I don’t agree with Herrera but this isn’t saying anything. Historically marrying at around 16 was well within the norm in all cultures (the numerical data points to even younger ages in some cases). Either way the difference between 16 year olds 100 years ago and 16 year olds today is in their mental capacity and responsibility. Putting the legality aspect aside, it wouldn't really register to have these kids who spend all their time on TikTok frying their attention span in a relationship with someone who’s already way ahead in their life, even if that man is only 4 years their senior. But the very concept of a relationship and what it entails is already massively skewed with feminism so if you adopt that it makes even less sense. Otherwise physiological make up is pretty much the same. Hence why in most non-Western cultures today you’ll see women in their late teens already having a family or in the process of starting one. The girls/boys in the west are behind for a number of reasons. This is beyond the scope of a weeb forum tho, you gotta read up on some data and familiarize yourself with cultural norms/historical norms outside of your own locale to understand.
I don’t think child marriage was ever a good thing
There’s a reason why it disproportionately happens in developing countries. Kids who marry and have kids never get an education. They can never live better lives than doing shitty jobs and taking care of kids.
One of my friends had a baby at 15. She needs to work 2 jobs to make ends meet. She made things work and she and her daughter seem to have good lives. But I cannot see why anyone thinks that something like this is somehow a good thing for society.
People like this basically lose their childhoods and are forced to grow up.
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Link to those studies where?
I wouldn’t be surprised if this was true, as one’s conception of beauty is largely defined by society and culture.
But going from this to “kids can consent to sex with adults” is a big wtf