Do you guys think this is pedophilia?

I was googling images of hot gymnasts recently and I stumbled across a picture of a 10yr old girl in a typical gymnast spandex, and I felt aroused by her legs which appeared to be long and somewhat thin (I have a long-leg fetish for females and there's a lot of it in my high school ).

If I hadn't known this site I immediately wouldve diagnosed myself as a pedophile but I am not sure because at school, in 7th-8th grade there's a bunch of girls who look like theyre still in elementary school and I do not find any of them sexually attractive.

I'd differentiate between appreciating the beauty of the human form and wanting to have sexual relationships with prepubescent children. I find many images of young boys and girls attractive, can readily fantasize and masturbate to them, but draw the line at actually considering such relationships. I think it's that in typical erotica, the people's bodies fall within a certain size range, and when the size is that seen in children, the difference can make for a thrill stemming solely from it being different or taboo. But in the case of actually coming on to a child, there's no interest or desire for that to be.

See a lot of posts here about wondering if they're pedophile or not as though it might be without a person knowing it. You're not a pedophile if you don't desire sexual relationships with prepubescent children. There's no 'might be' without you're knowing it. People 'might have' a genetic risk factor for cancer and not know it, but pedophilia isn't anything you might have and not know it.

I'd like to start simply by commenting on something you said Hes,

HesDeltanCaptain wrote:pedophilia isn't anything you might have and not know it.

Firstly, after accidentally closing the tab that I was replying on last time this won't be quite the same message I had originally, but it'll be close. Secondly...

Yes, paedophilia certainly is something you can have without knowing if, for example, you are in denial, like I was for so many years. Because societal environs, and law, say its bad. I grew up being taught it's bad, and I wasn't bad, was I? No, still aren't. And because I was young I didn't pay it any mind, figured it was something I'd "grow out of" but I didn't. Then it didn't cross my mind for some time after that, until I started frequenting the forums and learned, simply 'being' isn't bad, acting upon thoughts and urges, yes, definitely, but just the act of being isn't.

And with the OP mentioning school and 8th grade, I'm guessing they are still at school, so its hard to define a simple black or white, yes or no answer until about late trends/early twenties, otherwise it may just be a leftover part of being young. Sometimes us, sometimes isn't.

Now, to the OP, to answer your question, no, that isn't paedophilia, that's legs, they could have been any legs, legs look pretty much the same no matter who they're attached to, so long as they're in good condition, shaved and not big beefy buddy builder legs or old varicose vein legs. If they're long, slender and shaved, they could well belong to a dude and without seeing the rest, you wouldn't know and you already expressed a love of long legs, and I completely agree on that one, long legs are sexy.

Anon539 wrote:I'd like to start simply by commenting on something you said Hes,

HesDeltanCaptain wrote:pedophilia isn't anything you might have and not know it.

Firstly, after accidentally closing the tab that I was replying on last time this won't be quite the same message I had originally, but it'll be close. Secondly...

Yes, paedophilia certainly is something you can have without knowing if, for example, you are in denial, like I was for so many years. Because societal environs, and law, say its bad. I grew up being taught it's bad, and I wasn't bad, was I? No, still aren't. And because I was young I didn't pay it any mind, figured it was something I'd "grow out of" but I didn't. Then it didn't cross my mind for some time after that, until I started frequenting the forums and learned, simply 'being' isn't bad, acting upon thoughts and urges, yes, definitely, but just the act of being isn't.

And with the OP mentioning school and 8th grade, I'm guessing they are still at school, so its hard to define a simple black or white, yes or no answer until about late trends/early twenties, otherwise it may just be a leftover part of being young. Sometimes us, sometimes isn't.

Now, to the OP, to answer your question, no, that isn't paedophilia, that's legs, they could have been any legs, legs look pretty much the same no matter who they're attached to, so long as they're in good condition, shaved and not big beefy buddy builder legs or old varicose vein legs. If they're long, slender and shaved, they could well belong to a dude and without seeing the rest, you wouldn't know and you already expressed a love of long legs, and I completely agree on that one, long legs are sexy.

thanks so much for your reply, speaking of this topic what do you find about a child attractive? I also was somewhat surprised that you found long legs attractive since children usually have short/"petite" lower bodies

fluurtz123 wrote: I also was somewhat surprised that you found long legs attractive since children usually have short/"petite" lower bodies

On that particular part mate I just have to say I'm not exclusive. I like almos any age. From about 5/6, just after they stop looking like the staypuff marshmallow person with all that extra fat, to sorta middle aged, still attractive yet not old and wrinkly.

As for what I find attractive about the child's body... Can't really pinpoint any one thing, it's just... I dunno, one thing I do like though is the fact that they're hairless and... unspoiled? As I'm sure many eill know, a lot of older women have saggy, flappy slits down there that just look... Well, horrid. It's not the only thing I like, but it's a good contributor.