I’ll give you a reason why you just can’t date him. You’re a minor. He’s a legal adult. if you date each other and get into serious trouble, he would go to jail for sexualizing you and get registered as a child sex predator. This is serious. It’s okay if you have a crush on him (that’s very normal for anyone around your own age) but it would be more difficult for you and him if you were to date him.
Mom doesn’t seem to approve of Stuart. I get that she’s 16 and a legitimate minor but at least they’re not dating each other. that would be extremely illegal, wrong and unpleasant.
In the reality, lots of teenagers are performing sexual activities with each other. it’s ridiculous but it’s true.