LOL! What planet are you living on? The "lifetime commitment" that ends in divorce 70% of the time?
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51 year old Green Mile/Lost actor marries 16 year old
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LOL! What planet are you living on? The "lifetime commitment" that ends in divorce 70% of the time?
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I never said you did mention that word, but I think it is being used too often these days, on what is a totally innocent relationship. No one commented when Bill Wyman was going around town with a 13year old, not even a flicker of an outcry like there would be these days if that was to happen again, not that I would let my 13yo daughter date a man that old, but I won't create hysteria like there would be if this got to the press
I mentioned creepy and it is creepy to me.
I also would never allow my daughter to marry at 16. But then again, the way I raised my daughter to be, that would never be an issue.
Just because there is a 70% divorce rate, doesn't mean to say that the rest of them haven't made lifetime commitment, or the 70% didn't make a lifetime commitment promise at the altar or wherever they got married
I'm all for letting people do what they want with their lives, so long as they don't hurt anyone. Without a doubt.
That doesn't mean I don't have an opinion about certain things, or that it's wrong to have an opinion about it.
I wouldn't do anything to stop them from getting married, and if her parents consent then it's all gravy, but I would wager a guess most 16 year olds do not have the emotional maturity to get married, like many adults admittedly. There is biological support for this, however, because frontal lobe development (basically the judgment center of the brain) is still happening at this age.
There is a high likelihood she will feel different about her choices at 16 when she is 25+, and there is reason to be suspicious of a 51 year old man who takes on a sexual relationship with someone who is legally considered a child.
But like I said before, I'm more worried about the kids getting abused outright...
That doesn't mean I don't have an opinion about certain things, or that it's wrong to have an opinion about it.
I wouldn't do anything to stop them from getting married, and if her parents consent then it's all gravy, but I would wager a guess most 16 year olds do not have the emotional maturity to get married, like many adults admittedly. There is biological support for this, however, because frontal lobe development (basically the judgment center of the brain) is still happening at this age.
There is a high likelihood she will feel different about her choices at 16 when she is 25+, and there is reason to be suspicious of a 51 year old man who takes on a sexual relationship with someone who is legally considered a child.
But like I said before, I'm more worried about the kids getting abused outright...
Whoaaaa, hang on a sec so 13 is too young then? by who's standards? maybe it's a very mature 13 year old?................................
In the context of his statement he was saying you could get out of the military, but implying that marriage was for life. You can get out of marriage FAR easier than you can get out of the military.
The United States has a divorce rate a shade above 50%, collectively...it's higher and lower in different periods of the marriage, but they have an even better shot at forever after than you're giving them credit for
Peter Parka
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Someone finding something personally creepy is no reason to say it shouldn't be allowed.
It's also naive to think that you can completely control the actions of your child. Sure, you might bring them up well and increase the chances of them being a well adjusted adult but to think there is no chance of this ever happening, is, as I said, naive.
There is no way to correlate adults who start wars to that of children who marry at a young age.
You guys kill me, the issue here is marriage at a young age, we are not talking about military service, starting wars, or acting stupid . Lst stay on point.
Well, there is one way to get out of the military that happens to far too many young service individuals.
Practice what you preach then, you proliferated the analogy of military service too.
Peter Parka
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What's the point in joining in a topic when you clearly dont have the intelligence to understand it? No one else on both sides of the argument has any difficulty seeing what the military service age limit has to do with this.
I do not control the actions of my child and you have no right to suggest that. I brought her up to have morals and to think things through and to make decisions that are good and healthy for her. She is her own person and I support that fully. You are the naive one here.
No need to start belittling people here.
Peter Parka
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You were the one who said you control your child because you believe that you can 100% stop them doing something you dont want them to do. Dont throw this back on me when you were the one who said it.
Peter Parka
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I'm sorry but if the guy is going to join in this topic and get grumpy with people because of his own lack of intelligence, what does he expect?
Anyway, who are you? His mum or something? He can answer me himself if he wants to, no need for others to speak for him.
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