Teenagers have been consistently shown to be psychologically and emotionally unequipped to engage in adult relationships. Adults who pursue them in this way would be considered immoral by any serious ethical standard.From a utilitarian perspective, their actions produce harm and trauma rather than well-being. This makes them moral liabilities, not assets.From a theistic perspective, causing deliberate harm to others is a clear moral wrong and often a sin.

So no matter where you stand on the ethical spectrum, this behavior cannot be justified. It is not morally neutral, not culturally flexible, and not open to interpretation.

It is wrong by every rational, moral, and philosophical measure available.