The taboo of child marriages.

[JofryTheKing]

I want to stop such marriages, because children should have childhood. Even as a man I do not want to marry before 30 years, and poor children are traumatized by forced marriage.

[jaibster]

Being forced to live with a person you barely know for the rest of your life, with no way out is totally horrifying. According to stats in Pakistan 20 percent of women are married before the age of 18, and most of these marriages are forced. To many it may seem like a high profile social issue, but if you think about it on a personal level you will realize that it is simply cruel. Forcing a child in a marriage, whose happiness is in playing freely and living peacefully with their parents, is no way fair. They barely know the meaning of marriage.

Marriage is actually intertwined with culture. Marriages is primarily cultural. That is why there are so many kinds and types of marriage as well as practices and beliefs and dogmas attached to it. However, when a certain cultural practice is so different from the rest of the world, it becomes unacceptable. To the eyes of the rest of the world, it should not be done. That is what is happening about child marriage. The world has become a single community that is why a certain practice cannot avoid the opinion, judgement, and comparisons made. And child marriage, according to so many different cultures, is not really ethical. That is why it earns a lot of condemnation across the world.

No matter what the culture is, a child is a child. Children are same in every culture. Being a cultural thing cannot justify child marraige

[BitcoinSupremo]

Children do not understand clearly and cannot take decisions. They are not to marry before 18 year old and even at 18 they still are not capable of making difficult decisions. Normal age to marry should be as a minimum around 23-25 and even that is a bit early. They are destroying their society yet they don't realize it, that is why they are hundred years behind Europe in culture.

[bubblebit]

Tradition or Religion is not a valid reason to do such kind of abuse. A child even with the consent of the parents has the right to choose and decide for themselves. When the right time they know what is right from wrong.

[speedy963]

There are so many cases i've heard about this one, it is also called fixed marriages. I don't know what's gotten into those parents mind but, as far as i know mostly rich families does this kind of method, to maintain their bond, their business and their names at the top. I don't really know if it would be right to do it that way, but maybe yes, it is only their own understanding and decision.

[joebrook]

Being forced to live with a person you barely know for the rest of your life, with no way out is totally horrifying. According to stats in Pakistan 20 percent of women are married before the age of 18, and most of these marriages are forced. To many it may seem like a high profile social issue, but if you think about it on a personal level you will realize that it is simply cruel. Forcing a child in a marriage, whose happiness is in playing freely and living peacefully with their parents, is no way fair. They barely know the meaning of marriage.

Child marriages is very common in the Islamic religion, there is even evidence of the Prophet Muhammad having a child bride, and if the founder of the Islam religion see's nothing wrong with it, how much more his followers. I think its time something is done about it especially in non Islamic countries where these things sometimes takes place.

[chixka000]

Being forced to live with a person you barely know for the rest of your life, with no way out is totally horrifying. According to stats in Pakistan 20 percent of women are married before the age of 18, and most of these marriages are forced. To many it may seem like a high profile social issue, but if you think about it on a personal level you will realize that it is simply cruel. Forcing a child in a marriage, whose happiness is in playing freely and living peacefully with their parents, is no way fair. They barely know the meaning of marriage.

That is really unfair. That certain society shows really love values for women. I am not judging their culture but that is how I see it. Forcing an individual is already considered as abuse and should be punishable by the world standard of law.

[Sithara007]

Child marriages is very common in the Islamic religion, there is even evidence of the Prophet Muhammad having a child bride, and if the founder of the Islam religion see's nothing wrong with it, how much more his followers. I think its time something is done about it especially in non Islamic countries where these things sometimes takes place.

About 70 years ago, child marriages were common everywhere. And there was a reason behind that. The average life expectancy for humans was like 30-40 years. Therefore the individual used to get married at 15-16 years. But time has changed. Now everyone is against the child marriage, with the exception of some hardcore sects of Islam.

[andrey755]

Being forced to live with a person you barely know for the rest of your life, with no way out is totally horrifying. According to stats in Pakistan 20 percent of women are married before the age of 18, and most of these marriages are forced. To many it may seem like a high profile social issue, but if you think about it on a personal level you will realize that it is simply cruel. Forcing a child in a marriage, whose happiness is in playing freely and living peacefully with their parents, is no way fair. They barely know the meaning of marriage.

In every country of the world on - it is looked anything at early marriages. In some the country behave quite calmly to it. And though I am a not supporter that got married early, I behave to it absolutely calmly.

[mvidetto]

I still can't imagine child marriage... It seems so horrifying for me that it makes me so so sad. No comments.

[coolcoinz]

I still can't imagine child marriage... It seems so horrifying for me that it makes me so so sad. No comments.

It's a thing only in underdeveloped and poor countries, like Pakistan and it can be compared to the situation during the Dark Ages in Europe.
The only moral guidance these people have is the one provided by their religion and their lack of proper education isn't helping. The only way to fight it is to contain it to their own small communities where girls are growing up knowing they're going to be abducted or sold to their future husbands.

[Wa(t)ch_night()]

The child should have the right to choose and I am against such marriages, even if somewhere they consider them normal. The child is still physically and mentally not ready for such a step.

[Bytemama]

What does a child know about marriage apart from the definition given to them at school. To me it is nothing to be considered because even some so called matured one's are managing it or what out  when they couldn't bare the challenges in it.

[coinstalker23]

I think child marriage is wrong in any ways. Why would you marry a child if he/he didnt even know what married life is. I know its a tradition in some culture .

[kevinn669]

The child should have a childhood and he must be mentally formed for marriage and this usually does not happen at the age of 14. If you conduct a survey among children, then no one voluntarily wants to get married at such an early age.

[Palmerson]

In my country, too, the marriage is registered after the age of 18 years. In exceptional cases, when a pregnant lady is allowed to register the marriage at the age of 16. It doesn't matter what age you marry. The main thing that it was consensual and not for the will of the parents.

[Ensevdigimsayi6]

Being forced to live with a person you barely know for the rest of your life, with no way out is totally horrifying. According to stats in Pakistan 20 percent of women are married before the age of 18, and most of these marriages are forced. To many it may seem like a high profile social issue, but if you think about it on a personal level you will realize that it is simply cruel. Forcing a child in a marriage, whose happiness is in playing freely and living peacefully with their parents, is no way fair. They barely know the meaning of marriage.

it started to be a taboo in 20th century. Most of our grand grand mothers married probably before 18 because lifetime was shorter and school education was not that much common so marrying was the best thing to do.

[bryant.coleman]

The child should have a childhood and he must be mentally formed for marriage and this usually does not happen at the age of 14. If you conduct a survey among children, then no one voluntarily wants to get married at such an early age.

From my personal experience, I know a few cases in which individuals under the age of 18 voluntarily gave consent for marriage. I know the case of a 14-year old Nepali girl, who got married as she thought that it was the only way out from poverty for her. Unfortunately, the groom turned out to be a drug addict and he abandoned her after 4 years. Now she is 25 years old, and her son is 7 years old. But she worked hard and managed to save money, and now she is able to lead a normal life.

[Buttercup123]

The child should have a childhood and he must be mentally formed for marriage and this usually does not happen at the age of 14. If you conduct a survey among children, then no one voluntarily wants to get married at such an early age.

One can be engaged at an early age and still can have a childhood, but once in the right age, they can be married to each other. That's how other culture can see it, general speaking they don't violate any rules, there is no law that proclaims it is illegal, there is no book of any religion that tells it is forbidden. Mostly it is done by rich families to preserve their wealth and become more powerful, and children are informed once in the right age where they can understand it. They can object depending on the situation and there parents (both families) can still disapprove if their child don't want to (specially if there are third parties involve). Other cases are in cultural matters, one child is engaged to other if there is a deal between two families. There culture allow it for which it can be a bridge for understanding or peace offering if one family is in debt to another family. Depending on the child if he/she wants to. But mostly he/she cannot disagree because he/she understand what his/her parents are into. I am not in totally disagreement for the fact that is truly sad for the children, but if you are not that awesome and your partner is perfect for you, then i can agree to that. But in most cases this situations are best done in Islamic regions (if i am correct). Its not that bad as you think it is because there future is secure now and the deal is off if both child don't want to be tied to each other.

[gabmen]

In my country, too, the marriage is registered after the age of 18 years. In exceptional cases, when a pregnant lady is allowed to register the marriage at the age of 16. It doesn't matter what age you marry. The main thing that it was consensual and not for the will of the parents.

I think it became taboo because of the act to consummate the marriage afterwards. It has been practiced for a long time already even with powerful dynasties and has been part of a lot of cultures.