If a 19year old is attracted to a 15year old, does that make the 19year old a pervert?

Legally no but if there is contact YES

Pervert? No. The age difference is not enough to be considered perversion.

But wrong? Yes, A nineteen year old is expected to have better judgment, and no matter how mature the fifteen year old, there is still not enough maturity to judge an interaction with that much older of a person.

attracted is fine but dangerous. It isn’t a crime (yet) to have “perverted” thoughts.

Are you in Alabama or Georgia? I don’t think the age difference is that great but there is the adult/child thing to that you need to be concerned about. If the 15 year old is fairly mature and the 19 year old is not ready to grow up then it can happen.

But, again be careful as @Tropical_Willie says. A statutory rape charge is not something to be dismissed lightly and it doesn’t matter which sex is the older.

Here is an Age of Consent chart for all fifty states and, surprisingly, 16 is the minimum I could find and 18 is not uncommon.

^I wonder why there isn’t common Age of Consent across all states to avoid any confusion? Do maturity age changes depending on states? Romeo and Juliet law by Texas is interesting so is the name!

No, not at all.

no

No. Ironically, I dated a 15 year old girl, when I was 19. I didn’t know she was 15, until after we broke up. I learned to verify age, before any relationship.

No. Society puts boys and girls together in junior high schools. So it makes sense that a 19 year old would notice a 15 year old. It’s only normal.

@Tropical_Willie

Shit, I guess that makes my dad a pervert then.

It does not seem like a large age difference until you consider it’s nearly a third of the fifteen year olds total age and a quarter of the nineteen year old. When I was nineteen my girlfriend was twenty five, fifteen year olds were not on my radar. I’m not going to go as far to say it’s perverted but it’s not that common for guys that are almost out of their teens to chase girls who are just halfway through, more like the other way around.

Perversion is relative to time. My wife is 3 years older than myself. So when she was 18, I was only 15. At that point it looks weird. Now we are closer to 60. Think a 3 year span makes that much difference now? No. So does this make him a pervert? I would say no. Is it legal? Probably not if they are going somewhere with it. And let’s all remember, she could pull this out 40 years from now and brand him as a perv then, so there is always hope, right?

If they live in New York State and have sex the 19 year old risks being charged with a felony.
The age of consent in NY is 17. Do not have sex with someone 16 or younger.

No because they are so close of age anyways. They probably went to high school together, etc. BUT that doesn’t mean they should act on it.

Your feelings are not perverted, but, acting on those feelings would be wrong.
Look at it like theft. You can go by a bakery and think to yourself that it smells delicious, but if you go in and take something without permission, then you have broken the law.
Age of consent laws are for the protection of youth, so people won’t take advantage of their vulnerability.
Each state has their own impression of when a young woman is old enough to make those choices for herself. It might seem confusing, but one great thing about our country is that there are many things which are decided state by state.
So, if you really like someone who is fifteen, feeling that way is okay, and telling them is okay, but trying to advance things while they are so young is wrong.
I am glad you asked this question, because so many people get to feeling crappy about something which is really not so dreadful as what they might believe.

No. But with great powers (age) comes great responsibility! Be wise!