my SIL was 15 when she met her husband, who is 8 years older.

She is like 11 years older than my DH, so i wasn't around at the time (obviously, cos he was like 4), but i believe my PIL freaked out.

They got engaged when she was 17, and married when she finished uni. They have now been married for 15 years, but together for a lot longer.

They have a beautiful happy marriage, with 2 kids. But if i was her parent, i would have lost it at my BIL - i would have thought he was only after 1 thing... You can't really pick it, but sometimes there is more to it than just sex.. Although i probably still wouldn't have allowed it, but then again, how do you stop kids that age, they do find a way around everything!

Gosh i want my kids to stay small...can't deal with this stress!

There is a Yiddish saying, which is basically, "little children, little problems/concerns, big children, BIG problems" - I agree!