinion the 18 and over rule should be

you can buy toys
but you can not talk in fourms or write reviews if you are under 18
Never given it any thought but I think it should be legal for under 18s to buy sex toys. Someone might end up using something that isn't safe and specifically designed for that purpose as a substitute sex toy, or maybe it'll encourage people to have sex because they're not able to get the release they need.
10/06/2012
Contributor: Leather & Lace Leather & Lace
You should be able to buy toys 18 and under.
10/06/2012
Contributor: Augustxsins Augustxsins
I think if you're over 15 or 16 (whatever the age of consent is in your state), you should be able to purchase sex toys. If you can have sex with a real, live person, then you should be able to fuck a toy. Hell, might help with the teen pregnancy rates.
10/06/2012