I totally understand what this guy is trying to explain. I get invites from folks that were in diapers when I graduated high school, and I always feel that I h

I totally understand what this guy is trying to explain. I get invites from folks that were in diapers when I graduated high school, and I always feel that I have to be careful how I interact with them. This is especially true for girls. For boys, it's really not a big deal because there are plenty of ways for younger and older men to have entirely appropriate relationships. Not so much for girls. Even if I were single, I think I'd have to be careful with girls, and more careful as the age gets lower. Girls tend to bond with and be attracted to male affection, and the ideal source for that is their own father (assuming the father is on the up-and-up) even through a time of courtship (courtship is about making the transition from a father's affection to a mate's affection). It would be entirely inappropriate for me as a grown man to allow a non-adult girl to have misplaced bonding because of my affections, even if they were entirely innocent. Since I'm married, this is a double no-no. The reasons above still apply, but now since I have now vowed my affections exclusively to my wife, there are very few relationships with other women (particularly young ones) that are appropriate. Work relationships qualify as appropriate, obviously, but independent friendships have to be very carefully considered.