I mean the last reason is the most honest really. Obviously it's still the worst but at least the author isn't trying to hide what their intentions are. Because let's face it, most loli/shota manga only use those reasons so it doesn't look like they're promoting relationships with children.

I love lolis as romantic interests,
like Grim from red hood, Natsume Maya from tenjou tenge, or Zara from The Witch Controls Her Age and Magic With a Kiss. 😃 😎

I don't even think it falls into the category of experimentation/inexperience unless you're like 14
they don't exist irl
what little shows up in my viewings will almost always will trigger a episode 3 drop
it's just a waste of a character profile; vacant and blank. offensive to a weeb like me

I totally agree, but having in that one scene in which a character appears half naked is still really annoying, more so if it looks like a minor and there's no reason for it. If someone asks me "What manga is that, I'd like to read it?" whilst reading one of those scenes, I'd be weirded out.

I'll always remember that one time I was watching "Balde runner" with my friends and stopped it when my ex came in to join us. It was difficult to convince the that it's a good movie, when the frozen frame was a full screen shot of a topless woman. Stuff like this makes it a bit more difficult to share the things you like sometimes.

Being older than you look just does not happen in real life to the extent of being confused for a “loli”. I find it the most stupid. Fantasy stuff is fantasy stuff, it’s fun exactly because it breaks the boundaries of what is possible 🙂
And the actual young lolis are the purest form of lolis. With no need for silly excuses, the stories just write themselves 🙂