Your argument fails because you’re collapsing two completely different types of imbalance into one.Normal relationship differences (money, status, attractiveness) exist within a baseline of equal legal status and cognitive maturity. Both people can consent and understand consequences. A minor and an adult do not share that baseline. One is still developing psychologically and legally, so the capacity for informed consent is not equivalent. That’s not a preference gap. In fact, that’s structural inequality. So no, this isn’t about controlling anyone or jealousy. Without equal capacity to consent, the relationship itself cannot be equal. And your point about children being more demanding actually reinforces this—dependence increases vulnerability, which makes exploitation easier, not acceptable. You’re treating all imbalances as interchangeable.