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Not in America, they didn't. 200 years there were some youthful betrothals happening, but marriage has kind of always been reserved for those that could make le

by astine 17y ago

Not in America, they didn't. 200 years there were some youthful betrothals happening, but marriage has kind of always been reserved for those that could make legally binding decisions.

byrneseyeview 17y ago
I'm not sure that's entirely true: http://article.nationalreview.com/?q=ODM4MzkyNzVmMjhhYWM0NWM2OWRkNDE5OGVhMmJhYTc= http://article.nationalreview.com/?q=ODM4MzkyNzVmMjhhYWM0NWM... One of the first media sensations ever to impinge upon my consciousness was the visit to Britain by rock star Jerry Lee Lewis in May 1958, four months before Lolita’s American debut. This was supposed to be a concert tour, but 22-year-old Jerry had brought his wife Myra along, and the British press got wind of the fact that Myra was only 13. This wasn’t an unusual thing in the south of that time; Jerry himself had first been wed at 15 (when he already had a drinking problem). Myra was his third wife, and also his second cousin once removed. Back then country people grew up fast and close to their kin. Neither Jerry nor Myra could understand what the fuss was about. He: “I plumb married the girl, didn’t I?” She: “Back home you can marry at 10, if you can find a husband.” (This was not true, even in the south, though Myra likely believed it. She also, according to the British press, believed in Santa Claus.) It didn’t help that Jerry’s new record was titled High School Confidential.
swombat 17y ago
Actually, even today there are some US states that allow marriage between minors who are under the age of consent, so long as they have parental approval. See the last paragraph of this interesting article: http://www.faqs.org/childhood/A-Ar/Age-of-Consent.html http://www.faqs.org/childhood/A-Ar/Age-of-Consent.html
helveticaman 17y ago
The parents of the youthfully betrothed, in this case.
- helveticaman 17y ago
  I.e. they are the ones that have to back the decision legally.

by astine 17y ago

Not in America, they didn't. 200 years there were some youthful betrothals happening, but marriage has kind of always been reserved for those that could make legally binding decisions.

byrneseyeview 17y ago

I'm not sure that's entirely true: http://article.nationalreview.com/?q=ODM4MzkyNzVmMjhhYWM0NWM2OWRkNDE5OGVhMmJhYTc= http://article.nationalreview.com/?q=ODM4MzkyNzVmMjhhYWM0NWM... One of the first media sensations ever to impinge upon my consciousness was the visit to Britain by rock star Jerry Lee Lewis in May 1958, four months before Lolita’s American debut. This was supposed to be a concert tour, but 22-year-old Jerry had brought his wife Myra along, and the British press got wind of the fact that Myra was only 13. This wasn’t an unusual thing in the south of that time; Jerry himself had first been wed at 15 (when he already had a drinking problem). Myra was his third wife, and also his second cousin once removed. Back then country people grew up fast and close to their kin. Neither Jerry nor Myra could understand what the fuss was about. He: “I plumb married the girl, didn’t I?” She: “Back home you can marry at 10, if you can find a husband.” (This was not true, even in the south, though Myra likely believed it. She also, according to the British press, believed in Santa Claus.) It didn’t help that Jerry’s new record was titled High School Confidential.

swombat 17y ago

Actually, even today there are some US states that allow marriage between minors who are under the age of consent, so long as they have parental approval. See the last paragraph of this interesting article: http://www.faqs.org/childhood/A-Ar/Age-of-Consent.html http://www.faqs.org/childhood/A-Ar/Age-of-Consent.html

helveticaman 17y ago

The parents of the youthfully betrothed, in this case.

helveticaman 17y ago
I.e. they are the ones that have to back the decision legally.