Minor dating a minor.3 year difference, does it matter?

A 16 year old dating a 12 year old. Are you going to talk to her about when she gets her first period or are you going to go to the mall with her to buy her first bra? I would strongly suggest you find a girl who is MUCH closer to your age.

The issue is at 12, she can not agree to sex, if she does, it is still rape.
For example in many US states, it is rape until she is 18, in others until she is 16.

So she can agree, her parents may agree but if she is under the age limit for where you live, it is still rape.

Yes I do, statutory is when one of the partners is not of age of consent and/or the other is an adult.

We are not having sex now, nor will we till we are married.well at least that's how I am.

I'm sorry, but I think this is a bit of a tangent back to the original question, but there is no law saying that you have to be less than three years apart to date. All the laws have solid age restraints.

I'm not going to condemn you for dating a 12 year old, though I understand where many people in society would look down on that at your age (even though that same age difference is fine at 20 & 24). But I will say that you are coming upon the age where if her parents or she find some reason not to like you, they can throw the rape card on the table and even if you aren't convicted, your name is mud as the saying goes. So if anything else, even if you don't have sex until you are both at the age of consent, or even after you're married, please be careful in what you say, and what you do at all times.

Rape is one thing that our court system is eager to charge first and investigate later as of late. And I know you may find comfort in laws that are meant to protect against sexual misconduct in prison, but let's be honest: if someone broke the law and ended up in prison, what makes you think they're worried about breaking the law once they are in prison?