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In reply to the discussion: Is it okay for a 18 year old to have sex with a 14 year old [View all]Ms. Toad
(34,256 posts)It says Kate was 18 when school started and her girlfriend was 2 months shy of 15. It wasn't establishing when the relationship changed from being non-romantic to romantic.
My sister (who is about as straight as they come) refers to her female friends as "girlfriend" all the time. Girlfriend doesn't necessarily mean a romantic relationship (and in every LGBT community I've been part of, lover or partner are more commonly used terms).
They may have been romantic partners before school started or not - I still haven't seen a clear statement. The affidavit, based on the recorded phone call, identifies the start of the sexual aspects of the relationship as November or December, when Kaitlyn was 18 (I don't remember which, without going to hunt for it).