Underage Marriage/Engagement
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| Rhys Webb Awake and Unafraid  Age: 34 Gender: Female Posts: 12341 | underage marriage is just... wrong. |
| Cigarettes And Suicide Bleeding on the Floor  Age: 39 Gender: Female Posts: 1725 | asleep!or!DEAD: Yeah, okay, so some lucky 15-year-old might genuinely love the person they're with. But I don't think that the law should be changed just because a few people really are going to spend the rest of their lives together. I mean, if that's the case, then what's the hurry? If they really do love each other, and really are going to spend their lives together, why can't they just wait a couple of years until they turn 18 and can legally get married? If the law were to be changed to allow minors to marry, yeah, sure, the genuine ones could marry, but then so could every other moron who thinks what they have with their boy/girlfriend of two weeks is 'true love'. And that would open up a whole can of worms. So I say leave the law as it is, there's nothing at all to stop minors getting engaged if that's what they want to do, but the actual marriage and legal binding that goes with it should be left for adults. As it is, nobody can tell anybody who they do and don't love, that's an individual thing - but like I said, there's nothing to stop minors who really are in love being together, and if they're serious, they can wait until they're legally able to be wed. |
| Lunacy-Fringe-x Joining The Black Parade  Age: 33 Gender: Female Posts: 207 | i dont personally think its wrong i just think its hard decision for someone of my age to make its a huge step to take and i personally couldnt do it now even if i was with the person i thought was "the one" if underage people think they are in love and ready for marriage surely they could wait a few years it is deffinately one of the biggest decisions of your life and underage people are still growing up, and havent experienced what life has to give they could make an immature decision and really regret it in the future |
| MrRandomGuy Fabulous Killjoy  Age: 38 Gender: Male Posts: 128 | It shouldn't be allowed at that age because they don't know the difference between love and infatuation. |
| Chereena Always Born a Crime  Age: 39 Gender: Female Posts: 5702 | i think, considering the law not only states that kids can't get married, but it's also illegal for minors to have sex, the laws should stay as they are. think about it. if 2 15 year olds get married, of course they're gonna have sex. because in some religeons, that's the whole purpose of marriage. to procreate. and the thought of someone my sister's age having sex deeply disturbs me. fair enough, i had sex at 16, but that's the legal age here. and here, 16 year olds can marry if they have special permission/ under special circumstances. to recap, things should stay as they are. divorce rates are bad enough without having kids divorcing every few weeks. |
| UndyingSoul. Really Not Okay  Age: 36 Gender: Female Posts: 722 | If you really love the person then you should be able to last a couple more years before you get married. True love lasts. |
| h0llyw0od Killjoy  Age: 36 Gender: Female Posts: 6 | everyone has different feelings towards others, expecially when it comes to relationships. i used to be totally head over heels for this boy i met when i was 15. we dated for 5 months and i honestly consitered it something that could last forever. i found out quickly that i was wayyyyy too young to be making those decisions. even now, i am engaged and im 18. doesnt mean im going to be getting married anytime soon (which im not) i have school to go through before i can be ready, mentaly and finacially. underage marriage is wrong, thats why the legal age is 18 in canada, 21 in the states. we are considered adults. but still be careful of what we get ourselves into. whew. |
| SINATRA Bleeding on the Floor  Age: 38 Gender: Female Posts: 1406 | i think there it really depends on maturity levels. however, if we are talking about people as young as 15, then i would have to disagree with them getting married. even if they are more mature than most people their age (or older), i don't think someone that young can say that have fully experienced life (specifically speaking about relationships with people). when you're that young, i don't think you've met enough people or had enough relationships with different people to truly know when you have found the one. give yourself some time. |
| Xfriday_im_in_loveX Killjoy  Age: 31 Gender: Female Posts: 51 | its their desicion, if it falls apart, hey , they gave it a shot i have a friend whos 17 and engaged. and i it doesnt work out. then maybe it wasnt meant to be and whos to say a 16 or 17 year old isnt capable of love? im 13 an di love my friends and family, i know thats not the same thing, but im still capable of it, its a emotion |
| Pilgrim. Salute You in Your Grave  Age: - Gender: Female Posts: 2159 | I don't get this whole "getting engaged when you're 15" thing. Yeah, you can do that if you want to (no laws forbidding that), but how much sense does it really make? When I was that age, I had so many friends getting engaged just because it was cool. None of the couples lasted till they were 18 and allowed to get married. It can last for the rest of your life, but what's the rush? Why get a special permit to marry someone at 16 if you're planning to spend the rest of your life with them? Two years isn't that long, really... |
| druscilla. Bleeding on the Floor  Age: 38 Gender: Female Posts: 1671 | ^ There are people who get engaged because they are bored and they just want to convince themselves that their relationship is real. My fiance is almost sixteen. We are engaged because we know that we are going to spend the rest of our lives with each other, because I wanted to make her a promise that I would be with her forever, and because we just f-cking love each other. We won't get married until she's almost 19, but I find a lot of security in the fact that we made this promise and commitment to each other. I don't think there's anything wrong with that. |
| sweet disposition. Banned  Age: 32 Gender: Female Posts: 48272 | I don't personally agree with it because at 15, you're still growing up and finding out who you are. Ans so is your partner. It's likely when you're say, 20, you'll be different people. And might not want the same things. Or even like each other. |
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