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Is It Time to Start Arranged Marriages Again?

The churches should be helping in this regard. If a woman turns 18 and wants to be a mother and help raise godly children, then there should always be an option.

And that option should be encouraged and not discouraged.

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This comment of mine above here is practically a principle to me. And earlier this year it was put to the test when Christie's daughter and my daughter through adoption decided to get legally married after her sixteenth birthday. Myself, I have wanted to see one of the kids go to college. Out of all of our kids so far we have one college graduate and I would like to make it two.

But that was what >> I << wanted.

Emily met a good man who has a good start in life and she fell in love and wanted to be his wife. It took me a while to come around to this idea but I eventually did. She is definitely growing in her new role and I am happy for her.

I guess I am just saying that it's easy to say some of these things in theory but when it's your daughter it isn't necessarily so easy.

Myself, if I could have the proverbial do-over I would have married at sixteen and skipped so much drama. I think a lot of young women would do better in life this way than doing what society encourages and leading a life of personal ruin.
 
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