More From Kids About Love & Marriage
COMMENTS FROM KIDS ABOUT LOVE
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." - Kelly, AGE 9
"My mother says to look for a man who is kind. . . That's what I'll do. . . I'll find somebody who's kinda tall and handsome." - Carolyn, AGE 8
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
THE GREAT DEBATE: IS IT BETTER TO BE SINGLE OR MARRIED?
"You should ask the people who read Cosmopolitan" - Kirsten, AGE 10
"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
Originally published November 14, 2002.
