Anonymous wrote:33 U.S. states still allow individuals under 18 to marry, typically requiring parental and/or judicial consent. Only 17 states (and Washington, D.C.) have completely banned marriage before age 18 without exceptions.

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Anonymous wrote:No church, mosque, synagogue or temple would participate in an illegal marriage.

Mosques / Islam allows marriage of girls as young as 9 years old.

Islam also allows, and even encourages, polygamous marriages of one man with multiple women.

Anonymous wrote:No church, mosque, synagogue or temple would participate in an illegal marriage.

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Anonymous wrote:Can’t speak to the legality of it but I am from Eastern Europe and remember a lot of marriages in the 1990s where a 6 year difference is nothing. It wasn’t legal to marry before 18 but I knew couples who started dating when she was 14-16 and then got married when she was 18 and he would be like 25 or so by then. It was seen as a good thing, the girl is mature and successful blah blah.
FWIW the country had like 99% literacy rate so not exactly a shitehole.
I am not surprised if it’s acceptable in Hispanic culture as well. Just more traditional societies.
It’s probably not a great setup but also doesn’t make my blood boil you know? Some people aren’t going to develop much educationally anyway. Maybe it’s something that suits them.

I know that historically marrying girls off in their early teens was often done. But it doesn't mean it's right. It was convenient for patriarchies to have girls stay submissive and beholden to men, whether their father or their husband. So if society makes it look cool, what it means is that they're encouraging women to stay in that cycle.

I met my older husband at 19 and married him at 23, so I'm not against marrying young! But at least I knew what I was doing

It’s their community and their traditions so whatever imho
There will always be people on government benefits anyway
And many of these girls who tend to marry young and become mothers are not academically inclined so what else would they do with their lives?

getting married so early should not be the way. They are getting pushed into this. WTH

Anonymous wrote:Who may marry in Pennsylvania?
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Any two consenting parties over the age of eighteen (18) may marry in Pennsylvania.
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A party’s parent or guardian must consent when the party is less than eighteen (18) years
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The Court’s consent must be obtained when either applicant is under the age of sixteen (16).

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Anonymous wrote:You can't legally marry under 18 in PA so someone is lying or wrong about the age. Either way, call the police and CPS

I checked and marriage at younger age is allowed with parental consent but 15 is too young. I think you can get married at 16 with parental consent.