marrige of a girl at age of 19

India
March 11, 2007 12:24pm CST
i have a net sister in pakistan whose family is making her marry at age of 19 with a guy aged 25 although she didnt want to marry atleast another 3 years or so. do you think her family is doing write
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12 responses
@rsp9098 (755)
• India
11 Mar 07
every parents witha daughter will surely start thinking of her marriage when is 18!if ur sister is ok with the marriage,then no problem or if they r forcing her to marry then it is a real problem!
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• United States
11 Mar 07
I dont agree with you at all. I have 2 daughters and marriage at the age of 18 is the LAST thing I will be thinking about. 18 years of age is just out of high school I want much more for my children than just marriage.
• India
11 Mar 07
well its ok but gap of 6 yrs and then by force thats not good na. yes dear they are compelling her to do so
@ironstruck (2298)
• Canada
11 Mar 07
I don't think it matters what age a girl is. I don't know how anyone could tell her who to marry. I know that is custom in some countries, but it is unheard of in my country. People here marry who they love and want to marry when they are ready to do it... Families who demand their children get married are doing it for selfish reasons.
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@neha_khan (1802)
• Pakistan
15 Mar 07
If girl is not interested in that boy then according the rules of Islam and Pakistan, her family is doing wrong ....
@cutebaby4 (196)
• India
11 Mar 07
Its the dream of every parents to marry the daughter as soon as possible when she grown up.If your sister doesn't like the groom then they can choose some other guy but she can marry in this age which is not too early... it doesn't matters getting married now than after 3 years...
• India
11 Mar 07
well i do agree with your view also
• Singapore
12 Mar 07
Unfortunately, she comes from a culture where arranged marriages are the norm. It is difficult to judge whether her parents are doing the right thing. Sometimes people do end up happy with the spouse that their parents have chosen for them. Her parents may actually have the best of intentions in agreeing to this marriage. Who know.....this guy might be good looking, well educated, with good moral character. If that's the case, they truly have her interests at heart. On the other hand, if they are marrying her off just because the family is offering a high dowry for her, then I guess we could think that her parents are being selfish. But personally, I wouldn't want to be forced into a marriage. I would prefer to be able to decide who I love and then marry that person.
• India
12 Mar 07
well said dear and well may be that would be right for her who knows
• India
14 Mar 07
even though the right age for marrying is 18.........it is not just to marry one girl without her will itz really against the human rights..............................................really!
@cutygirl (576)
• India
14 Mar 07
she should not marry at the age of 19
• United States
11 Mar 07
In my personal opinion I dont think arranged marriages are right. I would hate to have my family tell me the man I should marry especially if there is no love or feelings between me and the other person. I dont think anybody should have the right to tell ANYBODY children or not who to marry. I would think this day in age things would be different but then again as you said she is in pakistan and things are obviously different there than here. If its their tradition todo such things then who are we to say if its right or not?
• Philippines
12 Mar 07
I think it is called an arranged marriage by parents. Parents set the future husband or wife of their children and the age that they will marry. I, is not into that kind of idea. I think it is better if you marry the person that you loved with your time you want to marry. I think that can make us happy if we are the one who will select our partner. We will be the one that will live with the person and it will be for lifetime.
• United States
11 Mar 07
no they are not no one should be forced to mary it must be horrable to have to live with a person you do not love .I am intolerant of life styles in some countries that undervalue women as humans !
@mrbranan (1012)
• United States
11 Mar 07
I don't think it is a good idea for any to get married if they don't want to or is not ready. It's hard to believe that in this day and time wemen are still forced to do things like that. I guess it depends on where and how you are raised.
@psiwyber (26)
• India
11 Mar 07
arranged marriage is itself wrong....but somehow desi marriages work out pretty well...if the family is forcing her then it sure is a wrong thing ,it certainly is..