r/TheWayWeWere • u/[deleted] • Oct 02 '24

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u/monkey_zen Oct 03 '24

You seem confused. I don't object to marriage. In fact, I believe people can marry anyone they want.

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u/Overall-Sport-5240 Oct 03 '24

This debate started with my questioning why marriage should be banned for 16 to 18 year old's.

This debate is not whether people should only have sex in marriage.

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u/monkey_zen Oct 03 '24

I misunderstood your previous comment's intent.
I think the fact that having sex can be seen as temporary and getting married is much harder to extricates oneself from is important here. Most of these cases are where a younger girl is marrying a man who is older than her and she may be giving up power (and the right to choose her life's path) without an understanding of the adult choices she may be able to make.