This sounds and sounded perfectly normal up until the last 5 years now this sounds like some severe lecherous activity. Waiting 3 years for a girl to turn 18. Thats highly effed up by today's standards ... Howard even said "grooming" .. wow.
up until the last 5 years? stuff is creepy AF as far as grooming goes, since forever! The sad part is you're correct, but that's only bc Americans are sick SOB's, that explains why things are different today. The american media and justice system is so corrupt and simply the people so hypocritical that the Judge will send you to prison for any 18 yr old having sex with a 17 year old, while the judge is 60 banging possibly underage hookers. It comes down to morals, and whether 5 years or 500, people should know its not right for older guys to basically take advantage of a younger girls sexual naivety, by being flirtatious and making it known your interested I know its also human nature but the more you take advantage/ premeditate your adult life to impress/ date a barely legal girl is disturbing IMO.