What is Marriage?
"Marriage is when you get to keep your girl and don't have to give her back to her parents"

-Eric, 6

How Does a Person Decide Whom to Marry?


"You flip a nickel, and heads means you stay with him and tails means you try the next one."

Concerning the Proper Age at Which 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 in your bedroom."

-Carolyn, 8

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, 9





"My father was doing some strange chores for my mother. They won't tell me what kind."

-Jeremy, 8





What Do Most People Do on a Date?
"On the first date, they just tell each other lies, and that usually gets them interested enough to go for a second date."

-Martin, 10





"Many daters just eat pork chops and french fries and talk about love."

-Craig, 9





When Is It OK to Kiss Someone?
"You should never kiss a girl unless you have enough bucks to buy her a big ring and her own VCR, 'cause she'll want to have videos of the wedding."

-Allan, 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, 9





Is It Better to be Single or Married?
"You should ask the people who read Cosmopolitan"

-Kirsten, 10





"It's better for girls to be single but not for boys. Boys need somebody to clean up after them"

-Anita, 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, 7

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