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[–] Cade_Connelly_13 1 point 7 points (+8|-1) ago 

Came here to post this. A ~18 year old young woman, 90% of the time, has nowhere near the wisdom or self control to choose a lifemate all by herself. And that's not to slam women. Just facts. She NEEDS mature input - and more specifically she needs input from an older male who knows how to screen her suitors.

Because life is not a Hallmark movie and if she runs off with the dashing young scamp she's "in love with", odds are that she will end up as a single parent of a bastard with a truckload of emotional/mental issues and the SMV of a rusty garbage pail.

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[–] AttackHelicopter 2 points 0 points (+2|-2) ago 

The future spouse was usually chosen well before 18. In fact, for centuries, the average age for marriage was 12 to 14 in the western world. Old roasties (i.e. feminists) keep trying to push that age of consent higher and higher to try and tip the supply/demand in their favor. I read something a while back about "second adolescence" that goes until you're 25.

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[–] Rotteuxx 2 points -1 points (+1|-2) ago 

It was 12-14 for nobility, not for the common folk.