>loving, consensual relationship with a teen
There is nothing wrong with that, per se. Look to the history of Americans who took off out West to start a new life and you'll find many 13-year-old WOMEN who went with their husbands to start a new life on their own. The thing is, they were not only biologically mature, but also mentally and spiritually prepared for the life ahead of them.
Our problem today is that the next generation has been so infantilized that the age of consent should be raised to 35 or 40. It's best to leave teens to teens, and stick to your own age bracket within a decade or two.