Answers to questions about Love and Marriage from six to ten year olds
HOW DO YOU DECIDE WHO TO MARRY?
"You got to find somebody who likes
the same stuff. Like if you like sports, she should like it that you like
sports, and she should keep the chips and dip coming."
- Alan, age 10 ....... {Smart Guy}
"No person really decides before they
grow up who they're going to marry. God decides it all way before, and you get
to find out later who you're stuck with."
- Kirsten, age 10
WHAT IS THE RIGHT AGE TO GET MARRIED?
"Twenty-three is the best age because
you know the person FOREVER by then."
- Camille, age 10
"No age is good to get married at. You got to be a fool to get married."
Freddie, age 6 ......... {Even Smarter
Guy}
HOW CAN A STRANGER TELL IF TWO PEOPLE ARE
MARRIED?
"Married people usually look happy to
talk to other people."
- Eddie, age 6
"You might have to guess, based on
whether they seem to be yelling at the same kids."
- Derrick, age 8
WHAT DO YOU THINK YOUR MOM AND DAD HAVE IN
COMMON?
"Both don't want no more kids."
- Lori, age 8
WHAT DO MOST PEOPLE DO ON A DATE?
"Dates are for having fun, and people
should use them to get to know each other. Even boys have something
to say if you listen long enough."
- Lynnette, age 8
"On the first date, they just tell
each other lies, and that usually gets them interested enough to go for a
second date."
- Martin, age 10
WHAT WOULD YOU DO ON A FIRST DATE THAT WAS TURNING SOUR?
"I'd run home and play dead. The next
day I would call all the newspapers and make sure they wrote about
me in all the dead columns."
- Craig, age 9
WHEN IS IT OK TO KISS SOMEONE?
"When they're rich."
- Pam, age 7 ............ {Girls Sure Start
Early}
"The law says you have to be
eighteen, so I wouldn't want to mess with that."
- Curt, age 7
"The rule goes like this: If
you kiss someone, then you should marry them and have kids with them.
It's
the right thing to do."
- Howard, age 8 .................. {Scary}
IS IT BETTER TO BE SINGLE OR MARRIED?
"I don't know which is better, but
I'll tell you one thing. I'm never going to have sex with my wife.
I
don't want to be all grossed out."
- Theodore, age 8
"It's better for girls to be single,
but not for boys. Boys need someone to clean up after them."
- Anita, age 9 .................. { A Lot Of
Truth Here}
"Single is better, for the simple
reason that I wouldn't want to change no diapers. Of course, if I did get
married, I'd just phone my mother and have her come over for some
coffee and diaper-changing."
- Kirsten, age 10
HOW WOULD THE WORLD BE DIFFERENT IF PEOPLE
DIDN'T GET MARRIED?
"There sure would be a lot of kids to
explain, wouldn't there?"
- Kelvin, age 8
"You can be sure of one thing - the
boys would come chasing after us just the same as they do now."
- Roberta, age 7
HOW WOULD YOU MAKE A MARRIAGE WORK?
"If you want to last with your man,
you should wear a lot of sexy clothes, especially underwear that is red
and maybe has a few diamonds on it."
- Lori, age 8
"Tell your wife that she looks pretty
even if she looks like a truck."
- Ricky, age 10 ............... {Huh?}
- courtesy of Greg Dullum
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WHAT,
EXACTLY, IS MARRIAGE?
"Marriage is when you get to keep your girl
and don't have to give her back to her parents!"
-Eric, age 6.
CONCERNING THE PROPER AGE TO GET MARRIED:
"Eighty-four! Because at that age, you don't
have to work anymore, and you can spend all your time loving each other."
-Carolyn, age 8.
"Once I'm done with kindergarten, I'm going
to find me a wife!"
-Bert, age 5.
HOW DID YOUR MOM AND DAD MEET?
"They were at a dance party at a friend's
house. Then they went for a drive, but their car broke down. It was a good
thing, because it gave them a chance to find out about their values."
-Lottie, age 9.
CONCERNING WHY LOVE HAPPENS BETWEEN TWO PARTICULAR PEOPLE:
"One of the people has freckles and so he
finds somebody else who has freckles too."
-Andrew, age 6.
"No one is sure why it happens, but I heard
it has something to do with how you smell. That's why perfume and
deodorant are so popular."
-Mae, age 9.
"I think you're supposed to get shot with an
arrow or something, but the rest of it isn't supposed to be so painful."
-Manuel, age 8.
ON WHAT FALLING IN LOVE IS LIKE:
"Like an avalanche where you have to run for
your life."
-John, age 9.
"If falling in love is anything like
learning how to spell, I don't want to do it. It takes too long."
-Glenn, age 7.
ON THE ROLE OF BEAUTY AND HANDSOMENESS IN LOVE:
"If you want to be loved by somebody who
isn't already in your family, it doesn't hurt to be beautiful."
-Anita C., age 8.
"It isn't always just how you look. Look at
me. I'm handsome like anything and I haven't got anybody to marry me yet."
-Brian, age 7.
"Beauty is skin deep. But how rich you are
can last a long time.
-Christine, age 9.
REFLECTIONS ON THE NATURE OF LOVE:
"Love is the most important thing in the
world, but baseball is pretty good too."
-Greg, age 8.
HOW DO PEOPLE IN LOVE TYPICALLY BEHAVE?
"Mooshy ... like puppy dogs ... except puppy
dogs don't wag their tails nearly as much."
-Arnold, age 10.
"When a person gets kissed for the first
time, they fall down and they don't get up for at least an hour."
-Wendy, age 8.
"All of a sudden, the people get movies
fever so they can sit together in the dark."
-Sherm, age 8.
CONCERNING WHY LOVERS OFTEN HOLD HANDS:
"They want to make sure their rings don't
fall off because they paid good money for them."
-Gavin, age 8.
"They are just practicing for when they
might have to walk down the aisle someday and do the holy matchimony
thing."
-John, age 9.
CONFIDENTIAL OPINIONS ABOUT LOVE:
"I'm in favor of love as long as it doesn't
happen when 'Dinosaurs' is on TV."
-Jill, age 6.
"Love is foolish ... but I still might try
it sometime."
-Floyd, age 9.
"Yesterday I kissed a girl in a private
place ... We were behind a tree."
-Carey, age 7.
"Love will find you, even if you are trying
to hide from it. I been trying to hide from it since I was five, but the girls
keep finding me."
-Dave, age 8.
"I'm not rushing into being in love. I'm
finding fourth grade hard enough."
-Regina, age 10.
THE PERSONAL QUALITIES YOU NEED TO HAVE IN ORDER TO BE A GOOD LOVER:
"Sensitivity don't hurt."
-Robbie, age 8.
"One of you should know how to write a check
because, even if you have tons of love, there is still going to be a lot of
bills."
-Ava, age 8.
SOME SUREFIRE WAYS TO MAKE A PERSON FALL IN LOVE WITH YOU:
"Tell them that you own a whole bunch of
candy stores."
-Del, age 6.
"Shake your hips and hope for the
best."
-Camille, age 9.
"Yell out that you love them at the top of
your lungs ... and don't worry if their parents are right there."
-Manuel, age 8.
"Don't do things like have smelly, green
sneakers. You might get attention, but attention ain't the same thing as
love."
-Alonzo, age 9.
"One way is to take the girl out to eat.
Make sure it's something she likes to eat. French fries usually works for
me."
-Bart, age 9.
HOW CAN YOU TELL IF TWO ADULTS EATING DINNER AT A RESTAURANT ARE IN LOVE?
"Just see if the man picks up the check.
That's how you can tell if he's in love."
-Bobby, age 9.
"Lovers will just be staring at each other
and their food will get cold. Other people care more about the food."
-Bart, age 9.
"Romantic adults usually are all dressed up,
so if they are just wearing jeans it might mean they used to go out or they just
broke up."
-Sarah, age 9.
"See if the man has lipstick on his
face."
-Sandra, age 7.
"It's love if they order one of those
desserts that are on fire. They like to order those because it's just like
how their hearts are--on fire."
-Christine, age 9.
WHAT MOST PEOPLE ARE THINKING WHEN THEY SAY, "I LOVE YOU:"
"The person is thinking: Yeah, I really do
love him. But I hope he showers at least once a day."
-Michelle, age 9.
"Some lovers might be real nervous, so they
are glad that they finally got it out and said it and now they can go eat."
-Dick, age 7.
HOW WAS KISSING INVENTED?
"I know one reason that kissing was created.
It makes you feel warm all over, and they didn't always have electric heat or
fireplaces or even stoves in their houses."
-Gina, age 8.
WHEN IS IT OKAY TO KISS SOMEONE?
"If it's your mother, you can kiss her
anytime. But if it's a new person, you have to ask permission."
-Roger, age 6.
"I look at kissing like this: Kissing is
fine if you like it, but it's a free country and nobody should be forced to do
it." "You should never kiss a girl unless you have enough bucks to buy
her a ring and her own VCR, 'cause she'll want to have videos of the
wedding."
-Allan, age 10.
"Never kiss in front of other people. It's a
big embarrassing thing if anybody sees you. If nobody sees you, I might be
willing to try it with a handsome boy, but just for a few hours."
-Kally, age 9.
"It's better for girls to be single but not
for boys. Boys need somebody to clean up after them!"
-Anita, age 9.
"It gives me a headache to think about that
stuff. I'm just a kid. I don't need that kind of trouble."
-Will, age 7.
HOW TO MAKE LOVE ENDURE:
"Spend most of your time loving instead of
going to work."
-Dick, age 7.
"Don't forget your wife's name. That will
mess up the love."
-Erin, age 8.
"Be a good kisser. It might make your wife
forget that you never take out the trash."
-Dave, age 8.
"Don't say you love somebody and then change
your mind. Love isn't like picking what movie you want to watch."
-Natalie, age 9.