A Kid's View on Marriage
What Exactly Is Marriage?
"Marriage is when you get to keep
your girl and don't have to give her back to her parents"
-Eric, six years old
"When somebody's been dating for a while, the boy
might propose to the girl. He says to her, 'I'll take
you for a whole life, or at least until we have kids
and get divorced, but you got to do one particular thing
for me.' Then she says yes, but she's wondering what
the thing is and whether it's naughty or not. She can't
wait to find out." -Anita, nine years old
How Does a Person Decide Whom to
marry?
"You flip a nickel, and heads means
you stay with him and tails means you try the next one."
-Kelly, nine years old
"My mother says to look for a man who is kind....That's
what I'll do....I'll find somebody who's kinda tall and
handsome." -Carolyn, eight years old
Concerning the Proper Age to Get
Married
"Once I'm done with kindergarten,
I'm going to find me a wife" -Bert, five years
old
How Did Your Mom and Dad Meet?
"They were at a dance party at a friend's
house. Then they went for a drive, but their car broke
down...It was a good thing, because it gave them a chance
to find out about their values." -Lottie, nine years
old
"My father was doing some strange chores for my mother.
They won't tell me what kind." -Jeremy, eight years
old
What Do Most People Do on a Date?
"On the first date, they just tell
each other lies, and that usually gets them interested
enough to go for a second date." -Martin, ten years
old
"Many daters just eat pork chops and french fries
and talk about love." -Craig, nine years old
When Is It Okay to Kiss Someone?
"You should never kiss a girl unless
you have enough bucks to buy her a ring and her own
VCR, 'cause she'll want to have videos of the wedding."
-Allan, ten years old
"Never kiss in front of other people. It's a big
embarrassing thing if anybody sees you....If nobody
sees you, I might be willing to try it with a handsome
boy, but just for a few hours." -Kally, nine years
old
The Great Debate: Is It Better to
Be Single or Married?
"You should ask the people who read
Cosmopolitan" -Kirsten, ten years old
"It's better for girls to be single but not for boys.
Boys need somebody to clean up after them" -Anita,
nine years old
"It gives me a headache to think about that stuff.
I'm just a kid. I don't need that kind of trouble."
-Will, seven years old
