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| Acmlm's Board - I3 Archive - World Affairs/Debate - Marriage Under 21 |
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Marriage under age 21 is...| Good |
6.7%, 2 votes | Bad |
20.0%, 6 votes | Who cares? |
73.3%, 22 votes | Multi-voting is disabled. 30 users have voted.
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HyperHacker Star Mario Finally being paid to code in VB! If only I still enjoyed that. <_< Wii #7182 6487 4198 1828                    Since: 11-18-05 From: Canada, w00t! My computer's specs, if anyone gives a damn. STOP TRUNCATING THIS >8^( Last post: 6295 days Last view: 6295 days |
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Apophis Ropa  Since: 11-17-05 Last post: 6295 days Last view: 6294 days |
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| SHIT! My mouse slipped and I clicked 'who cares' instead of bad. | |||
Anya  Since: 11-18-05 From: South Florida Last post: 6298 days Last view: 6296 days |
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| Don't care...as long as its for all the right reasons and not rushed. Some realtionships can work out when people marry young, some cannot. Its all depends on how much the two are willing to work at it. | |||
Trapster King Dedede Since: 11-19-05 From: Sweden Last post: 6403 days Last view: 6295 days |
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| Well, I donīt really care tha much about it. If couples love eachother and feel that theyīre ready for a marriage, I guess itīs okay.
It could be both bad and good. |
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Wurl Since: 11-17-05 Last post: 6336 days Last view: 6336 days |
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| ....unless they're gay. Because that ruins the whole institution of marriage. | |||
Rydain Sir Kibble Blaze Phoenix Runs with the Dragon Within  Since: 11-18-05 From: State College, PA Last post: 6299 days Last view: 6296 days |
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| As long as both parties are mature enough to know what they're getting into, I don't care. I generally don't care what people old enough to give informed consent do as long as they don't hurt anybody else in the process.
Now, if you're asking whether it's good or bad for the people in the marriage...that depends on their maturity and compatibility. If they know what they want out of life and in a partner and they agree on these things, and if they're willing to work on the inevitable disagreements and conflicts that they will experience, then marriage can be a good thing for them. It seems to me that young marriage is frowned upon because many folks under 21 are still discovering themselves and figuring out where their life is headed, and marrying that young therefore increases the chance that there will be irreconciliable differences between them and their partner. But some young people are absolutely certain about fundamental aspects of their future life (for example, whether or not they would like to have children someday). I would personally err on the side of waiting longer to marry (and I lived with Rando for three years before we tied the knot - though we had committed to being together, I think that settling-in time was a good idea and I would have done it again given the chance), but young marriage is not necessarily doomed to fail. |
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Thexare Metal battleaxe Off to better places  Since: 11-18-05 Last post: 6295 days Last view: 6295 days |
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| Meh. Don't care. Don't think it usually works out, but that holds true for a lot of marriages... | |||
geeogree Red Cheep-cheep Since: 11-17-05 Last post: 6309 days Last view: 6295 days |
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| I'm on the who cares as well...
age doesn't matter as much as the maturity and readiness of the people. I was 21 and my wife was 20 when we got married and I think that we have a pretty good marriage so far. Sure it's only been about a year and 3 months but I still think it's going well. however, Cheveyo is right, many marriages don't work out and for various reasons so I don't think age can be the most significant factor. |
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Schweiz oder etwas [12:55] (Dr_Death16); I swear, the word drama needs to be stricken from the dictionary, for I've heard it so many times, it will permanently be imprinted on my brain  Since: 11-17-05 From: Kingston, Rhode Island Last post: 6295 days Last view: 6295 days |
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| Ugh, horrible fucking idea. Marriage under 30, for that matter, ain't lookin' too good neither.
Shoot, you kids and your marriage, don't you realize that nothing is forever, and that by implying that you want to settle down at this early of an age means that you're willing to give yourself a set of responsibilities that, quite frankly, you may very well NOT be equipped to deal with at all? Raising a family, owning a house, even living in an apartment and supporting yourself? Most people aren't even capable of doing that when they're 21, much less when they're younger than that. Shit, I myself won't even be out of college 'til I'm 25. At best. The mere suggestion that someone would want to start a life of their own in a world that demands an impeccable ability to control your life, income, and personal mental health AND support someone else that they're gonna have to spend the rest of their life with (a time period that just gets longer the earlier you marry) is ludicrous! ......So, so, yeah... True love and all, but I'm against it. |
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Kutske Since: 11-19-05 Last post: 6642 days Last view: 6642 days |
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| Marraige is a crock altogether, so I voted "bad." People are followers by nature, they need someone to tell them what to do and to tell them what's sacred. If I found someone that I truly loved, and who truly loved me, that'd be enough. I don't need some goddamn stupid warred-over title like "married" to tell me that what I have is special. It's just more idiotic banter over labels and semantics.
Legally, however, those who are deemed "married" are allowed certain priviledges that couples deemed "unmarried" are not. Uhh, what is it, someone refresh my memory -- hospital visits during times when even family members aren't allowed around, things what with your will and inheritance, signing taxes or something for each other. I say, you should just be allowed to choose - through a judge or state official or something - whom you want to share those priviledges with, regardeless of age or sex or whatever. Why the fuck should a marraige liscense decide all that? I'm pissed today, and I don't know why. |
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Sinfjotle Lordly? No, not quite.  Since: 11-17-05 From: Kansas Last post: 6296 days Last view: 6295 days |
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| It's a choice, do with your life what you will as long as you don't hurt someone.
I don't believe it is wise to raise a family (doesn't really mean get married, big difference) before you have stability in your life. Stability probably occurs after school, college, and you probably won't get done with college that quickly so yeah... A choice is a choice though. |
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Snow Tomato Snap Dragon  Since: 12-31-05 From: NYC Last post: 6315 days Last view: 6301 days |
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| I'm not getting married. Or I'll have an unnofficial ceremony or something. Marriage is overrated. If you're truly in love, you don't need the title.. and the worries. Just be.
However, I voted "good". For the people who want to do that, it's fine. Why stop people from doing what they truly want to do? Sure, for some people it's going to be a huge mistake.. but if you never try, then you'll never know. |
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Rydain Sir Kibble Blaze Phoenix Runs with the Dragon Within Since: 11-18-05 From: State College, PA Last post: 6299 days Last view: 6296 days |
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| In the United States, one major benefit of marriage is being able to share health insurance with your partner. The coverage at my company is meh. We get health only, and everything else is handled by supplemental insurance that really doesn't help much. One of my friends bought AFLAC dental, and it only paid a small amount of a fairly hefty dental bill. On the other hand, Rando's company offers health, pretty comprehensive dental, and vision, but they don't extend it to domestic partners, only spouses. Thanks to my marriage license, I get all of that, and it has already saved me several hundred dollars by offsetting the cost of dental care and completely covering my choice of contraception. Also, if I moved up to a company with better coverage, we would of course have the option of putting Rando on my policy instead. Many companies do allow unmarried couples to share policies, but this is not the case everywhere. | |||
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Wurl Since: 11-17-05 Last post: 6336 days Last view: 6336 days |
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| Just imagine if gays could share insurance. What with all their AIDS it would bankrupt companies and then the commies would win. We can't have that. | |||
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Kutske Since: 11-19-05 Last post: 6642 days Last view: 6642 days |
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Snow Tomato: However, I voted "good". For the people who want to do that, it's fine. Why stop people from doing what they truly want to do? Sure, for some people it's going to be a huge mistake.. but if you never try, then you'll never know. I know that putting a loaded gun to my head and pulling the trigger is going to be a huge mistake; do I have to try it to find it out? Not everything can be gained solely from personal experience... Wurl: Just imagine if gays could share insurance. What with all their AIDS it would bankrupt companies and then the commies would win. We can't have that. Come on, people, ban the gays; for the sake of your family, for the children, for 9/11! |
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Snow Tomato Snap Dragon Since: 12-31-05 From: NYC Last post: 6315 days Last view: 6301 days |
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| Getting married under 21 is not the equivalent of putting a loaded gun to your head and pulling it. That's just ridiculously stupid. | |||
Rom Manic Since: 12-18-05 From: Detroit, WHAT?! Last post: 6294 days Last view: 6294 days |
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| Yeah, it's fairly possible to ruin your life by marrying under 21. At least by 21, you're at that age where you know whats going on in the real world.
In Canada you can get married under 21. I have an aussie friend engaged to a 15 year old, and he's 17. I tried to talk him out of it, but he's too stubborn, so I said what the hell and good luck. |
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Snow Tomato Snap Dragon Since: 12-31-05 From: NYC Last post: 6315 days Last view: 6301 days |
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| And you're going to tell me that marriages made over 21 don't often end in someone ruining their whole life? | |||
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Rom Manic Since: 12-18-05 From: Detroit, WHAT?! Last post: 6294 days Last view: 6294 days |
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| Why do 17 year olds need to get married? Don't they have bigger concerns like their education and building a career? Duly noted, some people just don't have the capacity to be successful, but even so...Do you see my point? | |||
Taryn Gator Since: 01-16-06 Last post: 6691 days Last view: 6691 days |
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Well, if it was LAW for it to be 21 and over, it would FORCE people not to rush people into marriage...Plus you get to enjoy not being married for a while |
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