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Originally Posted by rgcraig
Just thinking all this through - and had this thought.
First, let me say that I'm thankful for our laws and agree with anyone under 18 is considered a minor.
However, think back in history - - it was nothing for a young maiden to be taken in arranged marriages and it was considered the norm.
If we check back to our great-grandmothers many of them were married under the age of 18.
Just thinking outloud.
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Yes, and obviously the families were involved in the arranged marriage. Our modern equivalent would be a parent giving consent to a marriage involving a 16 or 17 YO minor. But I don't think we want to go back to arranged marriages, do we?
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