The taboo of child marriages.

[UchihaRukawa]

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 a parents point of view, This is a horrific scenario because a child should be given a freedom to be a child and not be forced in marriages at a time that playing and enjoying childhood should be the center of their life. This ractice should be abolished and just let them reach rightful age to choose the one that they would like to be partners with for the rest of their lives.

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[trako]

I strongly condemn the marriage of children. I want the states to control it. the state must protect children by law. because the girls are always married. state must protect girls. married men should get a prison sentence. This is a very perverse behavior. did not anybody stay? why kids ... they need to play. they should go to the school. living life. Not in this way. should not be. humanity has to do something.

[bacardibacani]

Victorian Era? people get married at 14. 

[z38630610]

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 with children is a crime I think. I don't know how can people do it. People have to think their own children. But there are many countries where child marriages have happened. People in these countries sell their children for marriage. It makes me very annoyed.

[dongyi17]

Yes, i agree it is indeed horrifying, imagine a child whose barely grown up not even given a chance to enjoy their youthful stage will force into marriage and engaged into those kind of stuff that only adult women do, how can they do that. its consider child trafficking

[arnobs007]

Child marriages are one kind of crime. It also lefts a big effect on child's brain. But the main reason for this is poverty, when the poor people can't afford their child's expenses then they decide for marriage.

[squog]

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.

Anything where we force someone to do something is bad. Forcing someone to actually do something permanent like marriage spoils all what marriage stands for. commitment goes out the window and love is out of the question. This becomes more of a business transaction where both parties are agrieved. I really do hope we stop doing this kinds of stuff

[moanamakeway]

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.

Why would they allow for this one? Why not let the child reach 18 years old and let her decide whether to be wed according to tradition or choose a man for her own? Marriage is sacred and should not be downplayed like this.

[lisa255]

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.

And wait for 5-10 years is very difficult. It is another matter when the policy and laws of the country require it. And since children must themselves be self-sustaining, to create their own family.

[19dimasik77]

In the Caucasian countries, too, there is practically the same practice. Girls hardly finish school and immediately marry. And then there is a succession of children. And complete dependence. 

[Sithara007]

In the Caucasian countries, too, there is practically the same practice. Girls hardly finish school and immediately marry. And then there is a succession of children. And complete dependence. 

It is still OK, and better than child kidnapping. In the mountain republics (Chechenya, Daghestan, Ingushetia.etc) and Central Asia (Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan.etc) they are still having the practice of bride kidnapping. And most of the time they kidnap brides who are below the legal age. The girl is forced to live with her captor for the rest of her life.

[automail]

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 is unfair for anyone who will be married to someone you don't love and being married at a young age is cruel. Anyone should have freedom to choose the life they want to live.I can't imagine a child being married,it is so wrong at such a young age. Rather than playing games and hanging out with friends, he/she will be married instead and start a family, I can feel their sadness right now. The world has a lot of things to offer and whats left for us to do is to explore it.Being married might give us limitations do the things we want and it will be a huge commitment.

[rasmontalvo]

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.

The domestic servitude inherent to child marriages disempowers girls by denying them educational opportunities and the option to form protective networks of friends and peers.

[Snub]

I try not to blame anyone, because every opinion has a right to exist, but I don't understand the tradition of child marriage...it's violence against children for me and it's sad to think about it

[wawanwawan96]

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.

the child's marriage happens usually because the economy or the parents have a lot of debt with someone can not pay their debts lend their children to be married.

[Sithara007]

the child's marriage happens usually because the economy or the parents have a lot of debt with someone can not pay their debts lend their children to be married.

It can be one of the reasons. My friend got married when she was 15 and had her first child when she was 17. She was from a broken family, in which the mother had eloped with someone else and the father was mentally unstable. People were trying to take advantage of the situation and she didn't had any choice other than to get married.

[readygoaw]

Marriage of children is a big NO until they have already made love and expecting for a baby. early marriages do not live long.

[JesusCryptos]

I guess this is not the climax of romanticism. But I have read that strangely the proportion happy/unhappy marriages is unaffacted by this procedure vs romantic marriages.

[Qwantoom]

These tribes are uneducated and that's why they still continue their stupid tradition and people should have their freedom to choose who they love.

[Sithara007]

Victorian Era? people get married at 14. 

Even now a lot of people get married at that age (or even lower). In the mountainous regions of Nepal, 14-15 is considered as the ideal age for marriage. Most of the girls will be having their first child by 16 or 17. Even in the rural areas of West Bengal and the neighboring states, such marriages are very common.