why is marriage at a young age a tradition?
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@leny34 (8506)
Sidoarjo, Indonesia
November 22, 2018 3:46am CST
hi everyone,
I see a number of stories on television about a tradition of getting married at a young age,
I think why marriage at a young age is made a tradition ...
they married at the age of ten,
precisely this tradition is in southern Sulawesi, Indonesia,
they always held the tradition of getting married at a young age of ten years,
like the picture I shared above ...
a 10-year-old boy marries a 12-year-old child.
I don't think it's good to get married at a young age because they're still not old enough.
do you think it's good for them to get married at a young age?
and whether they can provide for their families?
How about you about marriage at a young age?
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31 responses
@Sreekala (34312)
• India
22 Nov 18
Child marriage practiced in our place too before many years. However, this practice has stopped by Law. In that time, 'tying knot' then children will stay with their parents. They just want to sure that these children will get marry formally when they grown enough.
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@simplfred (20641)
• Philippines
22 Nov 18
I think parents used to match their child then. I think it is not a good tradition since love should be freely felt.
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@simplfred (20641)
• Philippines
22 Nov 18
@leny34 They have no other choices I think. Maybe if we look truly in their hearts, their hearts speaks or ask Why?
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@leny34 (8506)
• Sidoarjo, Indonesia
22 Nov 18
@simplfred yes maybe what you say is right they have no choice
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@rsa101 (38148)
• Philippines
22 Nov 18
I do not want to get married at that time. They are still very immature at that age and they would have to depend on their parents to support them. I think that age is supposed to be spent on study and play not marriage. By the time they get matured they would be very tired from their duties as husband and wife and being a parent to their children in case they will bear children at a young age.
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@m_audrey6788 (58472)
• Germany
22 Nov 18
I don`t think of a marriage when I was 10yrs old. I got married very late. I guess I really don`t believe in a very early marriage because they are too young to face of a marriage life 
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@m_audrey6788 (58472)
• Germany
22 Nov 18
@leny34 Oh ok in my country Philippines it`s not a tradition to get married at a very young age.
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@leny34 (8506)
• Sidoarjo, Indonesia
22 Nov 18
@m_audrey6788 yes indeed I also strongly disagree if someone is married at a young age,
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@CaptAlbertWhisker (32691)
• Calgary, Alberta
22 Nov 18
I am against children getting married, especially if they marry adults.
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@jeanneyvonne (5501)
• Philippines
23 Nov 18
It's a recipe for disaster no matter where you look at it.
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@Porcospino (31366)
• Denmark
22 Nov 18
Here that kind of marriages are not allowed. You can only get married if you are 18 or older. In the past it was possible to get married if you were under 18, but you needed a special permission. That has been abolished.
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@Porcospino (31366)
• Denmark
22 Nov 18
@leny34 I think that they are too young to get married. Here 10-year-olds aren't able to make big decisions with their parents' permission. They can't sign any documents.
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@leny34 (8506)
• Sidoarjo, Indonesia
23 Nov 18
@Porcospino they get married without documents, and they will get documents after they are old enough
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@antonbunot (11093)
• Calgary, Alberta
22 Nov 18
I think this is happening in Muslim countries.
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@leny34 (8506)
• Sidoarjo, Indonesia
23 Nov 18
@antonbunot no, I'm from Indonesia
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@cintol (11261)
• United States
23 Nov 18
I think most states in the US need parental permission under the age of 18, I would never let my child marry as young as these in the picture. They are children and should remain children until they are out of school. What do little ones like this know of marriage and taking care of families, none of them should be forced to grow up before their time.
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@leny34 (8506)
• Sidoarjo, Indonesia
23 Nov 18
@anya12adwi no, because there is no compulsion in doing that, only they will not be able to get the marriage documents until they are old enough to get them
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@a_jerobon (2304)
• Eldoret, Kenya
23 Nov 18
They are too young for marriage. I think marriage is for adults not teenagers like them and they are not so much into teenage too, they are still children.
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@a_jerobon (2304)
• Eldoret, Kenya
23 Nov 18
@leny34 Yeah, it used to happen in some tribes of my country but in our case, the man would be much older and marrying a a child. The man usually has other wives yet takes the child to be his third or fourth wife.
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@leny34 (8506)
• Sidoarjo, Indonesia
23 Nov 18
@a_jerobon does their wife accept it if their husband remarries?
isn't that very painful for their wives ..
@nawala123 (20871)
• Indonesia
22 Nov 18
they are too young to get married. i was 25 and my wife was 20 when we got married.
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@leny34 (8506)
• Sidoarjo, Indonesia
23 Nov 18
@nawala123 yes it doesn't matter, as long as it's not under 16 years old
@nawala123 (20871)
• Indonesia
23 Nov 18
@leny34 eveyr area have their own culture. but if under 20 i think it not ready for marriage
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spot on... 
@leny34 (8506)
• Sidoarjo, Indonesia
23 Nov 18
@playertwo right I really agree with you, hopefully the government will stop it
@ilocosboy (45156)
• Philippines
22 Nov 18
Some traditions are not applicable now, it is being prohibited by laws now. Some traditions should be terminated because it is very harsh.
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@ilocosboy (45156)
• Philippines
22 Nov 18
It will not be a magic but little by little it will change
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@leny34 (8506)
• Sidoarjo, Indonesia
22 Nov 18
@ilocosboy maybe the child is underage if the marriage is stopped, because in my opinion they still want to play and enjoy their childhood
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@resukill22 (25050)
• Las Pinas City, Philippines
23 Nov 18
I don't know about that kind of tradition
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@resukill22 (25050)
• Las Pinas City, Philippines
23 Nov 18
@leny34 oh I see, hope I can visit there
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