Yes, but the age aspect is what I was getting at. In the early 1900s and prior a 14-15 yo getting married/having kids was common. My Grandmother was such. Today Gramps would be a pedo. Many Freepers here are in the same boat. As are many older Americans. Our parents/GP were all married very young. And that’s the problem. For thousands of years it was one way, then in the past 50 suddenly on someone’s say so, all that history is now ‘wrong’. It’s not just OK because of marriage. The ages IMO are the core issue. Pedo is pedo married or not.
Someone raised the point on another thread that back in the 1700's and up until the industrial revolution that early marriage was common due tot he fact taht people matured faster becasue of the need to survive. Our counties history is replete with stories of pioneers that were married at 14-15 years old and moving out west.
My Great Grandfather came to this country at age 16 by himself.