posted on May 15, 2003 05:20:45 PM new
HOW DO YOU DECIDE WHO TO MARRY?
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> * "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
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> * "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
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> WHAT IS THE RIGHT AGE TO GET MARRIED?
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> * "Twenty-three is the best age because you know the
> person FOREVER by then."
> Camille, age 10
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> * "No age is good to get married at. You got to be a
> fool to get married."
> Freddie, age 6
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> HOW CAN A STRANGER TELL IF TWO PEOPLE ARE MARRIED?
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> * "Married people usually look happy to talk to
> other people.
> Eddie, 6
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> * "You might have to guess, based on whether they
> seem to be yelling at the same kids."
> Derrick, age 8
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> WHAT DO YOU THINK YOUR MOM AND DAD HAVE IN COMMON?
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> "Both don't want no more kids."
> Lori, age 8
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> WHAT DO MOST PEOPLE DO ON A DATE?
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> * "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.
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> * "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
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> WHAT WOULD YOU DO ON A FIRST DATE THAT WAS TURNING
> SOUR?
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> "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
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> WHEN IS IT OK TO KISS SOMEONE?
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> "When they're rich."
> Pam, age 7
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> "The law says you have to be eighteen, so I wouldn't
> want to mess with that."
> Curt, age 7
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> "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
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> IS IT BETTER TO BE SINGLE OR MARRIED?
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> "It's better for girls to be single but not for
> boys. Boys need someone to clean up after them."
> Anita, 9
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> "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
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> HOW WOULD THE WORLD BE DIFFERENT IF PEOPLE DIDN'T
> GET MARRIED?
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> "There sure would be a lot of kids to explain,
> wouldn't there?"
> Kelvin, age 8
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> "You can be sure of one thing - the boys would come
> chasing after us just the same as they do now."
> Roberta, age 7
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> HOW WOULD YOU MAKE A MARRIAGE WORK?
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> "Tell your wife that she looks pretty even if she
> looks like a truck."
> Ricky, age 10
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