Underage Marriage with or against

@jassmine (1460)
Morocco
September 22, 2020 7:29am CST
Hey dear lotters, hope you're doing well, as you have noticed in the last post I wrote a kind of poem where I expressed my disappointment of life, I was these days busy shopping with my Uncle and his daughter, we are having a wedding party next month Yay that sounds nice... No, it isn't I am not happy with the wedding, my cousin is only 16 years old and here in Morocco, you can marry if you go to court and demand a certificate that allows you to marry under the age of 18. The girl is still thinking about studying she told me this but she is shy to tell her father. Now, nothing to do because they are already married on papers the court asked for some tests like if her body can handle marriage and if she is mentally stable. I am not going to attend this wedding party and be a part of this misdeed. I forgot to mention that her "husband" is now 32 years old, a teacher I don't what he is going to teach and raid his students with this backward mentality Is that happening in your countries too? Tell me how do you feel about it??? Photo credit: Google
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@mochang (574)
• Philippines
22 Sep 20
It's not in my country but THAT is very alarming. They are speeding up the child's maturity and she's not yet ready for that kind of thing.
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@jassmine (1460)
• Morocco
22 Sep 20
Yes they do, some parents are still living in the eighteens
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@mochang (574)
• Philippines
22 Sep 20
@jassmine hope they realize that marriage is not just something that anyone can do, especially minors
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@jassmine (1460)
• Morocco
22 Sep 20
@mochang It is not legal here, yet you can get permission one way or another unfortuntly
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@Ladanger (14572)
• United States
22 Sep 20
I don’t agree with this at all. At that age you are not even mature enough. I didn’t even think the way that I think now at that age. Then him being a grown man will force her to grow up and expect her to act already and think like a 30 year old. I have no words
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@jassmine (1460)
• Morocco
22 Sep 20
I could'nt sleep for two days because of this, I know how she feels, this kept me too speechless, no words to say and nothing to do as well.
@m_audrey6788 (58468)
• Germany
22 Sep 20
I have not thought of that. I don`t agree with this kind of marriage too because marriage is precious and must only be to those couples who are both in the right of age to have it. Marriage life is not easy. There are a lot of things to understand because of the big differences of both partners.
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• Germany
22 Sep 20
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@jassmine (1460)
• Morocco
22 Sep 20
She doesn't even know the man.it is a kind of traditional wedding, sometimes traditional weddings works, what I am not okay with ,is her age, and even I the common religion here which is Islam the father is not allowed to force his daughter to marry if she is not agree with the marriage...
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@DianneN (254926)
• United States
24 Sep 20
That is way too young to get married in my opinion. The age difference is appalling, too. Sick!
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@DianneN (254926)
• United States
25 Sep 20
@jassmine (1460)
• Morocco
24 Sep 20
Yeah, Sick!!! I am really mad about it, but nothing to do
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@paigea (36143)
• Canada
26 Sep 20
Sad. I am sure a 16 year old can get permission to marry here too.
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@jassmine (1460)
• Morocco
26 Sep 20
Ohh that's so sad really
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• Defuniak Springs, Florida
22 Sep 20
Is it normal for something like that to happen where you are
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@jassmine (1460)
• Morocco
22 Sep 20
Not normal at all, but you can get permission to do it one way or another.
@thelme55 (79324)
• Germany
22 Sep 20
OMG! Poor girl. I have heard a lot about this kind of marriage. I am really sorry about your cousin.
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@jassmine (1460)
• Morocco
24 Sep 20
Yeah, I am sorry for her too
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@Janet357 (75638)
22 Sep 20
no one can get married at this age here. the legal age is 25 here for women i think. No parental concent needed.
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@jassmine (1460)
• Morocco
22 Sep 20
legal age here is 18
@Overflowing (3709)
22 Sep 20
yes i guess it happens everywhere specially on some isolated areas..
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@jassmine (1460)
• Morocco
22 Sep 20
Yes we can say those areas still not civilized or something, but here in Morocco it is weird and it is someone of my family it really hurts