So how would you feel if your daughter married at 16?
RE: So how would you feel if your daughter married at 16?
I would not give my blessing as she was not mature enough at that age. She is 21 now and still unmarried.
One of my nieces on the other hand ( now 22 and just married), was wise and mature beyond her years at 16. She’d probably make a good wife even at that age.
As I stated in the beginning of this very interesting thread, I married at 16. Not pregnant. And several I knew did the same thing. I lived in the city..so it wasn’t a rural phenom.
I don’t want to paint with a broad brush, but maturity levels have changed. The demand to be responsible has changed.
Although your question really wasn’t directed to me, the reply to your question (how would you feel if your daughter married at 16?) based on the 16 year olds I know today...I would have to say NO WAY. But that holds true for 90 per cent of the 30 year olds that I know.
Bottom line, imho, Robertson based his comment on what was prevalent on the conditions of his time. And besides...after seeing the video...it was for humor.
We have a president making all kinds of outlandish statements...and people seem to be centered on something a reality star says. Go figure.
Since she would need MY parental consent to marry at 16, it would not be given unless the guy in question, and his family, were WELL known by our family, of good reputation, mature, had a good job, and truly loved my daughter. If I had high confidence that he would make my daughter happy, I might give consent. (but more likely I would have them wait until she was 18).