Real kids Answer Questions about
Marriage...
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 that you like sports, and she
should keep the chips and dip coming. "
Alan,
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
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 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 eachother 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?
"I'd
run home and play dead. The next day I would call the newspapers
and make sure they wrote about me in all the dead columns."
Craig,
age 9
When is
it okay to kiss someone?
"When
they're rich."
Pam, age
7
"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
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 grossed
out."
Theodore,
age 8
"It's
better for girls to be single but not for boys. Boy's need
someone to clean up after them."
Anita,
age 9
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?"
Kevin,
age 8
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