There is a girl within my social circle that I hooked up with about a month ago and have been spend more time with/ attention on exclusively. The other a day, she was in trouble and I went above and beyond the call of duty to help her out and take care of her.

Afterwards, she says that she trusts me, and decides to tell me a secret that she has not told anyone. She then tells me she is 17 and no one in our group knows except for her really good friend. Also, she begs me not to tell anyone else. She tells me that I am a good person, that she likes me, and feels horrible for lying.

I had been spending time with her, and hooking up with her and had no clue. Neither do any of my friends. Furthermore, she went with our group on vacation during the wee, and several concerts/events that require 18+ ID. Basically her story is pretty creditable and I would not have not thought otherwise.

The whole time I thought she was 19, and a freshmen in community college.

I just turned 22, so this is a serious problem for me. I feel like I cannot talk to my friends about the issue not only because the girl begged me not to reveal her secret to our friends, but I feel discussing it also self incriminates me.

I am not sure what the best way to handle this is? If I had known her age upfront I would have never gotten involved. I feel like I should break things off, and am concerned about some awkward outcomes.

There might be some but you have to be responsible first. Messing with a younger woman can be dangerous. If you really care about her you should support her from a distance and reconnect with her on her eighteenth birthday.

Find out when she turns 18...you could probably cease hooking up with her until then...because after that, it's consensual and the green light. Everything that happened in the past is dirt under the rug. Only problem is...your friends might be next in line...honestly don't have experience with this one...I make sure my girls are 18 and up...

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Breaking things off with her, is the absolute best way to get her to say something.

Depending on your state(most of them) this isn't even an issue, since age of consent is below 18. If you happen to be in an 18 state, it's already too late. You are %100 guilty of a crime if she complains to police about it. Which seems more likely, her complaining after you break things off, or when you're still on good terms?

Doesn't matter if you fuck her 1x or 500x, you get in exactly the same trouble if she's under AoC and complains.

I know one person who got busted for this. He did exactly what you're planning on doing. Found out she was 15, flipped out, broke it off, and off she went telling everyone under the sun what happened, and then he got charged. He'd have been fine if he'd been smart and realized that damage control consists of keeping her happy.

Even if you conclude you need to break it off, be smart about how you do it.

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Girls still talk...unless he conveys he likes to keeps his business hush hush...this can go either way. Hopefully he is in a state where the age of consent is 17. What I like here is that she revealed her little secret which he should play up. So OP, you're on good terms with this girl...forget about breaking it off...just tread lightly and be coy. I'm sure it will play out fine.

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I agree. Everything will be fine. Keep your head up and add this to your list of crazy ass experiences because there will be more. It could have been a transvestite. Yikes. Lol. Good luck man and stay out of trouble. This pickup thing is crazy.

Some of my guy friends know I have been hooking up with her, and girls talk, so I assume some of friends know. Aside from that, no one has exactly caught us in act the act, but I'm guessing people that knew we were in the bedroom together or, saw us laying in bed cuddling would make an accurate assumption. Multiple people sharing the same space during a vacation leaves little to be desired in privacy. Additionally, I took her to my room alone during a small party, while my friend watched over a few other people in my apartment. I didn't have sex while people were there, though people are likely going to assume we did or have been hooking up.

When it comes to hooking up with her, I guilty as sin, and I'm sure people know, which isn't good. Fortunately, no one knows about the 17 part. She is frequently hanging out/ going out with a group, all of which are in college, so no one thinks otherwise. She also has gone to a few 18+ event with our group (she had been using her sisters ID). I believe that the other thing I have going for me, is that she told me that she is afraid that she would get blacklisted/dropped from the group if everyone else found out. Additionally, the fact that everyone believes she is 19 helps my case, in the sense that I do not believe people are likely to come forward since they do no know the truth. Perhaps my biggest concern is her parents, which are probably the most likely people that would come after me. I have not met them yet so who knows.

As some of you suggested, I suppose I will play it safe and try to keep her happy. Also try to keep things pretty light, and the fact that I am hanging out with her more private. She is constantly contacting me and asks to hangout a few times a week, and we have already bought tickets an upcoming concert. If I break if off abruptly or go cold turkey and disappear, I'm sure she will assume the correct reason.